The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-07-09
OLD nAlD's CONVENTION.
A More Extended Account OF this
Unique and Pleasing Entertain
ment.

ment.
owing to the need ot time for re-
turning to their normal state after
their strenuous representations of
maiden characters on Monday night,
the members Of the Ladies Aid ne
| elected to hand IN particulars Of the
affair to the Chieftain making Tues
days announcement necessarily mea-
gre. SO many requests have been
made for a fuller account, particular
ly for Mrs. r D Lahman's original
speech and fos the clever hits made
by Mrs. e B Frayser. that it has bee q
deemed advisable to print further
account Of the entertainment.
Mrs. Frayser as the President set
ting on the chair OF the Young Ladies
Single Blessedness and Debating
Society" elicited repeated enthusi-
asm from the crowded house. Mrs.
Swain al the giddy secretary, who
wanted to dance" was particularly
good 10 the handling Of her big re :
port book.
The text Of the printed play was
decidedly improved upon by some Of
the actors. Mrs. q D Lahman's ora.
tion brought down the house. 1t was
as follows:
MY sisters stirring words rouse me
to be up aud doing, 20 lift my vol ce
against some OF the crying abuses OF
this land. Why sisters, I've noticed
that 10 this town, where we're hold
ing this convention, the newspapers
are supporting and urging the people
to single statehood. We want it un-
derstood this convention will NOT en-
dorse single statehood. We've had
all the single statehood we want. It's
united statehood we're after When
that's the issue we're with them
heart and hand. Why the inconsist
ency OF it. / know WON an, 20
homelier and not bit smarter than
! am, who's just put on mourning for
her fifth husband. Three Of her hus-
bands were preachers and all believed |
in-hre, SO she had theln cremated.
Nov, / ask you in all fairness, where
is the Justice In government that |
allows one womans husbands to burn
and then forces single statehood onto
all OF US? We'd better be slaves
Along with the heather Turk, where
a part or a husband we all might
have, If this is Christian work. 3
Never coat TO brush,
Never TO mend It's tears,
Meyer husband late to his meals,
Nor a husbands foot on the stairs.
Oh that my voice might reach some
rich or some poor young man no mat
ter which.
Special mention should be made Of
Mrs. T Ratclif as Juliet L3ug-a
very fat short lady with 'yallel
dog, and Mrs. Johnson as "Tiuy
Short" who delineated the amateur
musician to perfection. Mrs. Harris,
as the deaf lady with an ear trumpet
was very funny, as was also Mrs.
Foreman arIayed in an ancient gown
years ago from England by
her grandmother.
One OF the funniest answers to Ioil
,all was made by Mrs. e. N. Ratcliif
who quoted. "I'm not denying the
Lord Almighty made women foolish.
He made EN- so to match the men.
But it is difficnlt to stop 10 mention
5ioning the characters. All we're goon
from Mrs. Bethel and Mrs. Parker.
the two candidates, TO the dear little
iancing girl who posed like fairy.
In the makeoyer scenes Mise Pau
sne Kelley looked beautiful enough
TO satisfy the most ambitious old
maid. And Professor" Griffith, cali
ID to take part at the eleventh hour,
acquitted himself to everybody's sa
sfaction. Mr.. Turner made a fine
original speech, and Misses Louise
Hall and Laura Stevens were deserv-
IDLY applauded
The entertainment was most sue
'essful both 10 pleasing the audience {
ind from financial standpoint. The h
aides cleared SS1, after ali expenses 2
we're paid aud as Dr. Ffayser mu~t }
added $40 to this amuubt 2