The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-22

rcueIatlOn, saying the time mas
now come when we should be able
TO emphasize the meaning our
motto implies With our own
wings we fly" and said he wished
to Cod the men would be as brave
as the women and declare for sep
arate statehood for the Indian Ter
ritory. He was followed by Mrs.
R. P. Harris, president of the New
Century club of Muskogee, who al
so gave us hearty welcome to
their beautiful city. The response
was made by Miss Matte Cox of
Durant. After the completion of
the program which was all very in
teresting, the New Century club
gave us a reception. 1t has been
said that the Indian Territory ladies
could not equal the Oklahoma
ladies in dress; had you been pres
ent at this time you would certain
y have changed your mind. The
ladies of ihe receiving committee
were all elegantly. dressed, most
noticeable of all was our president
attired in beautiful Partisan cos
tune, and permit me to say here,
she wears Paris costumes all the
time with hat and gloves to match,
so it is only in imagination or hear
say that we stand second to Okla
homa in any respect. After pay
ing our respects to the receiving
committee we visited the punch
bowl, presided over by Mrs. o. L.
Johnson, Mrs. L. Z. Bennett. Mrs.
Suckel and Miss Welden, who used
every effort to make US forget that
we were strangers. Then back to
ths assembly room, where as if by
magic the chairs were removed,
fine band had been provided and
all who cared to were soon tripping
the light fantastic" Later we
were invited to the dining room
where we were served with pink
and green Napolitan cream and
cake. Tie favors were pink car
nations. Among the invited guests
we were surprised and pleased to
meet Mr.. and Mrs. V. n. Sayer,
formerly of our city and perhaps
it would not be out of place TO
mention they are doing we'll and
have just completed an elegant new
home, we had the pleasure Of din
ing with them. / am sure many of
you will be pleased to hear of the
success of our former citizens, they
send best wishes to all former ac-
quaintances here. AT 9 O'Clock
the next morning we met in the
First Presbyterian church. l viii
not tire you by giving detailed
account Of the proceedings. / must
say here that every one in Musko-
gee seemed to use every exertion to
make this our first meeting a sue
cess. All through the session the
little pages slipped quietly by with
boquets of flowers first to the presi-
dent then TO other officers then to
the entire federation with compii-
menls of different individuals, So
cieties and companies. Then came
telegrams of congratulation from
all over the Territory, so that the
president was busy good share of
the time. In the afternoon the
Federation received an invitation
from the Chamber Of Commerce to
drive over the city. Carriages were
at the door but owing to the sand
storm that came up at that time,
the ride was postponed till the next
afternoon, when the ride was tax
ell and enjoyed by all. Mrs. Conlon
remarked that she had driven over
Paris and many other foreign cities
but never had She enjoyed a ride
like this through one of the princi-
pal cities in her own beautiful Ter
ritory." Wednesday night we en-
joyed a reception given by the
Elks to the visiting ladies and a
number of the home folks. 1t is
not necessary for me to try to dis
cribe this reception as you all know