The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-02-10
CLUB
MEETING
CONNIE RclAL CLUB HOLDS IN
INTERESTING SESSION.
Hsny New Members En~:!i!J-strona
Effort Being Made 70 Secure the
Normal School at This Place.
viii Co to Davis.

The Commercial Club held an inter.
esting meeting at the city hall last
night, President Lee Cruce presiding.
The committee on membership re.
ported with a large number OF names.
wnich was voted on and enrolled
superintendent Buck was presen.
and made a report as a member OF
the committee on the Normal school
proposition. He said that the com.
mittee had practically completed it,
labors and that Sl45 had been raised
The original amount asked Tor wa,
$3.50. He said the Normal committee
would select the location at a meet.
ing to b. held at Davis neAt Satur.
day and that other towns would one!
4 bonus 10 secure the 81 nool. he also
SPOKE OF the benefits OF the Normal.
Prof. Buck said that he would 60 70
Davis in the interest ot the town. He
wanted TO know. however, whether
tEe Commercial Club would g,iaran.
tee the payment Of the amount raised
Jy the committee. The question was
debated and finally motion was car
ried TO the effect that the directors y.
the Commercial Club examine the list
and the character OF the subscriptions.
!ho motion also gave them power to
guarantee the payment of the amount
raised If they were satisfied with tn,
list.
AT this iuncture President Cruc,
stated " the meeting that Mayor Dicl,
,-ad been selected 10 go to Davis a.
,he representative Of the Commercial,
Club and extend the Normal commit.
Gee an invitation to locate the scho }.
acre. Mayor Dick will also invite
he Normal in behalf OF the city.
sidney Suggs spoke OF the coming
visit Of the Packers Trade Extension
Association which will soon tour the
southwest. Mr. Suggs thought tina
the club should extend the packers an
invitation to stop here on their tr,p
South.
\ motion to this effect was unan.
.nously carried and Sidney Suggs anc
Il. l.. Sanders were appointed as a
committee to keep in touch with tn,
packers and ascertain the exact date
of their coming
committee OF two, consisting OF
A. W. Durham and Moran Scott was
appointed to arrange for vehicles for
the visitors. Mr.. Scott thought that
the members of the club should fur.
nish vehicles for the occasion.
Addressing the meeting Hon. Still.
well II. Russell said that he felt
grateful over the passage of the state
nood bill. He said that it was an oc.
casion for keen rejoicing. lie men.
toned the prohibition clause saying
that we were used to it and we would
be strangers in any other condition.
He thought that the club should send
a wire to Washington expressing our
state of feeling over the prospects OF
statehood
Moran Scott took issue with Mr.
Russell, saying that the object OF the
club was for business purposes, and
that the resolution proposed did not
concern the Commercial Club. lie
also thought that the resolution was
an endorsement of statehood with
prohibition.
After some discussion in which
Judge Rlssell made the statemen
the resolution was merely an expres-
sion of our feeling in the matter the
motion was passed
The resolution gave the pres,dent
full authority to send the message and
use his own judgment.
W. +. Gilmer urged the necessity OF
advertising Ardmore and urged the
club TO begin the work His speech
was interesting and well received.
Mayor Dick, member OF the com.
la"tee on printing, said that the cIub
had agreed on a letter-head and thar
the back Of each one contained a map
showing Ardmore TO great advantage
He said that II possible the business
men should use the form as means
of advertising Ardmorc, and reso-
luton to this effect was passed.