The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-26
RED HOT CLUB
MEETING.
FraternaI Aid Association
EeIects a Delegate.

The Fourth Biennial Territorial
Convention Of the Fraternal Aid As
sociation convened here yesterday in
the Nj. w. A. Hall. Delegates were
Ia attendance from Fairland, Pryor
Creek, Big Cabin, Muskogee, Okmul.
gee, Bartlesyille and South McAlles-
Ter The meeting was called to order
4 at 1870 p. IN. and Delegate McAlester
4 Of Bartlesville, was chosen chirman
and Griffin Of Okmulgee, secretary.
The chair appointed NJ. L. Briden-
stein, Of Fairland, J. J.. Holt, Of Pry-
or Creek and M. Nj. EdmIston, of vi
& nifa, committee on credentials. The
4 committee made its report one hour
later and then the fun began. Dele
gate GRIMM Of Okmulgee, executed
d series OF intricate and unheard Of
4 parliamentary moves which resulted
In the elimination Of proxies. Judge
Stanfeld lost his seat In the conyen-
tion under this new ruling. There
was a good deal of personal feeling
developed Presiding officer McAlis-
ter resigning in the heat Of debate.
Osborn was Immediately elected as
chairman and the convention proceed
ed to select delegate to Lawrence,
which resulted In the election Of Os-
born, Of Muskogee, over Edmiston, Of
Vinita, by a vote Of 10 to 9. The con-
yention then adjourned.
Delegate Grifiin, OF Okmulgee,
4 proved to be a disturbing element in
the convention. He is one Of those
"Holier than thou" sort Of fellows.
In his many talking stunts, he
charged every one present with hav-
ing Interior motives, personal reasons,
etc. He casually admitted that he
was the only simon-pure, lily
white phianthropist present. He
harged that the #. A. A. was being
dominated by Kansas influences, but
this will only be taken BY those who
know as vaporing Of the pure and
peerless Gritiin, when they recall the
fact that Don Carlos OF Vinita, has
fbeen officially connected with the
order eight years and occupying the
Grand Presidents chair the past four
years---the highest ofIice in the order.
Bro. Grimm was grieved to note the
absence OF the band when his serene
highness arrived az the luxurious and
commodious parlors Of the building
on the Frisco right-of-way. known as
the depot.
He evidently was under the impress
sion that the populaca would turn out
en masse and receive him with open
arms and he would be carried on a
palanQuin TO some cosy retreat
where the exquisite grandeur Of its
furnishlshings would pale into insig-
nificance the orlentals most ecstatic
dream OF heaven.
He no doubt further thought that
a sleek senegambian would be stand
ing at either elbow with a bottle Of
Mumm's extra dry at present arms. "
AS the late Bill Nye would say, he
was surprised at the abrupt and pro-
nounced manner in which all these
things were absent.
Bro. Grifin was also panied because
he bad not received the Okmulgee
brand OF warm hand shakes and IN
his last address which was really the
termination Of an almost continuous
Stream OF oratory--his valedictory as
Fit were-he delivered himself Of this
sentiment fired his parting shot:
Come down to Okmulgee with the
hext +. A. A. convention, two years
hence, and we viii receive you with
bpen arms and give warm hand shakes
wen not allow you to hire a guide
10 find your way from the depot to
.he hotels as wehad to do down here. "
Saying this, the great apostle of right |
left the hall and started for Olmulgee,
the retreat for men whose motives are
pure and unselfsh.