The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-01
Enthusiastic Meeting Held by
vinita Business Men Last
Night at the Commercial
Club Rooms.

1Ile Uccbluk dD JAiC NOhiht~ASt'~
club rooms last evening was the great
est In the history of the club. Ac-
~ cording toEnotice and an agreement
made yesterday, nearly every business
and professional man in the city was
present, and the hall was packed as
never before. Word had been passed
around Kthat a surprise was to be
sprung on the meeting, and all were
anxious to know what IL would be.
Accordingly the routine work Of the
club was hurriedly passed over and
no time lost
President Seymour Riddle made a
few remarks concerning the history Of
the Club, and gladly welcomed the
many visitors present.
A motion prevailed extending tothe
visiting brethren all the lights and
privileges Of the meeting for the
evening.
The question of making prepara-
tions to greet the president and visi-
tors to our city next Wednesday was
discussed at some length, and resulted
In motion that the chair appoint
committees for that purpose. The
comments upon this subject, some OF
which will be given elsewhere, caused
considerable iesting, and when the
question was disposed OF the crowd
was III the best OF spirits and ready
for the important questions which
were to follow.
President Riddle then arose, and I'M
his easy, graceful, pleasant and opti-
mistIc manner and speech, told the
audience Of the import Of the meet
ing. He believed in the future Of
, Vinlta, in the value and benefits to be
derived through the Commercial club;
in the intelligence OF our people and
ability ofour business and professional
men. He told the audience why ne
and all Of us had cast our fortunes
here and staked our all upon the fn-
tare prospects OF this country. I'll
was at this time when every soul was
swelling with enthusiasm and local
pride that he preseDged tho following
twenty resolutions, afterwards called
'sThe Pledge" whlLh he read and
asked that they be- signed with pen
and ink by at least one hundred busi-
ness men Of the town at some future
time. But the crowd said "We'll sign
them now, and a question put by the
chair asking all those who desired TO
sign them now resulted in every man
rising to his feet. II gad, we'll sign
them, then" said Riddle, and the
work Of signing began.
The president then announced 20
the club that more than one hundred
men had signed the pledge TO pro-
mote the twenty propositions set out,
and reminded them that a less num-
Der OF men had laid bare the accumu-
lated wrongs OF centuries hnd
brought about the French revolution.
That fewer number Of men con-
ceiyed the original idea Of the con-
centration OF the German provinces,
aud founded the German empire. That /
a fewer number OF men met at Phil
adelphla in 1776 and founded the great |
Republic.
Speeches were then made by p. L. J
Soper, Edgar Smith, Judge Gill, Rev.
Washburn, J. w. Orr, DR.. Fortner,t the
tenor OF which are treated editorially /
10 this paper. They we're all to the
point, and abounding in wit, humor
aud good sense.
1t was during the remarks made by
Edgar Smith that a motion was made
that everyone who had signed the
pledge be declared a member Of the
club. The motion was unanimously
carritd amid laughter and applause.
A representative Of the Kansas City
Journal was present and made an ex-
planation to the club why the Estate
hood Edition. Of the Journal had not
been published, and assuring them
that it would be soon ready for the
press. The meeting then adjourned
MOTIFS.
II was suggested that the commit
tee buy enough bunting to cover the
"Katy depot.
The railroad company viii be re-
1uested to have the train stop 50 that
the rear platform Of the train will be