The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-06-06
OUR VISITORS
FROM ST. 10
TRADES EXCURSION or DELE
GATES SPEND NIGHT HERE.
hHsble Gentlemen hll-They Are
Cordially oreted and Biddsn
Welcome ADsin-The Person.
mel Of the Party


the Ardmore Commercial club. who
came into the city with them. When
The party arrived they were met by a
delegation from the Commercial club
and business men Of the city who took
charge Of the delegation as soon as
they reached the depot 1t had been
the intention OF driving the members
OF the excursion over the city for an
hour. directly after they reached here.
but this was abandoned on account
OF the streets which have been cut
JJ by the recent rains. The part
vas conducted over the business por.
lon Of the city. and introduced 10 th,
business men. In the evening at nine
o'clock the members OF the excursion
and a large number Of Ardmore peo.
Dls gathered at the Elks' club where
an informal reception was rendered
the visitors. Music was rendered By
the excellent st. Joe band which &C.
companled the party
Sidney Suggs as master Of ceremo.
nies introduced Hon. Lee Cruce who
delivered the address OF welcome and
In a short talk bade the visitors wei
come 10 Ardmore and her hospitality
SIR Cruce invited them to visit Ard.
more again and trade with us and
we would trade with them.
". A. Ledbetter entertained the Wis.
itors for fve minutes with a short re.
view OF the Territorys fight for state.
hood. and the phenominal growth We
have attained. hampered as We are
| by restrictions. and laws made by a
ldisinterested state.
Rev. c. c. weith. next was introduc.
ed and In mis- usual hearty manner
bBde the visitors welcome to Ard
more. Rev. Weith entertained the as
sembly for about five minutes touch
ing upon the action OF the house and
senate In regard to the matter Of
statehood for Oklahoma and Indian
Territories.
T. y. Campbell: OF the John s. Brit.
tain Dry Goods Co. Of st. Joe. fol
lowed with response TO the welcome
address and In a short talk thanked
the Ardmore people and the Ardm~rs
| Commercial club for the efforts they
made to entertain them. He compli.
mented the town and touched upon
the push that the people showed ir
going forward In the face OF obstacles
l. S. Dolman of the firm OF Johnson
q Dolman. OF this city. followed VIII
an address TO the visitors. Mr.. Ool
nan entertained them for short
time with an interesting talk. lie
spoke OF the fund given by the St
Joseph people to the people OF Tooeku
when that town was visited with IN,
food and which destroyed half the
property OF that city. He said this 6c;
could come from none but n generous
and patriotic people.
Mr.. Dolman was followed by Taylor
Riddle OF the st. Joseph Stock Yards
Co, who made a short, Interesting talk
concerning the industries OF his TOW u
and the work they were trying to dc.
compllsh with the Trades Excursion
His talk was witty and very much
enjoyed
Luncheon was served during the
evening and the event passed on very
pleasantly.
The party left this morning at seven
o'clock for points north of here. Be
fore leaving they expressed them.
selves as very highly gratihed with
the reception rendered them by the
business men OF Ardmore.
In speaking of their reception and
tho cordial manner In which Ardmore
received and entertained them during
their stay here, members OF the party
said that Il was the heartiest greet.
ing they have received on their trip
and that Ardmore will always be re-
membered for the manner in which
the people take hold OF things and en-.
tertain visitors.
The Commercial club deserves es.
pecial credit for the manner in which
the visitors were entertained. as do
the ladies who assisted In arranging
for their entertainment
Following is the personnel OF the
81. Joseph party:
Tootle, Wheeler & Motter Mer Co,
dry goods, ], b. Motter; Jno. S. Brit.
tain, d, G, Co, dry goods, T, b. Camp
bell; Hundley ID. G. Co, dry goods:
s. w. Hudley: Richardson ID. G. c..
dry goods, ID. J, Barrett; Sheridan.
Clayton Paper Co, stationery, F. p.
Zillis; German.American Bank. banks,
Henry Krug, Jr.; The Burnes National
Bank, banks, Henry Krug, Jr.;mfvm
Bank, bank. +. +, Buddy; First Nat.
ional Bank OF buchanan county. bank.