The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-12-08
GOOD SPEECHES MADF
Secretary MabOn Reaching
Out After Business

the probate court room There was
a large attendance and the meeting
proved to be one of the most helpful
and instructive ones ever held by the
club
The membership committee re-
ported ten new members making
total of 325 active members.
The committee appointed by pres.
ident Hamill to secure place OF
meeting for the club during the time
the constitutional convention is using
the city hall reported they had ar
ranged for the use of the probate
court room at $3.50 per night and
that they would secure the old dis
trict cclrt room when o large meet
ing wa. assured. at cost of $500
night
The advertising committee reported
that the bulk of the 10000 booklets
advertising the city had been deliv
cred to the secretary Of the club
where the subscribers to the fund
could call and get them.
The secretary read a cormunica-
tion from the Shawnee chamber of
commerce, stating that call had been
issasd to the different commercial
bodies, mayors and city attorneys, e.
meet in Guthrie on December II, for
the purpose OF planning a law in re-
erence to city government ana at
which injecting "a committee will be
appointed to make consttrtional pro
visions for the best Interests of Ok
lahoma andpresent the mltter 70 the
proper ommttee of the couyoniIon
A communication was Fradaiy the
secretary from the Pieclcwpil seed
Grader and Incubator company ask
ing for a location for their factory in
this city The secretary was I'M
structed TO invite The manager OF the
coqpany 70 meet with the club next
Friday night to submit his rroposi-
tiou.
Bills OF 81 for postage and 81 for
light. and 81 for miscellaneous sup
Pile were ordered paid
The monthly report Of the treas
arer showed balance Of sl42SS.
The secretary's report showed dues
to the amount of S22S had been col
locted drtlng the month.
Secretary Mabon reported he was
after the 10 ating of branch house
T. tao National Biscuit company I'm
this city and that ha thought he
world get it.
]. s. Lyon reported that the bridge
across the Cimarron near Crescent
had been ont Tor some time, aad that
all the farmers living IN chat part Of
the county were forced 10 trade at
other points The secretary was in
,nCctcd 10 wait upon the county
commissioners and ask that the bridge
be repaired as soon as possible.
Il was reported at the meeting that
the plans for the new Hotel lone
had arrived from Chicago and that
bids would be advertised for as so.n
as the necessary arrangements could
ice made
Prot Calvert principal Of the 10
gan County high school. delivered am
interesting address on "How We Can
Best Improve our schools. Prof
Calvert rsht mp the question of
whether the constitutional conycu
tion would pass proyi ion for the
maintonau G of the coanty high school
I'm the new state He also brought
out the necessity of changing the
sch ol arn IN tine country districts,
on acccln of the cotton raising
which is fast becoming the leading
stsple Of the state. keeping the chill
dren OFT Of school during the cot.
ton picking season~
PROT Calvert also adv Gated that
the constitutional convention should
pass a strict conn glsory educational
law. as there are great number OF
school children in Logan county oni
OF echo this year Tire GLIB appoint
ca prof Buck. prof Calvert and
County supt Derrick as committee
10 concur with the educational COM
mittee Of the convention so regard 10
provislon for the maintainance Of
the G cunty hieh school
Wlter Commis ioner w. S Spen
Ger then addressed the meeting on
~Waterwork Improvement 30 the Cap
ital city. lie brought out the fast