The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-07
MASS MEETING HELD IN OPERA
HOUSE SUNDAY NIGHT
COLLEGE WILL Be REBUILT
Bishop Key Was the Principal Speak
er and Told OF the Advantages
Which Accrue From Having
Such an institution.

The inclement weather in manner
affected the attendance ON the IIar.
grove college mass meeting last night.
but notwithstanding the rain the
house was fairly we'll filled with
the faithful who intend to see that
Hargrovc college stays In Ardmore.
and that the structure that was
destroyed by fire last week will be
replaced with another building to
cost not less than $50 600 and possibly
100000, with good prospects of Sc.
curing funds sufficient to build one
to cost the latter sum The need of
a higher institution Of learning In
Ardmore for Ardmore and the Chick.
asaw nation is too great and the
business man and citizen OF this city
knows too well what such an insti.
tuition is worth to the city as fac.
tor in its material growth.
Every man, woman and child. and
every organization. charitable. secular.
fraternal and business, together with
all the churches of every denomina.
tion, also womens clubs. will take
part In the securing OF funds with
which to rebuild the burned building.
A Hargove week will be had be.
ginning next Sunday, and viii con.
tinue throughout the week following.
in which 1t will be undertaken to Sc.
cure the funds with which TO replace
the burned college. The churches
on next Sunday will undertake to
raise their portion assessed against
them by the working committee. and
on Monday following next Sunday
will be Soda Fount day and the prof
its on all drinks sold at all of the
soda fountains in the city will be
turned over to the building fund
Tuesday the dry goods merchants of
the city will give per cent of the
profits on all the goods sold on that
day, to the fund and 1t Is also un.
derstood that the merchants will be
/ requested to send letters to their
, wholesale friends asking for dona.
tlons to assist in rebuilding the edi-
flee; Wednesday the hardware mer-
, chants will give percentage of the
profits made on the sales on that
day, to the fund for the rebuilding
of Hargrove college. Thursday the
grocery merchants will be called upon
to donate their mite, and Friday and
Saturday will be hustling days in
which everybody will be called upon
to do his or her share. II is con.
' templated that during that week. and
from the collections to be secured
through the various clubs and organ.
izations, that $4,000 will be raised
| \ live working committee will be put
v in the field TO solicit private do.
this week, another rally will be had
at mass meeting of the citizens
when everybody will be called upon
to donate to the cause. A strenuous
+ campaign is ahead for the commit.
tee composed of the following cit
liens to carry out II. G. Spaulding
: w. c. Kendall. Rev Brown, w. G
r Dltzler, DIR. Hardy, W. S. Smith, Rev
] Weith, Prof. Evans, Lee Cruce, c. d.
D Carter, A. II. Palmer, J. NJ. London, j
, w. Morgan. Olin Woiverton, Rev
v Wynn, Rev. Tremble, DIR. Gross, Rev
\ Sims, Morris Sass and others.
The bankers will be called upon tC
. do their share, and when the time
draws to close the amount will b,
- raised and more.
The program rendered last nigh
was one that brought out the bes
,. citizenship OF the city and at tn,
conclusion a rising vote was takel
and every one present voted tina
the college will be built. Several ad
dresses were made, but the address O
the evening was made by Bishop Ke
of the VI. f. church South, of Shei
man, Texas. who spoke on the yalu
OF education, and what such an inst
| tuition was worth to city like Are
more. The bishop dealt in hard col
facts and made an appeal to IN
business man from business man
standpoint.
The meeting was opened with pra
Y er by Rev. Wynn OF the Bapti
church, and Hon, Lee Cruce preside
Prof. Evans in a few words ou
\ lined the plan of action agreed upc
by which the money will be raise
Miss Cameron Boone, teacher
voice and expression. sang a sol
"One Sweetly Solemn Thought
Following this C. d. Carter mat