The Washington times., 1908-08-21
Governors Fair ENJOYS Hint
That Cupid Has En-
tered Their Ranks.
WILL LEAVE CITY
THIS AFTERNOON
Declare Brief Visit a Pleasant One,
and Are Mighty Glad
They Came.

This place is grand. I believe I could
fal in love with il, so we'd better be
getting back to good old oklahoma"
Thus spoke one Of the ten maidens
sent East by Governor Haskell to. see
and be seen, and to show particularly
the down Fasteners that pretty girls
and other home comforts can be found
tn the Baby State. The girls have been
doing Washington and doing it thor
Oughly, as Oklahomans do everything
and, if Oklahoma is not sufficiently ad-
vertised it will be through no fault Of
these dainty emissaries. Five of the
maidens are of Indian extraction, al
though they don't show it.
Sh! it is whispered that one of these,
q part Chickasaw, has found an affinity
here. In fact she admitted it and then
begged awfully that the romantic de-
tails be withheld. This morning the
young lady went down to somebody's
place Of business with a big bundle OF
literature. Said literature told all about
oklahoma When the Indian girl came
away the literature was left behind.
Moral; Young men should read up and
60 to Oklahoma.
Have Good Time.
1--WE have had a dandy time every
where" said Mrs. Maud Everett. OF
Pawhuska, who, although married, is
one Of the most girlish Of the party and
bears the distinction of being the only
married woman 10 win a prize IN the
popularity voting contest conducted by
Governor Haskelrs paper, the State
Tribune
"I never have been East before. and
everything is so different here. / live
in a little village. the head of the Usage
tribe, which I believe is the Indian race
that cares. least for American progress
and institutions They maintain nearly
all Of their primal customs, looking for
ward only to the annuities, which come
every three months"
II there ever was a chorus of obs
ana ''ahs" and isn't that lovely that
IL would do you good TO hear. said
chorus was Chdnted at the Congress
siOnal Library last night The girls
feasted upon the sights before them. the
being the big signs. silence" stuck
up everywhere. The girls had to be
interviewed on the run, as II were.
May Take husbands.
How about this?" asked a reporter,
Are each of you girls supposed to
bring back a husband with you?"
That's not in the contract" said
Miss Emma Ingram, who is proud of
being part Cherokee. However. some
one predicted that we would have about
Z score of chances each. / believe"
well have you?" came the pertinent
query.
cit IS rumored that some OF the girls
have" laughed the pretty Indian maid
And although it was hard TO tell why.
Miss Beulah Colbert daughter o. a
wealthy Indian of Sulphur, bluShed
nightly at this. and some of the others
turned the conversation toward the
beauties of some library paintings.
The party is in charge of >ir. and
Mrs. c. W. BTiles. the fOrmer being SUI
IcrlntenGent OF public schools OF Mus
kOgee. Jesse W. Watts and wife, Of
Sallisaw, and Alex Foreman, part
Cherokee. are also with the party. Gov
eTnOr Heskells fair boomers bid fair
70 bring an influx Of people 10 the new
State.
"OkIahoma has everything" said Mr..
Iriles. I'VE want the East to give no
some Of its money and go out there.
Yes, We have the land, 5,00O.0)e acres
Of II now on sale. and We can mt up
the hOme-COmplete.
Then he glanced approvinGiy around
the circle OF prospective household
queens. and there was no gainsayins
Proud of State.
The girls who are booming their Ha-
tive State. OF which they are all eX-
Ceedingly proud are Miss Beulah Gel
bert, Sulphur; Miss Kate Bell, Sallisaw;
Miss Leila Dalton, Broken Arrow; Hiss
Ada Foreman, Claremore; Miss Zoe
Stevens. Muskugee; Mrs Maud Everett,
Pawhuska; Miss Boydie Graham, Chick
Gsaw; Miss Emma Lee Ingram Fort
Gibson Miss Cenevieve ABBOTT, Jet
Reno; Miss Lula Williams, Mineo.
o'clock today, after a strenuous day
al the Government Buildings and Mon
Ument. They Will go 10 St Louis and
viii reach home Sunday.