The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-22
PROMINENT OKLAHOMAAS
ARE IN ATTENDANCE
Program Of Speech Making and
Music at CITY Hall
Auditorium

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. thi NinAht tNN""iN
weather between three and four hun.
drsd ssers assembled in The City
hall auditorium today and held an
old.day picnic and love feast Sew
eral az those IN attendance came from
outside the state, one seer who re-
sides in Turner, Oregon coming all
the way to attend the meeting He
IL eghty-five years old and said he
wanted 70 be with the boys again as
he feared he would not live to be at
many more reunions Two thirds Of
the s9ers are from Guthrie and 10.
gan county, while the others are
from adjoining eonnties
Parade Called or
The cold, drlzzllng rain which com
menced about ten o'clock called on
the parade In which an 'S9ers all
Oklahoma born children. and S9ers
drum corps and pupils OF the city
schools we're TO march In line.
On account of the rain the picnic
and speaking alp being held this az
ternoon IN the city hall auditorium.
Doc slocum's 's9ers drum corps
furnished music during the day At
the auditorium. The speaking this
afternoon was lnteFspeAed With So.
lecsions BY the Guthrie Ladies' chof
us. The. Guthrie S9efs Wives brough'
baskets we'll filled with good thlngs
TO eat and an bounteoua luncheon
was spread during the noon huur
The auditorium was gally decoratee
for the occasion with ample seeis
provided far all IN attendance
Temporary Organization
On account Of q great number Of
's9ers not being able to attend to-
days meeting on account ol the
weather only q temporary crgauiaa.
lIon Is to be perfected this after
noon with the object u view Of hav-
Ing an 'Seers day next iall at the an
nual Cotton and Corn carnival when
the Guthrie Chahber or Commerce
can royalty entertain ell 'S9ers from
over the state who wish to attend.
rhls viii be at a time when the farm
efs can attend the meeting The per
manent organization win then be per
fecled and committees appointed 10
arrange for a rouslng celebration or
she next 0tlaaoma Day anniversary
The usual upr0ar. discharge Of FIRE
arms. ringing OF bells aud shFieklng
Of whistles oecnrred ct the noon hour
celebrating the New States twentieth
birthday which began at noon.
Prominent 0kIahomana Here
Many prominent persons were IN AZ
tendance at the meeting. including
Governor and Mrs. c. N. Haskell and
Chief Justice M. J Kane Judge and
Mrs. Turner and other state officials
and their wives who we're the guests
q the 'Seers society during The day.
Among the prominent S9ers In az,
tendance we're: ex-Attorncy General
] 9. Roberts, OF Enid Pat 5. Ma
gle. OF Klngflsher: Ex-Governor
Barnes, Judge and Mrs. ". G. Spill.
man; W. Fl Falls, founder nf the
town of FaIlls. Oklahoma g. II. ray
lor. Turner, Oregon, and others
Afternoon Program.
The meeting was called 20 order
promptly at 1880 O'Clock by ]. W. NO
Neal wh3 acted as chairman Mayor
e. M Barnes. who was In the Gov
efnment land office ana arrived be
fofe The opening, delivered the ad
dress Of welcome In which be tYt
many amusing incidents Of twenty
years ago. He introduced Governor
c. N. Haskell, after paying d high
telbute TO him az the first governor
q the great state " Oklahoma. which
Il nov successor 70 the seven eoun
tlea opened 70 settlement twenty year,
agp todav The mention Of the name
e Governor Haskell brought forth q
great ovation from the audience ant
he rose 70 speak amid hearty applause
frone the pioneer settlers Of 0klaha
ma.
Tho governor delivered one Of hIi
chatacierIsllel g0od-fellowxhip address,
eh and woH bis audience from nj
start. The governor dwelt af IenRll
On the citizenship uf The new state
which he declared 70 be far ahead tha
Of the other states and congratulated
he S9ere upon being amonk lhoa'
Who made 70 blossom the country b
0klnhoma which now ranks amonl
Ihe foremost states II the uniaH ri
showed he remarkable contrast D
the InsI and remarkable growth o
Oklahoma and the slow growth ul III
county III Uhl1. stating thai i l0n|
thirty yHafa 10 accomplish IN PHlgna'
county HHzI Lof4N county dld u inli