The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-05
FIRST SESSION HELD
ATTRACTIVE FEATURES
Exhibits Of Schools and AgTl.
cultural Products Excite
Interest

INo ul3L session OF tlo nVutuffNHl'
Interstate Country Life convention &c.
Gently called 10 meet here BY Staae
superintendent OF Schools N. D. Cam
erun. Of Oklahoma. a me suggestion
0f N. A. Kemp. secretary Of the Ma
ilonai Country Life Commission, con-
pened AZ 10 o'clock This tn0rping M
the city hall auditorium with goo dele
gates present, representing the states
oE Utah. New Mexico, Kansas and
Oklahoma. The delegations from the
other states included in the call have
not yet reported.
s. B. Cousins, state school snperlli-
tendent Of Texas, wired Snpt. Gamer
on this mOrnlnR that he would arrive
this afternoon and that ilfty delegates
would be here from the Lone Star
state Although governors Of hval
states had promised to be Ia attend.
ance. and nearly all OF the state
school auperintendents IN the South
west. Al. 6. Nelson, state school SUI
perinsendent d Utah, II the only one
thai had arrived up 10 noon today,
The city hall auditorium Is neatly
decorated width ilags, bunting and Pic
turea of Americas great men and a.
tbs nIghf sessions win be brilliantly
LIGHTED with fesloOns Of incandescent
Lights strung across the large hall
whlch hae seating capacity Of 1900,
ON the hrst noor OF The city hall
lhe various state Institutions and the
Guthrie schools have exhibit nopshs
which are attractive 70 the visitors.
Convention Called t. Order
superintendent Cameron called the
convention 3 order end the morn.
ing program was ushefed In With q
selection hy the State Reklmental
band. following which Rev E. Z Fair
Guild. pastor OF the Firat Methodist
church. Of cnFlifle pronounced the
inHDnati0n
State Superintendent Cameron d..
lifered The address Of welcome on be-.
half OF ihe schools Of Oklahoma and
also on the part of the slate ut on
lAhoma, Governor Haskell heinz uii'
able 10 attend the opening days 500.
Sion.
Ex-Governor Barnes delivered tho
address 0f welcome upon the pafi ot
the city nl Guthrie and made VIe dele
gates feel that they were indeed wet.
como within the gales Of the capital
city. lie extended the provefhal
keys og the city to The visitors and
sb0k6 eneoafagilglg for the move
ment which brought fiem TO Guthrie.
Hon. NJ. We.mer. ol Cinnamon. New
Mexico. responded IN behalf Of The
delegates III attendance With an APP.
nfoprlale address, dwelling upon tho
hospitality he had been shown since
arriving n Guthrie Yesterday
state Superintendent A. G. Nelson
os Utah responded IN behalf oS me
schools OF 4he Western states
Committees Appointed
the following committees wafe ap
pointed ct the morning session
Permanent SPECIALIZATION stlnt a.
&. Nelson, Of Utah. Mrs. Mark Nib
luck. ~ Ardmore A. M Ferguson. ul
Texas W, Morgan. oI Roosevelt New
Mexico. I. 4. LongsAlre, Of Kansas
and p. Younsblood, Of Pauls Valley
Order nf buslnesaW. Il. Ross. ng
Ava. Okla.s NJ. Weimer ~ New Mex.
Io1. ]. ". Wilkeraon. of Guthrie. ana
i. G. Nelaon. Of Utah
Iels1rame Of Regret
the following telpBruma were fend
Is u b. Cameron from governors and
state supeFInleudenta. reGretilns lhelf
inability 70 attend the. confereuces
Santa Ne. N. M. May S. Dkparts
InenlE greeting 10 convention; leaving
Impossble much disappointed: see
leflerI. 3 Clark, slate superIntends
ant.
Topeka. kama MAY Impossible
Q come; text hook adoption on y.
T. ralrchIla. state superintendent
Lillle Rock. Ark. Nay viii be
Impossible Tor me 70 be with y0u.
e. ". DonaHhey Governor
New Orleans, La. May lApHret 9
leat eau nol Sd present. greetings
70 convention Sophia 3. wright
Washington. ~ Il. Mny 4. Mg earn.
Ell wishes are with Euu IN tie meet.
ing 0P the Southwestern Interstate
County Life commission; Il offers 4
great fald luF usefulness Robert Il
Owen. United staiaf Henatof 'front.'
0#IahoEM.
austin Tex, MaH 6r-is viii he I'M
possible TOR ME io attend The country
life convention oil account of import
ant oiIltlai dulles ~ n Campbell
governor
1elferton city. Me-. Nay s. =-Re9ye|
IHaI Official duties 81 prevent uy ct
tending country Its convention Her
haff H HHaIeY Governor
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