The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-01
PREPARE
FOR GREAT
MEETING

Preparations for tie big convention
al The Southwest Interstate cammls.
llon on Country i.lfe which Il 10 meet
N Guthrie On May 5tn aud Cth arc
going steadlly forward end evoryl
Thing Indicates that It wll ~ an
aYc1lE long 70 Dc remembered N the
history Of the Great Southwest
Representatives to tnls meeting
lave been appointed by Louisiana,
Arkansas i{ew Mexico, California.
Utah. Nevada, Colorado. Kansaa.
Missouri aud Texas. Oklahoma viii
ave representatives from every enc
u the 70 counties 70 the state, This
week Supt Cameron Is sending out
eQuesls to tile county commissioners
n each county asking them 10 appoint
wo or three special delegates 70 lhe
neeiing tn Guthrie and be Is also
eauesiing thcm 20 cell LEGAL meet.
ngs ~ every school house IA lhelr re.
pecliye counties or April 20ih. on
his date he suggests that the iarU.
rs, school officers, en6 other leadiisg
itisens come together IN tkeir school
ouses or other customary ricoiing
llaces and discuss the general econ.
mic, social, snuiiary or educational
onditi0ns CT ccrntfy iise.
Some Of the topics angReslad fOr
discussion at thia qiria are lho cifl,
ieney of the rural schools farmera
rganlzniEsnr the question OK farm Ia.
lur, the need oi good roads add meth
Us Of securing tho seme, inarovod
oslti facilities, ihe need ai trclning
Il domestic science, 0AA sanitary con.
tons on tae farm, The establish.
nent OF consolidated graded sehOole,
circulating libraries. scnoo, expert
nent or demonstration farms. and
he crgaalzaiioa OF girlg' END boys cx
erimenl slubs win also be taken up
nd discussed at the same sme
dr. Cameron suggests that IN enca
district permanent organization ui
le citizens l. pesfecled under the
zane Ct the &C immunity School A.
oclatica or The Community m-
lr0yement fssoeladon.f This assoc
iation Is to have regular meetings
ac reg0lrf programs from lime "a
lma IN order to Keep up interest in
ne work These local associations
re To io.n together and organize q
uuntg association nndcr the leader
lip 81 sae county surerinifNdeLl
na the county commissioners II Is
slt lhat much & 0t can Ae accom-
Is Ia IN lNls ney and from these
0unty organizations state ergauk
aticn will ba perfected az tho gaf-
ral convention If tne Southwest ln-
afstute commission sn Guthrie on
May 8 gHd 5,
Il Is the l,nhn of The FFcsiaenHn
commission On Country Llle 70 make
he Southwest Interstate convention
he foferuuner of the Ngi'anal nsso-
latiou ou Country Life. whica VIII
la organized shortly after the Guth
le meeting IN May. From ihis y
IA be seen the the Oklahoma meet
ng is not Local affair but an event
i national importance
The people Of sntarlo sre very
much Interested n nnklng The meet
as g success and they VIII spare
either lime nor maaeF 20 accomplish
bis end Governor EasAe,i has prom
sed 10 have TIE Oklahoma National
irird and the state military band on
lend 10 10 h3aaf 90 our distinguished
flsltofs that viii be present oi mat
ime The mayor has promised t3
ii Ap the city hail ana have "a roadl-
ness for the use Of tle convention.
rhe GWhrie aaialhw association
aas malle large donation of funds
d provide suitable aanuhat and re-
aeptloe tor TIE delegnies tbri Will
q present al lhe meefing The
'ounty superintendent Eon- Nell
humphrey. aud the Commercial club
ire also Ing Loyalty III me Horkg
Superintendent II s. calvert and lhfY
Ing school board haze likewise prom
lsed 10 assist IN taking csre OF TIE
gisignra and making their atny N
Guthrie 6 pleasant one
Several of the state schools have
arrangea % make educational eghlb'
Iia md have asked supi Cameron
IS have proper space reserved for
thls purpose Many OF the school
furniture supply houses and publish
Ing houses are also planning to make
exhibits ln connection
with the meeting
Considering the great variety OF
that viii hv represented az
The meeline Il Is safe % predict that
there will mol be less tHan I0o0 PEG.
ple III attendance upon The eonYen'
tlon but Guthrie wlll 30 i,lly prefar
rd ID entertain an VITO come