The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-14

theory. aud are going to make a de- ,
termiucd effort to finally exercise .
sufficient influence to have the merit .
system adopted by the powers that
be- in this state
The president Mrs John TureadglI .
Of Oh city. submitted her annual r..|
port /. wa nl',d with cucouagiae .
words, and the members received , .
enthusiastically
\ brief business session WAS neij .
after which the comm ttres d tr~.
uucns reported. The citizens OF Ok.
lahoma. the Chamber Of Commerce
the .i.y Federation of Nomeu's ylu,t
the Rcady-to-ilclp club, the press. the
pr, ident. Ms John Thrcadgill. and
every y.hcr person who was fact.
ia welcoming and entertain ng thr
delegates Will" they were In tie ,:ty,
were thanked and then the first an.
Hual convention OF the Oklahoma
State Federation OF Women clubs
adjourned to meet mex November iu
Mu.aogce. when officers TO preside
over the body for Two years VII bo
81. .c,cd
The committee which extended Tn.
invita- ION in behalt OF Muskugcc wa,
composed of Mesdames VI. + Farley
president OF the Saturday Music club,
\ =. Mckellop, pre.idc-t of :as
shakespeare club and 4 NJ Onicld,
Of the New Century club. Mrs. OF
field read letters from the mayor and
he president OF the commercial club.
and herself making strong appeal
Tor the hou,I II there were repre-
sutltives OF other cities that wished
the mex, coa,en ion iu the auiicu.r
they did not make their wants known
after hearing NJ Onirld
Books Discussed.
After TIE auto ride over the ci y yes
tciday morning the women who par
ucipated returned to ST. Luke
church. AID entered heartily into the
wsrH which ha. been mapped on, fo.
the morning Mrs Henry Meier %.
Norman submitted the report ON &.
eraturc, which showed clubs through.
out he state are advancing rapidly
along tbs line. Following this rep .rt
a general discussion ON the suDieei
OF Fruits gathered iu the garden, o,
fp 60 t.In oil .4I nd
moral, was participated in. Miss lu-
cile Dora, dean OF women in the
S.ate University at Norman told OF
her observations along the line ot
community life in universities.
Prof II b Abernathy, preaiuent of
the Chickasha school, delighted Ia,
audience by telling them Of the great
good that will ul imately result to the
women OF the land by virtue of tu,
proper training the young women are
receiving in the industrial colleges.
Following ,his "epor' was heard
from 'hc news clubs.
At ~ O'Clock business session
was held when the following dele
gates and altcrnatcs were elected 10
attend the biennial convention of the
General Federation OF Womou's clubs.
+ which is to be held at Cincinnati.
Delegates Mesdamos Phil Brown. Eu-
faula, d. \. McDougal, Sapulpa; Tom
Hope, Ada; Chas II me, Anadarko,
NJ. Adelgott, shawnee; Henry Myer,
Norman: J. NJ Oldfeld. Muskogee;
Miss Boyls, Enid.
Altcrnates-Mesdam W. Il. Cle.
ment. Oklahoma City, G. h. Steele,
Muskogce; II, j. Ray, Lawton; =. L.
King, Newkirk, c. Bucker. Enid; A.
G. Eakins, Shawnee; Il. l.. Phillips.
Pauls Valley; I'D Perry. COalgate; J.
B. Hunter Durant; Miss Olive Nc
Clintic, Oklahoma City.
Urges Domestic Science.
The afternoon session was given
over 10 the reports OF committees, ana
the discussion OF a great many ques.
tiOns in which club women are inter
ested Miss Lena Osborne made a
strong plea for the organization OF
domestic science departments in pub
lie schools. Due TO the fact that those
of the members whom Mrs w ~.
Clement had soliciated to make press
reports had failed to do so, the press
committees report was brief. The an.
ti-uberCulosis committee reported
progress in the work 1t has in hand
beginning at o'clock, 80 minutes
conference was held during which
the discussion OF the subjects OF
. household ECONOMICS by Miss Sarah
, andis of the Saltwater \. 4 NJ, col
: lege. education, by Mrs, W. H. Frye
!. of Norman; tuberculosis by Mrs. I'D
, Johns of Chickasha, We're intelligent
] ly traataI riNiag Nv Mr. Edwin T.