The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-07-28
Among the Oklahomans at
Colorado Springs

Oklahomans who are summering in
Colorado Springs and Manitou have
formed an Oklahoma Club, for the
purpose OF bringing about wider ae-
quaintanceship between the people
from that state. 1t is the purpose OF
the club to arrange for several social
functions during the summer weeks
and plans are now on foot for a pic
mic to be held at stratton Park on
Thursday, July q. The club was for
maIly organized a few days ago at an
enthusiastic meeting held at the Soda
Spring park in Manitou and perma-
nent headquarters have been estab-
lished at the Navajo Geyser pavilion,
where an Oklahoma visitors register
has been installed G. M. Crawford
has been elected president Of the club,
and Mrs. ] f. Sharpe, secretary. The
following have been named as gen.
eral entertainment committee; w. II.
Coriley Of El Reno; Mrs. ]. A. Star
key of Enid; Mrs ]. Sigman, Chick
asha; Miss Kate Tracey of Oklahoma
City; Miss Sue Wilson of Maysville
and II. +. Roberts Of Oklahoma City
The club holds regular meetings
every Tuesday at the Navajo Geyser
pavilion. These gatherings serve an
excellent meeting place for the many
hundreds OF Oklahomans who are sum
mering in the Pixies Peak region.
Oklahoma automobiles with their
Oklahoma pennants are a common
sight on the streets of Colorado
Springs, Colorado City and Manitou.
From one to half dozen machines
are arriving every day. Many plan a
tour of several weeks throughout the
Rockies, while others are making their
headquarters In this locality and TAX
ing from here short runs over the
splendid roads of this and adjoining
counties. Among the many Oklaho-
mans who are seeing the sights of the
Pixies Peak region in their autos
which they have either driven or ship
ped to Colorado are: NJ G. Race and
G. d. Long of Hunter; Ewing Halsell
and ]. M. Johes of. vinita: w. G
Vowel and II. A. Marr of Tulsa; Tom
Tracy, A. H. versaw, w. w. Miller anc
G. r. Taylor.
Frank Field, city editor of the Guth
rie Daily Leader of Guthrie, Okla.
and former secretary of the Oklahoma
state board of agriculture is spending
the summer in Colorado Springs anC
vicinity
DR.. j. j. McKanna, proprietor ant
head physicia nof the McKanna hos
pital at Oklahoma City. is spending
his vacation in Colorado Springs.
Miss Sue True of Chickasha is a
the Crystal Cottage, Manitou for tn,
season
Mrs. r. X. Wootten of Chickashi
gave house party recently at tht
Boynton cottage in Manitou.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie and Bert Combs
Of Kingfisher have leased a cottage II
Manitou for the summer.
Fred Holloman of Frederick, +. G
Bouton of Arnett, II. d. 0'Connor o
Oklahoma City and Sol Deveraux o
Norman were among the few success
ful mountain climbers who succeeded
ip accomplishing the difficult climb t,
the summit of Pixies Peak last week
The following Oklahomans were reg
istered at the Hotel Rex, Colorado
Springs during the past week. J.
Felible, Cormen; R. Ward, Oklahoma
City; J. Connor, Lawton, and Geo
Purcellf FL Reno.
Miss Beulah Slother of Konawa il
visiting in Manitou.
Mr. and Mrs. D. NJ Goodrich 0
Delaware have joined the summer col
ony of Oklahomans in Colorad,
Springs
]. P. Sauliagney and family of Ponc;
City are stopping at Monument. Cole
rado near Colorado Springs for th'
summer.
A party of Bartlesville people ar
registered at the Almo hotel, Cole
RADIO Springs while doing" the sceni
attractions near that delightful sum
mer resort Included in the party are
Mrs. E. NJ. Graybill Miss Gertrud
Graybill, Mrs. Ben Harmed and Mis-
Ruby Graybill.
Mr.. Ed. l.. Dunn of Oklahoma City
has been stopping in Colorado Spring
for brief visit.
Mr.. Solus Higgins is among the re
cent Oklahoma arrivals in Colorado
Springs.
DR.. and E. e. Pice and son of Shan
non have come to the Pixies Peak re
gion for their summer outing.
Mr.. Math. Garrett, of Oklahoma City
arrived recently in Colorado SPRING