Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-27
GUTHRIE Gets CONVENTION
HREl.-DAY MEETING WILL CONF
10 IN End THIS AIT
EfNOON.
MISS harmed WON MEDAL
Crescent Girl Won First Prize la the
state OTntOricai
Contest,

The election of state officers for
the ensuing year, selection OF Guth-
I,o as the 1913 convention city and
the awarding OF the gold medal In the
state oratorical contest, were features
OF yesterdays session OF the Okla
homa W. c. T. u. convention. Mrs
Abbie Hillerman, of Sapulpa, was re-
elected president; Mrs. Lilah ID. Lind
say, well known temperance and
charity worker OF Tulsa, was elected
Vice president,
Miss Hazel Harmed OF Crescent, Ok
lahoma, was awarded the gold medal
in last nights oratorical contest at the
First Presbyterian church. Six con-
testants participated and the addresses
and recltations were all Of high or
der. Several OF the contestants had
already won gold medals In similar
contests before. The winners subject
was Little Saint Martha" and she
was the last Of the speakers.
Handsome pins were given to the
other contestants by Mrs M. IL. Ran
kin, state superintendent OF the medal
contest, who so admirably handled
the affair. The presentation was made
by the president. Mrs. Hillerman.
Tho main auditorium of the church
was comfortably filled. The crowd en-
joyed the interesting program. Vocal
solos were rendered during the even
ing by Mrs. Richard w. Burkhart
who was given the w. c. T. Y. salute
by the audience by the audience for
her artistic rendition Of Victory"
Mrs William Harrison, Mrs. $. w.
Mari, Mr.. Morse Butts and Mr.. c. Ii.
Brown also sang. Mrs Ernest Clu-
low officiated at the pipe organ.
While the judges were deciding on
their award, Miss Euclid Reeves, OF
Bixby, Okla, was introduced. She
captivated her hearer with a humor-
Gus recitation. entitled, "An Old Maids
Proposal" The audience was thrown
into paroxysms OF laughter by the
piece Miss Reeves was forced to re-
spond to three rouslng encores. She
wore five gold and diamond medals
that she had won in w. C. 7. U. ora
torical contests In Texas. The dia-
mond medal she wore was the only
trophy of the kind ever given In Tex
as. She won 1t at Waco, when she ap-
peared before crowd OF 5000 people
at state w C. +. U. convention.
The judges OF last nights contest
were Superintendent Kuntz Of the city
schools. Ray McGurdy, principal of
the Lynch Forsythe scnool and Mrs.
O. ID. Hunt.
The referee was Mrs. Cora d. Ham,
NETT.
There was only one boy in the con-
test He was Robert II. Jay, of Gate,
Okla. His subject was THE Convicts
Soliloquy," which was given in real
stic manner.
The remaining contests and their
subjects were as follows:
Saved" by Miss Dolores Pack, of
Hydro; The Drunkards Dying Solll-
oquy" by Miss Hope Finicum of
Shawnee; Mother and Son." by Miss
I.Slltl lspHdnut VI bHNd Ailg sdN-
ed" by Miss Eufaula Van Pelt OF
Okemah.
The executive committee will meet
at o'clock this morning in the ladies'
parlor of the church. The conven-
tlon will be called to order at .
o'clock The afternoon session will be-
gin at O'Clock. 1t is intended that
all remaining business be transacted
during the day. The night meeting
has been called off and the delegates
and visitors will attend the Stuart re-
vivGl.
The executive committee of the or
SANITATION met In the church parlor
prior to the opening of yesterdays
session of the convention and appoint
ed superintendents for twenty-five de-
partments The appointments will be
made public after their official ap-
proval.
The convention proper opened with
Mrs. Cora d. Hammett, state vice
president, in the chair. The state Of
ficers read excellent reports of the
past years work.
The annual election of officers took
place with Mrs Lucy Bell Davis. state
parllamentarlan. in charge. The fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President Mrs. Abbie Hillerman Of
Sapulpa vice president, Mrs. Lilah ID.
Lindsay. of Tulsa; corresponding sec
retary Mrs. Cora ID. Hammett, of
Oklahoma City: treasurer, Mrs. Katie