The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-08
GUTHRIE IS
STRONG ON
CONVENTIONS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
REPORT CONTAINS MANY
SURPRISES

The State Sunday school convcn
tion was held here in March and fal
exceeded unr expectation both in at
tendance ana the talent that was
secured TO render the excellent pro
gram that had been prepared. Tho
courtesy and hospitality extended tbs
| visiting delegates by cur citizens on
this occasion had it's weight and was
manifested By the fact that a Guth
ric man was elected president OF
their organization and later Guthrie
was chosen by their executive com
mittee as the next place 10 hosd
eAeir annual convention. there was
ever 500 out-otatown delegates IN At
tendance az this meeting There was
/ a number Of meetings and confer
ences held acre during the summer
| by the bishops and other officials OF
| the Methodist Church in the inter-
est of locating the O NJ u IN Guth-
| ric
| During this meeting $4,000 was
raised in fifty minutes for endow-
ment fund to the new @ NJ t. of our
city the next morning an astitiOnai
$4,000 was raised tor the same pur-
| pose Upon invitation from our
chamber Of commerce ana local Of
ficlals Of the Methodist church TO
mold the next annual conference here,
1t was unanimously accepted, taus
| two 1912 state conventions have been
secured for our city.
Layman Entertained.
During the conference ana lay.
mans convention one evening was
given to entertaining the laymen az
guests Of our chamner of commerce.
Over two hundred plates were seu
and after the banquet several toast8
We're given and the evening was an
enjoyable one
The state convention Of the feder-
al agents was held here for a period
~ four days This was kind OF an
educational meetng for the agents
ana several national Instructors were
present aad delivered addresses ana
had charge Of the field Of dempnstra.
tlon worA
The cnamber OF commerce has fled
and invitation wit hthe executive
committee Tor their next convention.
Chautauuua.
The directors OF or local Chau.
tauqna association deviatcd from past
custom Of making up our own pro-
gram, but instead contracted with
the Western Redpath Chautaqua
System to furnish the program com
plete and covering \ period of one
week fer guaranteeing the sale OF
100 season tickets at 500 each.
The sale OF the tickets were work
ed through our chamber Of commerce
md the full quota was sold aud re-
lleVed our business men from any
surther obligations, the results we're
we had the best chautauqua that
had ever been rendered in Guthrie
no one was obligated for more than
their tickets lAey purchased and the
st ckholders were furnished with
complimentary tickets at tae ratio
Of one for every share OF stock they
owned
The paIcnt was Of nigh class ma,
tnre and consisted Of the following
talent; Byron Piatt. Hon. Francis
J. lleney, Father T. J. MacCorry. Mrs
{. Hehner, Sidney l.andon. Or. Al.
len a Tanner Judge Geo. u Alden,
don w J. Bryan Sylvester a. Long,
..orlan Newens and Kalp Parlette;
the concerts. hlthyen ncDonaid co
Hattie Rood urace co. Killarney
Ladies Orchestra. hoston Lyrics. Lee. |
) thrcpFulIenwidor Combination. and
e1e last but best IS all lhe ROYAL |
italian Guards Baad
As and evidence of an apprecjafon |
70 our citizens for this nigh class of I
tdey readily guB. /
ocribed for $50 tickets for The return /
IF the chautauqua FOR another wear.
Il was only necessary 10 sub.
scribe for 200 tickets.
Contract has already been made the
tedpath company for their return Tor
lsl2 ald they promise TO furnish q
ore attractive pr gram for that sea
SON than was rendered in 1871.
lac local chautauqua association
las headquarters at tne chamber OF
commerce and transact an of their
business >therc
The A. & w. College gave two days
u demonstration work: this meeting
eas well attended and some very
'aluable information was given the
arners Of Logan county Part OF
he eltertainment consisted - NOV
g pictures, most Of which were re.
productions OF objects of interest IN
Oklahoma; several Guthrie scenes
Here included in the number and was
confined principally 70 our factories
nd public busildmss
Our chamber OF commerce furish-
ID tae A. q M conege with ever a
core Of pn0tos from Guthrle and al
10 paid for films reproduced from
.ame, these films are used in their
len nstration work al national con-
entlons as We'll as in their various
rIps over Oklahoma
The lst and md and the 3rd and |
tn postmasters both held their con
entions here i'm October, thus add.
ng two more state conventions
'hich We were honCred vita.
Another convention worthy of mem |
ion aud one that was well attend !
d, too was the Anti-Horse Thief as.
ociation They were given a jos ride
nd had very enjoyable time.
The chamber OF commerce sectfSSsl
nd furnished entertainment Tor all
u these ccnventi MS except one ana |
n addition 10 the ones mentioned
here were several Others Of minor
ature.