The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-06
MEMBERS MEETING
VERY INTERESTING
IMPORTANT RESOLUTION CAR
RlES AT COMMERCIAL CLUB
SESSION HELD LAST NIGHT.

At the regular monthly meeting OF
the Commercial Club held in their
quarters in the Carter county court
house last evening, discussion OF
several matters of interest were
taken up and a very important res
olution on this section of Oklahoma
was indorsed.
Quite few of the members OF
the club turned out, but not nearly |
so many as were expected.
President Ringer presided and af-
ter calling the club to order stated
that the meeting was the regular
monthly transactio nof business.
After the reading and approval of
the minutes of the last meeting
it was stated that the committee
which hal bee nappointed to audit
the expense accounts of Messrs. Son,
Wyatt and West on the Missouri
trip would report their finding to
the board of directors at their reg
ular meeting.
A communication from Governor
Colquitt of Texas was read, asking
the endorsement of the club to the
plan of securing federal aid in build
ing a hospital for stranger consump-
lives in the state of Texas and also
asking that the secretary of the
club send statement of the num-
ber and condition of INDECENT stran-
ger consumptives who might now
be in this city.
Walter Colbert then submitted the
following resolution which was. on
motion of W. r. Burnitt, adopted:
Whereas, the members Of the
Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes of
Indians in the southeastern portion
of the state Of Oklahoma constitute
considerable portion Of the citi-
zenship of that section Of the state
and,
Whereas, 1t is on all sides deem
ed beneficial to the state at large
and more especially to that portion
thereof originally composing the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations
that the whole of the affairs of the
said tribes be settled and closed VI
as early as possible and with such
completeness as is consistent with
the magnitude of the same; and,
Whereas, the entire state as vel
as the bulk of the citizenship there
of situated in the former ChoctaN
and Chickasaw nations, now a part
of the state of Oklahoma, would
most materially profit by sucf
prompt and complete settlement OF
said tribal affairs, and the immedl-
ate disbursement per capita of al
funds thereof belonging to the un
restricted members of the same;
now, therefore,
"Be it resolved that we, as a rep
resentative body of the business mer
of the City of Ardmore, a busines!
center directly interested in sucl
action and immediate settlement, dt
hereby call upon all members of thu
Oklahoma congressional delegation
and do hereby urge them to use al
possible diligence and influence tc
wards the immediate passage o
such legislation by congress as !
deemed by them necessary to max
possible and bring about the earl
and complete settlement of all triba
affairs of the Choctaws and Chick
asaws, including the leased distric
claim, and the immediate disburst
ment per capita of all funds belong
ing to the unrestricted members O
such tribes, to the end that tn
greater progress and speedy deve
opment of that section of the stat
be thereby greatly promoted.
This action taken in regula
session OF the Commercial Club o
l the City Of Ardmore, County of Car