The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-05-31
BARTLESv|LLE NEXT
PLACE Of MEETING

= Muskogee, Okla, May 2T.-Bartles-
vile landed the next meeting place
for the Oklahoma State Press Associa-
tion at the close of the business ses-
sion in Hyde Park Saturday afternoon.
Elk City was the only other contest
ant. and after the votes we're counted.
Bartlesyille had a bare majority of
them.
Telegrams from leading Bartlesville
business firms, from Mayor G. A.
Lamm, representatives of the Country
Club, Elks' Club and other organiza-
tions were read previous to the selec-
ton of the meeting place.
George "A. Smith of Chandler, was
elected president of the association by
a unanimous vote. The other officers
also elected by acclamation are as fol
lows: First vice president, A. L
Hates of Claremore; second vice pres
ident, Mrs Lucy Eastman of Chatta-
nooga; third vice president, Buck
- Campbell of Waukomis; secretary
treasurer, e. S. Bronson Of Thomas
and national committeeman, Colonel
Walter Ferguson, the Mark Twain
of Oklahoma" of Cherokee.
The executive committee was elect
ed as follows: First district, Ed IN
gram Kingfsher; second district, Cap
Mitchell, Shattuck; third district, w
E. Dixon, Dewey; fifth district, j G.
Curd, Hugo, and sixth district, ]. A.
Boen, Elk City
In the resolutions adopted Saturday
afternoon, the association went on rec
ord fayoring law for the publication
/ Of the official ballot in the newspapers,
! for general elections and for special
4 elections where new measures are
proposed. The establishment of an
: editors home and club at Medicine
! Lodge was urged A resolution petit
4 tioning congress to relieve counties in
j, the state embarrassed by the recent
decision of the supreme court in the
(, Indian land tax cases, was also adopt
: ed
4 The State Press Association endors-
!. ed the sentiments expressed by Parl
B. Smith, secretary of the Oklahoma
Manufacturers and Jobbers' associa-
,tion, when he said "The theory of
home patronage reaches just as far
as taxes" Cooperation with manu-
facturers, jobbers and all other bust
/ ness men of the state is sought by
having them live up to the slogan
..sThe Oklahoma Brand Only when
purchase stationery and all 9TH
er printed matter used in their busi-
ness. "While the Lord helps those
who help themselves, let us remember
that one Of the very ways TO help our
sselves is to help our neighbors, read
the close of the resolution
The Boys Band, of Chandler, wss
especially praised by the editors for
having attended the meeting. The
tMuskogee Electric Traction compaGJ,
1.-THE Frisco road, Muskogee Press club.
Pioneer Telephone company, Reming-
ton Typewriter company, Motor club,
iElks club, Commercial club, and Miss
Alice Robertson were thanked for the
courtesies extended the association.
The morning session yester davbg
The morning session Saturday open
ed at o'clock with serenade by
tbe Commercial club band. President
shepard appointed a committee OF
western Oklahoma newspaper men to
entertain the state editors who attend
)4he Oklahoma county fair, as follows;
lE. w. Julian, John Fields, Roy Stat
ford. C. B. Edgar and w. B. Moore.
q. Fl. Fenstermacher, head Of the
Boy Scouts movement of Muskogee,
filed the vacancy in the program as
signed to Bishop Hoss. Mr.. Fenster-
nacher asked the cooperation of the
editors in establishing a state school
for girls. Mrs Lucy Easton, editor
If the Chattanooga, Okla, Times, read
paper on "The Woman Journalist,
Mas<Honel Sidney Suggs, state highway
commissioner, spoke on Good Roads
and Poet Lariat Williams letter tell
ng why he could not attend this year
vas read. Paul B. Smith, secretary
bf the State Manufacturers associa-
ion. of Oklahoma City, spoke on
IPatronize Home Industries"