The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-07
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Of VENICE
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AT REGULAR QUARTERLY
MEETING OF THE CITY
FEDERATION

The City Federation held it's quarter
| ly meeting last Saturday afternoon at
the club rooms of the Carnegie library.
The executive board met at 2:30,
passed upon several m9tters of inn
portance, and conducted the routine
business OF the organization. The Fed
GRAFTON convened at p. m, and adopt.
ed in full the proceedings OF the eXecu-
tive board,
The Civic committee, School, city
Improvement, Playground, University
and Hospital reports were very enconr-
aging. Mrs. Tom Farrell, chairman OF
the joint committee of the City Fedora.
! tion and the Woman's Chamber Of
| Commerce on establishing Fairgrounds
for The school children OF Guthrie, read
paper on the necessity Of play
ground in connection with the school
grounds She urged this work for NOR
al and social reasons: Supervision OF
the playground was the watch-word
of this century: play is the safety
valve OF juvenile energy; play not
work is the need OF the hour for chill
dren and young people; hard work to
keep the children and young people
out of mischief is criminal,
Mrs. FarrelI's Work
Mrs Farrell has been very success
| ful in directing the enthusiasm and
youthful spirits of her school at Cap
itol Hill BY request OF the federation,
Mrs, Farrell's article will be published
/ IA. tn nlH
ems along this line Since Prof. Brook &
| talk before the Woman's Chamber OF
Commerce, a great impetus has been
given to the subject Of playground and
supervision of play grounds.
Mrs. Miller, chairman of the Uniyer
sity of NJ U. o gave an enthusiastic
report of the outlook for the coming
year its membership being nearly
double Of last year. The University Il
certainly to be congratulated with
Chancellor Bradford at the head, with
Or. Fielder on his right hand and sec
oneded every effort for pre-emineni
success Of the University, which Is
destined nok to be the great seat OF
J learning Of the Southwest The per
sonnel of the faculty is all that is te
be desired and guarantees exceptions
work for the year.
Too much cannot be said in rcgart
to the splendid student body A finel
lot Of young students can not be out
riyaled in any educational institution
or denominational school in Oklaho
ma, or elsewhere for that matter. Tho
federation will continue it's scholar
t ships it has the nencleus for such
The Hospital committee reported on
another OF Guthrie institutions, The
Methodist hospital. The report OF th'
number OF convalesceht patients whicl
was recently published in The Leade
was taken as a basis OF good hospita
service. not only for the citizens
Guthrie. but of the state, and not f0
Methodists alone, but It's beneiicen
service is open to all alike and Of
equal terms.
Humane Society Work
The Humane society committee art
planning a more extensive plan q
work, ii has accomplished much, but
as yet is wholly Inadequate 70 meei
the flagrant cases OF cruelty to am
mails, some of which is done in wanton
ness, aud others in mere thoughtess
ness or indifference, and results are
the same in either case
The Capital Campaign which il
waged to bring the capital back it
Guthrie where it rightfully belongs
and so acknowledged by all fair mind
ed people Of the state regardless o
,sectionally or political affiliations, wa
not forgotten but peculiar stress wa
laid upon the federation to assist il
this stresslul campaign as waged s.
herocally by the men OF Guthrie an,
the Woman Chamber of Commerce
The president OF the Woman's Cham
Der OF Commerce received warm prais'
and applause for her efficient selt.sac
rilIcing devotion TO bring about the de
sired results OF bringing the capita
back TO Guthrie Mrs. Cassidy who 4
second to none in her untiring zeal il
this campaign made an earnest pie;
for all members OF the federation
who are not members OF the Won
ans Chamber OF Commerce tmost 0
them arel to put their shoulders z
the. wheel and make the victory cel
tain.
Postage Stamp Shower
The federation appointed CON
mittee composed OF AIRS. Emma Nh
er and Mrs. y. N. Carter to arans
for a postage stamp shower Ever
hostage stamp viii carry doze
reasons to some voter why the car
ital should be brought back; and e'
cry vote counts; and enough vote
viii win the day The school chi
dren under the direction of thei
principal VIII be asked for volur
tary contribution of two cents, IN
price of stamp or as many NOR
as they wish. many little makes
nickle" And quite revenue O