Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-08-31
OBy y. BURR GIBBONS, TrcSiden
Tulsa Press Club


The Importance of an organization
OF working newspaper men in the de
velopment and exploitation of a grow
ing city is strongly evidenced in the
activities of the Tulsa Press club dur
ing it's short career of only two years.
OrganiZcd and maintained by active
newspaper men and women working
for meager salaries and the glory and
fascination of the game, it has enter
tanned some Of the greatest celebri-
ties that have visited Tulsa and has
been IA factor in the success of many
public enterprises.
Within a week following the birth
Of the organization the Tulsa Press
club had an opportunity TO establish
itself and advertise the city Of Tulsa,
through the banquet rendered 70
Robert l.. owen, United States senator
from Oklahoma. The banquet was
held in the old Robinson hotel, the
newspaper workers and their honor
guest, being the guests of w. ~ Rob
inson, one Of the truest friends the
local profession ever had. The ban
quct was attended by city and county
officials, representatives, of the Tulsa
Commercial club and other leading
citizens.
The annual high links, held I'm the
Hotel Tulsa banquet hall during the
spring OF 1912, was one of the most
unique and widely advertised events
ever staged by newspaper men in the
Southwest on this occasion, Col.
Clarence Douglas. former editor of
the Muskogee Phoenix and dean of
oklahoma newspaper men, was the
honor guest Prominent men Of Tulsa
and neiEhborinE cities We're guests Of
the local pencil pushers. Thanks
again to our friend, Robinson.
The members Of the Tulsa Press
club plaved no small part In the max
ing of the Second Annual Industrial
purbar held last September and dur
ing the weeks festivities hanqucted
sixty visiting newspaper men from all
parts of the state in the grill room of
the Elks club. The success Of this
entertainment was evidenced 10y
dozens OF letters later received from
those in attendance.
When former United States Senator
Frank Cannon OF Utah visited Tulsa
as lyceum attraction last summer,
Il was the pleasure OF the Tulsa Press
club to entertain him at banquet in
the Commercial club rooms whore
the friends of the local scribes enjoy
ed a classical Grafton from the promi-
nent citizen Of the Mormon land.
on April "a, 1913. when the Okla
homa State Farm Development con-
ference was held In Tulsa IA half a
dozen banquets had to be arranged
for visiting farmers, railroad men,
bankers and others 1t was with good
grace that the members Of the Tulsa
Press club cared for the visiting mem /
bers of their profession at a banquet
held In the Elks club grill room
The GROWING event in the history !
Of the Tulsa Press club, and one that
has gone down in the annals OF OK
lahoma ncwspaperdom was the ella !
borate entertainment given the mem |
bers Of the Oklahoma State Press as |
sociat'on and their wives and families /
on Sunday evening, May II. Three /
and forty-seven newspaper
men and women surrounded the fes- (
tive board in the main dining room .
Il tn Hotel Tulsa. where Governor J.
,Nuce addressed them by long dis /
lance telephone from his home In Ok /
lGhoma city.
In the promotion ot every success
ful convention or other public enter !