Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-28
VIII Be the Largest Ever
Held in the State of
Oklahoma.
IN CONVENTION HALL
Splendid Program arranged
for Statewide Y. NJ.
c. A. Banquet.

The largest banquet ever held in
the state OF Oklahoma will mark the
opening OF the state Y. VI. G. A. CON
vention in Tulsa, February IL, IL,
IS and IA, and stir an enthusiasm that
will make the meeting the most in
teresting gathering of Christian
workers ever held in the southwest
The banquet will be held I'm Con
vention hall Thursday evening, the
first day OF the convention, and one
thousand men Interested in the pro-
motion of religious work throughout
the world will be seated around the
festive board.
The entire arena rioor the stage
and the double aisle leading to the
arena floor will be occupied 10y ban
quet tables and the Kendall band
will be stationed in the orchestra pit.
The speakers table will be placed
on the elevated double aisle at the
rear OF the arena. This will place the
speakers I'm view Of everyone.
Women TO Handle II.
The banquet, because of its size,
Is an enormous undertaking. Yet the
members OF the womon's organiza
tions OF the downtown churches took
llOIu VI INC proposition Nlluoul lllltu-
ing. They are thoroughly organized
and feel confident Of being able to
handle 1t satisfactorily.
The churches handling the banquet
are the First NJ. E., the Nj. +. south,
the First Baptist, the First presbytcr-
ian and the First Christian.
Banquet tickets will be 81 each and
the registration for the banquet en-
titles the holder of the ticket to the
privileges OF the entire convention.
The sale OF tickets will he launched
Sunday when every church, the high
school and Henry Kendall college will
put their organizations behind the
campaign.
Many College Men.
The college delegations from the
various institutions OF the state will be
seated in groups, and the banquet
tables as well as the hall Itself will
be decorated for the occasion.
The speakers for the banquet are
by far the feature OF the big feast
| DR. Stratton ID. Brooks of the Uni
versity OF Oklahoma will act as toast
master.
The address of welcome will be
delivered by Carl C, Magee, president
of the Tulsa Y NJ. c. A. board Of
| directors and a member of the state
committee. The response will be made
by II. s. Shelor, president of the
MuskOgee Commercial club.
There will be but two addresses
on the remainder of the program, but
1t is their quality that will count. The
speakers win be c. Q. Chandler of
Wichita and DR.. Clarence A. Barbour
Of New York city.
The enormity Of Tulsa's convention
alone makes this great banquet pos
sible. No other building In the state
could hold It. The largest banquet
ever given in the state thus far was
held at Oklahoma City two years ago,
when nine hundred business men at
tended the annual feast Of the cham
ber OF commerce. The one thousand
mark I'm attendance will be reached
at the Y. NJ. c. A. banquet to be
served here
The sale of several hundred tickets
in Tulsa Is expected during the next
week or ten days II is the desire of
the local committee and the state
committee that as many business men
as can should attend the banquet,
representing the city in which the
convention is being held.