The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-17
CREDIT MEN
BANQUE 7
LAST NIGHT
REGULAR MONTHLY LUNCHEON
OF ARDMORE CREDIT MEMS
ASSOCIATION WAS HELD LAST
NIGHT.


tion gave its annual monthly banquet
at Shumans summer garden last
night and it eclipsed anything OF
the kind the association has attempt
ed in the past.
w. w. Lewis and r. G. Raines
were the committee on arrangements
and they did their work we'll Thir-
ty-five members and invited guests
were present, and some very inter
esting speeches were delivered.
The tables were sumptuously laden,
and after cigars were lighted, J. w.
| Kruger, as master of ceremonies ad-
| dressed the visitors on the object OF
| the Credit Mems 6Ssaaiation. and
stated that every business and pro-
| fessional man in the city is invited
to become a member, for the protec-
tion it gives.
The first speaker called upon was
c. f. Ringer, of the association, whose
subject was: Notices, Their Mean
ing and How We Should Apply Them
to Business" Mr.. Ringers remarks
were most timely and breathed
spirit of cooperation and loyalty
among business men.
Mr.. Ringer was followed by Attor-
ney II. II. Brown, who spoke on the
social relations between business men
, and his was get together talk that
contained sound logic and good com
mon sense. Mr. Brown related some
experiences he encountered with bust
ness mems associations in the north
west, and demonstrated that, by CO.
operation, the merchants are in posi-
tion to protect themselves against
loss by selling to hahitnal deadbeats.
Col Sidney Suggs' subject was:
"The Pioneer Business Man of Ard
more-and His Troubles" Col. Suggs
related conditions as they existed
here over twenty years ago, and told
Vi lllC spun VI NO-bDtl llldl
prevailed among the merchants; how,
when it was necessary to raise
money for any enterprise, the mer-
chants and business men, with one
accord, We're ready to respond to the
call for the building up of the city,
and furthering the interests of all.
The pathway of the early settler here
was not always beset with thorns,
however, and, in recounting some of
the good times that the pioneer en-
joyed, related the great Grafton that
former Mayor Dick prepared and de-
livered as a welcome address to the
senate committee on Indian affairs,
which once visited the city on a tour
OF investigation. Mr.. Dick had been
invited to be present last night but
he could not come, therefore he had
no defense.
j. W. Harreld. j. B. Spragins, W. R. !
Burnitt, Z. V. Gavitt, and Mr.. Putnam |
of The Wilson News. also made short
addresses, and, after a rising vote of
thanks to the management OF last |
nights affair, it was dispersed.
The Ardmore Credit Mems associa,
ton has grown from a membership |
of nine to nearly fifty, and the presi- |
dent hopes to have every business |
man in the city on the rolls before |
many months.
At the next banquet, one month
from today, the wholesale merchants |
of the city will be invited to attend,
and later on the association intends
to give a banquet for the benefit of |
the clerks of the city.
Following were those present last |
night: j. w. Davis, G. f. Shuman. |
G. f. Ringer, j. w. Kruger, w. f
Abbott, T. P. Jones, ]. NJ. Brady, w.
R Burnitt, r. G.. Raines, r. V. Gavitt, |
w. j, Lane, VI. VI. Johnson. Dr. Potter
a. b. Rawlins, A. B. Rawlins Jr., w. !
w. Lewis, G. L. Dyer. II. H. Brown,
Sidney Suggs, T B. Frensley, Malone
Lykins, E. r. Ratliff, A. Sloan, /
]. A. Bodovitz, ]. B. Spragins, p. p.
Conlee, Henry Hunt, w. r. Bomar,
George Wyatt, Mr.. Putnam, N. NJ.
Lane, F. X. West, ]. w. Harreld. John
Bowman.