The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-31
Meeting Of Mems Club Marked by Out
puring Of Sentiments Appropriate
10 Day; Flags Much in
Evidence al Feast
DWYER PRESIDES
AS POSTMASTER
Kayser, Riddle, Smith, Ramey and Cook
Furnish 0raiOricaI Part Of Program;
Fine Spirit Of Fellowship
Peryades Crowd

IL BeLb Ucttcl All ehS 'iinSi ""'
the verdict voiced regarding the Mems
Dinner club following the fine feast
that was enjoyed Tuesday eyenl"s =,
the Early hotel at which nearly one
hundred diners were seated
In the splendid spirit Of good fellow
ship that was strongly in evidence the
feed" was not different from prevI-
Gus meetings of the club but in one re-
spect II was distinctive Held upon
Decoration Day. 1t was characterized
by the outpouring OF sentiments appro-
pirate to the occasion. patriotism being
the keynote In most of the speeches.
A small American flag was presented
10 each person present and special at
tcntion was paid to "Old Glory
throughout the evening.
Col T. H. Dwyer. the POSTMASTER,
opened the program with a short
speech in which he referred to. the
flag. telling OF what 1t meant 10 him
TO live IN great republic like the
United States and pledging renewed
devotion to tho banner OF stars and
stripes to which he paid glowing
tribute As the first speaker he IN
troduced Mr.. J. w. Kayscr. who iv-
sponded to the toast sour Honored
fao.d - Af.-,. .,.,.., ....ff,l,l. t,.tr,,d,-..
tory remarks which caught the crowd
the speaker delivered short but ell
oquent address in which he gave 10 the
heroic dead OF the nation due praise
and pointed out the path of duty to pa
triots OF today. Il rejoice to say said
he pointing TO the national emblem.
that this flag was never borne upon
a battlefield except for righteous
cause"
Rev G. Lyle Smith responded to the
toast THE Anti-knocker" He paid
his respects to those people who nev.
er sec any good in their -fellow-men,
telling a good story in which the
point was brought out that the other
fellow looks small to the knocker be
cause he is SO far ahead of you Mr.
Smith also. moved by the spirit of the
occasions joined In the tributes paid to
the flag Save the mantle Of right
eousness, when lie down in my last
rest | could ask nothing better than
TO be wrapped about with the banner
of stars and stripes" said he.
Bits of chickasha's History" was
the subject assigned TO Judge r +.
Riddle. one of the pioneers in the city
The speaker gave some very interest
ing Information about the early days
In Chickasns Before there was a
Chickasha, he said. there was little
town called rpensee' a few miles
from the present site Of the city. Pen
see disappeared from the map after
the Rock Island railway was built.
Mr. Riddle told about an overland trip
which he made from Ardmore to the
spot where reports said great city
was about to be founded That was
In the spring of 1892 when Pensee was
still in bloom. Very soon after that
the building Of a town here was begun
and the speaker traced in general
way the development OF the city to its
present proportions. concluding by
giving his warmesi approval to the
Dinner club.as an agency for promot
ing the progress OF the community
Friendship and good fellowship ar,
the ulost important things in tfe,build
ing of a city said he.
Supt. Ramey spoke on The Chick
asha Schools" making one of his Wig
orous talks in which he declared tina
the schools were the most importan
institution In the city. He closed will
an appeal to the voters to go to tn
polls and support the special levy il
the election today. arousing much en-
thusiasm.
Water" was the unique subjec
chosen by MIR Jonas Cook for hi