The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-28
Nearly 100 Attend Monthly Dinner, Ser
we'd at College by Catholic Ladies
With President Austin Acting
As POSTMASTER
DURBIN MAKES HIT
AS MOVIE PRODUCER
Presents 20. c. W." in Three Reels
Hamilton, Johnson and Dr.. Wray
Give Entertaining Talks; Meet
Same Place Next Month

A grand feed, served by the Catho-
lie ladies Of the city, four grand talks
and grand time Of good fellowship
during both banquet and toasts made
the Mems Dinner club meeting in the
dining hall of the Oklahoma College
for Women last night if possible a
greater success than any previous one.
Slightly less than one hundred bust
ness men Of Chickasha attended. to be
exact, 95. One speaker stated that
he had travelled much in the past few
years, touching many countries on
both hemispheres, and never before
had he seen so many business men
of city the size Of Chickasha at one
meeting, the purpose of which was
merely to meet and have a social good
stime.
President G. w Austin was the
toastmaster He was introduced by
p H. Roche, president of the organi-
zation.
President Austin demonstrated to.
Chiekasha people that happy faculty
he possesses Of putting an audience
perfectly at ease. He joked Of the
method in which a number OF business
men had clamored for places on the
program, and of how it had been nee
essary to limit the number to four
speakers, then limit them to speeches
Of nine minutes each
Attorney {. c. Durbin the first speak
er, was introduced as one who had
taken great interest in the College.
had been frequent visitor in the halls
and had always been given fitting
welcome by those whom he had gone
out to see.
Three Reels by Durbin.
In novel and interesting manner.
tho speaker gave the response to his
toast, The Oklahoma College for Wo
men, It was history of the college
lin three reels
"The first reel Of this picture is
merely Introductory the speaker said,
"as all first reels are It is picture
of the college as / first saw it. Com
ing from farther cast and farther
north, | was prepared to hear creeks
called rivers and hills called noun
tains, but even then ] was surprised
to find an institution which boarded
in the Bohart Flats called college"
After celebrating somewhat further
on the humble beginning of the school,
Mr.. Durbin presented the second reel
of the picture, showing the institution
growing but struggling under heavy
odds. not the least Of which was the
impression. first. that it was a place
for incorrigible girls and second that
it was a school OF no interest or profit
TO the state, merely q plum the people
of Oklahoma thought Grady county
politicians obtained for their district
During the second reel" the politi-
clans OF the state themselves believed
that the school was sort Of cog in
the political machinery of Oklahoma.
places in which we're to be used as
the exigeneies of politics demanded.
~The third reel" the producer Of
scenarios said, takes us back to two
years ago. when the present head of
the institution took charge. We see
before us real college, serving a real
purpose in the educational system of
the state and serving not just one To-
cality. but every section of the state
impartially."
~And it is my hope that the third
reel be an endless one" Toastmaster
Austin responded as Mr. Durbin con
cluded his toast.
The short talks made by President
Austin betxeen toasts were perhaps
the most delightful Of the entertain
ment. Il have studiously avoided al
discussion Of the matters treated in
the first two reels Of the picture. he