The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-20
Advance Guard Here
For Trails Meeting:
Parade Plans Ready
Weather Ideal for Automobile
Travel Roads From All
Sections Of State Lined
With Cars,
LAWT0N SENDS SPECIAL
Mangum Enthusiastic, in 143
Cars, Get Early Start; 1900
Machines Expected in Pa
rade,

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With an advance guard OF hundreds
OF delegates tC the Ozark Trails con-
venton reporting to headquarters today.
the big highways convention began to
warm up day before the opening
session Among the early arrivals last
night and today were representatives
of the prospective and already estab-
lished routes OF the trail Many were
here to arrange for accommodations
for their delegations
Weather Ideal.
The weather. for the parade this aft
crnoon is ideal II was a common re.
mark among the visitors that Coli
onel w. H. Harvey, president Of
the Ozark Trails association m
doubtedly possessed the ability to fore
cast the weather, in addition to his road
building ability.
Advance notices which came pouring
into headquarters this morning indi-
Gated that the parade will be tkc larg-
est procession OF automobiles proba-
| bly, ever seen in the city The central
route got slight Jump by starting
from Mangum this morning with .4]
cars which had assembled between
there and Goodnight, Texas. Other,
will be picked up along the route.
i,Soo Cars in Parade.
The northern atA central routes
came in with strong reports. The pre-
diction was made by those in charge
that not less than 800 visiting car,
will be in the parade From the towns
to the east Of the city, indications we're
that fully 500 cars would come.
All details Of the parade had been
worked out before noon, John Graves,
in charge oi the arrangements said.
Under the direction of Col II. w. Pen.
tecost, the sections OF the parade will
be placed into position on Dale ave-
nue. between Broadway circle and
Thirteenth street, Colonel Pen,ecost
will be mounted, as will his assist
ants
No estimate could be placed this
morning by Mr.. Graves on the number
of cars which will go outside the CITY
to escort the delegations into the as
sembing point. The number increased
hourly, men who thought two DAYS ago
that they would he unable to 20 be-
coming infected with the general spirit
OF exuberance. The Rotary club will
probably be represented with eighty
: cars, and other civic organizations as
, strong IN proportion to their sizes
Parade Formation.
Upon arrival Of the delegations "
the point where the parade is TO he
formed, the Oklahoma City cars will
be found lined up as follows Mounted
police Emery'S band; official Ozark
Trails car; Governor Williams, Mayor
, OverholScr, Roy Stafford Col w. II.
Harvey, Colonel Leecraft. I'd ).
:, Vaught state officials county off
cialS; city officials; ministerial alli-
: ance Chamber OF Commerce directors;
Retailers association directors; Manu-
fac,urers and Jobbcrs' association di-
rectorS; press representatives; state
: university, Central State normal.
The reception cars will enter tho
Y parade two abreast others TO follow
singly.
Many OF the delegates from the
southern route will no, be seen in the
parade. as a special Pullman train will
arrive here from lawton late this cve-
ming with 500 delegates. This delega-
,ion has solved the question Of ae-
commoda,ions by arranging for the
train to stay here all night.
100 Cars From Tulsa.
At 2 o'clock nearly 100 cars from Tub.
sa and towns lying on the proposed
central route to the east arrived In Ok
lahoma City for this afternoons parade.
, They were headed by the official Ozark
! Trails car Of the Tulsa chamber OF
commerce.