Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-13

, ing pIhcc VIII occur,
Tonight at o'clock sharp the most
elaborate banquet ever rendered the
members OF the association VIII start
ut Convention hall II VIII he tend
cred complimentary by the Tulsa
Press club and there viii be plates
for six hundred persons. A corps OF
cooks and walters have been brought
from Kansas city by &iotel Tulsa
catering department to serve the ban
uuct, Todays sessions of the conven-
tion win be held on the stage, 80 as to
allow carpenters an opportunity to
build the tables on the arena floor.
j. Burr Gibbons viii preside as toast-
master and there Will he "A number of
five minute speeches by local and
visiting newspaper men OF promin-
cncc, intcrspcrscd with musical num-
bcrs by newspaper women and wives
or relatives OF newspaper men.
Among the speakers viii be G.. T..
jenkins of Wagner; Il. q. Hopkins
OF 81. Louis publicity director of the
NJ *. 4 II. railroad; Glenn Condor of
Tho Tulsa World. Cortland Fcuuuuy
of Chandler an honorary member OF.
the association since he was | . years
of age; G.. NJ. rriddy OF The Tulsa
world and others. There win be vo-
cal solos by Mrs. Eugene Lorton of
Tulsa aud Mrs. Fred W. Ilott of New
Orleans Mrs Lorton is the wife Of
Rott's husband In manager of the Mcr-
gcnthalcr Linotype company AT New
Orleans w. X. Guibcrson OF this
city Will sing an original song dcdi-
Gated To the editors of oklahoma. Miss
Vera Gwynnc. society editor of Tho
world, viii play "A piano solo. There
will be instrumental numbers by Mrs
Glenn Condor of this city and her
sistor-in-law, Cora Youngblood Cor
son, of Anadarko. known as the
most versatile lady musician The
Hotel Tulsa orchestra Miss Gwynnc
and Miss Margaret i,inggold will fur
nish accompanimcnts for the num-
hors.
Miss Lynette kimmons will give
short pipe organ concert to demon
strate the qualities of the municipal
organ.
Then Some BalI.
There Will be an amazing scenic and
electrical dcmonstration On the stage
OF Convention hall and then the arena
floor will be cleared OF the tables and
chairs and the annual ball VIII begin.
This will DO brilliant affair. twenty
local girls will be present TO help en-
tortnin tho editors. and the dance Will
LIST until after midnight.
To-day at noon all visiting ladies viii
u assemble on the mezaanine floor or
| Hotel Tulsa where they Will he met
| by the local ladies entertainment
committee, At 1880 o'clock they
win be rendered q compiimen'sry
/ luncheon In tho griilroom OF the no.
/ tol. Handsome floral bouuets Will be
presented to each OF the women.
Tomorrow morning special train
Of ton coaches viii leave over the
Frisco and Santa 70 for Drumright.
with u 30-minuto stop At oilton on
the way, An elaborate entertain
U a (.r l,a ali ar -
and their ladies at prumrisht, and
nearly one hundred Tulsa newspaper
people will accompany the party, The
| prospects of IA trip through the heart
| of the worlds greatest oil felds anu
three hours In one OF the most pc
turesuue and fastest growing oil towns
| in the nation Is proving allurins 10
/ the visitors and practically all or them
will remain here for tho excursion.
which Is scheduled to start promptly
AT 1870 o'clock tomorrow morning,
After President Foster had called
| the convention to order Yesterday
morning the invocation was pro
nounccd by Rev G, '. king, rector
Of Trinity Episcopal church of Tulsa.
the pipe organ and \ II. Young the
cornot the crowd then sang "Ameri-
ca" right Justify.
Address of Welcome
Edward q, Tilhurne. secretary o'
the Chamber of commerce, naue
characteristic address of welcome II
which he stated thnt the people OF
Tulsa considered this convention the
tnost important ST ltc-wide gathering
ry,r hold I'm the city. because each
editor represented hundreds OF peo-
plo and those in attendance were the
'mould,rs of public opinion
John Gohio OF Guthrie. one of the
pion,or editors of the state, and prob
ably the most fluent oNtemporaneous
orator In the association; responded
I'm u splendid manner He paid
glowing tribute TO Tulsa ana nor
spirit of adNauCcmcnt He gave rs-
urcs aud statistics that proved his
familiarity with tho history OF tho
city and declared that Tulsa had
never gotten full credit for her
marvellous growth In many quarters
! No more eloquent tribute 10 Tulsa was
ever paid hy public speaker than
that delivered by MIR. Go'obie.
Raise the standard.
| president Fosters annual address
reflected the energy and thinNins
power ~ the man, lilo pleaded wlth
Tho Young editors 10 raise the stand
ard ~ tho business, lie pointed ou'
that in volume tho newspaper bus'
moss ranks sixth In the world but Us
credit standing IN the business W"''
ranks thirty seventh. He declare
that the business should be lifted 10
the same plane as the banks and the
stores
Secretary Treasurer F.. ;. Bronson
Of III Reno. one of OHlahoma's great.
est editors. and the man 10 whom all
credit y due for the handsome edi-
I tors clubhouse at Medicine Park
stated in his annual report that after
paving an debts more than $500 was
in the treasury of the association ana
that the amount Of money paid In al
the Tulsa convention Tor new MEM
bcrshipS and dues would greatly swell
the amount Mos, of the editors, ne
stated. are doins SplcndidN m tultu-
ing the ADVERTISING contracts that they
donated to pay the cost Of erecting
thc clubhouse.
Committees Named.
! President Foster then named the
tcllowing committees
ReSolutionS-Otis Weaver, Shaw
nee. John =. Hinkle saltwater; +. II.
MittS. Chelsea. Neal WINNER. Eu-
faula. W \ Hess. Norman,
Auditiug + 7 Martin. Miami, >
, \ OlmS,cad butler. Col f. l. Greg
b cry. Ardn,ore; W. T. Dixon. BsrtleS-
b WILLIE
Memorial =. Rcntrew, sidney