Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-04
More Than 5000 People
Crowded Convention
Hall Last Night.
AN UNUSUAL EVENT
General Prosperity and
Miss Tulsa Were United
in Matrimony.

NEVER before was there anything
~ like it and many day probably
will pass before there is another such
event as that at Convention hall last
night--the somewhat delayed but
none less enthusiastic Tulsa celc-
bratiou of prosperity day.
More than five thousand people
crowded the spacious hall. and every
one of that number was pleased
There was something out of the ordi-
nary happening all the time and the
average Tulsan never is taardy In reg
istering appreciation Of something
worth while. Therefore there was
thunderous applause from the first
number until the last. Infinite care
had been exercises in the prepara-
tion of the program and those IN
charge of that particular work arc
deserving of all the demonstration Of
appreciation which was forthcoming
The Chamber of Commerce has
demonstrated that everything 1t un-
dortakos is worth white. The first
community sing was participated in
By thousan nds of men and women and
young folk, since when there had
been frequent requests for another
such occasion. Practically all those
who were identified with the Sing"
We're in attendance at the prosperity
day celebration last night. and there
We're indications that every one OF
them brought al least one companion
II is such things that speak for the
advancement of the City-an ad-
vancement which IL being observed
throughout the United States today
and which will he the means of max
ing Tulsa "A city of one hundred
thousand population before another
prosperity day celebration.
Speccbcs and Wcdd;ng
LONG uelore rroiessor John
=, movies weaver TOOK ms place AT
'ne ,huhiclpal organ Tor the rendltloh
VI @ tlIc l'lSt ~nluSlca. ~ nu''iper ol the
program, every seat IN the spacious
,l mum nau peei occupieu ana
men anu women ana youngsters were
s,a"uIhs three ueep NJ 'he rear or
.,ie nan ana on ,he stage Later
'heIe were huhureus OF people VINO
couiu hot enter the nan because or
,he cro"u Wh'ch preceueu the,i' anu
persons WhU are lainliiar win me
sLeat pulluiile uines'ta'lnely saiu
me attehoance was the greatest since
.h1 structure was thrown open TO the
pur,ic' RI.
ne l.rst nuihpei M on the program
was Sleci"I.y written song 10 inc
,uhe Oi me otar HPahgled Banner
hNtrypouy sang those VINO
propaply neNer sanS peiore, olu men
as tho ~nnngstors Rad ynipe, as r,tna Me.'
led with good voices. but the whole
made the hall resound as If never re-
sounded before. and the melody could
be heard for many a block.
The addresses on prosperity, which
were delivered by r. f.. Oberholtzer,
T.. o. Tilburne and others. were thor
ouChly appreciated. They showed
wherein Tulsa. in every particular. is
progressing faster and better than anv
other city of the United States. They
showed that there are more children
in the schools. more money in the
banks, more building activity and
more everything that IS to he found
elsewhere Mr.. Tilburne predicted
that another four years would find
the population of Tulsa near one hun
dred thousand
one of the chief numbers OF the
program was the drill of juvenile
members of the Y. NJ. G. A. gym
nasuin. class under the direction of
Professor f. T.. pierson These bows
showed what they are capable of and
everyone in the vast audience was
prompt in showing his appreciation.
The drills were carried out to the
piano accompaniment of Fred Henry.
the blind pianist. which added not a
little to the merit of the number.
Tho w,dd;ry Ccromon,
mi, -
my n'at ,r AS VI pe'leraI rrospeflty
a,lu M'ss iu,sa "aS o,ie VI ,ne thost
, SiapoI9tu i r,en'S VI tne hlhu Whlch
nds '"NNu pIavc p,r,, III tnis .lty inns sea
son. =, W. iNpuine. ~ VINO propaply
Snoulu nave p''H IL tlcfSNincn, IN
steau 81 an VI "ISahl"atioi secretary
oili,ia,c" an i,,, i',u,'i'er Wrn,ich ueihoh-
s, s,iatcu % n,s ap'il'S, nete were
iloMc' 81 -, ,.,i', p,.uJsiliaius, ,he pest
@ @l'l"n auu ~ Stn,hs eise Wnlch is
ieguss'iS io' suo" an OCCASION
me priue, Mno & was none other
.n'n 'ini','e i"'''r, Vas oeWltchlns
" an ~ eAeleiie' -, N iace there was
not petso,I u, & .ie n,i uuuiencr ,,' VINO was
,lot ', oo',.i',o0u .nat Mss Mss iulsa was an
',o.ies,, ,,!,'t, ,uHa zap yeai prlue'
hlNlltu III "a DIludI gown,