Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-13
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
VISITORS IN CITY
Seven Automobile Loads Ar
rive After Five Days Tray
ell on Albert Pike.
ARE GUESTS AT BANQUET
Cy Avery Toastmaster at Din
ner in TER Honor at
Hotel Tulsa.

The grandeur of Colorado and the
Pixies Peak region in all its colors
and splendor was spread artistically
before the people of Tulsa last night
at banquet given by the Albert Pike
Highway association to rs representa-
tive business men and members of the
Colorado Springs chamber of com
merce, who arrived in this city last
night at o'clock over the Albert
Pike highway.
President Avery of the Albert Pike
was toastmaster Of the banquet and In
Il short address outlined the purpose
and plan of the Albert Pike Highway
association, and referred in no small
way to the reception which had been
given him and his party when visiting
Colorado Springs some months ago.
Greer First Speaker,
Mr.. Avery then introduced as the
first speaker of the evening Frank
Greer. vice-president of the Chamber
of Commerce of this city. Mr.. Greer
extended a hearty welcome to the vis-
ltors, which was followed by a re-
sponse on the part of j. NJ. Parker,
who was one of the originators of the
plan of the sociability run. Mr.. Parker
expressed the wish to see all of Tulsa s
summer tourists in Colorado Springs
tins summer.
Senator X. L. Davidson was the next
speaker and he was followed by l.. a.
Puffer, president of the Colorado
Springs chamber of commerce and
state senator from that city. Mr.. Puff
fer was followed on the program by
f.. II. Blake of oklahoma City. His
address will long be remembered by
those fortunate to hear it, and as
President Avery declared afterward.
it was masterpiece in weaving the
patriotic, moral, plutonic and Chris
tian thots into one bit theme.
Colorado Experiences.
The speaker from Oklahoma City
was followed by Glenn Condor, who
explained away some of the charges
which had been made against him by
other occupants of the car in which
he piloted the caravan to Tulsa. Mr.
Condor then told of his experiences
during his first sightseeing trip to
Colorado lie was followed by T. j.
Hartman, who delivered a brief toast
to the coming summers to be spent
in Colorado Springs by Tulsans after
which c. w Dolph. city attorney of
Manitou, made a short talk using as
the theme of his talk the necessities
which Colorado Springs and Pixies
Peak region had to offer for the de-
sres made by Tulsa and Oklahoma in
general.
Leave Here Monday.
The party will remain in Tulsa until
Monday morning, when they will
leave for Muskogee and continue
their journey to Joplin and on back
ward to Colorado Springs.
The Colorado road boosters were
met shortly after o'clock last night
near Okmulgee by a Tulsa commit
tee in the car of William Smith, own
er of the Empress theater. In addi-
ton to Mr. Smith those in the car
were Glenn Condor, Frank Murphy
and Harry Walters. c. +. Hopkins
and J. II. walters Joined the welcome
committee at Beggs and assisted in
escorting the party to Tulsa.
The pilot car directed by G. s.
Avery president of the Albert Pike
Highway association, and Il. Bee
Guthrey, both of Tulsa. broke down
between Kiefer and Tulsa. The lead
was Saken by the Smith car and the
party piloted to Main street and east
on Third to Hotel Tulsa.
Covered With Dust.
A cake of Oklahoma earth covered
every member of the touring party
After a thoro scrubbiug they We're
prepared for the dinner awaiting
them in the private dining room of
the hotel.