Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-19

With a dozen delegates from st.
Louis, the most distant point to be
represented, on hand early yesterday
afternoon and scores Of other visitor 8
arriving thruout the later hours of tho
night, Tulsa this morning is thoroly
in the hands Of one hundred Rotar-
ians forming the vanguard for the
seven hundred guests from 21 cities
expected for the annual district con-
ference of the Rotary clubs of Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Oklahoma. Off
olal business Of tho two days session
formally Will begin rotating at the
Grand opera house this morning at
1880 O'clock when Ro,arian A. L..
Farmer, president of the Tulsa Ro-
tary club, sounds the gavel setting the
cOgs in motion.
Coming i'm special Trains.
Special trains and private cars are
conveying the greater number OF the
Rotarians 20 Tulsa. The majority OF
the visitors will arrive this morning at
S o'clock aboard n special train of II
cars on the Atchison, Topeka q Santa
fe railway The great palace on
wheels will bear representatives from
Leavenworth, Topeka, Hutchinson.
Wichita, Independence and Parsons,
Kan. Kansas City, st. Joseph and
Joplin, Mo, and other cities IN Kan
sas aud Missouri The train spent last
night at Independence, where hun
dreds of visitors were inobilized for
their invasion of Tulsa this morning
Included in the visitors are leading
busines men in every commercial en-
deavor in the various cities repre-
sented. Big commercial lights of the
caliber of the men who have made
Tulsa famous, hail from st. Louis
Kansas City and the other larger To-
calities, many OF the visitors being
men of national reputation and with
high standing in the financial world
Strike Scare Hurt Some.
While the threatened railway strike
apparently has been averted, much to
the JOY of the Rotarians, the fear for
the last few days that the strike
really would be called is expected to
slightly curtail the large attendance
originally expected for the meetings
More than one thousand Rotarians
would undoubtedly have been on
removal of the strike danger reached
them a few hours earlier, some of the
visitors said last night.
Milling among the delegates at
Hotel Tulsa, official convention head
quarters last night were scores of
Tulsa Rotarians, on hand to extend
greetings and to tell the visitors Of
the wonders of the Wonder City. The
badge bedecked visitors were con-
spicuous even among the hundreds OF
oil men who thronged the lobby last
night. President Farmer and Paul NJ.
Galloway directed the entertainment
committee welcoming the visitors.
Leaders to Attend.
Among the men of national renown
in both Rotary and commercial circles
of the world with the visitors who will
arrive today is Arch &. Klumph of
Cleveland. Ohio, president of the In
ternational Association of Rotary
clubs. Robert Stone, noted attorney,
orator and politician from Topeka,
Kan, also will be on hand, serving in
the official capacity as governor of
the Eleventh Rotary district of the
United States
Kansas City, Mor is expected to
send the largest delegation, the visitors
forming the sole occupants for three
Pullman coaches included in the
rolling stock of the special train due
at O'Clock this morning. Joplin,
Oklahoma City, Wichita and lnde-
pendence, Kan, are expected to vie
with one another in the race for the
honor of sending the second largest
delegation. Several other Oklahoma
cities also will send large numbers of
visitors. The entire list of cities
whose Rotary clubs will be repre-
sented from the three states in the
Eleventh Rotary district are as fol-
lows: Missouri ST. Louis, Kansas
City, St. Joseph, Joplin; Kansas. To-
peka. Wichita, Leavenworth, Hutchi-
son. Dodge City. Kansas City, Parsons,
Independence, Pittsburg Salina Cha
mute; Oklahmoa, Oklahoma City, Bar
tlesville, McAlester, Muskogee, Ok
mulgee and Shawnee.
The Program.
Several alterations were made In
the official program last night, owing
to the inability of several of the
scheduled speakers to be on hand.
Glenn Condor, state representative
from Tulsa county, who was sched-
uled to deliver the address of well
come. is detained at the capital city
Mr.. Condons role will be taken by
President Farmqr of the Tulsa club
The complete program for today's
session follows:
1890 a. m. Meeting called to
order by President A. l.. Farmer
Tulsa. who will deliver the address Of
welcome. Response by Robert Stone,
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