The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-25
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO RE.
suit FROM RECENT MEETING
Annual Entertainment Of Retailers As
sociation largely Attended and
Marked With Enthusiastic Patriotic
and Civic Sentiment.
IBy a stan Correspondent.

Obs "a Staff spondeut.
Marietta. Okla. April 25.-The op-
era house was filled with men and
women attending the annual entertain.
ment OF the Retailers Association Of
this city last night when selectiye
cOnscriptiOn was unanimously enlors-
cd by rising vote Every man and
woman i'm the house arose when the
resolution was read
The demonstration was all the more
remarkable because no effort had been
made to bring the matter before the
meeting which was purely a getto-
gether affair under the auspices Of
the merchants Of this city
Graves Leeper OF Oklahoma City,
Walter S Gilbert, secretary Of the Ard
more Chamber OF Commerce and j o.
Patterson, president Of the Gainesville
Retailers Association, and II G..
Spaulding, Of the Daily Ardmoreite,
were the speakers and an excellent
musical program was presented
Gilbert in Patriotic Appeal
Walter s. Gilbert was the first
speaker and caught the crowd with an
appeal 10 patriotism and tribute to
the flag which was proiusely used in
the decorations He also made an
appeal for a Chamber OF Commerce at
Marietta with which ne promised the
cooperation Of the ArdmOre chamber.
J. O. Patterson, OF Gainesville, made
an excellent and interesting address
on the benefits Of the retailers asso-
citation to both merchants and patrons.
His speech was remarkable because
OF It's unique presentation He kept
his audience In a splendid humor as
he explained the protective benefits
10 he merchants and was exceedingly
witty az well as impressive in his re-
marks
Mayor Clint Graham, who presided
over the meeting, introduced Graves
Leepor as the Josh Billings Of Okla
hOma,' and for twenty minutes Okla
noma's lumber king fully sustained
his reputation and at the same time
pleaded in a masterful manner the
necessity Of Marietta organizing and
| sustaining a chamber Of commerce
What your retailers association, con
fined to merchants only, has done fol
the protection OF the business inter
csts OF the town" said Mr.. Leeper, "a
chamber of commerce composed Of al
classes OF men, and helped by theil
women. can do 10 promote the com
mercial growth and development o
Marietta. Get together stick together
and work together and don't let a feV
'hold.backs discourage but rather in
I spire you"
Publicity Imperative.
Get your towns name in print.
said II c. Spauding, who was tn,
! last speaker, "and don't hide this gar
den Of Eden under a bushel Their,
are thousands Of good men looking fo
just such a location as this The $50,
an acre farms Of the north and eas
cannot compare with this wonderful
fertile valley In the horseshoe ben,
Of Red river with Marietta as lis hub
The speakers proffer OF column
day I'm The Ardmoreite for live new
from Marietta brought forth heart.
response
The Draft Resolution.
The clock struck eleven The hous
was still packed when Chairman Gra
nam asked two more minutes indul
, gence. without comment he read th
resolution endorsing conscription AM
almost without waiting for the votD
the audience spraug To- It's feet and .O
ayes were shouted Every womal
in the audience arose with the men
Program Of Merit.
Too much cannot be- said of the mu
sical program which was rendered b,
loc1l talent Without an exception
from the solo by little Mary Burch
Marietla's child nightingale 10 IN,
conclusion every one displayed eXccp
JoHIl talent Miss Swift and Mis-
Burch who contributed piano mum
hcrs Miss E3tcue Black Miss Nau
iurCh and Miss Turner an mcrite,
The splendid reception they received
Abe Shine. of Marietta. % newly mad,
citizen, Wls equally as popular an,
Hampstead bentley. % visitor and pro
icssiOnll suIoist was fully repaid lo
I his gracious response 90 the can mad,
uu him 10 cuutrihlte To- the evening"
entertainment
A movement . now ON foot to or
."dn,su O. Chamber of Commerce aud {
. BIS generally agreed that the meotin,
was perhaps the most beneficial eve
held iu Marietta and the retailers ar,
being congratulated ou their progrcs
s,vc spirit and broad intentions