The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-21
PRtSn-. vt BROOKS
TO BE- ), ) .-'HER
HEAD OF STATE UNIVERSITY TO
ADDRESS PATRIOTIC MASS
MEETING THIS WEEK.

The executive committee Of the Car
ter County Council of Defense held its
second meeting yesterday afternoon ana
acted upon several matters of para.
mount interest at this time, including
the appointment Of a committee To or
ganize a home guard in Carter county,
initiating arrangements for "send-off"
for the Ardmore Engineering Compa-
NY, and the condemnng of the prdc.
tice on the part of some nOtaries public
in charging disproportionate amounts
in the making out Of exemption pa
pers.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, Robert Gillian. who stat
ed at the outset that il would be i'm
possible to secure the Hon. Scott Fer
ris, of Lawton, as a speaker at a pig
mass meeting here this week, rs his
time is taken up and he will be unable
to come until later
The fact that the Ardmore Engineer.
ing company is to leave here this week
was called to the attention Of the meet
ing and it was decided to at once make
arrangements for public reception and
leaveitaking for the engineers and for
the newly created officers who will
also leave here on Saturday. 1t is de-
sired to have this reception at Central
Park Thursday night with a speaker
Of statewide note, committee com
prising II. G. Spaulding, $. A. Apple
and J. T. Coleman being appointed to
take up this feature OF the program
and today they announce that an ac-
ceptance has been received from DR..
Stanton Brooks, president Of the state
university.
communication was received from
the state council urging the early for
nation Of a home guard to be equipped
by the state and to be under the juris-
diction Of civil authorities This sub
ject was debated fully the large amount
of oil In storage being considered spec.
ial hazard in view Of the agitation that
is now going on in some sections in OPP
position to the war and the draft meth.
ods Of the government. Inasmuch as IL
was considered imperative that early
steps be taken TO organize this body. a
committee was appointed to take the
matter in hand without delay. as fol.
lows:
Committee on organization OF home
guard-Otis NJ. Smith. John l.. Gait, J.
Il. Talliaferro, Fred Ryburn, Ralph II.
Ramsey, William Hutchlnsont Jake
Bodovitz and l.. $. Raines.
Charges by Notaries.
Several OF the members OF the com.
mittee told OF information that had
come TO them in relation TO the various
charges made by notariss and others
in making out exemption papers. some
fees entirely dlsproportionate 10 the ser.
vice rendered being cited. II was point.
ed out that all members OF the draft
and exemption board, the physicians
and clerks who were aiding them. are
working without one cent OF remunera.
tion and II was felt to be entirely un.
just to prey upon those who wished 10
plead exemption, many Of the men be-
ing worthy citizens Of little or no means
whose services at home will be OF great
value in the various industries and in
farming at this time. The whole mat.
ter was brought 10 a head by passing
the following resolution:
Resolved, that the exemption board
be urged to Immediately make up a
schedule Of fees TO be charged for the
filling out Of exemption papers by mo-
taries or others, TO rhe end that extor.
tion be avoided in handling the present
draft"
Due 10 the necessity OF raising funds
Immediately the chairman on motion ap.
pointed s. a. Apple as treasurer and he
at once became custodian OF the funds
passed In at the meeting.
The next meeting OF the council will
be held at the Chamber Of Commerce
at O'Clock Monday afternoon, August
"a, when II is hoped TO have n report
and recommendation from the commit.
tee on home guard and also from the
committee on agriculture and market.
inS. which latter committee Is now act.
lively at work endeavoring to secure n
woman agricultural agent for Carter
county to aid In saving a portion Of the
present fruit crop.