The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-13
LIONS GUESTS OF
THE ROTARY CLUB

About seventy.five members of the
Rotary and Lions Clubs dined at the
First Presbyterian Church last night.
The dinner was given by the Rotarans
in compliment to the Lions. After the
serving Of an excellent menu, II. G.
Spaulding president of the Rotary Club,
and postmaster, announced that the
gathering was for the purpose of bring.
ing the membership of the two clubs
TO a more fraternal plane and the CO.
operation of the organizations in the
development of a Greater Ardmore.
One of the most pressing needs of
the city today, Mr.. Spaulding stated,
was proper housing, and he called upon
G. o. Maddox Of the Lions Club to give
his views upon the subject. Mr. Mad.
doX pointed out that there are in Ard
more today at least seventy-fve heads
OF families, business and professional
men, who are supporting their families
in other cities because they are unable
to secure homes for them here. He
pointed out that there is not only the
loss Of business, in dollars and cents,
but that a bad impression is, going out
that will seriously handicap efforts to
develop the city Mr.. Maddox insisted
that rents are too high and that there
should be a radical change in Ardmores
housing or a serious evil will result
He urged the membership of both clubs
TO advocate the building of more and
better homes, that the city may become
nd to ,t,p,
and prospective residents.
ArdmOre's Schools.
c. W. Richards was called upon to
tell of the educational facilities of Ard.
more. Citing figures from a scholastic
census now in progress Mr.. Richards
said that there are fully 1000 children
Of school age in the city. There are
enrolled, at this time, more than 800
pupils. This, he said, would indicate
that Ardmore has a population Of more
than 10000. Crowded conditions in the
public school buildings and the inability
to secure a sufficient number Of teach.
ers is greatly handicappins the work
of the schools he said. lie outlined, in
a manner that held the most intense
interest Of his auditors, the vision OF
the board of education and the officers
of the Ardmore public school system
looking toward that day when the
people of this country shall not only
he able to center their thought and ef
fort ON normal affairs of life, but viii
be face to face with the problems OF
a future when this country shall stan,
at the head of the list of nations, not
only in principle and ideals of govern
ment but as a business nation. "What
sort Of teachers do you want your chill
dren to be trained under?" he asked
IF you want them to be given The
fullest advantages of education anl
want them to be properly equipped foi
that future you must rally to the sup
port Of your schools; provide larger
quarters, more and better teachers anC
the problems confronting us will b,
properly solved"
To Aid Boy Scouts.
o. c. Lasher and James Barron spok,
in support of the movement to properl,
finance and aid the Boy Scouts Of Ard
more. Each club had been petitioneD
by Emmitt T. Reid scoutmaster, nov
in service at Camp Bowie to assist il
the work. and both organizations ha,
taken action. Mr.. Lasher and Mr.. Ban
ron pointed out the value of boy train
ing, and asked that it be the sense o
the gathering that steps be immedatel,
taken to encourage, in every possibl
manner, the Boy Scout movement
Charles Evans, now a resident of OK
lahoma City, formerly superintendent o
the Ardmore public schools, was cale
upon to speak for Edward Calf di.
trict chairman of the war saving
stamps campaign who was absent o
official business. Doctor Evans, a,
ways speaker who reaches the heart
of Ardmore people, dwelt at considerabl
length upon the problems of today, il
sisting that in world affairs now
Americas supreme moment. He relate
many excerpts from addresses by Harr
Lauder and Lieut.. Paul Perigord tn
latter a French army officer carryin
message from the trenches to tn
people of the United States, whic
aroused outbursts of enthusiasm tim
after time Doctor Evans urged tn
support of the thrift stamp movemer
and hearty and generous response t
every war appeal. Give your dollars
give everything-but give us men-me
to make the world safe, and in tn
future it will be an honor to boast {
being Texan, a Kentuckian, resder
Of any of our states-but as you 6
forward with the enthusiasm and p,
triotism that has carried you over tn
top in every campaign, it will be gl
rious to boast of being an Oklahoman
Doctor Evans, in closing, repeated "Th