Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-07
TULSA TO Be HOST
TO MANY VISITORS
During the Coming Year Thou
sands Of Delegates Will
Attend Conventions Here.

Tulsa will get no small amount Of
lions, state, interstate aud national
which nre 10 be held In this city thru
out the coming year
While complete record Of the
various meetings or conventions
which are TO he held In this city In
1918 are not in possession OF Socre
tary Douglas OF the Chamber Of com
merce. II is known that at least six
very important conventions arc TO be
held here In the course 81 tho year.
bringing 90 TulHa several thousands OF
delegates aud their companions who
viii have an opportunity 10 see tho
city at first hand then return TO their
respective homes as loyal friends OF
Tulsa
one NJ the first conventions
sch eduled to he held In Tulsa In that
0f the Commercial Secretaries Of
oklahoma, which Is 10 be held Jnnu-
airy lb. This meeting hns been called
by Secretary Douglas for tho purpose
or organizing n state federation OF
numerical secretaries At tho same
time plans will he perfected whereby
IN" state organization Will prepare
and publish "A book on the natural re
sources Of the state. the book TO be
used In exploiting this stale lay the
various commercial organizations
ON February - the Safety First
convention Of the stnt-.-lRlll be held
In this city, tho display Of safety ap-
plianccs being on display In the Cham
her OF Commerce rooms during the
convention The businGss sessions of
ths mceuIR viii he held In the
auditorium OF the Central High
school
Tho state organization ~ the Re
tail Dealers association will hold n
meeting IN this city February 20 ard
a. FhA meeting was occurred for
1ular lnu the efforts o. ~. A Ray
son uf the Retail .tt.. Aauls asBocl-
alton and VIII 3rln5 10 sllsA several
hundred OF the leading retail mer-
chants of the state. together with
several leaders In the national organi-
zatlon VIII" are To appear on the pro-
gram al the various sessions OF the
convention.
Tulsa VIII bo turned over to the
Southwestern N1torNurks Supcrin-
trndents convention on April 20 to
20 inclusive when more than five
hundred delegates from six states In
this section Of the country win gAther
for their annual meeting. Delega tcs
from New Mexico. Louisiana, Texas.
Kansas. Arkansas and Oklahoma viii
be IN attendance. This convention
was secured at tho last annual cleo.
tion hy Commissioner G. y Younk-
man, during the Dallas. Texas. con
vention.
While there Ia every Indication
that the annual Confederate war
Veteran reunion win not be held In
Tulsa this year. due TO railway tgaf-
fic congestion, this city stands ready
To entertain the thirty thousand
guests and veterans who usually Mt
tend these national meetings. The
exact date for this convention, In the
event II is held In Tulsa has not been
set. but It probably will he during
the month OF June.
One OF the last conventions on
Tulsas list Is that OF the Shorthorn
breeders association aud Cattle I'm.
provement clubs This joint convcn-
tlon Will msrt In Tulsa December l2.
having been secured for the city by
Del.arue Baker, county farm agent
who was o.e OF the principal speakers
at the meeting recently held In
western oklahoma which he mt.
tended. armed with an invitation
from the Chamber of Commerce to
hold the l9ls meeting in this city.