Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-04-11
In Honor of
Legislators
Two Hundred Guests at Commercial
Club Banquet at Elks Home Tues.
day Night--Bcst Gct-TOgcthcr AZ
fair Yet Held.


fair Yet Held.
The banquet rendered this coun-
ty's legislators in appreciation of
their work in securing the new $780,
600 Normal appropriation, at III"
Elks Home Tuesday night, proved To
be what is now admittedly the great
est get-together affair ever held 10
caily. both from standpoint of at
tendance, interest shown, and the
spirit of up and do manifested. The
Durant Commercial Association vas
the host of the evening, and tn lat.
dies of the Methodist church fur
nished and served the delightful
fOur-courso lunch. Musi cduring the
evening was provided by the Normal
Orchestra and Glce Club under the
direction of Miss Stout.
Specifically. the banquet was to
honor Governor Robertson, Senators
Mcintosh and Cartwright. and Rep
resentatives Smith and Newman
plus all others who assisted in seCur-
ing the appropriation for the new
Normal building. Governor Robert
could not be present, but was repre-
sented by State Treasurer A. N. Lee
craft. Representatives Smith and
Newman and Senator Mcintosh were
present, but Senator Cartwright was
not.
Following the supper, Col. G. f.
McPherren assumed charge as toast
master for the occasion, and in turn
presented the following gentlemen:
Senator Mcintosh wac assigned the
subject, Scenes from the Floor.
and II was he who told the layman
M hn1v
works that everyone doesn't know,
and gave in detail some of the vari-
Gus kinds of efforts needed to get
things through the Legislature, es-
Iecially what WAS necessary to yet
the Normal appropriation through.
President +. ID. Brooks of the Nor
nal, assigned the subject, Campus
Sentiment" spoke briefly Of the
plans of the Normal that are calcn
lated to make this school and this
city the educational centers of all
Southeastern Oklahoma, and touch
ed on the work of the extension he-
partment as medium for growth.
Making the Home Run" was the
general topic of remarks by Repre-
sentative Porter Newman. In lcgis
lative matters MIR. Newman has ac-
quired a reputation for being able To
gum-shoe a proposition, make every
body vote for IT, and still 'cobcr his
tracks" Mr. Newman gave fnr'hA
details as to how the appropriation
was secured, and incidentally hi; IL
nail on the head when he remarkr
that Durant would be Obliged to pave
and sidewalk Il street to the Normal
before the State Board of Affairs
will start work ON the new building.
THE Oklahoma city Wallet be
ing statement of expenses incident
to the Oklahoma city trip, WAS to
have been made by Sam stone, Who
was unavoidably absent. and hi
place was filled by j. X. Mckinney.
e. p. Abbott told of the Dollar
and Cents Value of the Normal -
dwelling briefly on the value Dt the
institution to the community, rs Il
purely commercial matter.
Fifty Million Dollars" was the
subject assigned to Representatives
Dr. }. Is. Smith, without any cXpiaE-
alton, and the Doctor said he sup
posed IL referred TO the big road bond
issue. DR.. Smith said he roulln t
even start To tell anything about the
bill in an hour, much less ten min
utes, and requested that pi"i','
mass meeting be called immedi 'tely
to discuss the merits ana dem 'rits
OF the proposal.
Needed Road Funds" by G.. G.
Shane. was next. Mr.. Shane nrn-
toned one or two road meetings ot
National Importance in which ms
county is Interested. and must prop
erly present her case to, and suggest
ed a needed sum of money for incl
dentals.
Mayor Elect ed L.. SPEARS wa.
called upon ana made "A plea for !,
proper representation at the mectin, :,
Of the Bankhead Highway AsSocia-
tiOn meeting, which is to he holu al
Mineral Wells, Texas, the 18th, Ism
and 18th of this month. Following
his remarks. G. o. Johnson made re-
quest for IA committee to raise mon
ey' to see that this county is repre-
sented there, and the toastmaster Sc
lected committee to retire and Sc
lect finance committee, which was
subsequently done.
"The Value OF the Association" by
u. s. Macdonald, was next. Mr.. Mae
Donald told the meeting, in sub
stance. that everything of value in q
community way that Durant has So
cured. has been the result of work OF
the Association specifically the Du.
rant Commercial Association.
Following Mr.. Macdonald, Stot.
Treasurer l.cccraft @as caileL upon
and conveyed the regrets OF the Gov.
ernor that he could not be present OIL
the occasion, and spoke few word.
of appreciation Of the banquet fol
himself.
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