The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-24
500 DELEGATES
ARRIVE TODAY
FOR ]. {. 7. MEET
CONVENTION SrhRTED by PARADE
FOLLOWED BN ADDRESSES OF
WELCOME AND RESPONSES
AUTO RACES

Events nj Wilmington Park This
Afternoon; Banquet and Dance To
Feature Reception Tonight; VIII
Elect Officers Saturday.
United Commercial Travellers poured
into the city ON every train this morn
ing and last night. by noon about 500
had registered at the Wilmington no.
tel, the convention headquarters. The
morning was featured with the grand
parade, address of welcome by Mayor
Freeman ana Dr T.. G. Harlow. senior
counselor, and responses by Grand
Counselor Lawrence Grain. of Musko-
gee, ana J. II. Case, of Oklahoma City,
chairman of the executive committee,
at Convention hall. Invocation and
greeting was made by the Rev. X. L. l..
Morgan. Committees We're then ap-
pointed for the council and the meeting
adjourned for noon luncheon The aft
ernoon was spent at the automobile
races.
The parade was formed on schedule
time, after "A short concert by the Cham
ber of Commerce band. Led by pla.
toon of mounted police, the band, and
by the grand council officers. Then
followed delegates from the fourteen
councils, comprising the Oklahoma
grand council. Every delegate carried
banners of the u. G. Y. and marched
in platoons representing their respec-
| tive councils.
a meeting of the grand council was
held at 1870 o'clock this afternoon at
Convention hall, after which the entire
membership assembled at headquarters
and We're taken to the auto races.
Program Tonight.
Tonights program includes ban
quet at the Presbyterian assembly hall,
| followed by a reception and dance at
| Convention hail. The dance and recep-
tion will be informal.
An appreciation for the hearty wei
come accorded them ana a brief oupnne
of the purpose for which the United
| Commercial Travellers was organized
was given by Mr.. Grain and Mr.. Case
in response to Mayor Freemans and DR..
Harlows addresses Of welcome. Both
Mr.. Grain and Mr.. Case took occasion
to compliment very highly the spirit of
progress, enterprise ana cooperation
manifested by Ardmore citizens and the
local members of the U. c. T., and
stated that Ardmore is indeed "a good
| place to come to-"
DR.. Harlow said in part:
Brother grand senior counselor and
officers of the grand council and the
visiting brothers and their wives
1T is with unfeigned pleasure that
Ardmore Council ISL is permitted to be
host to you today. For two years we
have looked forward to this pleasing
event, and are realizing the joy of the
anticipation we have had i'm having you
with us.
"In El Reno we asked for this CON
vention because we wanted YOU to meet
with u.s. and at that time we promised
you that we would do all in our power
TO make your visit to us a pleasant one.
We are now trying to fulfill that prom
Use, ana assure you that if we fail in so
doing it is because that we have not
had any advance information as to your
wants.
I'VE We're disappointed last year that
conditions throughout the world We're
such that you decided that there would
not be a grand session except for Il short
important business one, but we did not
lose sight of the fact that we would
have you this year, and now that you
are here, we want you to enjoy your
selves to the utmost.
I'VE have striven to arrange a pro
gram that will please and interest you
and hope YOU will pardon US if it fails
to do so.
I'VE sincerely hope that at the close
of this two days session that you win
have been convinced that we appreciate
having you with us. and we look for
ward to next year. when we in turn
will be allowed the pleasure OF attend
ing another grand session with some
of you visiting brothers as the enter
tanning council. Again. I say. We are
proud to have you with us"
Saturdays Program.
Important business sessions of the
convention will be held tomorrow. 4
short session of the grand council viii
be held at II o'clock tomorrow morning.
At O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. cleo
ton of officers will be held, and the
lection of the next meeting place decid
ed upon.
Tomorrow's program in full is as fol-
: lows:
10 o'clock auto ride around city.
Visit TO clubs and industrial addition
II O'Clock. short session of grand
council.
= Adjournment for lunch.
IL o'clock Sharp. ladies meet at Con-
vention hall. Ladies' auxiliary and Wis
iting ladies' will take autos for Donricli
Hills Country club.
Reception and luncheon, 12:40.
Afternoon Program.
. o'clock, closing session of grand
Z council.
Election of officers.
: Selection of next meeting place.
| o'clock. auto races, Wilmington
park.
Evening, S:15 O'clock.
? Meet at Wilmington hotel.
$3.50 o'clock, picture show party.