The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-21
The ArdmOreitc
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AN OPEN LETTER TO
ARDMORE

TO the mayor, the commissioners, { am
Der of Commerce, Rotary Club, Lions
Club. Mothers club. Philharmonic
Club, Ladies of the Leaf, Ferndale
Review, all other organizations ana
to every other citizens of Ardmore,
attention:
This week Ardmore is to entertain five
hundred members of the L. C. 7. and
their friends in a two days convention,
This convention will be one of the most
important ever held in Ardmore, and
il is up to Ardmore to make good. The
committee in charge is working hard TO
put it over" in good style, and it will
be TO the interest of every individual
that the plans are carried out
The first thing to do is to clean up!
Nha, better thing can be said of a city
than that "it is such a clean placer
Truly cleanliness is next to godliness,
and the cleaning-up job means that ev-
cry one must assist in the work. Re
Gently it was asked why Ardmore could
not have a cleanup campaiSn this
month, instead of later on in the sum
mer when the weeds will have gained
their ascendency and mosquitoes are
nourishing. Very regretfully the in
formation was given that there are
not sufficient funds with which to carry
on this work, and that a cleanup cam
paign could not be put on until July,
when the money could he taken from
next years budget. This is a time when
such facts are of vital interest to every
citizen of Ardmore. It has been stated
on numerous public occasions that our
CITY has not sufficient funds in the treas
ury to carry ON the citY's needs as they
should be, and recognizing that fact, it
is CUP TO the individual" to the men,
women. girls and boys to do their share
of assisting the city in cleaning up for
this all-impOrtant convention. Ardmore
must present as pleasant look as pos
sible. and all of us must help in the
work because we of us who make up
Ardmore. will feel the results, no mat
ter what the result may be. Either
for good or for bad.
Now a few little personal items
Have the lawn moved, cut down all
the weeds. see that the alleyway near
your house is relieved of its cans and
other debris. do a little painting if nee
essary. get the flowers trimmed in short
do everything YOU can think of to make
your home the most attractive. The
business man may apply all Of this TO
his own premises, clean out the show
windows, place your most attractive
goods on display.
| At no time in the city's history has
Ardmore looked more beautiful than
she does this spring. The city is dressed
in the most gorgeous, riotous colors
Roses. sweet peas, beautiful snap-drag
on. lovely vines, every kind of spring
flowers seem to be crying aloud theii
assistance in dressing up Ardmore, ant
we must help them all we can.
Ardmore has many beauty spots tina
are attractions within themselves. sucf
as Central park. Wilmington park, For
est park Dornick Hills Country club
Chickasaw Lake Club, Rod and Cur
Club lake. while Ardmore itself is
city Of which all of us may be proud
The many improvements that have
taken place within the past year be
speak prosperity and splendid future
1t only remains for Ardmore to b'
dressed in her most festive robes foi
the visit of the United Commercial
Travellers to make the favorable i'm
: preston she should
: We all realize that we are lackinf
in some of the necessary facilities
especially hotel facilities. so when th'
! committee calls upon you and says tha
all the rooms i'm all the hotels arr
taken. be prepared TO tell him that yol
have "a spare room for some OF the Wis
itors. Help all you can.
Now is the time to Degin-for th'