The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-25
LIONS CL j B UR GES
PURE DRINKING WATER
At MONDAY LUNCHEON

That something should be done in
! the way of securing for Ardmore, a
clear supplyi of water, for bathing as
wall as for drinking, was the subject
talked on by o. c. Lasher, secretary
of the Lions Club. at the regular week
ly MONDAY luncheon of the club held
Mr.. Lasher said that he had just
returned from an overland trip to Chi
cago and had stopped in number Of
Oklahoma towns, naming Oklahoma
City, Nowata and Tulsa, and he stated
that despite the fact that these towns
drew their water supplies from dark,
muddy and originally impure sources,
the consumers are provided with clear,
sparkling, pure water, for the reason
that it was properly filtered before
passing into the private hydrants.
This is not true of Ardmore' said
Mr.. Lasher. "and why? We are sup
posed to have a clear, well-flled lake,
but the water is so muddy that one
cannot see the bottom of the bath
tub. much less use it for the purposes
of drinking This is something for the
Lions Club to think Of" he continued,
"something that should be thought of
at once and effectively. Upon investi-
cation I find, that although the city
is provided with a filter with a set
Ting basin. contracted for at the time
of my term of office in city affairs, as
being absolutely adequate to furnish
the city with not only a clear pure
water. but sparkling, that neither the
filter nor the settling basin is in use.
Why?"
Prior to the subject of better water
for Ardmore, Mr.. Lasher gave brief
interesting account Of his trip to Chica-
go. as a delegate from the local Lions
club to the international Convention
of Lions Club.
He said that the keynote Of the meet
ing at Chicago was the idea of develop
ing the highest type Of service Ser
vice to ones fellow men and to ones
country.
There are at present $500 Lions in
America, and | predict with a great
deal of certainty that within short
time the membership will be doubled
Mr.. Lasher stated
A number of guests were present
and gave short talks of interest.
A. c. Straehley, a representative or
the Rotary Club, and Emmitt I. Reid,
discussed the Importance of united
effort of the business men of Ardmore
for the Boy Scout work in Ardmore.
J. f. Hamilton, president of the club,
appointed a committee comprising Dr.
X. b. L. Morgan, chairman, Russell
Brown and DR.. William $ Hancock,
to confer with the committee appointed
by the Rotary club, to get this matter
in hand.
Other guests We're Major Hitch o/I
* Nemper Military College, Bonneville
Mo. DR.. c NJ. Collins, a returned \.
NJ. C. A. secretary; Z. q. Phelps, II |
nancial agent for the Kinkfisher Col
leee. and Mr.. Ward of Durant, all or
whom made short interesting talks and
Miss Gladys McCollister and Miss Mabel
Morgan.
A committee of three was named |
TO meet with committees from the Ro- |
tarv club and the Chamber OF Com |
merce i'm conference regarding the prob |
able location of the Kingfisher College |
in Ardmore.
A particularly enjoyable musical
program was given by Miss Josephine
Dean. Messrs. Paul and Herbert Car
lock. with Miss Alta Jones, pianist,
and Sidney Suggs. Selections given |
were: Dear Old Pal of Mine" solo by
Mr.. Herbert Carlock; trios That Won
derful Mother of Mine" and How Are
You Going to Keep TheIn Down on the
Farm" Miss Dean and the Messrs'
Carlock Mr.. Suggs gave several ac-
Gordon numbers. which he called "A
Bunch of Girls" included in which /
were Nellie Gray" and other famil- |
ian tunes.
In closing the club sang. I'm For
ever Blowing Bubbles" In behalf OF
the club AIR. Hamilton expressed