The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-05-02
F. M. Bailey Named as President;
Draft of Constitution Sub
mitted; Committee to
Handle Details.
PURPOSE TO PRESERVE
COUNTY WAR RECORDS
Other Officers Elected; Associa-
tion Will Collect History of
Men Who Fought for
Grady.

L. M. Bailey, local attorney and
former district Judge, was elected
president of the Grady county Me-
mortal association at a meeting held
last night in the city hall
Other officers elected were: First
vice president, Mrs w. II. Gilkey;
second vice president, Barker Rid
die; secretary, Mrs, Il, d. Major;
treasurer, VIM. H. Donahue; Gus
todian, Mrs. NJ Hamilton; librarian,
Mrs. B b. Barefoot; historian, Miss
Anne Wade O'Neill.
It was decided at the meeting
last night, that a vice chairman
should be named in every town in
the county, in order that the asso-
citation might have a strong repre-
sentative in every vicinity. These
vice chairman will be appointed by
the executive board
Rev VIM. Denham, appointed at
a meeting held several days ago, to
draft a constitution for the organi-
zation, submitted his draft at the
meeting. The constitution submit
ted by Reverend Denham was read,
and each article discussed. The
body ordered several changes by
popular vote, following which they
voted to empower and command the
chairman to appoint a revision com
mittee. Miss PNeill named Rev.
VIM. Denham, Mrs. NJ Hamilton
and Mrs. l.. d. Major on this com
mittee, which will meet some time
in the very near future and revise
the constitution as ordered by the |
body and make other revision as
they deem necessary. The consti |
tuticn drafted by Mr.. Denham was
adopted subject to revlsions or an
nexations.
One article in the constitution !
adopted by the Grady county Me
mortal association last night was
that any person against whom
charges of disloyalty had been in
stituted and sustained, should for
ever be debarred from membership /
in the association.
The purpose of the organization,
as designated in the constitution, is
to promote and perpetuate the
names honor and records of Gra-
dy county boys who served in the
army, navy or marine corps during |
the European war and to prepare
such data as will be useful in com :,
piling a true and authentic history
of the great European war"
According to the provisions of the
the duties of the his
torian shal, be to compile all his
tOiy anu udid PEI ldiIluS " vi duJ
county's part in the war and the in
dividual record and war history Of
her sons who entered the army.
Miss Anne Wade ONeill, who was
elected to this office is head of the |
history department of the Oklaho- |
ma College for Women. The du-
ties of the custodian. as provided /
in the unrevised constitution, was
to provide for the safe-keeping and
care of al, properties, war relics and /
other valuables belonging to or pro-
cured by the association
Reverend Denham. chairman of
the constitution revision committee. !
announced after theAmeeting last
night that the committee would
probably meet in the next few days,
at which meeting they viii design
the permanent constitution The
date for the next meeting, and for
the installation of the newly-elected
officers, will be decided by the exec
utive council
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