The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-18
By MRS. MAUDE Il. TANNER
Editor of Weekly Ardmoreite

Editor of Weekly Ardmoreite
The Carter county club boys and |
girls "set SAIL last Wednesday on n |
motor trip 10 Turner Falls for three
days outing during which time with |
maximum of fun these sportiVe
youngsters acquired a coating OF tan
half an inch thick and bounty OF
good health. A happy remembrance
that will throughout all the years 10
come carry them back to pleasant
memories of happy childhood days
and chase dull care from an often
tired and overworked mind and body
Mrs. NJ B. Church and j. Il.
Denniston began plans for the CLUB
camp as far back as last August
and through an answering determlna'
ton and O real heart interest, the
camp, which was the first OF its
kind in the state of Oklahoma, was
made a wonderful success; not only
from the standpoint of pleasure given
the young people who work from
early morn till the shades of night,
but from an educatiopal point or
vantage as well.
AT this camp every club throughout
the county was represented, some not
so wei as others, but at least with one
OF two delegates and for the numbers
that were lacking the pep Of the few
made up for the missing. Many of the
camps made a showing of eight ana
ten members which swelled the itin'
erary of the camp to 1873 club mem
bers, y mothers and supervisors and
several visitors
In lieu of the string orchestra, the
professional seaside entertainer AMI
the Chautuqaua lecturer without
whose services even highly re-
fined and cultured watering place
cannot hope TO do without these days.
There were the club songs and yells,
the instructive talks by A. and NJ.
club leaders and men of Carter coun-
ty who are serving the people of
this section of Oklahoma and who have
grown into the affections Of the older
citizens of the county, the Governor
of our state, J. B. A. Robertson. the
state secretary A. n. Leecraft, the
secretary Of agriculture, John A.
Whitehurst. Mrs. Daisy Frazier, dis
trict agent for the girls club work
on the west side Of the state and
Miss Brumbaugh. assistant TO Mrs.
Frazier, spent the entire three days
with the camp as did Ward Chase,
assistant TO E. B. Shotwell, state
agent for the boys club work. Mr.
and Mrs. Shotwell and Mr.. Edison,
assistant to Charles NJ. Smith, state
agent for poultry club work, came
through via motor to attend camp and
Mr.. Shotwell, Mr.. Edison and Mr..
Chase gave instructive talks to the
girls and boys along the lines OF work
they specialize in. Mr. Shotwell made
the statement that last year was the
first year Of the fruit club and up to
date more than 700 members had en-
rolled in the work.
c. W. Richards, superintendent OF
the Ardmore city schools, took ad
vantage of the opportunity TO get in
closer touch with the boys and girls
Of Carter county and stated in his
talk that he felt It the highest privi
lege given any man, that OF lead
ing the boys and girls of Carter coun
ty in the work of serving such as
they are doing expecting them to be
the future leaders of Carter county
and he urged them not to give up theil
education at the expiration of thu
rural term of eight years, but t
al,A aff IN mt
school in Ardmore, where provisions
are made by their respective districts
10 pay their tuition to the finishing
term. Congressman Carter told o
the inspiration that had come to hin
beside this same beautiful strean
when only a boy passing through tn
same ages as those present he ha,
travelled through the Arbuckle Noun
tains with o pack on his back. II
called attention TO such men a
Lincoln who without opportunities
had surmounted every obstacle an
risen 10 the topmost round of tn
ladder. Mr.. Carter was United State
delegate to congress in territoria
days and has been representative t
congress from this district since state
hood. No man in the county is so we
beloved, SO representative of the per
pie who rejoice to elect and re-elec
him TO this office, as Charles l
Carter, typical product of Carte
county.
Much OF the time Of the sma
boy and those who were not small wa
given over to the Ill ole swimmi'
hole, of which Turner Falls claim
g9 per cent OF the number in existenc
You may find books in which al
extolled the virtues of this art. an
you may hear and see demonstration
OF the various strokes which are mo-
effective In this and that kind
swimming. and all Of these thinl
may make swimming a more EMO
able sport than 1t has been in Il
past. but to the small boy and n
so small reared on a farm, the swir
min hole can hardly be improv,
1pon. II isn't the tan that he car
about the frills of the seaside 7
sort would make no appeals to hir
Primarily he isn't q bit interested
the nice determinations on the a
va1r>ye which one kind of stroke h
over another and he doesn't care
whit about bathing as a means
restoring impaired health. He doesr
even need a lot OF water. II nothil
Else is handy. any pool sufficient
deep to wet his ankles is alluring
him and splashing is his deligl
Yelping the while he splashes is
pet diversion. II any doubling Tho
as" would question this statement tn
he has never spent three days in
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