The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-02


can do for Ardmore, if we can unite
not 1000 but l,500 Of our citizens
in this movement" declared s. A. APP.
pie in sounding the keynote Of the
speaking at the great Civic Dinner
last night, in the Presbyterian church.
And his declaration was cheered en-.
Enthusiastically by the more than 200
representative men and women who
sat at the tables.
Rev. Crayton $. Brooks added to the
spirit of the meeting by making Wig
orous little talk on cooperation. and
then Allen ID. Albert spoke for an
hour on the qualities which go to
make a good city. letting play TO an
which was so practical that It filled
everyone with a determination to go
out and do the things he had pic.
tured.
Slogan, "One Thousand"
This dinner was the formal intro
duction of the plan to expand ana
reorganize the Ardmore Chamber Of
Commerce. From present member
ship Of about 200, It is proposed 10
build 1t up to not less than 1000. This
figure. however, has been raised in
than a thousand. The actual drive will
open on Monday, but the member
ship rolls are open from today.
In all respects the dinner was one
of the most brilliant affairs ever
given in Agdmore. The women OF
the Presbyterian church who pre-
pared and served the feast never did
better. There were beautiful flowers
on the tables and huge floral piece
stood behind the speakers table; all
the gift of Woerz Brothers.
c. W. Richards acted as song lead
er, and the pep" with which he
carried off his duty was notable. He
and the orchestra were L distinct sue
cess. Fully one-third OF the conn
pany was composed Of women. Rev.
c. c. Weith made the invocation.
Mr.. Apple an Enthusiast.
Mr.. Apple, az chairman of the cam
paign committee, presided. In his
opening he reflected the enthusiasm
which was in the atmosphere by
declaring that there were enough
men and women in the room to mako
a mighty fine Chamber Of Commerce,
but he regarded the company as
merely the starting point to greater
things. He told Of the fine co-opera
ton which is being given to the
movement and predicted the finest SIC
cess for the effort, for he felt, he
said that Ardmore had been arous
cd as never before TO vision OF
its possibilities. That the company
might have one of the many local
viewpoints OF the plans. which are
in contemplation he asked Dr. Brooks
TO speak on the topic Of "Co-opera'
ton"
DR.. Brooks Pays Gallant Compliment.
1--WE are fortunate in having so
many women here this evening"" said
DR.. Brooks. "If Senator Bailey coulh
sec this company he would change
his views on the votes for women
question as he has on the whiskey
question" Dr. Brooks thought 1t a
mighty fine thing to have the wo
men interested to the extent they
were, "for cooperation surely Includes
the women--all OF them-Just as GER
tainly as Il does the men--all OF
them.
There Is word VIC are using n
good deal lately, and that Is team
work Just at this minute I ami re-
minded OF sermon | have on how
to kill q church. In that sermon tell
the people that If they want to
kill the church. they should stay
away from It refuse to give 1t any
money, neglect 1t in every way ana
presently i will die. It's the same
way with a city.
Some of US are apt to think It
doesn't matter II we do not join
the Chamber of Commerce. You say
10 yourself, I am only one and ]
will not be missed But what If II
thousand others say the same thing.
,r ten thousand? They have just the
same right to do 1t that you have.