The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-12-17
c. or c. MEET To
DECIDE MATTERS
PLAN ANNOUNCED
President Austin Has Proposition to
Place Before Organization
Monday Night at EIk's
Hall; 8 O'Clock
FAIR GROUNDS PROBLEM
TO AGAIN BE PRESENTED
Baseball Question Must Come to
Head is Report of Rotarans;
Plan Fix Cement Road
Slated for Airing

The Chamber of Commerce meet
ing, slated to be held at the Elks
club Monday evening at s O'Clock,
promises to be busy affair, indica-
tions pointing out that several pro
positions are to be brought to a
head at that time.
The meeting was called primarily
at the request of G. w. Austin, pres
idont of the Oklahoma College for
Women. This request was made by
Mr.. Austin at the annual meeting of
the chamber last Wednesday. AT
that time, the college president de-
clared that he had something to say
TO Chickasha business men that was
of supreme importance to them and
to The oklahoma College for Wo-
men When asking vote on the
motion to hold this meeting, Mr..
Austin declared that he did not
want anyone to vote in the afirma-
tive who did not expect to attend
the meeting Monday night. The vote
was unanimous.
Fair Grounds up Again
That the fair ground and athletic
field proposition, which was tew
porarily run onto siding at the last
meeting Of the chamber, is scheduled
to be ushered onto the main line
gain Monday night for action is in
dicated by developments
At the meeting of the Rotary club
yesterday at noon, the proposition
the fair ground and athletic field
las brought up and the general opin-
ion was that in the event that the
city park bond matter is not suffi-
ciently Strengthened out by Monday
ght to permit of definite action
in the matter Of procuring a site
the business men Of Chickasha and
the farming interests of this terri
tory, should get together on stock
proposition Of sufficient size to pur-
chase the required ground and build
the buildings necessary to accomo-
date the fair ground, the stock shows
and sales and the athletic features OF
the park.
Rotary To Be There
1t was the vote of the Rotary club
that the full membership of the
club attend the Chamber Of Com
merce meeting Monday night in a
Body, president Leeds ruling that a
fine of $3.50 be imposed against any
member who is absent without a
good and lawful" excuse.
In so voting, Rotary as a whole
express the belief that something
must be done promptly with refer
once to the fair grounds and athle-
tic field. It was pointed out that
il a successful fair is held next fall,
Grady county cannot wait until the
middle of next summer to start and
that if Chickasha is to have a ball
team entered in the 1921 pennant
chase of the Western association
work on the playing field ard grand
stand must start in the very neal
utare in order to he completed in
time to START s.I'ing tsalAing.
Chance for Ball Team
II was pointed out at the Rotary
meeting, that Chickasha now has the
best opportunity the town has ever
aad to get a real baseball man anC
p real baseball team to represent this
city in the Western association cir
at.
Alexander b. Leeds, a director o
tNe Chickasha Baseball association
made a report on the conference held
tn Ray Winder, baseball man o
Little Rock. Mr.. Winder, the repor
stated, would contract and post
bond to- put ball team i'll Chicka
.ha. operating under the Chickash
Western association franchise, 4
Chickasha would provide a downtown
ark. Mr.. Winder further agree
TO take the proposition for tw
years. assuring Chickasha Of Wester
association ball for two seasons
providing Chickasha will build
downtown ball park. The ball pla!
ers who would represent Chickash
IN the flag chase, would come,
a large measure from the Little Roc
club of the Southern league as M
Winder has working agreemer
with Bob Allen, president of tn