The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-31
TULSA MOOSERS
PUT ON SHOW
Were in the Limelight at
state Convention at
Ponca City.
RAMPANT EN- ROUTE
Tulsa Favored Location for
Next International Meet
of Moose Order.

os the 100 lodges represented at
ODD. .r,rd lodge meeting ofthe Loyal
,-r,~ Of Moose for the states OF
.,s7s Missouri. oklahoma and Ne
'-,.Ea held last week at Ponca
.,1. nome oxcelled Tulsa in pep"
..',.a and fraternal energy, accord
.-' to Rodney H. Brandon, supreme
r,t,ry. who came from Moose e.
49,, III. 20 take in the four days
convention.
IN the Tulsans so after the 1923
,,t,rr3tional convention as they
have done to make everyone here
lraw that Tulsa is made up of live.
vtde.awake and energetic men and
vomen. / do not see how any other
civ can keep Tulsa from getting the
uoo,irc." said Mr.. Brandon.
yu NJ the lodges In the four states
endorsed Tulsa for the 1928 inter
,atonal meeting. resolution being
sdonfod TO be forwarded 20 the su-
IRENE lodge meeting TO be held next
rrortb at Mooseheart, setting forth
Tplsa's ambition. backed up by the
endorsement Of the chamber OF com
rerce and other civic bodies.
THE Tulsans went to Ponca City In
, snecial Pullman, greeting the peo-
ole In all towns along the way, de-
srte the rain, with a series OF yells
ana cries in which the name of Tulsa
vas frequently used. on the side of
the car were several slogans of
"We're from old Tulsa"
with a six-hour layover at Perry
tho Tusans put in every moment
advertising the Magic City by parad-
ing up and down; the drill team. in
charge Of George w. Byard. attract
ing crowds along the streets.
Arriving in Ponca that night, the
Tulsans again won plaudits in
Marching up town to the accompani-
,nent OF: "Howdy, Howdy, PAP;
yare the emblem OF the MOOSE.
Get the passport, get the rap. Howdy
Ifowdv. Pan" followed by, "Rah.
raE, re-. Who are we? Ala from
old Tulsa"
The length OF the streets-country
s,vle-of Perry and Ponca City wor-
ded the Tulsans more than the heat
or other things that they were accus-
toned to, and developed an abnormal
appetite among all OF the Iuisans,
which developed the additional cry
OF When do we eat"
Ponca City outdid herself in dec
Grating for the convention. and ar
ranging for entertainment features,
but in pulling off stunts and side
show events the Tulsans taught the
Ponca committee a number Of things
in the way OF fun making.
When things began to slow up
Monday night the Tulsans appro-
prated a superannuated base drum
and with their own drill horns took
20 the streets and for two hours kept
everyone amused with their playing
and antics Every store or show
was invaded, and the Tulsans only
stopped when they could not toot
any more from pure exhaustion. The
chief Of police of Ponca intimated
that they were blocking traffic, so
he was forcibly carried off the street
and locked up, being released only
after promising to "let Tulsa have
anything she wanted"
The business sessions were held in
the handsome new city auditorium
built last year at Ponca City, with
I. F. Frank OF Emporia, grand dicta-
tor, presiding George Byard of
Tulsa was grand outer guard. being
advanced at the election Wednesday
morning. +. D. Stringer, vice die
tator OF Tulsa lodge. was chosen a
grand trustee.
Because no other degree team
competed, there was no prize offered,
the Tulsans refusing TO accept the
cup that would have been bestowed.
The last day OF the meeting the
lOl ranch gave n buffalo and deer
barbecue at Bliss. eighteen miles
south OF Ponca, followed by a wild
west show, similar in many respects
10 tpst formerly given by the lol
show when II was on the road. More
than $1,000 attended this show,
while more than 1000 attended the
convention.
The 1921 grand lodge meeting is
70 be held at Pittsburg. Kan.
delivered three talks to the Moose.
United States Senator p. L. Owen
and a. A. Small OF Tulsa also spoke.