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

nee someone.
Ardmore Should Have the Best.
Teamwork, which is cooperation.
s absolutely necessary il we are
going TO build town hero we can
all be proud of. My idea of the func-
tion of a Chamber of Commerce is to
make Ardmorc the safest and happi.
est and best place on this earth TO
live and work and raise our families
But if you and | leave it to some
one else to support it, how are we
going to hate a Chamber of Com,
merce?
I'VE ought to claim for ArdmOre
the very best there is; the finest civic
ideals, the highest business stand.
ards, the best education facilities ana
the finest religious life Ardmorc Is
just beginning a career of advance
ment and development which has no
limit-lf you and I will join hands
with thousand other like minded
men and women and think and work
for Ardmore."
The Kansas City Spirit
Mr.. Albert, the second speaker,
proved that he is vigorous person.
ality. He is slightly below the aver
age height, dresses very trinity and
has n countcnance and manner that
are charming His voice is dcen,
resonant and flexible and responds
to every emotional demand. His vo-
:abulary is equally plastic and re-
sponsive. ldcalistic in thought and
practical in application, his talk
glowed in local color and he clinched
the attention Of his audience to the
'ast minute.
The kernel OF his speech was n
,)icturi2ation Of the qualities which
give survival value to city. the
things which should be a part Of ita
spirit.
Mr.. Albert in the course of his talk
said that he had spent nearly half a
1ay in looking at Ardmore, in seeing
some Of its industries and in talking
with some OF its citizens. The result
Of this was. he said, that he had
made the important discovery that
Ardmore is not an oil town. Some
Of you who live here may have
thought it was. But it is not. Why?
Because there Is not an oil town on
this earth--not n mineral town, olth-
err that lived to be a hundred years
old on oil or minerals. and Artlmorc
ia roing to live TO be a great deal
more than n hundred years old. |
Am convinced Of that. You have
founded . city here which has al the
clements Of permancncc, Of growth.
of prosperity. Of greatncss-just in
the degree that you go right on with
the high ideals you have today.
Oil But Means to Greatness
NO. Ardmore is not an oil town.
| shall 20 about the country telling
people that. shall tell them that
In Arlmorc, the oil is a means TO
the end of Your future greatness. You
have oil and II Is making You rich
that God.given blessing and wealth
to make here the finest city in Okla.
homa.
Fifteen years ago it was Pitts.
burg; yesterday 1t was Tulsa, to-
morrow it will be Ardmore!
Founded on Higher Education
"Ardmcre is place Of other riches
than oil. This city more than any
other city in the United States has
caught the vision of education. You
have Gone a wonderful thing in max,
ing It possible to send your children
10 school for L. months in the year.
am told that you are going to have
here great institution for higher
learning. Now q city that has those
ideas Is not founded on oil, for oil
is liquid, it runs away. I can show
YOU lot Of towns where the only
recollection OF oil Is n lot OF holes
IN the ground and the only evidence
Of mineral wealth Is q lot of excava-
tions.
But in my looking about your city
this afternoon 1 have missed one I'm.
portant thing. I looked In vain for
he beginnings Of great rccreational
center.
Now let me tell you something
YOU ought to know. II you can keep
your young folks happy and busy
pou will not need to worry about
their doing something you wish they
would not. There are lot Of moth.