The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-19
Re TAIL MERCHANTS Of
|NESV|LLE HOSTS At
AN ELABORATE FUNCTION

The Gainesville Retail Merchants
Association gave a banquet last night
in the EiEs club rooms Of that city.
on East California street at which
merchants from Nocona, Marietta and
Ardmore were among the honored
guests. There was large attend
ance of Gainesville business men who
were accompanied by their wives and
daughters to grace the occasion.
Tho good old Texas hospitality was
here in abundance, there were many
good things TO eat and the merchants
had prepared more plates than there
were banqucters.
J. X. NJ. Patterson was the toast
master Of the occasion and he was
on unusually gool host. There was
Wit and poetry ard pleasantncsS and
no city ever showed guests a better
time in any city than the Gainesville
people did last night, The meeting
viii be OF incalculable service to
Gainesville in building up q cpmmu-
nifty spirit that viii find ways to do
many useful things FOR that city.
There were some speeches made
last night that would do credit to
Joe Bailey or any other h.g man that
Texas ever produced. Colonel Potter
kept the crowd In an uproar OF LAUGH.
ter with his wit, ana he said many
useful things TO his people and TO
the visitors. Rev. Mr.. Simpson of
the Methodist church, represented the
pious spirit Of Gainesville in speech
that went home to the hearts Of the
auditors. Mr.. Morris, a banker. told
the merchants how to use the banker
and his talk was extremely practical
and opened Up resources 10 the mer-
chant that he did not know he pos.
sessed.
George NJ. Henley, president Of the
Ardmorc Retailers Association. made
talk that was full Of facts. Ilc
answered the charge Of profiteering
in a manner that made the people
feel closer to the merchant. He com.
pared the profits of the retail mer'
chant with those made by mcn in
ether lines Of business and told Of
the passing ct the two-priCe store and
Of the installation OF the onc.price
housc. with only tho profit on incr.
chandisc that is required to give ser
ice 10 the people. Talks were made
hy Marlt and Nocona merchants
the Ardmorcite was represented on
the program by John f. Easlcy, but
the real speech Of the occasion was
delivered by Mr.. Pe1en, a jewelei
Of Marietta. Mr.. peden proved him.
self an artist in taking Off the old
time darkey, the old-time corn field
preacher, the young married couple,
the bashful boy, and he kept the
crowd laughing and cheering. Mari
eta is fortunate in possessing him
as citizen. he Is a valuable asset
to any city and Arlmorc and Gaines
vile are looking forward tc an op.
purtunity to visit Marietta on just
such an occasicn as was held In
Gainesville last night.
Those who attended from Ardmorc
were George NJ. Henley, president Of
| Ardmore Retailers; George II. Wyatt
and Ioln +. Easley. editor and man
agcr, respectively. Of the Ardmoreite
In the crowd from Marietta was
| Willis Choatc, editor Of the Marietta
Monitor, who is cooperating with his
merchants In making better city.
Ono OF the features of the evening
was male ouartette which sans
original songs exclusively. The quar-
tette sang toast to every speaker
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