The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-30
CITY'S OPPORTUNITIES
PICTURED At SMOKER
1T CONVENTION HALL

Ardmore as the finest and largest
city in Oklahoma was the vision held
up before the more than 400 citizens
who attended the smoker of the
Chamber OF Commerce in Convention
Hall last night
:. a. Apple, chairman Of the cam
paign committee which has undertaken
the expansion and reorganization o.
the chamber, opened the speaking
with glimpse of the better Ard.
more, Rev. Mark Seyson Of McAlester
painted a wonderful picture of the
possibilities Of united citizenship and
j. c. K. Foster described the mechan-
ics Of the organization which can ac.
complish the end sought provided II
has tho support which he confidently
predicted would be given next week
when the actual effort will be maze.
The gathering was notable in the
attendance Of women. OF the totai
IF about $50, there were nearly 100
women. who evinccd an interest In
he proposal to equip Ardmore with
an up.to.date Chamber OF Commerce
not less lively than that Of the men.
There were smokes" for the latter
and for the women George VI Henley
provided chewing gum and candy in
generous quantities.
Miss Julia Jones and Charles Pou,.
ter were in charge of the music. The
invocation was by Rev. C. {, Weith.
Mr.. Apple Suggests Motto.
Mr.. Apple in beginning the speak.
ing said that the fine attendance
and tho purpose of the gathering had
suggested 10 his mind that If the new
, Chamber Of Commerce was to adopt
motto it well might be "For the
| Welfare Of the People" He was en-.
couraged to think, he said. that 1t
would not much longer be possible to
say Of Ardmorc that though possess
/ ing 80 per cent greater natural ad
vantages and q citizenship surpassed
by none II was lagging in community
organization. lie expressed his pleas
ure in being able to introduce a vis.
itor from another Oklahoma city who
had fond regard for Ardmore, Dr.
SeXson.
DR.. SeXson said that in running
over the subject Of city building, he
had thought OF a city MS having a
soul, This is something we do not
always think of q city" he said. "but
| If you will consider 1t for n minute
you will see that city must have
soul, good or bad"
He said we had all been in homes
which had such an atmosphere that
we just wanted to 30 back there
and make loncer stays. at ia the
same with 4 city, You and I have
been in towns WHICH we liked sc
much that we have said we would Ike
10 live in them. That Is because the
city, after all, Is merely an enlarge
ment of the home ideals.
How Determination Won.
"There were Is years ago two cit
/ les in Oklahoma which became rivals
| One was considerably larger than the
other and had the greater advantages
Any prophet in those days woult
have said unhesitatingly that tn,
larger city would have no difficulty ir
maintaining it's leadership. But 1t die
not. In the smaller city there was
group OF men who were determined tt
see their city larger and finer ans
they set about that task in a unitet
way Today, after only IL years, this
city has outdistanced the other, ont
Is still going.
Resources have something to dc
with ctys growth and advance
ment, Of course, but II is the mer
an dwomen of that city which are th'
determining factor in It's growth ant
prosperity far above natural re
| sources.
"As man who knows something
about Ardmorc. do not know any
reason why you cannot have here
city that will surpass any other ir
| oklahoma. The only requirement !!
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