The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-23
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Delegates Arrive in Special
Trains From All Parts of
State; Parade Will Be
Feature Tuesday

With Ardmore bedecked in the ma
tional colors and the purple and white
of the b. T.. o. r. the citizens OF this
city are today acting as hosts to the
hundreds of delegates and visitors who
are arriving from all parts Of the state
and other points to attend the annual
state convention OF the great benevolent
organization. Many visitors arrived yes
terday and the stream Of welcome
guests from all parts of the country
continued throughout today.
The convention was formally opened
ut ! o'clock this afternoon at Conven-
ton Hall when Judge r. A. Hefner of
this city and prominent member of the
Oklahoma bar, delivered the welcom-
ing address. Hon w. II. Atwell Of Dali
las, Texas, made the opening address
in a most interesting and able manner.
The meeting then went into business
session until adjournment at $3.50 p.
m. after which the entire assembly
went to the ball park
Tonight at O'Clock the Elks will he
entertained at the club rooms at stag
luncheon, which will be followed by
big smoker at Convention Hall. at which
Judge r. w. Champion of the Carter
county district court will be the speaker
The smoker will include in its program
band concerts by the visiting musical
organizations, several boxing contests
and high class vaudeville performances.
Parade Tuesday
The feature of the day for Tuesday
will be the parade OF candidates. dele
gates and members Of the local lodge.
Tho parade will start TO move from the
club rooms, where II will assemble.
promptly at o'clock p. m. Three bands.
Ardmore Chamber of Commerce, Tulsa
Elks and Shawnee Elks, will participate.
The Elks parade will be followed by =
parade of the Patterson and Kline
Shows. which are presenting a carn.-
val programme in this city this week.
The unofficial opening OF the meeting
occurred Sunday afternoon. when the
local Elks and the antlered pill tossers
from Wichita Falls, Texas. played
baseball game on the local TO league
diamond which resulted in victory
for Ardmore, by the score of 5-1,
Hundreds of Elks and citizens wit
messed the contest. Prior TO the opening
OF the game. an aeroplan- Of the Oakley
Askew Aerial Service. piloted by D. A.
Askew, flew over the diamond at 4
height OF 500 feet and Arthur Oakley.
acting as bomber" dropped two base
balls Neither Of the balls were intercept
ted, although they fell within range.
Oakley also furnished thrills to the
spectators by performing some hair.
raising stunts on the wings Of the plane.
The Ardmore Elks baseball team met
the team OF the Chickasha Elks lodge
this afternoon on the local league
grounds. These two teams will meet
again tomorrow afternoon.
Practically all the officials OF the
state association of Elks have arrived
in this city. Three special trains arrivel
this morning bringing delegations from
Shawnee. Tulsa and Oklahoma City. The
delegations included about 100 members
| from Shawnee. 100 from Oklahoma City
and l50 from Tulsa. The Shawnee and
Oklahoma City groups included two
Elk bands, which furnished concerts
on the streets OF the city during the
entire day, and will be here tomorrow ~
participate in the big parade.
The noon feature Of the entertain-
mcnt for the Elks today was q lunch
con served at the plant Of the Ard.
more.Akron Tire and Rubber Com.
pany. The lunch consisted chiefly OF
sandwiches and bottled drinks and was
thoroughly enjoyable. There were
enough home people with the visitors
TO show them good timo and there
were moN cars offered for the trip
than there were visitors TO occupy.
Speeches were made. songs were
sung. stories were told. there was
mirth and laughter amid the hum OF
machinery and the cries Of tia plo.
tographor who was trying to get tSs
bunch still enough to make picture
The Ardmore Chamber OF Commercs
Band favored the crowd with several
selections Of music that went TO ths
heels Of the Elks and few dances
were INDUCED In.
The Authorization people had the
machinery running so that visitors
could witness the process Of making
automobile tires,