The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-18
MERIDIAN ROAD
BOOSTERS PLAN
MEETINGS HERE
Meridian Highway Association to
Elect Officers Wednesday A.
ternoon at City Hall ses'
sion; Announcement
MANY REPRESENTATIVES
SLATED TO BE PRESENT
President Of Association Coming;
Banquet at New chlekasha ho.
tel Wednesday Evening;
Programs Announced

The annual meeting OF the Meri'
dian Highway association is to be
held In Chickasha Wednesday, with
two sessions one In the afternoon
at 3 o'clock In tie city hall, TO be
followed by banquet at TIE New
Chlckasha hotel at 1880 Wednesday
evening. according 20 announcement
OF the Chickasha Chamber of Com.
merce In connection with the off
cial announcement from the high
way association.
Many out OF town people are sche-
duled to be present at the meeting.
The Chlckasha Chamber of Com
merce has been bombarding the
towns OF this section OF the state
for several days with literature per
tanning to the meeting and 1t Is
expected that representatives, of the
various towns will be on hand when
the meeting opens.
Officials are Coming.
Among the Meridian highway Of
ficials who are scheduled to be
present at the meeting are John c.
Nicholson of Newton, Kan. presi.
dent OF the Meridian highway asso-
citation and +. L. Patten of King.
fisher chairman OF the Oklahoma di-
vision of the association tele-
phoned today that that town would
have ten delegates present and
Ryan has also indicated that repres-
cntatives from that town would be
on the job NARROW, Waurika and
other towns south OF Chickasha are
slated to he represented. Word is
also in the hands of local boosters.
that the towns from the north of
Chickasha will send delegations. II
is expected that from 40 to 80 out
of-town delegates will report at the
meeting
Programs Arranged.
The entertainment committee of
the Chickasha Chamber of Com
merce in conjunction with officials
of the Meridian highway association,
announced this morning that 4 pro
gram will be given, both in the af-
ternoon and at night.
At the city hall meeting at 8
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Presi-
dent Nicholson Is slated for a gen.
eral talk concerning the Meridian
highway r. L. Batten is to address
the meeting on the Meridian High
way north of Chickasha." L. G.
Hutson of this city will talk of the
Meridian highway from the Cana
dian to Red River. II. G. Marshal>is
on the program to tell Of the Ter
raj bridges and approaches. T. H.
McElroy is to talk concerning "The
Drag Man." and Dave c. Hybarger
is to talk about the Meridian high
way across Grady county. In addi-
ton, there are to be reports from
representatives from various coun-
ties.
The following program has been
announced for the banquet at the
New Chickasha hotel Wednesday:
Toast Master--Geo. II. Evans.
The Only International Highway
John C. Nicholson.
Chickasha and the Meridian high
way-Ben F. Johnson.
M. H. and S. G. r. Ar. E. Sin
gletary
Value of Through Highways
j. Elmer Thomas.
The Minco Bridge-Ira Johnson.
Meridian Highway to Bowie and
Red River, Bridge. Rutledge Hill.
How to Finance and Hard Surface
Roads-Federal Engineer.
Good roads boosters of Chickasha
are urging a good attendance at
both of these meetings, it being
pointed out that the Meridian high
way is one of the most valuable
roads in Oklahoma, if not the most
important.
At the meeting in the afternoon
at the city hall, there will be elec-
tion of officers OF the Meridian
Highway association.