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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05

A number OF the ladies' OF the
Methodist church entertained en-
formally with delightful surprise
party at the home Of Mrs. II. =.
Wit. SIG Idaho avenue. In honor OF
Mrs. Roper Of Comanchc. Mrs. 1Ioper
"a the wife OF Reverend Mr. Roper
who was former pastor OF Inc church
here. Delightful refreshments were
served at the close OF an enjoyable
afternoon. The ladies' presented Mrs
Roper and Mrs. witt with a beautiful
potted plant. each.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
Making Sure.

"You look disgruntled," said the
shoe man.
Yes snapped the halter. a had
a little rush just now and couple
of prospective customers walked out
without being waited on"
"They seldom get away from me-
declared the shoe dealer. 81 take
their shoes off as soon as they come
in
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
A STOLEN SMILE 'ER TWO =


It was In the drawing clasa at The
school.
Sergeant Ms a great artist said
the teacher. with one stroke he
chould change smiling face into a
sorrowful one.
"That aint nothin." piped up John.
ny. Me mother does that to me lots
u times"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
sorosIs Club.

Mrs. Elma Terrell. 1928 South
Seventh street was hostess to the
sarisis club Wednesday afternoon.
The lesson was on, American Humor.
lists. Mrs. J. w. Kayser discussed
American humor. Mrs Barefoot,
Mark Twain. Mrs. KllnglesmIth,
George AIDE. and Mrs. Terrell. irwin
S. Cobb. Mrs. Klinglesmith, 1921
and avenue. will be hostess next
week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05

the part of the hotel clerk who had
hoped TO win the fair damsel for
himself. He got suspicious OF Homer
and his apparent success and set
about TO verify the impression Homer
had created How this turned out
and where II all lead TO makes as
pleasing comedy as Charles Ray
has ever presented. and the ending
Is n happy one.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
Woedson.Mayer Wedding

WoooHoNWayoF WeuuUN
THuRsDAY noon at the resi-
dcnce Of tho brides uncle
- Mr. n. u. Barefoot, 1890 South
Ninth street, Inc marriage Of Miss
iha Claire Woodson. Of this city.
ana Mr.. Ralph Howard Major Of
Paris. ill.. WAS quietly solcmnlled'
Rev ]. u. Saltor, pastor of tho
Methodist church officiating.
The brldle party marched TO 'he
altar 10 the strains Of Mencdlssohn's
wedding march. Tie bride was hand
aomcly gowned IN a travelling suit
OF navy plqullIne trimmed With cut
steel heads.
The rooms were charmlngly deco.
rated with palms and potted plants
with ferns and yiolota In promslon.
Alter the ceremony the guests
entered tho handsomely appointed
dining room where a five course din
nor was served. The bride cut the
wedding cake. Miss Maud Morris
drew tho ring aud Miss l.avonia Neal
the thimble. Numerous wedding gifts
both handsome aud useful wcro
given the young couple by uieir host
of friends.
Tho wedding was the elimination
Of war romance which began when
the groom wns q lieutenant In the
school OF fire at 1T. sill. lilo is q
graduate fthe Engineering de-
partment OF the A. and NJ. college at
Lansing. Mich. At present he Is en-
gagged as civil engineer with the
state OF Illinois. Mrs. Major Is the
dauehter Of Mrs. Frank Routh an'
granddaughter Of Col. and Mrs. G
w. Barefoot. with whom she ha'
made here home and grown TO
NOuldHHuuu VII 1HithhHhus oHt ~
graduate of the city school and TO
the past two years has held a posi-
tion In the local post office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Major left on the
afternoon train for New orlaa-s
and other southern cities for n brief
honey moon. Mr. and Nrs Y y
Barefoot and thelr ronr er'-co- nr'
y y parefott ir ard mn
her NJ -o'a'''-es md r-'era'
rrnsor' ~ eo'nwr NJ ar' Nr- 9 |
W barefoot NJ anN Mrs Tra-f |
Rouih Mr. md Mrs Harrv DRYDEN
md daughter virginiH Nar. rnio !
warn'sa md 'hnr' w0od-or NJ
md Mre T. = Sanders. wavrn an'
2 alru Sanders Nr HUi Mr. Y p
Spencer. NJ md Mrs pewen WI
tor N'~sns Maud Morr's and To-
vonia Nnal and Mr. and Mrs. Clif'
Barefoot and darchtn- rocalia. Mrs
Nahle Colbert and Mites Clarice Tat
nan of Oklahoma City.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
Presbyterian Guild.

The Ladies' Guild of the Prosby.
terian church viii meet In joint ses.
sion next week With Mrs. Winden
Foster. iO2 South sixth street This
is the quarterly meeting and the
election OF officers will be held.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
81. luke'e Guild.

The Ladies' Guild Of ST. Luko's
church met Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. r. H. Williams. 1901 Chlckasha
avenue. The ladies spent the after.
noon sewing on Infants garments for
the United Charities.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
Dinner Is Given.

Mrs. Fred Cox, 402 North Second,
entertained Thursday with twelve
o'clock dinner. The guests were Mes.
danes A. A. Hawn, Ed Estes, Bert
Berry, J. S. Wray, Claude Roark, j.
e. Holland, Carl Worthington, L. r..
Burch. Wes Venable, J. NJ. Sharp,
and Mrs. Sterling.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
Baptist Ladies' Meet.

The Woman's Society of the first
Baptist church held an all-day
prayer service and program in the
ladies' rooms of the church Thurs-
day. About so members attending.
The subject of the morning program
was Loyalty" under the able lead.
ership of Mrs. N. E. May. a number
of ladies spoke on different topics
consistent with the subject. The
work Of the society is in co-opera-
tion with general movement
throughout the south.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
No r,me tor work.

Fi'hc trouble with a smart man"
'aId .lud 1upklns. 'ls HAT he's Liable
10 sfrud murc iilur showin' on than
ae does workln' Washington Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
Home culture Club.

Mrs. j. II. Mcdonald and Mrs.
Emanuel were hostesses to the
Home Culture club, Friday afternoon,
at the home of Mrs. Mcdonald on
West Minnesota avenue
The lesson study was especially in
teresting, the general topic being
the uses of electricity in the home
In response to roll call members
gave their fav0rite electric utensil
Mrs. Harmon Ellis presented
splendid paper, on proper wiring Of
the house and the placing of light
ing fixtures. Also the many cleo
trical contrivances which make for
the comfort of home
a very fine display Of electric
devices was made possible thro the
courtesy Of the Gay Electric Co. The
demonstrations was in charge Of
Mrs. II. M. Carl. Several very new
articles were shown
The vocal number given by Mrs.
7. r. Montgomery was charmingly
given. Mrs. Ashton was at the
piano. During the social hour de-
licious two course luncheon was
served. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. Montgomery on March Is.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
MacnoWeil Club.

The Macnowell Music club met
Saturday afternoon with Mrs. r X
Wooten. Members responded to roll
call with American composers The
study for the afternoon on modern
America was ably led by Mrs. Ash.
ton. Interesting talks IN connection
with the lesson weer given by Mrs.
Montgomery. Miss Mavs and Mrs.
Antle. The following program was
we'll rendered by music pupils of the
town and college, these numbers
being given after a discussion Of
the composer
Egeria ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Kroeger
Ruby Wootten
Juba --------Na National Dett.
Herbert Kicker
Lotus Land ----------.------
Dance Negre --------Cyril Scott
Josephine Drggers
These piano numbers were well
played and interpreted
Land of the Sky Blue Water Cadman
Edith Lynch
His Lullabye --------Carrie ]. Bond
Ruth Shaw
These young ladies all possessors
of good voices sang in most charm
ing manner.
Witches Dance Mcdowell
Herbert Ricker
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
Mistake Somewhere.

Ma, did you ever hear rabbit
bark?"
Rabbits don't bark dear"
That's funny! My story-book says
that rabbits eat cabbage and bark
Wichita Beacon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
Altar Society.

The Altar Society OF the Catholic
church will meet Wednesday after
noon In the school hall.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
Young Women's Society.

The Young Women's society OF the
Methodist church met in regular ses-
sion at the home of Mrs. Philips,
South Seventh street, Tuesday after
noon with splendid attendance.
The members answered to roll call
with scripture quotations Mrs.
Steele led the bible study, using the
91st Psalm as the subject. A business
session was held, following which
the meeting adjourned to meet next
week with Mrs. Albert Kennedy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05

After spending an hour in discus
sion light luncheon was served fol-
lowing which the meeting was
called to order by the president, Mrs.
R. E. Davenport. The subject for the
afternoon program was the "Un-
americanized.' Rev Sam Taylor
made a short talk on immigration
and offered prayer for the foreign
er in America. After this number
of ladies discussed several topics.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
First published February 3. 1921.
State of Oklahoma, Grady County.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Cora Hail. plaintiff, VS.. David
Hail. defendant.
No. 6472


The State Of Oklahoma to said de-
fendant, David Hall, Greeting:
Said defendant David Hall will take
notice that he has been sued in the
District Court of the Fifteenth Judi
cial District of the state Of Oklahoma
sitting within and for Grady county,
for divorce and custody of child and
must answer the petition filed there
in by said plaintiff on or before the
18th day of March, A. D., 1921 Or
said petition will be taken as true
and a judgment for said plaintiff in
said action for divorce and custody
of child will be rendered accordingly.
Dated at Chickasha, Oklahoma,
this 31st day of January, A. d..
1921.
7. A. MORGAN I
Attest: Attorney for Plaintiff
E. G. REYNOLDS,
~ Court Clerk. 2-3-4tw
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
Mcdowell


Entertain PRESBYTERIAN Society.
Mrs. Robert Fields, 1923 Dakota
avenue, assisted by Mrs. C. Caldwell
and Mrs. Roy English, entertained in
the home of The former, for the
Junior Endeavor society OF the
Presbyterian church last Saturday
afternoon. The afternoon was spent
playing games, following which the
hostess served delicious refresh
ments.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
Local Fame.

LUCdT T dHIt,
After an absence of four years a
certain man went back to visit his
old home town. The first four peo-
pie he met didn't remember him and
the next three didn't know he had
been away.-Polo, (Mo) News-IIer-
aid.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05

Mr. and Mrs u. H. Gadd have az
tielr guest Miss Louise Bartoll, Of
Wichita Falls, Texas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05

Miss Helen Taylor Of sapulpa Is ex.
pccicd Sunday rs the guest Of Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin Powell.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
Miss Butler Entertains.

Miss Mabel Butler entertained
Monday evening with an informal
dinner party in her home 1920 Chick
asha avenue complimentary to the
first anniversary of La Vogue. The
house was decorated attractively
throughout with blue and white.
which is La Vogue's decorating
sdaeme. Cards we're PLAYED before
dinner which was served on a table
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05

Miss Frances Davis of o. C. w.
went to Sapulpa Friday morning
where she entertained with a recital
for the Delphian club.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05

Mr. and Mrs. F. r.. Linton, 627
South Sixth street ARE expecting
Mrs. Linton's brother and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Lee p. Tully of Kansas
city this afternoon to be their guests
for a few weeks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
SOCIETY NOTES

Miss Violet Wolverton was hos
toss to the Tri V, club last Satur-
day afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-05
OF Interest TO Women ::
BY ANNA LEE MARSH

Telephone 1889 Afternoons
Between | and 5 O'clock
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-21
ALICE TERRY ISN'T
TO LEAVE THE
COAST, AFTER ALL
BY CONSTANCE PALMER
HOLLYWOOD, Calf,

T'HANK goodness Alice Terry is not
L going to leave US for a little while
at least. She is to play the heroine in
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NOw 90 on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER III

On the Threshold Of a Studio
COMETTMES on the way to New
- York felt a little bit scary; 1t
seemed as il Id undertaken such an
awful lot not knowing anybody who
,ould help me at all except PerSis-and
.hc'd Just barely met that motion pic
ture man she wrote about, and she
might never even see him again. 7
thought Of tho thousands Of girls and
women who were trying to get into pic
uros. and the thousands more who had
,ried and hadn't been able to make It..
\nd the future looked pretty gloomy to
mo rs got nearer and nearer 20 New
York. Maybe that was partly because
IA never taken a long train journey
.Ionp before: I'd been to Colorado once,
md 10 California for the exposition, but
vim some Of the family both times.
So though going alone into the dining
mr. md doing MI that sort OF thing
made me feel very important, ! was
clad when I followed the porter VINO
carried my bag through the Grand Cen .
rral Station, in New York, and saw
Persis waiting for me.
MY dear :. Sne Crleu, BThDDIHS nv
70 hard that my hat slid over one ear,
What do you think? I've got a chance
for YOU tn aCt-you We come just ar fh'
light moment if you want 10 get into
,irturos because Mr HOpson-that' s
the man who makes pictures, YOU know
is lust casting new one, and he told
ne he'd want lots of girls. He's been in
cur office lot lately Ism tnat gor
Ceous?"
Gorgeous! was so thrilled that
. hardly realized that few minutes later
was riding on Fifth avenue bus
for the first time. I was just in a
dream. but as we passed one of the
big department stores, somewhere In
the thirties Persis clutched me by the
arm and pointed wildly to the sidewalk
"I,ook-there's Norma Talmadge-
the girl in the bright red hat, with tbs
! tiny little dog under her arm-gettini
3 into that limousine
I We we're riding on top Of the bus
and l simply dangled over the side o.
| II. breathless. Sure enough, It wa'
| Norma-right there within twenty fee
Of me. Think Of II A lot of people
had stopped to stare at her, and sh'
| sort Of laughed and duCkod into thu
car quick. but ] had caught glimpse
Of the violets in the flower holder IN
side her limousine and Of the gold mesl
bag that she tossed down on the sea
beside her-I could see down through
the window And Norma's clothe
we're so stunning and she looked 81
awfully pretty and happy was NOR
convinced than ever that ! wanted t,
be screen actress.
Persis' room was nice, | wouldn'
have called it big exactly; 1t was abou
the size of our dining room at home
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But she said It was big for the money
and II certainly looked comfortable
There were two couches that we could
sleep on. and she unfolded card table
and put an electric stove on Il when
she wanted to cook. The dresser was
behind n screen. and on It she had
photographs Of Corinne Griffith, Viola
Dana, Wyndham Standing and Harri-
son Ford.
"You've no idea how they've helped
me 10 keep from being lonesome" she
told me when ! was brushing my hair
before We went out to dinner. when
first came to New York didn't care
so much about the movies. but after
I'd been here a little while, without
knowing anybody, I began to GO lot,
my favorites for their pictures. They
sent me such nice ones, and Corinne
Griffith even wrote me a nice little note
with hers So I sort Of substituted
movie friends for real ones--and they
made all the difference in the world :"
I decided right then that when | got
10 be star I'd write little notes with
my picturcs-I even made one up as
pCrsis and I walked to the nearest res
raurant for dinner.
II would be two weeks before Mr..
IIopson wanted anybody for his picture,
and, Of course, ] couldn't afford to
waste that much time. SO I started out
the very next morning to look for a
job. I'd hunted up some of the studios
in the telephone book, and made list
of them, deciding TO begin with the
nearest ones.
But at the one on West Fifty sixth
street they weren't making any pictures
| Y NA Il l.,
| there was no chance Of seeing any one,
according to the boy who sits at the
door and asks all strangers what they
want. He said the casting director was
away, and that I could send in some
photographs, IL wanted to, but that
| I'd have to call again to see him. So
went 10 luncheon, and prepared to go
that afternoon to one of the studios that
we're out on the edge OF town or in a
suburb-that might change my luck. |
scnt mother postcard with a picture
of Grants Tomb on It, and wrote that
I was having a lovely time; ] knew
the family would think I'd been
sightseeing, and be a lot happier than
if said I was job hunting.
went on the subway to the studio
I'd picked. Finding the right train was
complicated, but people were nice about
| telling me Where TO Bo' anu sUne men
| heard talking on the way there got
off where I was told 10 and headed for
big white building not far away, So
followed them. They'd been saying
that the big pictures of next year would
be made in the East-that the coast waS
losing popularity with picture makers.
They seemed to know all about 1t, and
when they began discussing 'lonp
shots" and finding fault with the way
a set had been built, ! was sure they
were movie people.
They went in a door marked "OficN'
when they got to the big building, so
did. too. Inside there was man tc
ask what people wanted, and severn
people were sitting and standing arounc
waiting for something.
II want to see the casting director,
told the man. My hands were ley
cold, ana seemed to be simply crampec
around the package of photographs that
was carrying, but thought my voice
sounded fairly unconcerned.
To be continued tomorrow
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duction draws stirring picture of one
OF the most pathetic figures in roman
tic history, the beautiful Marguerite
Gautier.
All the way through the picture Nazi-
nova wears clothes that, while they ex .
press the modern mode, are distinctly
individunlistic in tone. For the evening
appearances she favors the sheath type
Of gown developed with a slender train
finish. In the first act the fabric Is
metal tissue, cut entirely blaCkless In
the last black velvet is trimmed with
embroidery down the front in pointed
lines that emphasize the slender sil =
houette.
A CCESSORIES are most elaborate In
"A the form of spangled shawl wrap,
Spanish shawl in light cOlorings, and
innumcrable curious fans.
In the scenes in the country, when
Camille Is striving for health, the mood
of the costumes changes showing Ma =
zimoya in soft fabrics, cOnservatively
cut, with the round rather high neck
that this actress favOrs. A crepe dress
Is trimmed with embroidery or appliques
Of darker fabrics, while a chiffon of
similar genre is built in several layers,
with a transparent hem, but decided
length.
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loss Of a bottle Of Coty's perfume, which
had never been opened!
1t is pretty generally known by this
time that Jack Pickford is not going
to make "The Tailor Made Man." and
that the company has been dismissed.
This is pretty hard lines for those con-
cerned. The technical people had been
given what was fondly termed ''vaca-
ton" Of four weeks, during which
every one took trips and generally en-
joyed themselves, which, Of course,
means they spent money. And now each
one has a tale ale, Of ,yC woe y beginning with with
dears!
Frank Mayo and Dagmar Godowsky
have at last been married. It's been
sort Of "They will-they won't
affair, and it is no doubt a great relief
to their friends to find that at last they
decided to do 1t.
Remember I told you May MacAvoy Is
to appear in q new story called Baby
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No Turning" Theodore Kosloff has
dignified part in it, in which he wears
Il black velvet housecoat; Charlie West
is butler, all done up in blue satin
and gold whoop las Captain Butler Il
know him by no other name) is natural
Us a British officer in full regimentals,
and the rest of the crowd include two
diplomats, with all their dodads, and a
troup of old style French soldiers. I'm
aglnc this conglomerntion all together
in one room Remember the old ex
travaganzas they used to take us to see
as children-"S "Superba" and "Top Of
the World? l suppose the displays
of gorgeousness in the movies appeal to
the same childish love of spectacle in us
Poor Mrs. Flugrath, Viola Dana's
mother. She and her husband had just
set up housekeeping in a new Holly
wood bungalow, when burglars broke in
and cleaned the place out. They took
iewelry, dresses, everything
they could move--but the only thing
Mrs. Flugrath truly bcwailed was the
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Nice old Lady Thought
Hayaka,Ua, in Make-Up.
Vas Old Clothes Man

"DON'T wear your makeup off of
- location" ~ warns Hayakawa to
his fellow players. The star gives this
advice after an experience while film
ing "Thc Street Of the Flying Dragon"
In the picture Hayakawu plays the
role Of an idol carver and one Of the
costumes he wears consists Of bat
tered straw hat. shabby black clothes
and q burlap sack over his back 1t
was in these clothes that the star re-
turned to the hotel after n days work
on location. After stopping at the desk
for his room key he was about to enter
the elevator when n nice old lady tapped
him on the shoulder.
II have some old clothes to sell. " she
said.
Hayakawa caught the drift" The
woman had mistaken him for an old
clothes man. Hayakawa paid her
literally for the clothes.
When dinner time came and the star
was seated in dinner dress near the
old lady's table-an hour afterward,
his identity was made known to her.
The next morning the old lady
couldn't be found in the hotel.
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Rex l n z + n IN s
pro d tion of
The Prisoner of
Zenda, ;" for which
he is casting now.
They say this is
going to be a very
entertaining play
for any one who
are 8 for that
sort of thing. 1t
will be a foreeful
argument for the
endurance of the
big spectacle, any
way.
That re m | n d $
me - t h e r e's
another Sc of
theatricalism in
Agnes Ayres' new
picture T h e
Iowa That Has
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That immaculate fashion plate, "Wally' Reid, is
folioIcing in John Bdrryn,ores footsteps The tpo
upper pictures the right shOlu cc stages of his aging
in "Peter Ibbetson' Beiolu he is still the handsome
youth Elsie Ferguson co-saing in the picture, did
little makeup rork herself the lefthand pictures
shoD