The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-03
kIWANIANS ENDORSE
WORK OF MRS. CHURCH
AND WILL LEND HER
EVERY ASSISTANCE

The Kiwanis organization Of ms
city have gone ON record "a endorsing
in every manner possible the work Of
County Home Demonstration Agent Min
ME b. Church, and have extended an
invitation To- Mrs. Church to be pres
ent at the meeting of the club Tues
day, May 10Th. for the purpose Of ac-
quainting the members OF the details
Of her work.
This action WAS taken at the noon
day lunch of the club today. after Dr.
Dixie Tucker, Of the extension depart
ment OF the \. and NJ College al Still.
water, had delivered talk in which
she told Of the great work which Mrs
Church was doing and its vital neces-
sity To the community at large. Dr
Tucker told of the lack of play among
rural communities, and that due 10 this
the children raised on the farm are he
ing robbed of their health, and all else
that goes to build up minds and bod
les Of useful citizens. She spoke Of
the work of home demonstration agents
in the rural communities, who go TO
the farms, styX, and other places where
city folks never go, and therefore do
not understand the conditions"
DR.. Tucker announced that at 100
o'clock Saturday afternoon. education
al motion pictures. depicting proper
care Of the teeth, and other instruc-
tive matters, will be displayed. chief
ly FOR the benefit of the rural and city
children. Admission will be free.
During her talk, Or. Tucker paid
high compliments to the Daily Ardmor-
cite for the fine manner in which IL
was handling publicity in cooperation
with Mrs. Church free Of charge
Speaking Of Mrs. Church and her work,
DR.. Tucker stated that the Carter coun-
ty home demonstration agent had per-
formed deeds which others in ether
counties are striving to do, and have
not yet succeeded even though their
facilities have been better. and they
are greater in numbers.
John Easley made "A brief talk, in
which he informed the members Of the
Kiwanan organization that on Mon
day night. May 9Th. Josh Lee, Of the
state university, will entertain an Ard
more audience at Convention Hall. Mr.
Easley explained that the proceeds
from the entertainment will go towards
the fund 10 be- used for the building
of a camp for the boys ana girls farm
clubs Of Carter county, most worthy
purpose.
The kiwlnians expressed themselves
unanimously in stating that the great
er number Of their members would at
tend.
Scout Executive Emmitt Il. Reid
spoke of the great value a boys and
girls camp for the benefit of the coun-
try children would be, and told Of the
fine work accomplished last year when
the scout camp at Turner Falls was
used for the purpose.
The kiwanians unanimously voted to
either take charge Of two voting pre-
cincts personally ut the next munich
pal election. or supply the funds for
the conducting Of the two boxes. This
action was taken after tho members
had been informed that the city il
without funds 10 carry on the work
itself.
Secretary Redstcad distributed bulle-
tins from the OklahomaTeNas District
Transportation Committee of the Inter.
national Convention Committee. which
gave a complete schedule Of the trans
pwtntion means and rates TO enable
members TO reach Cleveland during
the convention next June. The Ard
more car which will bear the local
delegates will he hooked on 20 the con-
venton special at Kansas City. The
ticket rates To the convention are one
and one half fares plus war tax for
the round trip. The rate from Ard
more and return will be- s6,.6l
The meeting conducted today was
one Of the most entertaining ana we'll
attended held for some time. r. +.
Orr. president ot She kiNah's Of Ard
more, presided IN his usual" humor-
ous and capable manner.
Secretary Barron VI the Ardmorc