The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-12-13
GRANGE SESSION
STARTS HERE At
ELK CLUB TODAY
taruss, Attendance rver Recorded
Al Preliminary Session Answers
Roll Call To-day a. reie.
oates conafeos,e.
EXPECT MORE TONIGHT
FROM OVER OKLAHOMA
Full Llst of State Officers Here; c.
c. King Of Banner. presldes:
Local women's Club 10 En-.
terrain Visitors.


with scores Of delegates expected
this afternoon and tonight. the state
meeting ~ the Grange. opened here
this morning at tho Elka hail with
the largest attendance ever as.
semhicd az n state meeting of the
Grange In Oklahoma. according to
G c. King Of Banner. Okla. state
master who Is presiding.
The morning session was devoted
entirely to organization work. to roll
call and matters preliminary 10 the
two moro days work Of the conven.
ton as scheduled. Nr. King esti.
mated that some 200 delegates were
attending the morning session and
he expects this number to be mater.
tally increased with the arrival Of
afternoon aud night trains. More
branches Of the state Grange were
represented at this mornings ses-
rion than ever attended the prelim-
mary session Of an Oklahoma Grange
session, officials estimated.
state Officers Here.
The complete list OF state officers
are here to attend the meeting. The
list includes the following: c. c.
King. Banner. state master; s. NJ.
Hendershott. Eddy. oyerseer: J. L.
Jones. wakita. steward; Mrs. J. L.
Jones. Wakita. lecturer; u. Chase.
Tonkawa, chaplain; Mrs. ollie Shit
Ter. Youkon, secretary; Homer Kay.
Eddy. assistant steward; Mrs. ]. l..
Newln, Banner. lady assistant
steward; Mrs. G. r. Petty, Oklahoma
City, Flora; Mrs. S. A. Wade, Big
Cabin, Pomona; Mrs. G. McColgon,
Rankin, Ceres.
The executive committees; c. c..
King, Banner, chairman; Mrs. Ollie
Splitter Youkon, secretary; j. b.
Splitter, Youkon; L. 7. Mohnike, El
Reno; f. Borelli, Kingfisher.
The legislative committee: G. X.
Petty, Oklahoma City; Pete Coyne,
vinita and +. Carmichel, Braman.
1t is expected that the policies of
the Grange will be indicated in the
resolutions. These are scheduled to
be adopted at the sessions tomor-
row.
Work on Committees.
The session got under way THIS
morning at the appointed time, 10
o'clock, with G. G. King, state mas
ter presiding. The business of the
forenoon session was devoted en-
tirely to organization work and the
starting of the conventions wheels.
Committees to handle various
phases of the convention, were to
be appointed this morning, but at
noon, the state master declared that
owing to the rush Of other business
during the morning, these were not
named. The registration and roll
call occupied the majority of the
mornings business. The committees,
the master declared, would be
named during the afternoon ses-
sion and would be expected to make
their reports during Wednesdays
session.
That the reception for the ladies
of the Grange this afternoon from
3 to 5 o'clock would be one OF the
main social events of the conven-
tion, was indicated this morning by
the preparations being made at the
parlors Of the Elks hall. members OF
the local Business and Professional
Womens club we're busy on the job
of decorating the room, which were
being dressed for a gala occasion.
Wednesdays Program.
Tomorrow, and especially tomor-
row evening. promises to be very
busy time for the Changers accord
ing to C. C. King, state master who
outlined Wednesdays program this
morning.
The business session will get
under way at the Elks club rooms
tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, the
state master says. The reports of
the committees, which are to be