The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-14
nonham Civic Worker Talks 10 Ten
Audiences In chIckasha In
Interest Of Better Cities"
Contest
COMMUNITY WELFARE
DISCUSSED BY TEXAN
Good and Bad Business" 10 Subject
"pon't Slow Up; Resolve 10
Win and Win. Audience
10 Told

"The home ls the foundation upon
which our civilization rests; II Ia a
place where real men and real
women are trained for the conflicts
OF human life. We must return to
the good. old.fashIoned American
home-the quiet, loyal, Godloying
home"
These are few Of the notable ro.
marks made yesterday afternoon by
VIII II. Evans. of Bonham, Tex. adj
dressing large audience in the
Sugg theatre.
Mr.. Evans. one OF tho most highly
praised civic and church workers OF
Texas. has delivered ten addresses
n this city since he arrived here
Sunday morning. All were delivered
under the auspices OF the Better
Cities committee. The first was
when he spoke TO the young peoples
class of the First Christian church:
the second. when he occupied the
pulpit at this church Sunday morn
ing; the third. when he delivered his
lecture Good and Bad Busin SIS" in
the Sugg theatre Sunday afternoon;
The fourth, when he appeared before
the young peoples class of the NJ. Il.
church. South, yesterday afternoon;
the fifth. when he occupied the pull
pit at the Methodist church Sunday
night Three were added to the list
this morning when the visiting
Texan spoke to the student bodies
of the Oklahoma College for Women.
the Chickashe nigh school and the
Junior high school. He completed his
engagements here with an address
before the Lions club at noon today
and the city federation OF women's
clubs early this afternoon in the city
hall
All of the ten addresses delivered
there were conferred around Mr..
Evans lecture Good and Bad Busi.
ness" which he delivered Sunday af-
ternoon in the Sugg theatre. He said
in part:
Conflict Between Forces.
To-day, and every day there is a
conflict between the forces of the
good, the pure, and the true, against
the forces of sin, of shame, of ignor-
ance, of disease, of poverty, and Of
crime.
"This contest is not contest for
wealth; it is not one for vain glory;
1t is not beauty contest, and yet
beauty has its part In this effort,
but it is contest for the possession
of prize worthy of your very best
effort-a contest for the home. A.
contest for the BEST PLACE In
which to raise family. In other
words a contest for the best "Home
Town. in the state of Oklahoma.
"Ihe bag of yellow gold offered
to the winner of this prize, If that
is your sole purpose in this con-
test, is not worthy of the effort you
will be forced ITO put forth to be
even counted among the contestants.
The gold is the least Of the things to
be gained The victory in this con-
test is the victory over the evil
forces which | have mentioned. 1t is
the good and true people who will
cast their lot among you; it is the
place that you will take among the
towns that have high and noble
purpose. 1t is well worth all the cost
that the struggle will entail. Even it
you should lose the prize money.
you will not have labored in vain.
Tie results of your efforts will be
worth all it costs.
at has been my pleasure to be the
guest of numerous Rotary Clubs in
the great state Of Texas. | have al
ways found them doing things worth
while. Their mission III life is a
mission of service for their fellow man
They go about doing good, and I
want to say to you that the Rotary
club of Shawnee, Okla, has chosen
the greatest work that they could
have selected-the rebuilding of the