The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-22
OKLAHOMA MOVIE
STAR REMEMBERS
INDIAN DINNERS
Society of Former Citizens of
State Elect Miss Alice
to Membership.

NEW YORK CITY, Dec. q. Il
have had lots of compliments paid to
me all over the country" said Win
Rogers. the Oklahoma cowboy .monolo
gst.movle star. in an address before
tie Oklahoma Society Of New York re-
Gently. but the one that | value the
most was a dinner given to me by a
bunch of Cherokees and other friends
lin my home town of Claremore not
Dong ago ! stopped off there on my
way back to Los Angeles after making
,some pictures in New Orleans. The
Folks in Claremore and vicinity got up
lthis dinner, and old friends OF mine
came from mics around to attend it,
III appreciated that compliment more
lthan anything that has ever been done
for me-
Rogers. who receives salary Of
P$350O q week for appearing twenty
kininutes each night as the feature of
: Fhe famous Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic
batop the New Amsterdam Theatre on
NJ street, and who will shortly go on
tour as the star OF q pretentious pro
bduction put out by F'orenZ Ziegfeld,
lrecently concluded a long engagement
lin motion pictures for the Goldwyn
( tlCompany. For this work he received
( $4,000 a week. Next season he plans
10 make some pictures of his own.
Still Good OkIahoman
In spite of the fact that he is un.
doubtedly the highest paid artist on
the speaking stage today, outside OF
a few of the best known legitimate
stars. Rogers is just the same bashful
iTetiring boy that he was when he left
E Oklahoma some 20 years ago and tour
ed the world with a wild west show
in New York he is conceded to be
the greatest humorist on the stage, q
4 Reputation gained largely by reason OF
IA the fact that he writes all of his own
Jokes and sayings, and usually
changes his line OF talk at every per
formance.
u didn't know for sure | was in
The right room when | first came in,
he said in his talk before the Okla
homa Society, until / looked arount
and saw Miss Robertson and couple
OF Injuns-then knew ! was a.
home"
Miss Alice Robertson was the honor
4 guest of the meeting. She delivered
an interesting address and also tool
advantage of the occasion to an
nounce her candidacy for the re.nomi
nation for congress. She was elected
u an honorary member OF the society
the first person to be so honored.
Thanked for MisuetOe
A touch of the home.state atmos
Ihere was given 10 the meeting by
the decorations Of mistletoe, a large
H 20 the society by A. j. Culbertson
81 newspaper man OF Ardmore. and Er
n rett Dunlap, Jr.. prominent Ard
=. more citizen both whom were thankes
' for their thoushtfulness in resolutions
!adopted at The meeting with grea
enthusiasm.
Al the suggestion Of Mrs. William
Hamilton. an official OF the Nav!
~ Club ut Is East 4lst street. this city
\. the society decided TO assist in enter
IN laiuing Oklahoma sailors who visit tn
" cub while on shore leave. Mrs Hamil
X Ton has a son living in Tulsa.
"a Mr. Allen Coruthers. lis2 Broad
'H way, president Of the society, desire
"a To emphasize the fact that Oklahoman
IA who happen TO be in New York on tn
% oates when the society meetings .
n functions are held. are cordially in
|3 yited TO attend.