The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-21


bers of the High School Mothers club,
James Barron, secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce. emphasized the ne
cessity of women Of Ardmore tax ns
an interest in political matters 10
the end that officials may be elect
ed who will LAY out q construc-
tive program, and carry il out" He
placed the responsibility for futurr
conditions in all city departments.
largely 10 the women, laying stress
on the fact that since women have
the respons bility in an equal basis.
that there is no way TO evade this
responsibility.
Mr. Barron has talked TO four
Mothers clubs, the First Ward, Sec.
.ond Ward Third Ward, and the High
School. At the wards he talked on
THE City Beautiful but in his ad-
dress at the high school gave many
other important facts for the women
Of this city to consider.
lie said in part:
Il have been go from ward 10
ward telling the Mothers Clubs of
sNioltlplS Ni1N NV a pNS~
tiful city, and pointing out the bad
spots and unsightly places. This is
really not an easy task for me, as
| am essentially q booster and al
ways like TO look on the brighter
side OF any subject
you know as we'll as | do though
that our alley should not only be
cleaned up--but should be abolish
ed. Our sidewalks should be cleaned
and extended to the curb line. The
tin cans should be removed from the
back yards and vacant lots and many
things should be done TO improve the
appearance Of the G ty.
You women-who are voters now
should see TO it that men or women
are elected as city officials who will
lay out constructive program OF
street improvement and carry it out.
Officials who have the ability 10 in
stall q water system which will give
us more water than We need the year
round--officials who will enforce the
law so that we have the assurance
Of the safety OF life and property in
our homes and on the streets Of our
city. Your responsibility is on an
equality with that OF the men OF
Ardmore now. and there is no way
you can escape your responsibility.
You should at once organize, and
demand that some good women or
men should become candidates for
the various city positions.
1t would take u brave woman or
man to refuse 10 accept ms honor
IL you were 10 request IT,
] had the pleasure some years ago
Of visiting the Walher Art galleries
in Minneapolis which are supposed
to be the most perfect galleries in
the United States. Every picture is
masterpiece and the best or its
kind in existence. ! remember many
OF the beautiful pictures l saw but
do not remember much about the
frames--thoush Of course the fran
ing must have been all il should
have been. The point ] am trying
to make is that the things we have
been talking about is the frame OF
Ardmore--and not the real Ardmore.
Let US try to gild the frame, but
for while we will look at the real
picture OF Ardmore-thc Ardmore
which is city OF wondrous beauty.
Benjamin West, the great Aneri-
can landscape painter was once
seated at his easel putting on can
vas the glories of the landscape and
the glowing colors of the horizon
when q man who was looking over
his shoulder said II do no; see any
thing there which looks like that
and the reply OF Benjamin West was
do you not wish you could?'
Now the Ardmore | want YOU TO see
is not the Ardmore that was ou!ll
with hands, but the Ardmore OF the
spirit, which is expressed in the spleh-
did chruches, the most wonderlul
school system, the great civic bodies
such as the Kiwanis Club, the Lions
Club. the Rotary Club. the Delphian
and Philharmonic societies and many
other such organizations.
The social clubs. such as Dornick
Hills with its beautiful grounds and
settlng-the finest in the State OF
oklahcma-the various hunting ana
fishing clubs with their sane methods
OF furnishing pleasure TO their mem
bers.
have longing TO see some DAY
soon. the city have its water supply
from lake up in. the mountains;
the present city lake FILLED with
water. and the present city water
shed OF about 200 acres made iuto
q beautiful free park for all the
people
You can Judge any man, town OF
country by his or their methods oil
amusement
| can only briefly sketch these
things but am sure you can get
a glimpse Of the real Ard,nore when
these things are called to your at
tention.
See. too. the friendly spirit OF our
people. can appreciate this more
than most. for as comparatively
newcomer IN your midst | can tesu-
fy 10 the genuine hospitality o.
you all to strangers.
challenge any town-any where
to show more smiling faces on iH
streets than Ardmore shows.
hid YOU eyer ny walking from
your home OF morning or noon
time? often think will do 50
for exercise aud | find Il impossible
because before have gone \ block
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