The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-17
BIC SESSION Of
BROOM CORN MEN
Be STAGED HERE
April 0 and 9 Named az Dates for
Joint Meeting Two BIO Asso-
Citations Of Southwest;
Crowds Expected
SECOND DAY WILL BE
GIVEN OVER TO SPORT
Fun Program Starts with Badger
Fight April g.; Horse and In
dian Pony Races, Auto
Rides be Features

Two big organizations representa-
the broom corn interests Of tn
southwest are slated TO hold thei
annual convention here when tn
joint.session OF tho Oklahoma Broom
Manufacturers association and The
Southwest Broom Manufacturers as
sociatlon so into session for n two
day jubilee on April 3 and G.
Representatives OF firms. inter
osted In the handling Of broom corn
products. from Oklahoma. Texas
aud other southern states arc
slated TO attend the meeting here,
according to adyiccs being received
hy the Chlckasha Chamber OF Com
merce and the Thomas Lyons com
Iany. located here.
Arrangements Committee
The committee on arrangements.
composed of Il. J.. Critics Of tho
Critics Broom company, Oklahoma
City; l.. c. Scoville Of The american
Broom Products company. Oklahoma
City; II. l.. Bauer OF the Clinton
Broom Works, Oklahoma City and
George j. Lins. of the Thos. Lyons
company. Chickasha, announces a
two-day program filled to the brim
with JOY features as well as meetings
. for the transaction of business.
Tho committee on entertainment,
composed of J. w. Conner, John 7.
Owsley, Roy c. Smith and Forrest
II Phillips, is laying plans for a
number of stunts, which are to be
staged for the entertainment of
the visiting broom corn men.
Business First Day.
The first day of the meeting will
be given over to the transaction of
business, according to the program
which has been announced by the
Chamber Of Commerce, The Lyons
company and the Forrest II. Phil
lips Broom Corn company. The ses-
sions will be held at the Elks hall
and will start at $3.50 or the morn
ing of Tuesday, April 5. Organization
OF committees, completion of organi-
cation and the introduction of mem
bers will feature the first session,
which will be recessed at noon for
lunch. .
A talk on craftsmanship by f. E.
White Of the Western Broom com
pany, Of Tulsa, will open the after
noon session of the meeting. Open
discussion will follow. During the
afternoon, theer will be talks on adj
vertising and publicity of the allied
industries by representatives of the
various concerns. A recess for din
ner will be taken at ) o'clock.
At Z o'clock the convention will
again go into session for the hear
ing of reports of committees and for
open discussion on topics which may
be brought up.
Fun Second Day.
The second day will be opened
with the delegates being given a ride
over the city in automobiles, the
trip to end ait the warehouse Of the
Thomas Lyons company, southeast
OF the city.
The first fun stunt" on the pro-
gram is slated to be staged at the
warehouse at $3.50. 1t is in the form
of a badger fight. George j. Lins,
manager of the local branch of the
Thomas Lyons company, announced
today that he has purchased three
badgers which he is holding in reali-
ness for the bouts they + slated to
stage with dogs which may be Sc
lected for the fight.
Following addresses by A. f. Hous-
ton, Grady county farm agent and
representatives of the associations
participating in the big event, a bar
becue will be staged at 1880 and
during it's progress, a representative
of the allied broom corn industries
will deliver an address.
Horse races and other stunts are
to close the program. The arrange
ments for the pony races have been
placed in tht hands of ]. A. Ander-
son, local dentist, who assures the
committee that plans are progress
ing nicely and that two or three