The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-02
GUEST GOES FIRST
TO TULSA SCHOOLS

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his work. Then at II o'clock he will |
go out TO the Universally Of Tulsa |
to speak there before tho college at
their chapel hour. Roturians are
making great preparation for and
looking forward with grcnt antiCi-
patton TO tho entertainment OF "A
man who ~ one OF them. and he viii
be tho honor guest at the club
luncheon at the Tulsa Hotel at noon,
Mr.. Guest will zee Tulsa this after
noon, and will rest IN preparation
for his appearance at Convention
hall tonight at S:l5 o'clock.
Although hla talk will begin at
that time, the doors viii be open at
o'clock. an order to properly care
for the crowds. Beginning at 5:3O
o'clock. Miss Marie Gardner win
play special program OF pipe or
gan numbers. Reverend I9rold g.
Cooke will Introduce the poet - the
audience with whom Tho World Is
~eharing It's distinguished guest IA lT-
Der that its thousands OF 1ead2,s
may know personally the man whose
homcly, quaint verses they read
every morning on It's editorial page.
The World avails itself Of this last
opportunity to urge It's readers
everywhere TO como 10 Convention
hall tonight to hear this inlmitable
story teller; arrangements have
been made 10 accommodate the pco-
pie coming In from other towns, and
everyone is reminded OF the ncces-
sity of coming early In order to see
cure good seats and avoid eleventh
hour confusion,
Many Inquiries Resolved.
Yesterday was "a busy day for The
world Tclcphonod Inquiries as to
his appearance. tclephoncd and writ.
ten nppreciatlons of him, ana uuca-
tlons from out OF town M to his
talk tonight, came In all day long,
A letter from Mrs u. W, Cameron,
225 East Eighteenth street. said:
"Aitcr seeing Edgar Guests pie
turc i'm The sunday world, one of
my sons, age II, s1id, Mama. | sure
want to see Edgar Guest when ne
comes. because / think he is the
very best poet that ever poetcd, and
guy can understand what ne
wpitCs This was expressed iu "A
boys vcrnncular. OF course, and Ia
show YOU how his poems appeal Ia
us / Nought | should jet Tho world
know the Impression these fine
poems make ON the boy We an
enjoy thom because they puil a' q
fathers and mothers hclrt7iIiugs
and always nave that good feeling
aud tenderness that reaches the boy
May we have moro and moro OF
him. Yours truly
Cooke Quotes Iiim IN Sermons
In my opinion declared Rev.
prcud Cooke. who viii Introduce Mr.
Guest tonight "Guust is even more
widely read than RIIny was ThJ
l.. q ~ If o.. j #.H|.
but ] believe 1t for this reason, th,
poems that Guest writes are alWayi
EhoUt--thc kind you can pick uI
aud read in mumonl They ar,
always based upOu the common de
nominutor of lifc--t the hume-aut
they are rcplCte with homoIy truth
that VIC ourselves have though
about many times, and have louruo,
sometimes, too, but never could pU
into words / quote his poems ID
my sermons often, and / do bol,pN
that there ia scarcely poem NJ h'
hut that could be read at morning
family worship. We IN our uum
aTWays turn to the editorial page %
Tho World az tho breakfast table "a
know hundreds of other faW'lc
90. and read his poem for that laF
on. knows that Guest .s himself lh
pyCry-day sort Of follow he writ"
o., and his coutaCt with the world
Iirst az a boy in a soda fountain, o
up through his hoyhuud ana earl
manhood in a newspaper office Ia
given him that intensely human nm
. drrstauJug OF people that make
him peer among men. Humble b
h,a assumptions, modest and un
spoiled ~ success, Guest is rca
man. and ! consider that The Worl
is aflCrdigg Tulsa q groaat privileg
in makuE 1t possible for the peo
pic OF The city TO hear him"