The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-13
GAINESVILLE VISITORS TO FOURTH
ANNUAL AUTOMOTIVE SHOW RECEIVE
HEARTY WELCOME BY ARDMOREITES

Led by its band of IS skilled musi-
clans, IL of whom were picked from
city, Gainesville invaded Ardmore
Friday and this city capitulated upon
the moment of the arrival of the dele
cation from its neighboring city.
Not to be outdone by the elements
when the rain started Friday the
Gainesville people abandoned its trip
by automobile and came over the
Santa Fe, SO in number.
At the union station Ardmore en-
masse met the visitors and they were
accompanied 10 the Chamber of Com
merce rooms where a banquet in their
honor was spread. So numerous were
the visitors that only two Ardmore
people sat at the table with them
while hundreds of Ardmore people
stood by ready TO do any favor to
Gainesville to make their day in the
city happy one.
The two fortunate local people to
dine with them WAS Frank IL. Sher-
wood of the Guaranty State Bank
who had been chosen as POSTMASTER
and reporter from the Daily Ard
morete. MIR. Sherwood formerly lived
| in Gainesville, every visitor was his
! friend and he made an ideal toast
master and Gainesville wit and Gains
vile jokes We're indulged in to tine
merriment OF the banqueters, The
ladies OF Gainesville graced the oc
casion with their presence and Ard
more people outdid themselves in dis
trlbutiNn of courtesies The insignias
of the automobile show consisting of
a n0bby cane and cap OF white was
given TO each visitor
Rev. Cunningham OF the Presbyterian
church invoked divine blessings and
the sumptuous feast was Immediately
spread before the visitors. Miss Dena
Belle Newton with Miss Audrey
Graves at the piano sang solo and
Rev. Cunningham playing his own ac-
compartment sang This is My Task
These entertainers are the cream Of
the city's talent and cultured citi-
zenship and Ardmore sincerly appre-
cisted them.
Sam ]. Kennerly who has as many
friends in Ardmore as he has IN his
home city expressed delight that the
show management had taken especial
care for those designated to occupy
bald headed row al the show for the
afternoon.
Col. ]. M. Potter with dignity and
aloquence entered a protest against
the action Of one Of the Oklahoma
marshals in swooping down upon one
of Cooke county's producers in
Sivells Bend community.
At this juDcture some Of the men
who made the occasion possible were
introduced. These men of the Auto
motive Show introduced were Moss
Patterson, NJ. Il. Witt, o. II. Sch
neider, Guy Harris, l.. ID. Nelms, Tom
Cooper and others. Mr.. Patterson
made a brief talk that sparkled with
sincere friendship to Gainesville peo-
pie. Mort Wood OF the Live Stock
Show greeted the visitors and asked
| them to visit the show now on at
Fair Park
There was repeated calls for Frank
had left q swivel chair in Gaines
vile to become a rough neck in the
Ardmore oil fields. He complimented
Ardmore upon its possession OF
bunch of live wires among its business
men.
w. w. Ieverett Of the Gainesville
| Signal said Ardmore was q new town
every six months. That men had
to visit here frequently If they kept
up with the city. He said that Oil
gushers conceal the sunsets and that
Ardmore excels in gas" and that its
corn makes moro gallons to the acre
He told then the story OF how Ard
more acquired its pep. These men
were in the habit of coming 10 Gaines
Vile and developed their pep in beat
ing Sheriff Pat Ware back across
the river and they have kept that
pep ever since and are using 1t 10
build n city.
James Barron in brief speech
couched in well chosen words bade
the visitors welcome 10 the city.
Toastmaster Sherwood told OF the
park which Joe Curtis had given 10
Ardmore and which is TO bear his
name. Mr.. Curtis responded by ssly-
ing that Ardmore was good town
for business, good town to live in
and he said IL he ever left Gaines
Vile he would move here.
Following lunch the visitors joined
by many local people marched around
the federal building and up north
Washington TO Main, thence TO Z
street northwest by Hotel Ardmorc
and to Convention Hall. The band