The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1921-01-01
OKMULGEE NEWS

MISS J.. Elalne NlNOn, leacncr IN
Sapulpa city school, is visiting in
the home of Principal and Mrs. w.
II. Fort. The friends and teach
erS of the city are making Miss
NiXon'S stay one round of pleasure.
Miss Mabel Crump is the only
one Of the teachers Of DInbar who
did not visit her homo for the
NmaS season. That Miss Crump
might not feel lonesome several
entertainments were given i'm her
honor by apprcciative citizens.
Okmulgee had her first XmaS
Tree for needy children Xmas Eve
afternoon which proved success
from every angle. The committee
Of citizens distributed baskets of
food and presents until far into the
evening thereby making many
know the JOYS of XmaS time.
Plans are being laid for a school
publication which will rive in
many ways to cement the bond, of
friendship between the pupils and
encourage The efforts from time TO
time to write.
Dunbar school sold twenty seven
hundred Nma3 stamps. clothed
twenty one children who stood in
need and is now laying plans for
h extension of its cafeteria bene-
fits 10 those who are not able to
have the necessities of life.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bullock of
707 y. Central. spent several days
visiting in NhSkogec.
DR.. $. :. Jones ran over to be
with his flock for their Xmas Tree
celebration. This popular pastor
was remembered in several ways
by his loyal members.
Rev. W II Johnson left recently
to visit his parents in Hot Springs,
Ark. Rev. Johnson is assistant
| pastor of the First Baptist Church
and President of The b. y. p L of
.hu same church. \ neat sum of
money was given Rev. Johnson as
a Xmas offering.
The local camp of the American
Legion is closing the year with
more than two hundred dollars in
their local treasure and all claims
paid to date.
Madam Anita Patti Brown will
| appear in song recital at Dunbar
| School, Feb. II. Madam Brown il
favOrite with our people and will
| draw largely ON the musical public
Principal J w Patton, PreSidcnt-
| Elect of the County Teachers As
sociation, is making things go. and
| At the next meeting to be held Jan
| 8th will make several reCommen-
daliOna of Il progr SSive nature. II
il hoped that all teachers will be
present.
kindergart, chairs, a new ma
| ,hine and several dollars worth OF
| ;cicnlfic apparatus are The rccen
additions to Dunbar School.
NJ. b. II Russell reports that ht
must add at least twenty feet to hi:
store because of increasing bust
ness. Mr.. Russell is one of MiSsis
lsippi's loyal sons who adopted Ok
lahoma as his home and is making
good along all lines of business ac
tiviiy.
Central Avenue missed very mucl
its merry whistler, Ralph Wallace
who would have whistled "Hol
Night" Xmas Eve night as h
wended his way in search of mil
for the folks at home. Ralph ha
: carried sunshine to many a wear
art thru his merry whiatled tun,
= Did YOU get whiff of that han
} he faculty gave the custodian j. |
Burton. The last seen of it NJ
, Burton had it carefully folded
lis arms going to ahow ii TO low,
)nes at home.
+ Mr.. r. II. Renner, travelling rel
8 escniative of The Chicago VIII
,anvassed in our city last week.
The social Monday evning at Il
J Wilson residence at IA West "
t st., in honor of Prof. Kelley. Mi
Byrd. Miss Dunlap of Lima and Mi
l.. Elaine Nixon of Sapulpa, w
one of the swell social affairs
he seaon. Quite "A few of our city
I best were present. Mrs. E.. E.. MAJ
f and Miss Maud l.. Davis very tast
fully decorated the spacious dinll
room where covers were laid l.
. thirty couples.
= Nj w. NJ. Douglas and l..
Daniels of Newby and Bristow I
spectively, were in the city Mo
dav on business.
Prof. +. NJ, Howell of Nuyah
was a business Caller at the NeN
stand Monday.
{ All services well attended at I
l :. NJ f. Church Sunday.