The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-03
SMOKER TO VISITORS IS GIVEN
BY BUSINESS MEN AT ELKS; GET
TOGETHER SPIRIT MAIN FEATURE

II the concert given by the Rotk
Island gice club Of silvis nj u-e
sugx last night was a success. then
the smoker al tho Elks club By the
business and professional men OF
chickasha- for tho Rock Island Sing.
era and officials who accompanied
them served to rnund out perfect
program OF entertainment and en-.
joyablo associations.
Informality was tho watchword nj
the smoker There was no receiving
line, no set speeches. but good.
old fashioned Dutch lunch. the real
Dutch part being absent OF course,
a get.together. getacauaintcd affair
where busineqs men. officials OF the
Rock Island. local shopmen and
visiting employees Of the road
mingled In an evening OF unadul.
tcrated enjoyment.
Hal =. Ray, assistant 10 President
German Of tho Rock Island proved
10 be one Of the chief entertainers
OF the evening. In short talk. he
told OF the work the Rock Island
clubs are doing toward cementing
closer relationship between officials
and employees OF the road aud how.
through these clubs better fellow.
ship IN being built up among the
workers themselves. Mr.. Ray quail.
fled as an entertainer OF unalioyed
merit. weaving strain OF humo,
into his talk and scoring repeatedly
with clever stories. cleverly told.
Demonstrating that Silvis Is not
the only point. on the Rock Island
TO turn out song birds. the local
Rock Island quartet gave two mum.
bers which brought storms OF ap.
plause. Later. two members OF the
quartet Hefb. Powell and Ross Cook
gave short talks. qualifying as
speakers as well as singers. On be.
half OF the business men. Tow Dwy.
er. local banker expressed the ap-
preciation that Chickasha felt In TIE
opportunity OF entertaining the Rock
Island men, both visitors and the
men who are employed In the local
shops.
A. Il. Ruiter. master mechanic OF
the Oklahoma division, with head.
quarters In FL Reno, was introduced
but II was explained by the chair.
man that Mr.. Ruiter was attending
the smoker under the agreement
that he would not be called upon
70 make speech.
J. A. McDougal. superintendent OF
the Oklahoma division. ran Mr.. Ray
a close second II indeed not a tie.
in the matter Of telling stories. Like
Mr.. Ray. the superintendent proved
to be an enthusiast on the subject
Of Rock Island employees clubs. ex-
pressing the pleasure that was his
Id organizing the Chickasha Rock
Island club. Mr.. McDougal declared
that in spending 100000 on the
local shops the Rock Island was
making the Chickas1a plant one of
the best Of its size in the country.
AT Chickasha. we have as good
a terminal as any place on earth for
the number of people served" said
Mr.. McDougal.
In his talk, Mr.. McDougal praised
the officials of the Rock Island. II
am an official, but | am not speak
ing of myself said Mr.. McDougal
81 refer to my superiors. Mr.. Bea-
com and Mr.. German are men who
know railroading. They are practi
cal and there are no better men as
men on earth than these"
Mr.. Beckstrom, member of the
Silvs glee club. on behalf of the
club, thanked the people of Chick
asha for the entertainment given
and was loud in his praise of the
which he said was mani
tested especially well in this city.
"We Of the north hear and have
heard for long time, much about