The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-05
Signs of the
Times

one of the most fascinating ex-
perlences OF late was the way In
which Tulsa celebrated the Hal
ioween season. II was not so much
that, as IL was dlgesting the fact
that Tulsa always enters into any
scheme or experience with more
than the ordinary zeal There Is
a great deal of psychology IN this
Tulsa will" business. As the real
human story ran, published NJ The
world on Wednesday morning. the
Halloween reigned and II rsined. II
and with that determination that
.ucceeds and counts, the spirit
won out. From the old TO the young
there was holiday feeling abroad.
10 was positively rejuvenating, not
only TO those who participated. but
20 all onlookers.
People returning from the south
who attended the recent national
American Legion convention, visit
ing other cities en- route, say that
not In any place they were in, cities
much larger than Tulsa, did they
find such wide-awake activities In
csyic life nor in the daily experiences
of the people as are here. one often
wonders II Tulsa people realize this.
Tulsans arc not endowed with more
executive ability nor more brains
than people who live elsewhere. but
there Is something possessed here In
the way OF a community commodity
that is not discernable elsewhere.
This unknown quantity Is easily
seen by the new arrival within
Tusa's gates. If they stay long
enough they catch the germ aud are
henceforth for Tulsa, once. last and
always. If they go hence, one may
easily wager that in cases out of 10
they will return again.
OF course, people know OF tho
vast wealth here and they realize
that Tulsa stands IN the midst of
the greatest oil fields In the world,
This is Il mighty motor power and
is not TO be discounted, but even AZ
that there is that ever-prevailing
spirit found 10 every avenue of life
here that is one of the greatest fac
tors in the life of the city, Holiday
celebrations are associated with 1t.
Just as Halloween was tho past
week. despite lowering clouds that
sent their kindly rain. Rain sufficient
in itself to dampen the ardor OF any
community celebration. The Civil
tans deserve praise for their COM
munlty interest and here's Wishing
them better luck next year.
The week was given over 90 Hal
lOween and the visit OF Mrs. Thomas
G.. Winter. president of the National
Federation of Women's clubs, WHO
spent Friday here, Her address az
the First Christian church was one
OF the most heart-to- heart talks ever
heard here along the line of wom-
ans endeavor. II was easy to dis
Germ the great personality and wide
vision of this woman who is at the
helm of the largest organization of
women in the world today. Mrs.
Winter was chosen by President
Harding TO sit at the armament
conference. There and elsewhere
where she has been privileged to
come in contact with the great pull
sating heart OF the worlds and a
nations affairs that interest the
peoples of the earth as well as the
humble being In the small hamlet,
affairs of the home, the church and
the state, she has absorbed euff!clent
acumen to know that she has a
message 10 give TO the women OF her
native land and that In concrete IS
TO first so live that you are
good citizen in all that the word
means. 10 live so that you may give
forth valuable energies 70 your fell
low man and TO look ahead as well
as to care for the moment. lifting
your eyes TO the heights for ambi-
tlon's sake. but observing with care
the pitfalls for your feet as well as
others. To utilize the God-given ad-
yantageG that belong TO tho woman
OF today and especially the American /
woman, whose birthright is free |
dom and for whom nations
mighty strength 10 ever ready TO
help and protect.