The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-25
BOYS WEEK HERE
WILL Be STAGED
BY ROTARY CLUB
"oo-to.chureh Next Sunday" 10
Slogan for First Day; Want Over
1000 Local Lads In Some
Church on April 30.
PICNIC FOR ALL BOYS
OF CITY TO BE GIVEN
Transportation, commlsary, Sports.
and IN. r." Departments Get
ting Lined up for Biggest
Event Of Kind In City.

'"f 'e"'""f ''to y" w ehu''
next Sunday morning"
That's what more than $4,000 Ro
tarians In 22 countries OF the worl,
will be saying TO the school boys o
their respective cities next Thurs
day morning. In accordance with IN,
Boys Week program as laid dowr
by International Rotary.
And that's what the ChickashG
Rotarians will be saying to the boys
OF Chickasha. Arrangements have
been completed whereby a Rotarian
viii visit every school in Chickasha
on Thursday morning to tell the boys
the Rotary program for Boys Week
In Chickasha. The Boys Week pro
gram starts on Sunday. April 50.
Ministers VIII Help.
The ministers of Chickasha have
entered into the spirit OF the pro-
gram and all are preparing special
sermons for the boys. The sermons
will be delivered on next Sunday
morning in every church In Chicka-
sha, according to James w. Temple
ton, chairman Of the Rotary boys
week committee, who has made ar
rangements with the Chlckasha pas
tors.
When the Rotarians go to the
schools Thursday morning, they will
give the boys the outline for the
week, consisting Of three events. will
ask the boys, first to go to church
next Sunday and will leave tags with
the teachers for the boys who re-
spond to the invitation and volunteer
to so to church. According to plans
announced, the boys will not be
pledged to go, but will simply be
given the invitation and urged to
comply with the request
Parents can do much to help us
out in this go-to-church Sunday move
ment' said DR.. Templeton. "The
teachers in the schools can also
selp. We solicit this aid and our
aim is to get at least 1000 boys in
the local churches next Sunday
Picnic Next Week.
What the local Rotarians consider
to be their biggest undertaking to
date is to be the boys picnic on
Wednesday Of next week.
This picnic, as outlined, bars no
boy in Chickasha. The location is
to be picked where there is plenty
of shade, plenty Of grass and plenty
of Dom for the boys to play.
Harry A. Stephenson has been as
signed the job of transporting the
boys from Chickasha to the picnic
grounds and return. Trucks and
automobiles will be assembled in suf-
ficient number to take every boy
who wants to go on the picnic They
will be picked UP at the various
schools, assembled at central point
and a parade will be staged through
the streets or Chickasha as the esart
to the picnic grounds is made. De-
tails are to be announced later.
4 There VIII Be Eats.
There will be plenty Of eats for
everyone. Ira Baldwin has been de-
tailed as "mess Rargeant" for the
trip and it's been placed up to him
to give the guests of the Rotarians
all the good things they can eat.
Jeff H. Williams has been ap-
pointed as chairman of the sports
committee, it being his job to provide
menu of games and other contests
to amuse the boys at the picnic
grounds. He is working out sports
program, it being the idea to have
the various schools enter into COM
petition, with perhaps sweep
stakes" for all comers in several
events.
Care Of Boys Assured.
Earl Corey, scout executive will
perform in the capacity Of military
police officer. In other words, it is
to be up to the committee working
with Mr. Coffey to see that the boys
are guarded from accidents from the
time they leave the school building
until they are returned to their
homes. A detail, under the supervi-
sion of Mr.. Coffey will watch over
the boys while on the grounds.
The third event on the program is
in charge of Clint G.. Steinberger,
chairman of the Rotary speakers
bureau and Roy L. Jones, president
of the club. This committee will
handle a number of talks in the
schools some time next week, the
definite program to be announced
later.