The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-19
lions CELEBRATE
PAVING W|NO-UP
IN BIC MEETING
"openlno" Of Paved Stree, TO mo
Mans Land Heraldcd as Most
Notable Civic Achievement
Marking Thls Year.
MAYOR TELLS OF MANY
IMPROVEMENTS IN CITY
Luncheon Served Club al Nellie
Sparks Hall: President Of Club
and Regent Member Talk:
Suon 10 Honor Guest

lIcraidcd as ChIokasha's most no
table civic achievement OF year
marked by remarkable municipal
progress. the completion OF the paw
ing OF the boulevard was celebrated
Monday by the Lions club at the
q G.. W. with Mayor Coffman. J.
D. Carmichael. member of the col
lego board OF regents. President Au.
ftin and the students participating.
Preceding the lnfoynal program
the Lions enjoyed a bountiful nn.
ehoon IN the dining room Of Nellie
SHARKS hall. after which club mem.
bers and students assembled IN the
auditorium. The program was op.
ened with the song. America" and
then John Hyndman. president OF
the Lions, surrendered the gavel to
Mr. Austin who introduced Mayor
Coffman as the first speaker.
II want to tell you some of the
things that you citizens OF Chick.
asha have done during the last year
and half" said Mr.. Coffman in
opening his remarks. 81 say you
hayo done because your city officers
can do nothing without your sup
port" Tho mayor then told about
the purchase OF park sites. includ.
ing the fair grounds and Shannon
Springs. the Improvement OF the
latter park; the laying of miles of
sanitary and storm sewers. the ex.
penditure OF approximately $4,000
for the extension of water mains.
''all necessary to meet the needs of
n growing city; the building of con.
crete bridges across Line creek. the
purchase OF concrete Of site for
another fire station and ''last but
by no means least, the paving of the
boulevard = The speakers refer
ence TO Shannon Springs Park, with
the finest swimming pool in the
state and to the boulevard pro-
voked tremendous outbursts Of ap.
plause.
Mr.. Carmichael said the compile
tion of the boulevard paving carried
out promise which was made to
the state of Oklahoma nearly ten
years ago. ut is particularly graft
flying 10 the board of regents of the
college that our city has finally
made good its pledge" he said.
"With this promise unredeemed, II
was embarrassing to President Au-
stin TO 90 before the legislature and
ask for additional appropriations,
but now this difficulty has vanished
and | believe the legislators will
give us what we need. In promot-
ing this enterprise and other civic
improvements, the. Lions club has
rendered splendid public service
In opening his remarks Dr. Austin
while admitting the joy and salts
faction which the boulevard celebra-
tion brought, frankly confessed that
in one way it put him "up against"
a hard proposition. "For eight or
nine years." he said IL have never
made a speech or preached a SER
mon in which | did not say some
thing about this paving. Now that
the thing is done, | don't know what
I'll talk about in the future-Pll
have to find another speech" Con-
tinuing his talk the president told
about his recommendation for ad-
ditional buildings at the college.
I'VE want a home economic build
ing, and another dormitory and we
want to see Willard Hall completed
] believe the legislature is going to
give us what we need"
After the speech-making was con-
cluded the students sang the college
song and gave fifteen "rahs" for the
Lions and for J. d. Sugg who was a
special guest of honor. DIR. Austin
introduced Mr.. Sugg as a man who
had invested a vast amount Of
money in improvements in Chicka-
sha and 'fwho, we hope and believe
will soon be connected with the
college in a substantial way"