, 1924-05-08
STAGE ALL SET
FOR REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION

Lander VIII be the host OF the Re-
publicans of Wyoming and many dis
,tinguished party leaders on May IL
the opening date of the state conven-
ton and the city will present a beau
tiful appearance with elaborate de-
corations and a natural setting that
is the envy of all who see it, and
the pride of Lander's citlzenry. Tx
congressman j. Adam Bede of Min
nesota will be the keynoter of the
convention which will be presided
over by State Chairman p. C. Spenc-
err, formerly of Lander, now of Chey-
enne.
Lander concluded the working out
of details for the Republican conven-
ton Monday night and committees
have been appointed and are at
work in putting in shape one of the
finest receptions and programs ever
given in the state. Preliminaries
were undertaken by the commercial
club last week and President F. S.
Brewer and the directors selected M.
A. Nelson as chairman of the HoQs-
ing committee. William J.. Hagins
was chosen to look after the rams
portation and DR.. c.. T. Jones and
the Legion men were given charge
of the reception dance. Monday
night satisfactory reports of progress
were made to a larger GROUP of inter-
ested workers at the home of II. o..
Barber. President Brewer selected
S. Connant Parks as chairman of the
street decoration committee and c..
b. Coolidge was made responsible for
the seating of the armory. Mrs. L..
G. Harnsberger and a committee will
provide the entertainments for Tues
day evening.
The armory and the Isis theatre
will be used for convention purposes.
The former will house the joint ses-
sions of the Republican men and
women and be the scene of the So
cial activities. The Isis will re used
for the women exclusive. various
large rooms about the city will be
made available for committee meet
ing. conferences and caucuses.
rhe delegates and visitors will
arrive Sunday by auto and train and
will be met by a large committee of
Lander citizens without respect to
party utilization. Thse spirit was
the sentiment of the Commercial club
and the Kiwanis club and the city is
to be the host. transportation will
be provided and the guests assigned
to rooms for the night. Locations
for upwards of three hundred guests
must be secured and hotels and
houses will be utilized to house them.
Monday forenoon the convention
will be called to order by p. c..
Spencer, state chairman, who will
make the opening address. A pre-
liminary program of music and pray
err will precede the regular order of
business.
Ine Two days Of convention pro-
gram will be crowded with interest
ing features. Notable speeches will
be made by Ex-congressman Mondell,
Congressman Winter, Ex-congress-
man j. Adam Bede, Mrs. Sylvester
Wells of Kansas City, and Others.
Monday night the Armory Will be
cleared and the annual ~Springtime
ball will be given by the Don Slough
Post of the American legion. An or
chestra of Casper, said to- be one of
the finest in the Rocky mountain
states, will furnish the music. The
decorations will be elaborate and of
a patriotic nature. Out OF town
guests will be admitted without
charge. Tuesday evening following
the close of the conventions regular
sessions, the ladies' of the city will
entertain with another ball which
will be opened by a clever skit full
of pertinent references to political
celebrities of the state.
AS opportunity and road condi-
tions will permit, the visitors will be
taken to various points of interest
including the state training school,
the Sinks. and Fort Washable, that
they may have n definite idea OF the
scenic and historical e%nvlrons of
Lander.
AS V before the women OF Wy
oming, Will have n leading part in
the deliberations of the convention.
Not only will they sit on the conven-
ton floor as regular delegates from
many counties but they will conduct
a Joint convention OF their OWL and
have something definite TO say re-
garding women delegates from Wy
oming 20 the National convention in
June. The Isis theatre has been
placed at their disposal by the local
committee and there they viii launch
the state organization OF Wyoming
Republican with a detailed
plan for a county organization IN
every county in the state.
Mrs. Il. b. Brooks OF Casper ma
tional committeewoman of Wyoming
Mrs. Sylvester Wells of Kansas City.
representative OF the national COM
mitteo OF women. and Miss Margery
Ross OF Cody, president of the Wy
oming unit OF the Coolidge Womens
clubs of America will be guests OF
honor and address the women MS well
as the general convention.
A special letter from the state
chairman to all county chairmen sug-
gested the election in each county
OF women delegates In representative
numbers and urged that all the men
who could bring their wives to the
convention. Tho Lander committee
has responded to the plan and have
given Mrs. H%arnsbcrgcr and her COM
mittee OF women orders and the
funds necessary to see that the ladies