The Tahlequah Arrow (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 33, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 4, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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THE TAHLEQUAH ARRO
fiui'cwiior to The Tahlequah Arrow and Her*M.
PUBLISHED SATURDAY OF EACH WEEK
TAHLEQUAH. OKLAHOMA. MAY 4. IHIM
SECOND RED
CROSS DRIVE
ANNUAL FESTIVAL
WAS BIG EVENI
Shortly after America's entrance
Into the world conflict the American
Hed Cross, through Its War Council
appointed by the President, "Xfld of
the American people one ndred
million dollars, as their firsi contri-
bution to the War Fund. That War
Fund had been decided upon as nec-
essary to carry through the broad
plans or European and American
War Kelief on the scale that their
need justified.
The money retributed at thet
time will have beeff all expended by
early this summer and ihe account-
ing of this expendfture. audited by
Ihe Government, has been given the
widest publicity
In order that this tremendous
work of humanity may be carried on
the President has designated the
week of May 20th, 1918, as Rod
Cross week, during which the public
will be appealed to for another hun-
dred million dollar contribution.
Every means will be taken durins
that week to inspire and stimulate
the public to give and give gener-
ously to this great need. It Is much
a matter of patriotism as the suppor'
of our army and navy. The local
Chapters in every community will
seek to canvass each Individual.
There will be the usual display and
distribution of posters and informa
live literature.
-W.S.S.-
TEN MORE SOEDIERS
The following registrants reported j
on their call to the county board and
were entrained for Camp Travis, yes-
terday, leaving on the 11 o'clock
train.
Sephus Wing Tahlequan
J. Mark Oyler Tahlequan
Stanley Roy Vlckery Tahlequah
/Valentine Allen Muskogee
Moses Wagner Qualls
Ewet Patton Ft. Gibson
McClelland Bynuui Hulbert
William Parker Foster . . .Tahlequah
Fogg Holmes . ' Barber
Green Robhins Scraper
The boys were escorted to the de-
pot by the Home Guards, given com-
fort kits and lunch boxes by the Red
Cross ladles and a godspeed and safe
Return by those assembled there to
see them off.
SPECIAL MEETINGS
The Presbyterians are go'ng ti
have a ten days' series of special sei-
vices. They are to have two visiting
ministers, The Rev. Mr. Shiffler,
from Muskogee, will preach next
week and the Rev. Mr. Aldrldgo,
from Vinita, will preach the week fol
lowing. These are among the
'/lightest young men in Muskogef
Presbytery, full of youthful enthusi-
asm, and well educated. Everybody
is cordially invited to attend these
services. Remember the meeting be-
gins Monday evening, at 8 o'clock.
The annual May Day festivities i t
the Northeastern State Normal wei.
held on the campus of that institu-
tion yesterday morning and in the al-
ternoon Hon. R. H. Wilson, state su-
perintendent of public instruction,
dedicated the new auditorium.
The festivities began promptly at
9:30 in the forenoon. The day was
Ideal; one such as an artist might
paint or a poet eulogiZ'.v The beau-
tiful campus, canopied with a mass
of r'een foliage, with flowering bed.-:
and sparkling fountains, interspersed
with monuments to many former eu-
ucators who carved the way which
made Tahlequah the Athens of the
great Soutwest, formed an artistic
background for Ihe natural outdoor
anipnitheatre where the festivities
were held.
The processional of six hundred
students of the Normal and city
schools, in full May Day costumt ,
presented a very creditable appeal -
ance. The entrance of the May
I tiueen. Miss Lena Euper, of Fort
| Smith. Ark., the Danish dance of
' greeting, by all particpants, and the
crowning of the Queen was followed
by Swedish, Dutch. English, Danish
Irish, Hungarian, Scotch, Russian
and Old English dances all v.'ell exe-
cuted by the student bodies of the
1 schools. The May pole dances con-
cluded the mornlug's program.
At two o'clock in the afternoon oc-
curred the dedication of the New au-
' ditorium. President G. W. Gable
presided at the exercises and after a
I few Introductory remarks Mtss Ger-
I trude Rogers, at the piano, played
1 an Elegy In C Sharp Mnor. which
\ was well received. Dr. T. M. Hart
man read a passage of Scripture and
i offered an invocation on the meet-
ing. after which the Euterpean club,
i under the direction of Miss Euli1
I Smith, entertained the audience.
President Gable introduced Mayor
R. H. Couch, who talked for ten min-
utes on "Tahlequah and the Normal."
Mr Couch praised the citizenship of
Tahlequah for the interest they had
always manifest in the Northeastern
and congratulated them upon their
attainments In the looating of the
school here to perpetuate the sp.en-
did school system inaugurated by the
Cherokees nearly a century ago. He
lauded the faculty of the Normal and
concluded his remarks by giving due
credit to the splendid accomplish-
ments of the President of the lnsti-
tlon.
Mrsi E. M. Alberty, more famil-
airlv known as "Aunt Ellza' and Rev
J. F. Thompson, better known as
"Uncle Joa/' each gave short ta ks
on the Seminaries before the war.
Their talks were highly interesting
and entertaining and enjoyed by all.
Mrs L L. Leslie, In her usual easy
manner, sang "There is Ever a Song
Somewhere." She was assisted by
Miss Eula Smith at the piano.
Hon R. H. Wilson, the principal
speaker of the day. was next Intro-
duced by Mr. Gable. Mr. Wilson
made the dedicatory address. Touch-
ing on the historical features of the
STAMP
END RIGHT !
In Opening a Savings
Account
••tart with an amount which you can
consistently spare from your eain-
• ings each pay day. Once started, be
persistent, never neglect your week-
ly deposit, and as the income grows
Increase your savings. You will thus
be traveling.
The Sure and Safe Road
To Financial Independence
We |my 4 per cent interest on saving* accounts
THE FIRST STATE BANK
DEPOSITS GUARANTEED
NO CHANGE IN WAR
The world war activities have un-
dergone no change of great import-
ance during the past week. Like a
stone wall, the Allies are entrenched,
with the slogan, "they shall not
pass," along the entire line. An-1
there they are staying, except to oc-
casionally gain a piece of ground,
immovable, unshakable. In the mean
time, reinforcements of fresh units
are arriving and It begins to seen
that the great german advance, her-
alded and advertised, and to which
many leading men of the nations of
Europe InvltationS' were mint to l e
there and witness the great begin-
ning, has, after the sacrifice of a mil-
lion of their soldiers, spent Its forci,
with Ignoble defeat before them.
There Is nothing new to report.
CHUNK DAIRY MEETING
DAVID KING
Succeeding the old and well CfiUili*
llshetl business of J. A. King A Sonb,
begs to announce that the same cor-
dial treatment will he accorded the
shopping public under Uie new man-
agement as was shown by the old
lirm. The store, which Is well slock-
ed with new, fresh, salable merchan-
dise, bought months ago, is In a po-
sition to serve this community at
prices on many articles that will
astonish tlie careful buyer. Every
department of our store will be con-
tinued and will be improved where
It Is found that changes can be made.
DAVID KING
school,he classed Ihe Institution as be
ing the only one of its kind In the
state with a history worth while. He
eulogized the old Cherokee form of
education and told how the North
eastern, a perpetuation of the oil
system, had braved the stream of ad
versity, and hampered as it has beej
for eight long years, has now come
into its own and it was, Indeed,a great
pleasure to be here and dedicate this
magnificent structure for the ases
and purposes for which it is Intended.
He urged the education of our youth
as a preparation for bigger and
broader duties after the settlement
of the present strife, when our men.
who are now at the front, will com"
marching home. "Many of them will
be disabled for life," said Mr. Wil-
son, "some with arms missing, some
with legs gone and others who will
never again see the light of day. Tl'fl
men will be incapacitated in carry-
ing on their experienced trade# aoti
professions and will requlrt new
training in order to relieve them
from being a burden to society."
Tears filled the eyes of many when
he pictured the scene at the front
and his appeal to the people of Amer-
ica on this side to stand by the men
over there was strong and impress-
ive. His remarks were confine
principally to the conditions now aart
following a declaration of peace and
his ardent appeal to stand behind
the schools of the country as the lust
line of defense.
Following Mr. Wilson's talks Hon.
W. A. Durant, of Durant, was intro-
duced and for twenty minutes held
his listeners with an appeal for un-
stinted support of the flag In thU
time of bloody strife. While a can-
didate for goternor, Mr. Duran*
made no reference to it, but confini-I
his remarks purdy along war lines.
Mr. Durant, during the early days
of statehood, what the people of this
section were aniiously .striving for
the location of oie of the six normal
schools, was one >f Tahlequah's most
ardent supporters and fathered the
bill which located the Northeastern
| in Tahlequah. Le has favored even-
appropriation asted for to make this
school a bigger and better institu-
tion and the people of Tahlequah and
Cherokee county certainly owe him
a debt of gratittde.
The Home Guards gave an exhi-
bition drill at the Gable athletic field,
dut due to the hteness of the dedi-
cation program, those attending it
' missed the drill This was a disap-
j pointment to nany and sorely re-
' gretted.
The third County Dairy meetiug
will be held on Monday at l:3u p. m
May 13th, In the Odd Fellows Hall
At the last meeting It was voted that
each person bring a sample of milk
and have same tested at the meeting.
The State Dairyman wrote the Coun-
ty Agent that he would be present
with Ills Hahcock Tester. To gel a
fair test take a small amount of
night's milk and an equal amount of
morning's milk, cool it and mix the
two parts together in any kind of
wide mouthed bottle or fruit Jar. In
getting your sample of milk etch
cow, of course, must be milked sep-
arately and the milk should be stli-
red thoroughly from top to bottom
of bucket. One-half part of milk
would be plenty for a test.
All members are urged to b* pres
e t as we expect two or three prom-
inent men to be here.
EDGAR R. LAWRENCE,
County Agent
w.s.s
Thirty-Third Year—Number U4
RED CROSS IN
NEW QUARTERS
The Red cross society, includiug
the surgical dressing department, has
moved from their quarters in the
Redburn hotel block and Carnegie
Library to the lower floor of the
Masonic Temple, where they have
most spacious and commodious quar-
ters in which to carry on their spier-
did work.
The union of the two branches of
the Red Cross will make the working
less confusing and the officers of the
organization will be materially bore-
fitted in looking after the affairs. ,
ELAG IN AUDITORIUM
During Mr. Wilson's speech of ded-
ication at the Normal auditorium
yesterday he started, a time or two.
to refer to "Old Glory." hut each
time after carefully searching the
walls for the beautiful folds of the
Stars and Stripes, refrained and di-
verted his remarks. Following his
address W. A. Durant took occas'oif
to do the same thing and without
looking, pompously gesticulated to
the rear pf the stage. Mr. Wilson,
now nervous by his supposed over-
sight, cast his eyes eagerly in the
referred direction but unable still to
catch a gleain of the favorite foldsi
left his seat on the stage and sou'tht
a better view of the Interior of the
auditorium frqni the main entrance.
From door to door and pillar to p< st
he wandered eagerly searching the
'■•alls all the while without discovei-
ing the cherished flag.
After the meeting he accosted Mr.
Durant with, "Bill, I am either los-
ing my eyesight or yo | are seeing
things. Now I want you to show mo
where that flag hangs that you re-
ferred to." Durant's embarassnient
was saved by the appearance of
President Gable, who began appolo-
gizing for the absence of the flag,
stating that several of them decorat-
ed the walls of the main building bet
due to an oversight none had been
placed in position in the new struc-
ture.
Mr. Wilson accepted the excute
with the provision that a flag be itn
mediately hung in position. Needless
to say a flag now permanently cecor
ates the walls of the new auditorium.
W.S.S-
FA HE WELL PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Oiler, of East
Goingsnake street entertained a party
of fifty young ladies and gentlemen
friends Thursday in honor of their
son, J. Mack Oiler, who left yester-
day with nine others for Camp
Travis.
Games and cards afforded amuse-
ment for the evening.
At a late hour patriotic refresh-
ments consisting entirely of ice creeai
cones were served.
All present report a very enjoy
able evening and departed wlshin_
Mack many hun scalps as a reward
for his services.
ELECTROCUTED FOR
SECOND MURDfcl.
Twice convicted of murder aud
sentenced to death, but relieved of
paying the first penalty because six
years ago Gov. Lee Cruee commuteo
the sentence to life imprisonment.
Henry Prather, negro, paid the pen-
alty of his second murder, the kill-
ing of his cell mate, Homer Chan-
man, June 27, 1917, shortly after
midnight yesterday.
w.s.s
MARRIAGE LICENSES
The following marriage license xiris
been Issued since our last publica-
tion. ... , .
C. B. Larkin, 20, and Miss Lottie
Baldridge. 17, both of McBride.
w.s.s
Judge Jno. H. Pltchford returned
Friday, from a war speaking tour in
several counties in the north part of
the state.
bought
Two
large sample
lines of
HATS
at a
GREAT reduction
and are giving the
public the benefit in
price. All the best
styles for summer,
including panamas
and miians, etc.
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