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The boy scouts are especially deserving of mention. Sixty- 

 five of these gallant, courteous boys offered their services for 

 the week, and fairly outdid themselves in escorting us around, 

 running errands and carrying messages, all for which they 

 would not receive one penny of compensation. 



The first morning as soon as we were settled at our hotel 

 we went out to see what was going on, and found the procession, 

 headed by Governor Cruce and his party, was forming to march 

 to the exposition grounds two miles distant from the city. We 

 at once took the car so that we might reach there before the crowd 

 and get a good seat. We had not long to wait until the official 

 party, headed by the band, marched to the platform. Hon. 

 W. I. Drummond, chairman, in a few fitting words declared the 

 Congress formally opened and then introduced Governor Cruce 

 of Oklahoma, who bade us welcome to the state and city and 

 spoke of the universal brotherhood that had brought together 

 many tongues and many nations in a common cause. This 

 address of welcome was responded to by Dr. John A. Widstowe, 

 president of the Agricultural College of Utah. Following this 

 came greetings from Belgium, Greece, Brazil, China, Japan, 

 Russia and Hungary. These talks were short and it was quite 

 difficult for some of the speakers to express themselves. The 

 Hon. W. R. Motherwell of Saskatchawan, Canada, president 

 of the Dry Farming Congress, was then introduced. A beau- 

 tiful young girl came forward and in a most pleasing and gra- 

 cious manner told how the school children of Tulsa wanted to 

 show their appreciation of this gathering in their city. The 

 boys of the manual training department had made a gavel to 

 be used in presiding over this great congress. Amidst cheers 

 from the audience the young girl presented the gavel to the 

 president on behalf of the 4,000 school children of the city. 



In the afternoon the International Congress of Farm 

 Women was opened by Governor Cruce. He said this coming 

 together of women meant better humanity and better homes. 

 "Women stand for the good of humanity and better citizenship, 

 which means better womanhood and better government." 

 After a short address by W. R. Motherwell, Mrs. Harbert, the 

 president, told of the work of the congress with its membership 

 of 200,000 women, representing twenty different nations. 



Mr. Yun from China then told of the women of his country. 

 Ten years ago there was not one school in China that a girl 



