Arizona republican., 1896-12-17

Ing dress was hoeQeQ ana TOT the en- tire evening social status was oblit- erated and all who attended passed a most pleasant evening.
 Dr. Hughes, superintendent of the insane asylum, is continually studying some new form of amusement that will not only relieve the monotony of existence at the asylum, but make the patients lives pleasant. The dances given at the institution every fortnight have become very popular. His latest idea is to organize a band among the patients and to that end has sent off for several musical instruments. The Young Peoples Society Chris tian Endeavor of the Presbyterian church will give a social tomorrow night at the church. The function will be given to swell the sum of | building an extension to the Sunday school room. About $1,S00 is neces- sary for the work and already nearly half that amount has been raised by subscriptions and other means.
 q never saw a more orderly city," was the remark of delegate yester day During my three days sojourn here I haven't even seen drunken man on the streets and for city the size of Phoenix this is something won derful" Similar remarks are heard in all directions and the impression pre- vailing for so long that Phoenix was situated in the heart of lawless re- zion is fast disappearing.
 In the bicycle race last night Roy Matteson secured a still further lead over Morse by riding ten and four | twentieths miles to his competitor s ten and one eighth. About half a mile separates them now. Matteson is mere boy and his riding is some thing phenomenal. His last quarter was made in twenty-two seconds fiat. Both the boys will ride in the races New Years, and their training will do them much good on the track.
 {; The art exhibition of the paintings of Miss Elsie Devereux is attracting much attention. Her works are ex- hibited in the Fleming block, and yes terday afternoon a large crowd was present. The paintings are all land
 
 and America It does not take a con- noisseur to tell that the paintings are the work of an artist of exceptional ability. Miss DevereuX studied for seven years under two of the most prominent masters in Paris.
 Today at Il o'clock the ladies of the Christian church will serve dinner in the old Bee Hive store room opposite
 the city hall for 25 cents. Those who have eaten of the feasts they have
 spread in the past will need no. fur
 ther invitation. In the evening the much discussed mystery tea will be served. During the day and evening the young ladies will display for sale in tastefully decorated booths a great variety of useful and ornamental ar
 ticles.
 The following is a list o1 , the irrigation delegates who ar rived Tuesday and yesterday , morning: Arizona, George M Saunders, A. T. Colton, S. Moote, R :, R. Coleman, J. Roe Young; Illinois s. M. Knox, J. W. Orr, Dr. Clark Gap
 en; Maryland, John w. Garrett; New
 Mexico, Herbert J. Hammond, MT Fancier; New York, Dix w. Smith
 North Dakota, w. W. Barrett; Okla homa, Louis Davis, George w. Batch elder, proxy.
 Governor Franklin was conversins
 with two newspaper men on Wash
 ington street yesterday afternoon when an individual with long-tailet l icfi preached and extended his hand in familiar manner to the governor. 't am Dr. Robert Allen of Pittsburg
 champion tramp of the world he said
 The words were uttered with the thick
 ness of speech that usually accompa nies jag" He continued: q knev you were governor because you have e blue eyes. I am delighted to have th' honor of your acquaintance. It wa! l gleaned from him that he was on hi sixteenth annual tour of America ant e he never pays his fare on the rail e roads.
 A. G. Wolfenbarger, Esq, of Lin = coin, Nebraska, who has taken lead ing part in the deliberations of thu irrigation congress, is prominen q member of the Good Templars, il n which order he has done effective lee ture work for many years. At presen a he holds commission as deputy righ worthy grand Templar, and is one O the supreme Templars most trusted
 lieutenants. The local members of tn t order have been arranging for a pub r lie reception to be addressed by MT t Wolfenbarger on tomorrow night, bu pressing legal business may proven r his remaining If, however, he cal S arrange to deliver an address, an d nouncements will be made in tn e morning papers giving details. MT 1 Wolfenbarger was induced to sign tn