Arizona republican., 1902-09-24

.olks. Committees have been appoint ei and are at work preparing for the event. According to the announce merts all people over fifty years of age are specially invited in all of the surrounding country, and gre to be the r-no:ed guests of the younger married recpIe: to this list f honore1 guests also belong the widows and the absent missionaries wives Ca friend Of the bachelors tried to get them on the list Of hororel guests, put the proposition was sat down on 90 hard that it was never reviveD, who are also invited to be present at the Coop hall soon after f2 p. m.. where dinner will be served at D. rn. After the banquet the com pany will adjourn to the Amusement hall, where a splendid programme will be rendered. consisting of the following numbers and others that are to be rem dered by members from other wards: An address of welcome, MT. ". J. Le Baron: ecng, Mir C. T. Wnscn; early day narrative. Mrs. Ann Petersen; song. AIr. l.. V. Guthrie; toast, Gray Hairs" Dr. r. ". Wilbur; song, Mrs. Ottilie Phelps; toast, "Our Youth, MT. H. s. Phelps: round, William Passey, w. P. Lang J. T. LisCnbec and Peter Magnueeen: recitation. Mrs. w. B. Tel lord: comic song, Uncle Thomas Stap- ley: early experiences, Mrs. II. F.. Dana; toast, "Our Flag J. A. Stewart. Other parts will be rendered by other wards, whose names have not yet b7en handed in. The days enjoyment will conclude with q grand bail i1 the sven ing. to which all Of the 5ld folks and all of the married people of the com munity are invited, and to which the usual charge will be made, the funds obtained to be used toward paying the expenses of the days enjoyment. At the banquet and programme only the committees. whose duty it is to make the day enjoyable for the invited guests are to be present. The part to be en- joyed by the other married people is
 the cooking of the picnic and sending it to the party by o'clock Thursday morning, then they are to remain at home and rest up for the ball at night. Committees have been appointed on programme, picnic. transportation, dec oration and reception, and their duties specified, and it is desired that they be rendered every assistlrce possible by all, that they may make the enter tainment a success. The picnic com mittee will visit the people and solicit the picnic, and arrange. it and serve the tables The transportation com mttee is to arrange to deliver all Of the old people tp the place Cf gathering who have not T WGE to set there, SO those who have TO conveyance should
 let it be known. and they will be ac- ccrmodated. The committees are en-
 thusiastic, and are determined to give
 the old folks the time cf their lives.
 The recent raise in Salt river played havoc with the dams of the canals in this section. We understand that a large part of the Tempe dam was washed out, about 100 feet of the Utah is gone a big hole cut in the Mesa, and the head Of ih" caral is filled with sand q small hole is cut in the High land dam, and a good sized break in the canal above the headgates. All of the canal companies have men and teams tG work and the dams and canals will
 be repaired aas seen as possible. The smallest amount of damage was done the Highland, and couple of days will repair the damage with the force of men and teams employed. C0 that she will probably have q good run before the other canals can get the water.
 Lyman Leavitt and MT. Randall started on their return trip to Pine yesterday. They have been in attend ance U the quarterly conference of the stake.
 The organization of the religion classes of the Mesa ward were effected last night,