Graham guardian., 1908-03-20
THATCHER
IBy Our Special Correspondent

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We have had new people join
our Ward each week for the past
two months. So Thatcher con-
tinues to grow.
Another new boy was added to
the family of Mr.. Pulsipher last
Friday evening. Mother and child
are getting along nicely.
Frank Tyler was i'll with Sc
we're case of la grippe last week.
and was confined to his bed for
several days, but is getting around
again.
Mrs. Alta Russell has sold her
home at Thatcher and gone TO
Franklin with her husband and
family. They have purchased a
farm there.
Two more basket ball games
took place at Thatcher on Satur-
day between the first and second
teams of the Pima and Thatcher
schools. Both OF the Inatcher
teams were successful.
The Relief Society continued
their celebration by leap year
calico ball in the evening. A large
crowd was present, and some very
pretty calico dresses displayed.
1t was both financial and a social
success.
The grading of Thatcher's Main
street has been completed from the
extreme ends of town, and 1t is
most as good as driving on a beau
tiful paved street. Grading will
will begin on the depot street next
next Monday. Thatcher means to
have its streets second to none in
the valley.
The annual Old Peoples Party
of the Thatcher Ward will be held
next Saturday at the Academy.
The committee have given a per-
sonal invitation TO every one over
60 years old in the Ward. A good
and appropriate program is ar
ranged for the forenoon, then hct
dinner will be served. In the after
noon, the Arizona Comedy Com
pany will present (for their bene
ft), good play.
The Conjoint meeting of the M.
l. A. Associations took place on
Thursday evening. By way of di-
version, an entire comic program
had been planned There were
comic songs, recltations, speeches
and readings, all of high order
of comic. A larger crowd was
present than has attended any
conioint meeting this season, and
all declared that 1t bad been both
enjoyable and restiul.
The anniversary of the organiza-
ton of the Relief Societies was
celebrated at Thatcher, Tuesday,
March l7ih. A splendid program,
consisting of singing, rec'ting and
speech making took place in the
afternoon in the meeting house,
after which, the large crowd pres
ent were invited to the amuse-
ment hall below to partake of a
bounteous lunch, which had been
prepared by the members of the
Relief Society. The tables ooked
very pretty spread with lunch and
decorated with fruit blossoms. All
formality was thrown aside, and
the warm friendliness shown, add
ed greatly to the enjoyment of the
lunch.
The district schools of Thatcher,
Stafford and Central, Joined with the
Academy on Friday, March 18th, to
celebrate the dedication of the new
Academy grounds, where the new
building is soon to be started. The
schools gathered at the present
Academy building at $3.50 a. m.
and formed a parade in the follow
ing order: First came the primary
departments of the district schools,
then all the other grades followed,
in order. The Academy took their
places by grades after this, and all
the teachers, both those of the
Academy and the district schools,
marched alongside their respective
grades. Each school carried its
banner with pride, and each class
was headed by its class banner.
These, with liberal supply of
American flags and badges, made
quite an imposing sight. The
parade marched from the Academy
west to the Bank corner, then east
again to the Commercial corner,
then south to President KimbalPs
corner, and from there west to the
new Academy grounds. The order
with which this was carried out
did the schools much credit. The
different school yells were frequent
mad enthusiastic, though given in
an orderly manner.
An excellent program was car.
ried out under the trees on the
grounds, the main features of
which were, "a Talk" by Presi-
dent Kimball; "An Oration,' by
Mr.. Crosby; "The Dedicatory
Prayer" by President Kimball,
and many splendid musical selec