Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-05-01
EVERYBODY WAS THERE
Judge!!Sloan and Gov. Kibbey
Shake Hands With Almost
Everybody They Ever
Knew--It Was a Gala
Night For Phoenix.

WIN cordial hand clasp and a
char,} teristic word of welcome. Judge
RiChdd E. Sloan, who will become
governor of Arizona at precisely noon
TO-DAY. greeted each one of the many
hundreds who attended the public re-
coption held in his honor at the
s 'ol Of Music last night.
rom eight o'clock until ten there
a steady stream of carriages and
mobiles which drew up in front
the School of Music and added
r quota to the throngs of people
sady in the building, all of whom
n-e eager to pay their respects to
PIN. man who. in all probability, will
.s the last territorial governor of
srzona.
The affair was under the auspices
r the sons of the American
rolutiOn. who planned it, as
s--ed by the Daughters of the
American Revolution and the Board of
Trade. Guests were received at the
entrance by members of the recep-
zion committee and then escorted to
tn right of the building, where they
Were introduced first TO Isaac T. Stod-
dar5, then to Judge Sloan, Mrs. Sloan,
Governor Kibbey and Mrs. Stoddard.
The introductions were made by How
ard s. Reed, the chief usher.
Guests were received in the foyer
by he Daughters of the Revolution,
and at all times the foyer was crowd
ed, SD much so that the Daughters
were requested to move farther into
the nall as the male guests displayed
a tendency TO linger in among the
DAUGHTERS. Among the Daughters
who assisted in receiving were Mrs.
Walter Talbot. the state regent, Mrs.
c. W. Vickers, the chapter regent,
Mrs. f. c. 5. Brown, historian, Miss
Angie Parker, Mrs. w. Z. Thomas,
Mrs. Howe Williams, Miss Fowler,
Mrs A. ]. Edwards and the Misses
Archer.
After. greetings had been said with
the Daughters the guest was then
taken in hand by the reception COM
mittee. which consisted of Mayor Cog
gins. Rev. ]. w. Atwood, Rev. Win
field Scott, Carl T. Hayden. Gen. A. ].
Sampson, George D. Christy, Lloyd
Christy. John WiX Thomas, Hugo
Richards, E E. Ellinwood, George W.
P. Hunt, John bennett f. w. Yates.
Joseph Bower, F. W. Wilson,
w. L. Pinney, W H. Robin
son. R. P Ward, A. V. R.
Van Doren. P P. Parker. E A. Har-
eott. r E Thomas, ]. r. Kidd, Celora
Stoddard. William Buckingham, Shir-
ley A Christy, NJ. A. Rogers, c. F.
Leonard. J. D. Stannard. F. f. Shine,
F. W. Perkins, Guy L. Jones, Howard
81 Reed
The School of Music was decorated
for the occasion with the colors of
the Sons Of the American Revolution,
yellow. white and blue. These colors
were interwoven with sprigs of pep
per. In the center of the stage was
a portrait of President Taft with the
flag draped about it. The committee
on decorations was Shirley Christy,
c. F. Leonard and Howard Reed.
Music was furnished by an orchestra
Of men and women.
In a social way last night was the
gala night Of the whole year. Per
haps never before in the social his
tory of the city has there been such
a general outpouring of the citizens
and their ladies'. Every person of
prominence in the city who could pos
sibly be there was present to extend
the glad hand to the new governor
I
his new office. For the most part
introductio-- ere almost unnecessary
as every ... seemed to know every
one else. -ery small percentage
were unkn.r to Judge Sloan and
if the judge ID kept tabulator in
Y his pocket an. punched it every time
: he shook han. with an old friend he
would be anna ID at the result.
Governor K ey also received many
Appreciation his services to the
I territory duri-. his period of COVER
4 norship. The -ence of Mrs. Kibbey,
who is quite was generally re-
u gretted.
In spite of fact that it was
E generally adva- ed that the function
+ was 10 be infor and evening clothes
Z were to be left - home there was a
larger display r white shirt fronts
and pretty eve ng gowns than has
{ been on exhibit in some time. The
3 women were IL .fuIly. and in many
cases eleganty ressed. while several
l. men, who came their business suits,
took a look In nd went back home
to get out their evening clothes. 1t
was just q little ore brilliant than
most people exp ted.
Many of tho-e no attended stopped
only long enough % shake hands with
the new goveu.r and the retiring
overnor and then hurried down to
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