Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-09
CORRESPONDENCE
 FROM THATCHER

Thatcher meeting house Saturday ana Sunday. The Saturday morning meet ing opened with good attendance. Pro lessor Jones was at his. post and led th' congregational singing for the opening
 exercises. President Kimball, C. M | Layton, Bishop Nations of Franklin l Bishop Alfred of Central and James A Duke of the Academy were the speak
 CTS. and all spoke along the lines ol "Care of the Health," and "Obedienee to Authority" Between the talks the Matthews quartet and Miss Frona Lay ton sang, "Angel Voices"
 Saturday afternoon, the meeting again opened by congregational singing Hon. W. T. Webb spoke of Legislative measures. Dr. McAllum of the eXuer; ment station, made a talk on "Bsau. tifying the Home. '' George IT. Crosty | and President Kimball followed witi short talks. The musical numbers given throughout the afternoon were tive songs by the Matthews quartet, and "The Golden Cycle" by seven small children.
 The Sunday morning meeting opened | with house we'll filed The Academy choir did the singing at this session | and furnished some excellent mnse The speakers were President Kimball | John Nash, R. E. Lee Wixom and Eu. gene Evans. The general subieets treated were, "The New Academy "General Discipline" and Mission. ary Work.'' At l 'clock priesthood 1 meeting was held for the men.
 Sunday afternoon the regular confer. ence meeting opened at ? o'clock and l the house was filled to overfiowing. Ey- cry available space was filed with chairs to accommodate the crowd. The Thatcher choir was in attendance, and five splendid numbers were sung during the forenoon, also solo by Miss Ruth Kimball. Talks were made by Roy Moody, Alec Layton, Elder Welker ot Layton, V. B. Callison, Oliver Larsen, and Neil Haywood. -Bisbee and Clifton each had representative present, and all the wards in the valley from Lay ton in the east to Emery on the west were literally represented. The con. ference proved to be very successful one.
 A baby girl came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Moody Friday. Mrs. Bishop Warren of Bisbee came over to attend the conference and will visit with her relatives few days be | fore returning.
 The conference meeting did not con vene Sunday evening, as usual, so Inc Mutual Improvement association took up its regular work. Edwin Moody has received mission ary call to go to the Samoan islands | It is uncertain just when he will leave | MT. and Mrs. Damron are home again from California, where Mir. Damron has been in thehospital. He seemed to be alternately better and worse there, but came home little improved. | !. l.. Wilkins and family drove out to Artesia Sunday and visited the hot well there. He reports Mrs. McFate who is being treated there for rhenma tism, ns greatly improved. All the district schools of the valley | are invited to join with the Academy in the celebration of Founders day next Friday. Many interesting contests nave been planned, splendid literary pro gram. luncheon on the campus, and many features of interest. The differ ent committees expect to make it equa to any Fourth of July celebration.
 Bishop Peterson has been absent from his post of duty in the Academy foi about a week, with severe case of inc grippe.
 Miss Lizzie Damron of the dry goods department of the Big SIX is home with grippe this week. Her place IS beiug filled by Edwin Moody.
 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Webster of Met calf have come to Thatcher to make their home. They are having fine new house built near Oscar Webster ': | home.
 The baby girl who was born to NIT and Mrs. Charles Gardiner about two weeks ago, died Sunday.
 A great many people in Thatcher are suffering from severe colds ana | grippe.
 Oscar Webster has returned from Wi cox and vicinity, where he has beer hunting goat thieves who have been troubling the goat men of the valley for some time past. He succeeded in get ting back great many goats, anC landed couple of the thieves i'll tho Solomonville jail.
 At the board meeting of the Union canal held in Thatcher Monday, II. J Anderson of Pima, and Petar Anderson of Stafford resigned as members of inc | board.
 w. K. Cuff, D. ID. Phillips and Fly rum Claridge have returned from their trip to Courtland.
 The "squatters' party given by Miss Vina Lee at her homestead claim south of town Saturday afternoon, was one of the most unique of the season. Lee $ carriage with Miss Etti, in charge, gathered up the guests about I O clock and when they arrived at the homestead house, Miss Vina greeted them, and served up delicious hot sup per. This was followed by 8 number of interesting toasts, after which a Shakespeare game interested the guests for a time, and all drove home by noon light. Those in attendance were: Viola Freeland, Clara Nash, Miss Lane, Anna Hadsell, Caroline Montierth and Ettic Lee.
 The Acamedy baseball team went to Matthewsville Friday afternoon, and