Graham guardian., 1910-10-28
ClLA VALLEY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered by
the Guardians Corre-
spondents.
THATCHER

President Kimballl returned home
Tuesday from his trip to Utah.
Mrs. L. G. Moody entertained a
number of her old lady friends
Monday.
Mrs. Sarah Hunt, of Stafford,
spent several days the latter part OF
the week with her brother and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Alfred.
The seventh and eighth grades of
the district school gave an enter
tainment Friday evening. They
gave unique play and some inter-
esting new games. All who at
tended were highly pleased.
The stockholders of the Mt. Ora
ham Lumber Company went up on
Mt. Graham Thursday and Friday
to look into the affairs Of the busi-
ness there. They found everything
in a splendid condition and came
home feeling much encouraged.
A conjoint meeting of the Y. M.
and Y. L. M. /. A. will be given in
the church next Sunday evening.
w. A. Moody will speak on The
Manners and Customs Of the Sa-
moans." He will exhibit many Of
his curios. All over fourteen years
old are invited to attend.
The theatre given by Mr.. john
son, with part of his elocution stu
dents and some picked members of
the dramatic company of the valley,
was received with great favor by
the theatre loving people of Thatch-
er, Saturday evening. The parts
were all we'll taken and brought
forth much applause from the large
audience that attended.
Mr.. Woodland gave a lecture on
THE Philippine Islands" at the
preliminary program of the M. l. A.
on Sunday evening. He treated a
number of topics which proved to
be of real interest to the audience.
He exhibited some very interesting
work done in the manual training
department of the schools there,
and made very pleasing and profit
able address. r..
The little son of Chris. Alfred
died Friday night, after an illness of
a few days. 1t was just eight days
old. The funeral services were
held at the home Saturday forenoon,
with house full of relatives and
friends present. Prof. Jones, and
a number of his choir members,
were present to furnish the singing.
The speakers were: Bishop Tyler,
Heber Larson and VIM. A. Moody.
A quiet wedding took place at
the home of Mr.. Mcdonald Tuesday
evening. Maud Mcdonald and A..
D. LeBaron were the contracting
parties. A quiet family supper was
enjoyed, with only the immediate
relatives present. The bride and
groom left Wednesday morning for
Mesa, where they expect to make
their home. The best wishes of
their many warm friends 20 with
them.
Orson, the seven-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hyrum Chlarson, died
on Sunday morning after an illness
of about a month. He had Sc
we're case of typhoid fever. and just
as he was recovering from that,
gangrene set in his face. He suf-
fered terribly for a long time and
part of his face was eaten right
away. Everything possible was
done for the little sufferer, but to
no avail. The funeral services were
held in the church Monday at 1000
o'clock. Prof. Jones and some of
his choir members furnished the
singing. A good attendance of
friends and relatives were present.
The speakers at the services were !:
Mrs. Catherine Pace and VIM. A.
Moody. The remains were inter-
red in the Thatcher cemetery.
A surprise party was given to H.
Kimball Markham at his home We'd
nesday evening, in honor Of his
home coming. The invited guests
met at the home of Devisal Ellis
worth and went in a body to Mr..
Maxham's home, where they gave
him a genuine surprise. Some
unique games were indulged in for
about an hour. V. B. Callison told
of some of his experience on the
Australian steamer. w. A. Moody
described the volcanoes of the Sa-
moan Islands. H. Mimball Markham.
gave some missionary experience in
the swampy districts of the South
ern States. Bishop Tyler gave some
missionary experience. as did also
Taylor Brown. Many amusing in
cidents of missionary life were told.
Recitations were given by Mrs.
Wilson and Mrs. Moody. An
elaborate lunch was then served,
during which amusing anecdotes
were told and merriment ran high.
About forty guests were present
and all pronounced it the pleasant