Arizona republican., 1910-09-06
Iron Springs News
 Letter

"Wiu you join the Tree Party at Red Bird Cottage?" This was the invitation sent out by Mrs. Frank T. AIkire to her friends who bade them come to her pleasant home and spend the afternoon of Thursday, and they all most gladly came. Red Bird cot tage and the fine new porch were pretty, woodsy sight The porch was hung with pine and fir, hanging rom wall and rafters and combined with the beautiful view down the gulch and on the mountains, made the porch. also gay with Navajo rugs very popular place. And inside everything carried out the idea or the trees, by which we are surround ed here in Iron Springs. Branches of pine and oak, of juniper. with its pretty berries, in their soft col ors of blue and green, were every where. punches of mistletoe and lunches of the mountain holly made a picture to be remembered. The guests were all much interested in the Indian things which Jay Alkire, who has been in the Navajo country. had sent home to Mrs. Alkire- The Moqui pottery and the broad red sashes, baskets and blankets, Chi- uuina girls and various kinds of pot tery. The rooms and wide porch, filled with guests in their pretty summer dresses, will long be remem- bered in the annals of Iron Springs parties The guests soon settled down to the fascinating games of SapoHo and "Sap0l" Il haven't any S?" "Sa" "The spelled Sapolio' was heard joyfully ringing out Sa- polio proved a fascinating occupation and those present appeared to have returned to the days of early youth
 SO 10th were they to leave it. But Mrs. Alkre was firm and after the announcement that Mrs. w. H. Rob inson had won the first prize, Mrs
 Jack the second, and Mrs. Ralph Murphy the third, those present pro- ceeded to rack their brains over a very interesting Tree" game. Names of different trees answering the questions on paper. In this game Mrs. Jack proudly carried off the first prize, Miss Laura Dobbs the second and Mrs. Hugh Creighton the third. Then while everyone was laughing and admiring Indian curios views and the pretty prizes. and finding places, Mrs. H. H. McNeil proceeded to make some of her fam
 ous Welsh rabbit. This was made doubly interesting by the presence of little Ann Atkins pet bunny which seemed to know that something rab- pity was taking place and took its station under the table where Mrs. McNeil was working and sat erect, with ears twinkling and pink nose wiggling in most fascinating manner. After the Welsh rabbit was com pleted the Iron Springs rabbit retired amid forest of umbrellas. from which safe retreat, it twitched it's nose at the assembled multitude. Said multitude were meanwhile en- toying the finish to the pretty after noon by eating the rabbit and drink ing the chocolate and eXClaiming over the home made marsh mallows made by Miss Thomson. Then all bade Mrs. AllIire a regretful farewell and. carefully removing their um- brellas from around the white bun
 nikins went down the hill to their several homes. Those present were Mrs. c. H. Davidson, Miss Thomson Mrs. F. l.. Stuchal, Mrs. II. H. Me Neil, Mrs. Emory Rays. Miss Rays, Mrs. O. H. Christy. Mrs. l.. w Cog gins, Mrs. T. w. Pemberton, Mrs. B. A. Fickas. Mrs, Eugene Redewell Miss Laura Dobbs. Mrs. w. 1T. Rob inson. Mrs. c. D. Doster, Mrs. II. Nj Kennedy. Mrs T. F. Irvine, Mrs T