Arizona republican., 1911-03-22
RECOGNITION GIVEN
 THOSE WHO HELPED
Co operation in Entertainment of Roosevelt Party Worthy of
 Commentator

At its meeting yesterday the board of governors of the Water Users as 1 sociation passed a vote of thanks to l all those who donated the use of ! their automobiles to the association 1 for the transportation of the official ! party to Roosevelt and back last ] Saturday and Sunday. The list in 1 cludes the following:
 ! New State Auto Aerial Company. 1 Dwight E. Heard. Southwestern Su- i gar and Land Oo, Miss Archer. Board of supervisors of AIaricopa county. Geo. Purdy Bullard Lloyd E. Christy. H. l. Latham. w. $ Humbert. F. j. Bennitt. J. w Walk
 CT, w. J. Murphy Harry Kay. Greene X Griffin, Frank Stewart. Dr. F. w. Wilbur. w E. Twitchell. Dr. A J. Chandler. Arizona Gazette. Arizona i Democrat. santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railroad Co. George T..
 Young. United States Reclamation Service
 Mention should also be made at
 this time of the committees which had charge of things at the Roose-
 welt end of the journey and which
 served so splendidly in the enter
 tainment of the unusual number of visitors, with their limited resources
 These committees have not hitherto been mentioned in connection with the event but they are worthy of all the nice things that can be said of them and much in their praise has been said by their guests. that will never find its way into print Their accommodations were not great to begin with. and many buildings de-
 signed for other purposes were turn ed into dormitories The normal accommodations were placed at the disposal of the Roosevelt party and other visitors who came by train. while the Phoenix contingent sent
 it's own bedding ahead By a sys- tenn cleverly operated at this end by Secretary Van der Neer of the Water Users association and the commit tees at the other enu, every man found his bed and blankets at the point indicated. whether it was in the big office building or down in one of the bunk houses formerly used by the laborers.
 In this work the general director was Otis l.. Mcintyre the engineer in charge of the government prop erty and works at Roosevelt He also had charge of the decorations illumination, speaking stand on the dam. etc.
 Field Clerk Geo. w. Byrnes had charge of the commissary and though it was a crowded place and the best loved place in town Dy the hungry visitors. Mir Byrne handled every thing very nicely and everybody who was patient got all and even more than he could expect under the con ditions.
 The ladies reception committee in Roosevelt was composed of Mrs. L. C. Hill. Mrs Mcintyre. mother of o. l.. Mcintyre: Miss Ringgold. Mrs. T. " Pemberton and Mrs. George M Steinmetz. wife of one of the contractors
 It would be impossible to particu- larize or specify in an effort to make acknowledgment to the uumer- ous local committees in Phoenix But referring generally to the sub ject it will be universally agreed that the board of governors of the W. T.. A, it's president. secretary and special committee. planned eX- ceedingly well the task before them 1 and carried out the plan very nicely. ] The board of trade gave all possible ; and in some ways very material as { sistance through its secretary. Harry 1