Graham guardian., 1912-06-21
GILA VALLEY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
by the Guardians Cor
respondents
THATCHER

Mrs. Vlna Green mas Deen quite
i'll for the past week with tonsilitis.
Lola Mortensen has gone to Lords
burg to spend a few weeks with her
aunt.
Pearl Mcbride and wife, of Globe,
came up to attend the conference
on Sunday.
Alma Sessions came up from
Miami Sunday morning to visit with
his parents. He returned in the eve-
ming.
Miss Pearl Hopes entertained a
number of her friends at birthday
party Friday evening and all enjoyed
a merry time.
A number of the Relief Society
members gave the meeting house a
thorough cleaning Friday prepaYa-
tory to the conference.
Misses Edna and Louise Lee left
Friday morning for Flagstaff where
they expect to enter the Northern
Arizona Normal and complete the
course.
Mrs. Emma B. Coleman and Mrs.
Sarah F. Haywood left on Monday
morning for Los Angeles, where
they will spend a couple Of months
away from the summer heat.
Stake officers of the Sunday
Schools gave Louise Lee surprise
social Thursday evening, in honor
of the faithful services she has given
the board. About twenty were
present and enjoyed pleasant eve
ming of games and program. Re.
freshments were served.
w. w. Pace, who was reported
home the latter part of the, e,week did
not arrive until Tuesday morning.
He came by way of the Roosevelt
Dam, and had an enjoyable trip.
He was accompanied by Miss Noble
of Mesa, who will visit for few
weeks with friends in the valley
On Monday afternoon the Junior
class of the Young Ladies enter
tanned the Senior class at the amuse-
ment hall. The young girls gave
some recitations and musical num-
bers, served cake, oranges and ice
water, and finished up with some
interesting games. About seventy
five girls were in attendance. Next
Tuesday afternoon the girls will en-
tertain their mothers with good
program at the hall.
Mrs. Elizabeth Pace, who has
been i'll for the past two months,
died Monday afternoon. 1t was
thought that she had jaundice, and
though everything skillcould do was
tried. she grew steadily worse.
Last Wednesday Drs. Platt and
Stratton operated on her, and found
her liver so badly affected that they
could give her no hopes for life
longer than a few days. The
funeral services were held in the
church Tuesday afternoon, with a
good attendance. Mrs. Pace leaves
a large family of children, all of
whom are married but the two
younger ones. She has been one of
the staunch, good. faithful women
of Thatcher. for many years and was
beloved by all who knew her.
l.. d. s. CONFERENCE
The quarterly conference was
held only one day this time, as it
was difficult for the men in the har-
vest fields to attend on Saturday.
The opening session began Sunday
at ten o'clock, with President Kim.
ball in charge. A good attendance
was there at the opening. Prof.
Jones and the Thatcher choir were
in there places. Prof. Jones sing
ing class also assisted with some
good numbers. The following songs
were rendered in the forenoon.
Have / Done Any Good in the
World Today" Put Your Shoulder
to the Wheel" "Sacramental
Hymn" Jesus, My Cross Have
Taken" Flow Streamlet Flow"
President Kimball bade all welcome.
Sacrament was administered by the
Pima ward. The forenoon speakers
were: Chas. Clawson, who report
ed the Netherland Mission, Elders
Nelson. Of Layton, and Mack, of
Fairview, who spoke of the South
African Mission, d. C. Mcbride, who
reported the Samoan Mission. Kath-
crime Pace reported the Sake Prim-
aries, and Elizabeth Layton report
ed the Stake Relief Societies. e. d.