Graham guardian., 1912-04-26
CILA VALLEY NE WS
Items Of Interest Gathered
by the Guardians Cor
respondents
THATCHER

prise party at the Thatcher hotel or
Monday evening. The evening was
filed up with games, program ano
refreshments, and all had a merry
time.
The M. /. A. have completed their
winter course, and will give con
joint program next Sunday evening
These programs will continue dur.
ing the summer each Sunday eve,
ming as fitting entertainment fol
the young people. The program
for next Sunday evening is as follows;
Double Quartette, by the Young
Ladies'.
Prayer.
Double, Quartette. by the Young
Men,
Comic recitation, by r. E. Lee
Wixom.
Story contest between a member
of the Young Mems Association
and member of the Young Ladies'
Association. Subject: Memorial
Day." Contestants. Emma Carpen.
ter ank Richard Williams.
Violin Solo, Prof. Bond.
Duette. Louie Layton and Com.
pany.
Talk, "The Origin of Memorial
Day., j. H. Larson.
Memorial recitation, S. B. Moody.
Vocal solo, David Phillips.
The Academy class of 1914 held
its class party in the amusement hall
Tuesday afternoon. 1t consisted of
program, games and refreshments.
The faculty and several members of
the board, with their wives were in
attendance, and enjoyed pleasant
time. This is the largest and most
enthusiastic class of the Academy
The Stork left fine baby boy at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Rob-
inson Friday.
The district school closed Friday
evening after a successful term of
eight months. On Friday the sew.
enth and eight grades went on an
excursion to the Chlarson canyon,
and the smaller grades had parties
with luncheon at their school houses.
Mrs. Cornelia Brown, of Hayden,
is visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Woods.
my Uncle From India" was pre-
sented to large house by the Acad-
emy faculty Saturday evening. 1t
was also a matinee in the afternoon
for the children. The PLAYERS all
showed marked ability in their in
terpertation of the different char
acters. r. E. Lee Wixom could
not have been excelled as the crea-
ture of circumstances.
MIR. and Mrs. S. S. Green are
home again from Land, where Mr..
Green has been at work for some
time.
George Remington returned to
his home in Wyoming Saturday.
Tie graduation exercises of the
district school were held in the hall
Friday. evening. The stage was
nicely decorated for the occssion
with flowers and banners. The
graduates were: Vera Brown, Alma
Tate, Leona Morris. Jennie Will
Jams, Velma Haywood, Clarence
Naylor, lone Layton, Florence Reay,
Wayne Skousen. Wilmyr.h Layton,
Ruth Tenny. Lavina Cluff, Ray Kill
lian, Laura Barney, Lucy Damron,
and Rue Curtis. The graduates
took their parts in an able manner re,
flecting credit on their teacher, Prof
Matthews. The program rendered
was a follows:
Invocation. by President Andrew
Kimball.
Piano Solo, by Prof. w. A. Novel;,
Glass History, by Vera Brown.
Glass Poem, by Wilmyrth Layton.
Violin Solo, by Prof Bond
Glass Grafton. by Kay Killian.
Class Prophecy, by lone Layton,
Piana Solo. by Velma Haywood.
Address to class, by A. c. Peter
son.
Presentation of diplomas, by
Supt. j. A. Woods.
Class song, by Class of 1912.
Benediction, by Bishop Frank
Tyler.
The children of Mrs. Ann Pace
celebrated her seventy-ninth birth
day Saturday at the home of Bishop
Tyler. All gathered at about ten
o'clock in the morning, bringing in
their contribution towards dinner.
The grandchildren and great grand
children rendered good program of
singing. reciting and telling stories.
At noon all sat down to the tables
spread with a most sumptuous din
ner and for nearly an hour the dim
ner was enlivened by animated con-
versation and jokes. In the after
noon Grandma Pace delighted the
children by walking out to the great
barn where they were swinging, and
telling them she would like to swing.
She swung with the laughing face
of a sixteen-year-old girl, and insis-
tod IN Coinv higher until she had