Arizona republican., 1912-08-23
Dining Room of the Hotel Adams a Scene of Fes- tivity, Echoing With Music and Oratory Last Night
co. REPUBLICAN
 CLUB ORGANIZED
Judge E. W. Lewis Elected President, L. E. Bigley Secretary, E. s. Curtis Treasurer and Vice Presl dents Provided for i'll Each Precinct

After the conferences of the gen erals. the reconnoitering of the board of strategy and the preliminary pre- convention skirmishing. comes the real battle, and the get together din ner of the republicans at the Hotel Adams last night marked the first move of the party host in Arizona. in the campaign of 1912. A county re- publican club was organized and of ficered and committees appointed for detail work Also it was some dinner and was enjoyed by as clean look ing bunch of men as ever assembled in Phoenix and in numbers the large dining hall of the hotel was practical Iy filled The dinner began and ended with music furnished by Miss May belle Baker, the prinla donna at the Empress theater, with Carl Bierman at the piano and between the two seasons of merriment occurred a flood of Oratory that would certainly have tickled the ears of President Taft could he have heard it.. and the seri- ous business of club organization which resulted as follows:
 Judge E. w Lewis was named for president; L. E. Bigley, secretary; E. $. Curis. treasurer. It was decided to have a vice president for each pre- cinct in the county, and the following were named, a few of the small pre- cincts not yet being provided for:
 pr. Grant Monical, Phoenix; Robert Mullen. Tempe; C. A. Baldwin, Mesa City; Jeff Duncan, Chandler; V. E. Messinger, Glendale; MT Osborn, D .Tr r1iy1 A. L. Hawley. Higley; J. I. Coffin, Alma; John Witherlay, Wickenburg; H. Simkfns, Lehi; Paul R. Ingles, Os- born; John Robert, Agua Caliente; Oscar Roberts, Meridian; H. J. Ser viss, Scottsdale; Dr. L. H. Richards, GiIa Bend; J. D. Houck, Cave Creek; C. F Root, Cartwright; Jesse Eyer, Heard: j. D. Reaksecker. Alhambra.
 The president was directed to ap- point a finance committee of five members and a committee of five also to devise constitution and by laws and report at next meeting. The din ner was such a success the club voted to hold d similar dinner every alter nate Thursday from now until the election and instructed the chair to appoint a committee to have charge
 
 tion, and conduct the dinners.
 The dinner was called for 6:30 but the gentlemen were a few minutes late in assembling and when they did arrive there was something more en- tertaning than food for the first halt hour Miss Baker, the handsome and talented singer playing at the Elm press theater with the BelVille com pany had been engaged to appear as an entertainer at the beginning and ending of the dinner. Her appear ance brought her an ovation and hel singing brought her round after round of applause, and through her Selec- tions and their rendition the gentle men were placed in a most delightful humor. The choosing of her num- bers had not been perfunctOry but witt carefulness and the collaboration o1 Charlie Arnold who figured prom inently in arranging for the dinner and who advised her as to the easy marks who were willing at any time to fall before Woman's Wiles on the slightest provocation Therefore Wher the beautiful cadence of "Brigh Eyes" welled from her thrush like throat and was waited straight into the illuminated cOuntenance of thu biggest Taft man in the room who i; proud of his personal as we'll as DO litical consanguinity. it was plain tha Miss Baker had made hit, not onl! with the target itself but with al present The next song scored witt equal success in another quarter ant if is perhaps well that Miss Bake had to leave soon for the theater O the gentlemen would have become S interested in her art they would hay forgotten the business of the hOul She was permitted to go on her pro mise, later fulfilled, to return an close the meeting in the same satis factory way in which she had open ed it.
 Another hour put the dinner b and with the cigars came the fOrma introduction of Paul R. Ingles a toastmaster. He presented Judge W H Stilwell who has been an Arzon republican since the days when re publicans were lonesome in thes parts and who made a ringin speech. He was followed by M Clark and another gentleman frol Mesa City. after which MT. Ingles di q little talking himself. He was pre- pared for the occasion and makes n secret of it. He wanted to say thing and say them right. and he did s proceeding to unreeI the proud recor
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