Arizona republican., 1913-08-18
With Intention of Holding Former ArizOnans To- gether Southern CalifOr- mia Society Is Formed In ~ Los Angeles.
JOHN $. MITCHELL
 IS PRESIDENT
From Now On Campaign Will Be Continuous for Increasing Membership and Social Affairs Per petuating Organization.
Especial to the RepubHcan)

LOS ANGELES, August 17.-With the intention of holding former ArizOn- ians together. entertaining distinguish ed men of the state on the occasion of their visits to the coast and giving ionists, an Arizona Hassayampa So- ciety of Southern California has been
 organized.
 John S Mitchell. originator of the
 temporary association and largely re- sponsible for it's rapid growth, has been
 chosen president. For the past seven
 years MT. Mitchell has been the moving
 spirit in the August festivities and ap-
 preciating the pleasure it afforded the
 Arizonians has sought from time to
 time to organize a State society and as is now well under way.
 Mir. Mitchell not only interests him. self in all residents of the Sunshine
 State" but endeavors to interest all the tourists who register at his big hotel on Spring Street in Arizona. His desk is piled high with literature. es- peciallv those booklets relating to Phoenix and the Salt River Valley.
 'I'Il be down for the races" he said last evening. I've never missed a fair and hope I never will. I take a great deal of pride in the exhibits which in quality and quantity advance every year for as you know I'm an old Has sayampian. ThirtY-five years ago I was paymaster for the Ajo Copper Mines and a little later business oc- casioned my travelling all over the State and have seen it grow from a wild and woody west to one of the most important States in the Union made the first flag with the forty eighth star. which was to have been the official banner of the HassaYampa Society but John I Birduo borrowed it and only my very good friend Bird no knows whre it is now. That re- minds me that I have a good many quarrels on hand every now and then continued the genial booster with his most happy smile. People must get over calling Arizona territory" he added more seriously. Tt makes me fighting mad. That's just one cause the other is to hear it spoken of as the desert. The enterprise of the Arizonians has done away with the desert. I'm proud of the State and it's citizens and flattered at the compliment they have paid me"
 As announced in the Republican the constitution for the new society has been adopted, members of the execu- tive board have been elected and the county vice presidents list is already partly made up. In selecting CalifOr- nians as officers the idea was to re- lieve the tourists of the burden of ar ranging the details of the reunions. that their pleasure be complete and care free. Alonzo Bailey is the hon. orary president, John S. Mitchell president; Charles T. COnnell. first vice president; pr. J. A. AIunk second vice president; Charles H. Wild, secretary; Maurice Salzman, treasurer; Oscar Roberts and H. A. Stradthoff, Cochise County vice presidents; Hon. W T. Webb and F. w. Clayton, Graham County vice president: Eugene Brady O'Neill Maricopa County vice presi- dent; R. N. Fredericks, Yavapai Coun- ty vice president; Hon. F. M. Dren- nan, Yuma County vice president; Harry Sultan, Gila County vice presi- dent