Arizona republican., 1914-12-20
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SOCIETY EDITOR

Christmas signs are out and
events for the afternoon, save sewing
bees are tabooed Indictment weather
has been conducive to concentrated
effort in that direction and every day
has found groups, large and small,
making dainty and useful gifts not
only for their friends but for suffer
ing humanity at home and abroad.
The municipal tree has perhaps in
terested society as much or. more
than any charity this holiday season.
There seems to be a determined eff
fort on the part of every one to give,
and the spirit with which it is being
given is heart felt.
Society is greatly interested in the
Arizona Art exhibit to be given I'M
der the auspices of the art and lit
orature department of the Womans
club, Mrs. c. F. Ainsworth, chair
man, on January l.. Fashionable
folk will be asked TO cooperate in
making this first exhibition in the
SNeheO Il SutNtoo w ipellllllS Niidtl PIT
lures they have by Aiken, Saurwein
or other Arizona artists While the
lean committee is especially anxious
&c obtain twenty-five or more Ari-
iona landscapes, oil or water color
the really worth while work of any
artist will be acceptable. OF parti-
cular interest are the SaurWein In
dian mixtures j. &c
by the artist who spent many years
in Tempe, will find place in the col
lection. Those who will loan to the
exhibit are asked to notify Mrs. W.
X. James, who with Mrs Louis H.
Chalmers, Mrs. Sims Ely and Mrs
Roy Thomas are serving on that
committee. Contributions of the best
work of the students of the Tempe
normal school, the Phoenix public
schools and the Indian school will
be sought. Mrs. Jessie Benton Evans
who will arrive from Chicago short
ly after the first of the year has
consented to act as the head of the
jury of selection. Mrs. Evans is an
artist of note and her many win
ters residence in Scottsdale has
been passed in reproducing the in
comparable desert scenes and noun
tain views that are to be found only
III this section of the country.
Miss Sophie Robbins will arrive
Thursday from Clifton to pass the
holiday season with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Robbins of 1907
North Central avenue
The event of paramount import
ance during the holiday season will
be the cotillion at the Country club
on New Years Eve. Supper will
be served at eleventh thirty o'clock
during which a clever cabaret will
be given by society amateurs. On
New Years day the bachelor mem
hers of the club will act as hosts and
a feature of the afternoon tea will
be the tennis tournaments. The ten
mis- luncheon on Wednesdays are If
anything, more popular than last sea
son Miss Ellen Conway is assisting
the entertainment committee in the
arrangements for the mid-weekly af-
fairs.
;. c. McCurdy of Ell Paso passed
the week in town with Lindley CAL
houn Morton, who will accompany
him this morning on motor trip to
Fort Hauchucha. Mr. McCurdy was
much feted during his weeks stay
here and had the distinction of be-
ing the only guest at the Bachelor
dinner given at the Country club last
evening. 1t was a typical stag event
made the more merry by a cleverly
compiled song book by the member