Arizona republican., 1915-08-15

Orme who has won fame as a college athlete Young Orme will shortly re- turn to Stanford University.
 Eugene Redewil arrived in Cali fornia yesterday having motored over from Phoenix.
 Mrs. w. C. Foster is in Long Beach for fortnight en route for Carmel by-the-Sea.
 Miss Teresa Houghton an attache of the governors office is passing her two weeks vacation at Long Beach.
 Irwin J. s. Locke former Phoenix newspaper man, who has been serious ly ill, is convalescent. MT. Locke IS in Sierre Madre where he is now preparing a series of articles for an Eastern publication.
 Miss Nora Sterry, superintendent of the Neighborhood Schools of Los An geles and her sister, Miss Ruth Sterry, a Hearst reporter, are pass ing their vacation at their former home in Flagstaff.
 
 John $. Mitchell of Los Angeles. has announced a five hundred purse for one of the classics in the sport events of the Arizona State Fair The Hcllenbeck purse will be offered for a fast trotting race. MT Mitchell is consistent booster for this state and declares he will be present on the opening day of the big fair.
 
 Late gossip that will liven the con- versation for the next few days is the news of the engagement of Miss Charlotte Fraser, the flashing young Canadian girl who. passed several winters in Arizona, and Bart Arm strong. a popular clubman of Win nepeg. No date has been set for the wedding. Miss Fraser it will be recalled. while in Phoenix. was es- tablishcd in Palm Lodge and took a prominent part in the activities of local society. Her keen sense of hu- nor, gay spirits and smart appear ance made her a general favorite and rumor frequently connected her name with at least two well known bach elors. There were many regrets that no engagement announcement fol- lowed the interesting and persistent rumors for fashionable folk would have been delighted to have had Miss Fraser make her home in the west Sh has no definite plans for the future, awaiting war developments. Her father. brothers and cousins are all at the front.
 Eearly next month Miss Helen Ely. the clever daughter of Mir and Mrs Sims Ely, will return home for a few weeks vacation. For the past two years Miss Ely has been in New York, one of the staff of artists of the Mcclure syndicate She is now in san Francisco where her mother joined her Wednesday from Flagstaff. where she passed the early weeks of summer. Miss Ely who is preceding her Arizona visit with a stay in Cali fornla, came west in a private car with the members of a sorority to which she belongs and which is now holding a convention in the Exposition city
 Kate Cory, who was appointed by the Arizona board of control to paint the portraits of the presiding officers of the Arizona legislature has com pleted the commission. The clever artist has closed her home in Pres colt for the summer and is now in California seeking rest and recreation after q months sketching on the desert Her work this winter will be largely from the desert materials she has gathered from time to time. and her favorite subject-the Indian. group of her Indian studies are exhibited at the Smithsonian Insti- ute.
 w. E. Rollins is another painter who finds his inspiration in the Ari- zona desert and following his usual custom is summering in the Hopi district. His little daughter. Miss Ruth Rollins has won local renown Tn Los Angeles as a dancer At a recent affair given in honor of Maud Allen, Miss Rollins was the entertainer and was prettily compimented by MISS Allen who predicted a brilliant future for the former Phoenix girl.
 
 Gathering data for his history of Arlzona occupies the entire attention Of Colonel James H. McClintock at present He maintains his office in Los Angeles at the Southwest Mu- scum and has only interrupted his work once during the summer. when | he greeted his former commander. Theodore Roosevelt upon the occa- sion of his recent visit to the coast.
 
 The schedule of the Coast Lea que Is disappointing to Phoenix fans now in Los Angeles. who were looking for ward to seeing Lynn and Mutt in ac- tion. The local men are doing clever 1 work for the Bees The Salt Lake Los Angeles series will not be staged in the latter place until September 1 f415.
 MT. and Mrs. Clarence Stacy left the Grand Canyon the latter part | of the week for a camping trip in the mountains in Northern Arizona. Be- fore their return to town they will pass a fortnight in Prescott. The