Arizona republican., 1915-12-25
< MERRY CHRISTMAS
 FUR ALL GLENDALE
From All Appearances, the Sugar City is Happiest
 for Many Months

GLENDALE, Dec. 24.-Christmas in the Sugar City is going to be the hap piest season of the year if one may judge from advance preparations and the amount of buying at all stores, where the largest volume of business for years is reported by all local mer- chants. Tonight the Baptist ladies are aivirS a Christmas program at the church. where a Christmas tree laden with good things for every child will be a prominent feature. There will be Christmas services at all churches Sunday morning. The Queen Esther will give a program at the NJ. F. church on the evening of the 30th, and there will be a number of watch meetings at tLe same church New Years Eve There will be a watch party at the woman's club, where the Jolly Twelve" are entertaining on New Years Eve. The Socialist local has also issued invitations for a watch meeting on New Years Eve at the high school, where program will be rendered and refreshments will be served The crownms event of Christmas week, however, will be the Jumor play at the h'"h school Mondry rrSht The title oI the play is "Tnc Merchant cr Venice Up-to-Date," in five acts ! Those taking part in the play are as fellows: Duke OI \enlcc -.....-.- Cecil Marks | Antonio ...... Tom EiordOn i Bassanio suitor To Portia. ............
 ..-.............pe Dean Pulsifcr ! Gratiano, his fricnd..... Cecil Miller l Shylock ........... Vernon Patterson Tubal his friend .. Barry Hedgepeth ! Launcelot Gobbo, servant to Shylocll
 Morgan Akin ! An Officer of the law. Chas Pitts I A professor of high degree Tom Draper l Iortia, rich heircss Francis Green Nerissa, her friend...... F'lossie King l Mss ThrudiCe .......-.. Mamie Long l Jessica, Shylock's ware ............... Antonio's mother .PUbv Barkhead | Mrs. Gubbo ......-... Edna Smith | Polly, Portia's maid. DJrtaca Osborne !
 The proceeds of the play will he i used for the benefit of the school H- | brary.
 The Peoria Five Hundred club was ! delightfully."- entertained last evening | lat the Terrill home at Peoria Follow ! ing the usual games of Five Hundred | "a Christmas tree was uncovered. and | each guest received a gift As these | gifts had been purchased by the wives ! for their husbands and vice versa. and | not exceeding ten cents in cost. il is | safe to assume that much merr.mcut | was caused at the opening of pack ! ages.
 Mistlctoc tally cards and holiday ! reds and greens were used in the large | living room. and dainty refreshments 1 .ot sandwiches cakes and coffee were | served the guests who included Mr. ! and Mrs. D. E. French. AIr. and Mrs J. W. De Fever, Mir. Sala, L. Spicer. | Mir and Mrs. George Walters. MT. and Mrs Fred Walsh, Mir. and Mrs. F. ! Akin. MT. and Mrs. C. A Robinson. | Dr. and Mrs. J. NJ. Pearson. Mr. and ! Mrs J. w. Robinson. Mir and Mrs. 1 Robert Logue and Mr. and Mrs ". J. | Osborne.
 Christmas day at noon. Miss Helen Hill. daughter of Dr. J. F. Hill of this city will become the bride of MT. Clyde Cornell university. After short hon | eymoon including trip to Kansas City and Dcs Moines. Iowa. Mir and Mrs. Craig will go to housekeeping in the university city.
 Mrs. Ed Jack is enjoying visit from her mother and father. who arrived the first of the week from AIbuuucr,mc and will spend the remainder of the winter here
 Those who attended the social meet ing of the WOmau's club last NVcdncs- day report very pleasant afternoon. Inere was no program, and the buSi- ness meeting omitted. the time beinc spent exchanging ideas for the club "ork and in planning the holiday sea son Sandwiches, Salted nuts and cof- Ice were served by the hustesses.
 \ party of young people composed or Miss Emma Walters Miss Edna smith Tom Long, Robert Detricll and CoIvin Cure enjoyed the show at the Coliseum Wednesday evening.
 Mir. and Mrs. Bert Phillips and fam fly are occupying the Campbell house on Mistletoe street
 Mrs Pulley, who resides north of Glendale was called to Mesa Thurs- day morning by the sudden death of her sister Mrs. Emil Higgins
 Miss Virginia McElruy is engaged at the II. CIReed home.
 NIT. Mason of the Gazette firm -,yas Glendale visitor Thursday.
 Mrs. K. Sheets and Mrs. Robert I.o- sue Were Phoenix shoppers yesterday.
 The Young Peoples class of ihc MethodISt sunday school is arraneinc to serve an oyster stew at the Eeis building the evening of December 22 | "IoWih@ the supper social time will be enjoyed
 Mrs. C. C. Green is the teacher of thls class and plans are being made to make the evening a pleasant one.