The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-04-27

VIII 6nJOy d ISh udyS Iul AOOSh relatives and friends. The boys look fine and their many friends are al ways glad to greet them.
 Miss Marion Becker, the well known cashier of the P. D. M. Co. meat market left here on Thursday morning on a months vacation visit at the coast with relatives. She will visit San Francisco during her stay as well as the many attractive places neighboring Los Angeles.
 Archdeacon Jenkins has gone to Prescott to attend the annual conven- tion of the Episcopal church. The regular sermon will be omitted this Sunday but will be held as usual on Sunday, May 9th.
 The children in the public schools | are now hard at work practicing for a variety entertainment to be given as ] a benefit for the destitute Belgian | children on Saturday evening, May 18th. This entertainment will no doubt be a most interesting one and the worthy cause for which the young people are working certainly dserves the patronage of the entire public.
 Prof. F. W. Heatt, of the State Nor nal school at Tempe, has been visit ing the schools of this district for the past few days. MT. Heatt comes here with a view to getting recruits for the Normal from our graduating classes and also to keep us assured Of that friendly feeling T. N. s., has always had toward the schools of the State.
 An old time amateur minstrel show will be given by the Clifton Lodge Of Elks at the Morenci Club on Thurs day evening, May 3rd. Practice for this show has been going on for some time and the initial performance will be given in Morenci. Ray Stanton and D. L. Forester are among the cast and with an excellent bunch of singers, this show will be the best of it's kind ever given here. The opening sale of tickets has been large and no seats have been reserved.
 The last dance of the Morenci Dane ing Club was held in the Club on last Friday evening and was one of the most enjoyed during the season. R. T. Weller and orchestra rendered ex- cellent music for the affair and plenty of it. Col. A. M. Tuthill was guest during the evening and led the grand march as he has done many times past. number of guests from Met calf, Clifton and Duncan were also present and enjoyed the affair from start to finish.
 The Mexican festival held at the school yard all day Sunday and late in the evening attracted hundreds Of people. The affair was held as benefit for the Catholic church and no doubt was a very profitable one. A band and orchestra rendered music for the occasion and the many booths where all sorts of things could be purchased attracted large crowds A number of girls dressed as police women, made many arrests during the day and the young men were released after paying them fifty cents as fine.
 There will be no picture shows at the Morenci Club during the coming week. The Albert Taylor Stock con- pany with a new cast and concert band will play return engagement during the entire week with the excep- tion of Thursday evening billed for the Elks Minstrel show. This com pany enjoyed profitable stay here some time ago and now return with new plays ana new n6mD6TS III Iue company The following program of plays will be submitted to the public during their engagement here: Mon day evening, Peaceful Valley" Tuesday "Gilded Foor' and Wednes- day Tn Missouri On Friday even ing they will play '"The Fortune Hunt CT" and will close on Saturday even ing with "The Man from Mexico. ," talks on various subjects took place at the Phelps-Dodge Corporation en- ployees conference held on last Tues day evening in the school auditorium. The method of mining now being used by the Ariozna Copper Co. at Coronado was discussed as to it's use in the mines of the Phelps Dodge Corporation where it is undergoing a trial. Any and all sorts of criticisms were invited and the meeting was an interesting one to all. James Bennetts gave an account of his early experiences in mining in Corn wall. England, which was enjoyed by all. The usual smoker and lunch was also enjoyed during the affair followed by a song-fest. R. C. Wright presiding at the piano. The next meeting will be held on Monday evening, May 7th and John McDoug- all will give talk at that time on