Arizona republican., 1917-04-15
p. T. A. MEETING

The p. r. A: held it's regular meeting
on Friday afternoon and there were
some twenty five women present. At
ter the opening exercises and roll call
the treasurer reported $44.45 as the
proceeds of the March social, and that
after all outstanding bills had been
paid, the victrola paid for, the treas
ury still contained SOL Mrs. Sewing
haus then stated that the census check
for $3.50 had come. which gives the
treasury a balance of $43.61.
The hot lunch report shows for the
month a deficit of 1899, and a PROPOSE
ton was made to discontinue the
lunches for the last month of school,
as the weather was getting warm and
food was getting so high This pro-
posal met with instant opposition ana
after a spirited discussion( it was
unanimously voted to raise the price OF
the lunch one cent. making it cost
seven cents for+the lunch and one for
the fruit or sweet served. This is the
second time the price has been raised
a penny since prices began to soar.
After a short talk by Mr.. Sewing
haus in which he presented petition
containing the names of J. 7. Etter
and Walter A. Wilson to be appointed
trustees in the place of T. I. Powers
and w. j. Osborn, resigned, sixteen
pupils from Miss Muldrows room re-
cited four poems, Bob White" The
Children's Hour" "The Ant and the
Cricket" and Perseverance, which
they had committed to memory during
the year.
Next month being the annual meet
ing, Mrs Mills appointed the following
nominating committee: Mrs WOOD
bridge. Mrs. Mosser and Mrs. McRae.
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citation a large American flag, ana
while the members stood in vote OF
thanks, the victrola PLAYED one verse
of The Star Spangled Banner.
Miss Williams of the Deaconess nos
pital rave very helpful talk of first
aid" advising the members what to DO
in case of divers kinds of accidents
Mrs. Gates then played piano Sc
lection. Spring Dawn very beau
tifully.
Mrs. Powers presented dozen pairs
of surgeons boots which she asked the
members to bring their needles ana
thimbles and come to her house on
Tuesday afternoon to make them. But
the time has now been changed to
"Wednesday afternoon as that seemed
to suit most of the members better.
The hostesses for next meeting are
Mrs Powers. Mrs. Osborn. Mrs. Pin
nell and Mrs. Ream.
The members We're requested TO
visit Mrs. Mackey's. Miss MuldroW
and Miss Hinton's rooms to view the
pictures which had been recently hung'
before repairing to the domestic SCI
ence room for refreshments. In MIS-.
Mackey's room The Close OF DAY.
1.-THE SheDherdess' and sir Galllhad'
all framed alike are augmented by a
o.,
In Miss HintOn's room me Cahai
and Me Next" are just suited to the
little tots. while in Miss MuldroW
room. "A Landscape Feeding Her
Birds and 'Babv Stuart" are quite as
we'll suited to her room and grades.
Mrs. W. J. Osborn and daughter
Etha. attended the Jefferson society
hannuet Friday evening. Miss Etha
having been chosen from her hlgh
school expression class to give ne
Declaration of Independence on that
occasion.
wednesday evenings prayer meeting
was dismissed to allow the congrega :
tion to go in to the First Methodlst
churcb tn hear a sermon from Rev.
rool Hedpneth Of the Methodist Epls-
copal church. South.
Mrs. O. j. Thrift who has been I'll Tor
two weeks was out at the p. L. A.
meeting Friday. e.
Mrs. Cooner was taken TO the Sisters
hospital Friday and operated upon
Friday afternoon. .ho
w ! Osborn went down to the
train to see his Youngest brother OIL
Friday evening. Harry Osborn having
applied for admission to the ma anu
leaving for FL Paso to take the iihal
examination as third class electrician.
If he masses successfully he VIII theh
60 TO San Francisco for service.
Little Miss Helen Elerick celebrated
,,,, ,,irtb birthday Saturday afternoon
bv giving a party to number oil ner
little friends at her home on the NC
Dowell road .,- +ho
AS next>week is University Meeh; .i'e
high school students from Creightoh
will have a little breathing spell pc
fore their final plunge for graduation
That is. all except Miss Rose PaVilsta
who won the honor of gong 10 luosoii
from her shorthand class.