Arizona republican., 1917-06-11
sERV|Ss FAMILY |S
 GIVEN FAREWELL

SCOTTSDALE, June 10-For a week
 or more there has been an air of sup
 pressed excitement manifested in the appearance of Scottsdale folk, and the
 reason for it was made plain to MT. and
 Mrs Harry Serviss when they returned
 home Thursday night from little tea at Mrs. Frank Lasts, where they were
 the honor guests.
 During their absence their friends, which means the whole community, from the grandparents down to the
 babies, gathered at their home and were gathered on the wide lawn to greet
 them. The unique lanterns made a charming decoration and it was under
 the swaying lines of these that MT. and
 Mrs. Serviss were halted, while MT. Graves made an address in which he
 spoke Of the ten years in which the
 Servisses had made a beautiful and
 valuable home out of the desert, and place for them in the affections of
 the community. He closed his ex- ceedingie interesting remarks by a farewell to the family and a words of greeting to the newcomers who takes their place. MT Walthall, who pur- chased the Serviss ranch and who, with his sister, Miss Anna May Walthall,
 as a charming hostess, opened his newly acquired home so generously to ! the community.
 MT Graves tribute was followed by a beautiful one to Mrs. Serviss, written by "Scottsdale's Sweet Singer" Miss Rose Trumbull, the theme being the life here of Mrs. Serviss, and expressed
 with an exquisiteness of touch that
 only Miss Trumbull can give. Then Miss Marguerite Shepard, to her brothers accompaniment, charm l ingly sang Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny," the song floating out from
 the peach orchard at the side of the lawn and seeming very appropriate in view of the expectation of MT. Serviss
 to eventually settle in the Shenandoah valley.
 Strawberry and chocolate ice cream
 with cake such as only Scottsdale wom-
 en can make were then served by a
 bevy of young girls, while a program
 of Nictrola music was given. Alto
 gether it was a delightful evening,
 marred only by the thought of it's pur-
 pose a farewell to a family which we
 are sorry to lose.
 On Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwin o. Brown was reminded of her birthday
 when number of her friends took her | by surprise, in honor of the event. She
 was almost overwhelmed, but rose to the occasion and proved a delightful 1 hostess. The guests were taken through the pretty new home and then when they were once more assembled in the | big living room Mrs. Browns second surprise came when little Dorothy Loomis and Ben Brown came in bear | ing a clothes basket heaped high with interesting looking bundles, which proved to be sofa pillows of every
 known variety, all gifts from her
 served by the daughter and nieces of Mrs. Brown, Misses Ruth Brown, Grace l Thomas, Leonora and Adeline Caldwell. i Among those present were Mrs. Guy Loomis. Mrs. Charles Caldwell, Mrs. Ellen Cash, Mrs. V. A. Vanderhoof. l Mrs. Sarah Bingaman. Mrs. William 1 Kimsey, Mrs. E: L. Graves, Mrs. Elm
 melt Elliott, Mrs. Alice Spears, Miss Anna Cash Mrs. Edward .Coldwell, l Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs La1rie Gam
 mill and children, Mrs. J. A. Steiner and Mrs. Harry Serviss.
 Everyone was shocked by the an- nouncement of the death of Colonel , Herbert Acheson, which occurred Fri | day noon at the home of his sister, Mrs. 1 Katherine Shepard. Colonel Acheson nad been Ill TOT some time, put ms con-
 dition had not been such as to cause
 any expectation of his sudden death,
 which came as the result of a cerebral
 hemorrhage. No funeral arrangements
 will be made until word is received | from another sister in British Co., 1 lumbia.
 l MT. and Mrs. J. c. Ryan and two
 sons spent Wednesday in Tempe, the
 guests of Mrs. Ryan's sister, Mrs. J. O. | Carter
 Charles Paulius is working temper arily at the John Rose store.
 | Mrs. B. F. Waggoner, MT. and Mrs. E. L. Groom, Misses Molly Saunders,