The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-12-21


 Texas.
 Among the Phelps Dodge Corpora tion officials in camp several days i this week were T. M. Beckett of New York, A. T. Thomson, c. E. Legrand, Bernard Beckerlogg of Douglas and Jos. c. Hodgson of Bis bee.
 MT. and Mrs. Jacob M Frankel of A Hill are the proud and happy pos sessors of a baby girl who arrived at their home on last Sunday morning, December 16th Both mother and daughter are reported getting along nicely.
 H. F. Wackerbarth sold his cosy home on c. Hill this week to L. G. Trueheart. Mr. Wackerbarth will build new home near the Jennings bungalow beyond the Arizona Cenral bins.
 MT. and Mrs. J F. Randoll of Kansas arrived in Morenci on Friday and are the guests of their daughter,
 Mrs. Paul E. Drake, of D Hill.
 Mrs. J. P. McPhee and daughter ar
 rived in Morenci on Wednesday from
 Pasadena, Calif., and will make their
 home here. Rev. McPhee met his
 family in Lordsburg.
 Charles Stewart arrived in Mo renei from the coast Friday and will
 make his home with his mother and
 twin brother, F. A. Stewart of the
 State Bank. Misses Eleanor Schenck and Mary O. Wilson will entertain a number of friends at cards Monday afternoon in honor of Miss Jeanette Morrison of Los Angeles, the guest of her sister, Mrs. R. w. Prouty.
 . Mrs. L. J. Owen entertained party
 Of ieght friends at luncheon at her home on last Saturday afternoon. The i, affair was followed by a general so- cial time.
 On Friday evening, Dec. 18th the
 Morenci Dancing Club will give their } holiday dance, the second one of the
 series during the winter. Martins orchestra wlli furnish music for the occasion which will be one of the few
 social diversions during the holidays. The Morenci Club will be the scene of an- attractive affair on Christmas morning when J. W. Brighton, direc- , tor fthe Club will make the annual distribution of 2O25 pound boxes of candy to the youngsters of Morenci. The custom of giving candy to the children every Christmas has been carried out for some years and it is
 certainly a commendable one. The children are invited to come at 10
 o'clock prompt, when the candy will
 be distributed.
 A special drive was made last Sat
 urday for Christmas contributions to-
 ward the Y. W. c. A. fund by vari-
 ous committees and as usual in Mo renci a complete financial success is reported. Misses Majorie Mclean, Virginia Crowfoot and Margaret Job
 sold chances on a doll that they had
 prettily dressed in Red Cross outfit
 and raised SIP. 50 by their effors. The
 doll was awarded to Mrs. Fred Mont gcmery of D Hill Tag day was also observed with gratifying results. , J. H. Catlin who was recently em- ployed in the concentrator of the P. D. Corporation, was found dead in Led at his home on Tuesday morning ;. of this week. MT. Catlin has been in Morenci for years and was employ . ed as night watchman and telephone U operator at the Phelps Dodge Mer- . cantile Co.,. and was later transferred ; to teh general office where he acted . . in the same capacity until six months . ago. Short services were held by '. Rev. Saunders and interment was n n made in Bunkers cemetery on Wednes . day.
 :: :: The Society Alianza -Hispano Am , ericana will give a grand ball in their '! u hall on Longfellow hill on Christmas y night for the benefit of the Italian . Red Cross. A large number of tickets u have been sold and the affair will no doubt bring contributions from many Il members of this large society toward the common cause.
 > A crowded house greeted Lieut. and Sergeant Mckenzie at the Mo-
 renci Club on last Monday evening f when they gave interesting talks on !, their experiences at the front in r France and exhibited relics gathered 5 from the battlefields The two men '- are part of a recruiting unit for the t Canadian and British army with head
 quarters in Phoenix The speakers . were honored by the presence of the visiting Phelps Dodge Corporation
 officials, Manager M. H. Mclean, l Manager Norman Carmichael, Rever- 9 end MacPhee, Judge Lally, George and Dr. Burtch on the stage. Sev- eral recruits were enlisted in this district during their stay and were !, given transportation to the main re- r. cruiting headquarters in Phoenix. NENC"E7T-