Arizona republican., 1917-03-19

sonal representative of Sovereign Com mander W. A. Fraser. He reached here yesterday and today will establish headquarters at the Jefferson hotel which has been designated the head quarters of the new Head Camp for the present session..
 The first session will be held tomor- row morning at 10 o'clock in the Knights of Pythias Castle. Phoenix Camp No. 3, with a membership of upwards of 450 the largest in the new jurisdiction, has left no stone unturned in arrainging for the care and enter tainment of the big assemblage and have turned their hall over to the Head Camp for it's sessions. The program for tomorrow, the initial day of the three day sessions, is as follows: Called to order at 10 a. m.
 Address of welcome on behalf of the State of Arizona-Hon. Thomas F.. Campbell, governor of Arizona and member of Phoenix Camp No. ,.
 Address of welcome on behalf of the City of Phoenix-Hon. Peter Corpstein, mayor of Phoenix, and member or i Tempe Camp.
 Address of welcome on behalf of Phoenix Camp No. 5-Hon. A. A. Betts. consul comman ander, Phoenix CampNo. ],
 Response-Sovereig Advisor T. F. Patterson, of Omaha.
 Response by New Mexican delegates.
 Appointment of credentials commit tee
 At 30 o'clock the delegates will be taken in automobiles about the Salt River valley. starting from the Jeffer son hotel The tour will be in charge of A. L. Moore, H. A. Davis, Dr. Hughes Dr. Couch, Fred Jacobs and M D. Bemis The committee which has had charge of the arrangements consists of FL A. Davis, chairman; Thomas w. Nealon A. A. Betts, R. C. Sloane, A D. Leyhe. assisted by State Manager NJ. L. Stewart and Repre- sentative Cook of Cochise county. Wednesday will be devoted to busi ness and banquet will be held in the evening at the armory, free to all dele gates, and Woodmen.
 Thursday, March P. will .be con sumed in completing the details of the head camp session. and in seeing the city, and that evening will witness the second production of the play, "Thc Woodman.' given under the auspices of Phoenix Campy No. ,, Woodmen of the World, and under the tutelage and direction of our jovial and hilarious fellow townsman, Chas. Ellis. It was I unfortunate that the weather was so ! indictment at the time of the first pro- duction of this play in Phoenix, that it was played to a small house, for it i deserves much. The production was witnessed by MT. Ray Brandon, and so highly did he compliment it, and so much did it meet with his appreciation. that he is now standing sponsor for 1 this, the second production in our city. 1 The players are all home talent, and most are amateurs, though some of them are professionals. and have been a credit to their calling.
 There seems to have been a misun- derstanding relative to tickets sold for
 the first production, and not at that
 time used The committee in charge of
 this production have given this matter
 much consideration, and find that It will be almost impossible to honor :, those tickets at this performance. Wis 1 iting delegates at the head camp ses-
 sion must. as a matter of courtesy. be 1 given complimentary tickets. and were
 the tickets to the previous performs anee to be honored the house would be i sold and no seats whatever would be for sale Brandon Bros, who are
 standing sponsor for this production.
 and who are to be paid for the opera
 house from a commission on receipts.
 would necessarily have to withdraw their kind offer which the Woodmen
 have accepted With the large expenses
 which Phoenix Camp. No. ,, must meet | by reason of the head camp session, 1 it cannot possibly further obligate it. self It then must result in one of two
 things. Either the tickets purchased for the former performance must not