The Coconino sun., 1918-05-31
Red Cross Workers Pleased With Weeks Work.


 Public school commencements, Red Cross drive, war work, conservation meetings, banquets for departing xboys, leave little time for the custo- mary social affairs.
 But what a fine showing Flagstaff has made for the week! The Red Cross drive possessed local as well as national interest, for 25%o of the funds raised goes to our own energetic chapter.
 No doubt this spurred the captains on to some extent, for way over the top went the quota, over $S,5O0 being assured. The captains are most gen erous in their praise for the contrl- butors. who in many instances met them more than half way, thus simpli- flying their work.
 Just now in the local work rooms the week was given over to another rummage sale, and while this news IS only of the first day, yet $15O had ai- ready been taken in. Mrs. Porter was most happy over the good help she was receiving from score or wiiiihg workers. Contributions were pouring in-we saw just before we ieft mother hen and six chickens having the time of their young lives looking things over in that busy work room, but their joy was not of long duration for some one had already bid TOT biddy" and they were soon to be car ried away.
 Mrs. Robertson from Tuba City, had sent some exquisite pieces of hand work for sale, but as yet they had not been disposed of.
 The real work of the Chapter goes on. pr. Morton of Pasadena, IS in stalled as general manager of the knitting machines and will soon De turning out socks in record tune. ..
 Mrs. Heiser donated some lovely potted plants for the sale, but so at- tractive did they seem for the work . room that the ladies took up col lection in order to retain them.
 Mrs. Porter wishes to announce that yarn will soon be on hand for the busy knitters of the town.
 The men are now regular attend ants for help in surgical dressings and a review of the week places it at the top for real work accomplished.
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 Emerson School Second
 to None s
 Emerson school is second to none when it offers a program as meritor- ious as the one presented last Thurs day afternoon in the Assembly room. The Flagstaff public evidently appre- ciated it's invitation extended by the school, for by two o'clock there was not a vacant seat in the auditorium in fact, space reserved for the pupils was given up for the visitors.
 From the time of the first number, a conservation pledge given by the kindergarten to the final number, "the pageant of Allied nations"-the pa triotic tone was kept up through the varied program and at the close the children received the round of ap- plause due their efforts.
 The pageant was a beautiful thing, requiring much hard work, but as it spelled Victory in the end. so did it in the children's minds for the work en- tailed.
 Because the grades were unable to see the performance of Thursday, the program was TcpcdIeu Ftiuay hiVfn- ing, formal dismissal of each grade following in the separate rooms.
 The school work was thus closed for the year, and this week sees many of the teachers leaving for their various homes or hieing away for rest or work.
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 Large Graduation Class
 of Emerson.
 One pleasant feature of the closing exercises at Emerson school was the presentation of diplomas to the eighth grade class who have been under the direction this year of Mrs. Bertha s. Kennedy.
 A fine class of eighteen successfully completed the grade work and they made pleasing picture as they stood listening to the well chosen words of Prof. Richardson as he gave them some parting advice. The members of