Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-24
Williams, Ariz.

II Among the visitors to Williams last
week were: Archie Grant, l. NJ. Pow
ers, Delore Nichols of Flagstaff; Mr.
and Mrs. William Lockridge of the
Grand Canyon, and Bud Hardesty
from Spring Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs, Fred Platten, from
Pitman Valley, were in town Satur-
| day.
Other visitors during the week
were: James Morehead of Corva,
Nick Perkins, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G.
Smith of Ashfort and Norman Nellls
and j, f. Fisher of Maine.
Mrs. Frank Orr spent Tuesday in
Flagstaff and Claude Thomson trans
| acted business there Thursday.
H. ]. Davner was in Seligman on
| Saturday.
John Mehel is in Phoenix on bust
| ness.
Miss Selma Bush is visiting her
! mother in Tucson.
William Morgan is in Caliente
Springs to which place he took his
| horses.
Miss Velma Stevens is spending a
few days on her parents ranch and
! Miss Isabelle Ruby is substituting for
her in the telegraph office.
Miss G. Strand is nursing influenza
patients in Seligman.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Buggelin have
returned from their ranch at the can
yon.
Mrs. C. C. BLY, has gone to Phoenix,
where she makes her home during the
! winter.
Miss jeanette Fields is clerking in
! Rabbits.
| ~. r.,.1 1ro,,,,,,,a, and cbildrap
| returned Saturday from Los Angeles.
Her mother Mrs, Adams, Of Prescott,
| is her guest.
Mrs. Harry Risteen left on Monday
| for Los Angeles, where she will visit
| relatives.
George Stockton arrived on No. 8
! Sunday and had few minutes con-
versation with former friends. He
stated that he was in the hold of
| transport which was sunk in New
\ York harbor few months ago and
| was reported drowned He is now
| head mechanic on one of the trans
| ports but is on a furlough and will
! visit his sister, Mrs I4achance, in Es-
| condido: also his mother in san Diego.
| His family were Williams residents a
| few years ago.
Miss Frances Barbour, one OF our
| popular teachers, was married last
week in Phoenix to John Henry Me-
he'll, who is an employe of the john
| son grocery. Mr.. and Mrs. Mehel have
! the best wishes of all the community.
Mrs. Emmett Ennis has returned
from Tucson, where her husband has
been seriously i'll with influenza. He
was removed to Fort Grant, Ind, and
! is still in the hOSuital there,
| The ban was lifted Sunday and
schools, pool halls and the theaters
| are now open Business once more
has resumed normal conditions after
! the influenza epidemic, which was
| but light one in Williams.
! Mrs. Leona Young has returned to
her former home in Michigan.
David I.ayman is the pianist at the
| Sultana theater and fills the position
in pleasing and capable manner.
Mrs c. c. Carpenter had "a number
! of visitors this week. Former Texas
friends who were passing Through
| Williams.
! Shows are commencing to fall early
this year and it is hoped they will be
sufficient to bring the much needed
moisture, so desired by the stockmen
| and ranchers.
Miss Grace Sine, the former Will
| liams News reporter, is reported in a
Tucson hospital suffering with influ-
enZa, but improving the past day or
! two.
DR.. Lockridge, formerly of the ia
| Guilty of the University at Tucson, but
now in the transport service in the
interest of the Y. NJ. C. A., gave a
most interesting address at the Sui
! tana theater Sunday night to a small
| but appreciative audience. He was out
in behalf of the War Workers cam
! paign and assured all of how greatly
| our boys enjoyed the few extras this
! fund was able to give them.
The executive board of the Williams
| Red Cross chapter met at the work
| room last Tuesday. Interesting re-
| ports of the work done by the various
| departments were read by the chair
man or secretary of each department.
| New bylaws were introduced and
/ adopted The election of officers then
| proceeded and the following persons
were elected Mrs. T.. b. Perrin,
president; Mrs Drennen, first vice
president; Mrs. ?. A. Melick, second
! vice president. Regret was expressed
! that owing to the prevailing epidemic
no report of the Grand Canyon chap
/ ter had been received. This chapter
| has done a wonderful work, partial
| report of articles they sent follows:
| Eight bath towels, twelve hand towels,
| twelve handkerchief, eight sheets,
| thirtysix petticoats.
Mrs. Montgomery, the chairman of
| the knitting department, gives as an
incomplete list. the following articles
| sent Two hundred and fifty-one pairs
of socks. ninety-five helmets, l01
sweaters, twenty-five comfort kits,
twelve pairs of pajamas.
Miss Bull, chairman Of the Junior
| Red Cross, reports Two hundred and
seventy members, majority under II
| years of age, made and sent away:
| Twelve layettes of 324 pieces fifty
pinafores, twenty eight picture books,
twenty-five pounds of clothing for
Belgian relief sixteen flannel petit
| coats. eight hospital trays. twenty-four
towels, Collected $63 for dues. Cash
on hand, $11100
The report of the Senior Red Cross
| rave a balance of SLOTS on hand.