Arizona republican., 1918-02-17

it's active members, but wishes him much success in his new work.
 CASA GRANDE-Casa Grande peo- ple ore planning to organize a cham Der of commerce in that thriving city.
 LEAVES ON BUSiNESS-J H. Fleming left last evening for Durant, Okla, on a short business trip.
 TO TUCSON = Attorney General Wiley E. Jones boarded last evenings Southern Pacific train for Tucson where he will remain over Sunday
 RETURNS TO CHlCAGO-William Marsh, who has been spending the winter in Phoenix, was a passenger on last evenings train for his home in Chicago.
 INSURANCE MAN-F. B. SchWent- ker. general agent of the Pacific Mutt ual Life Insurance company of Cali fornia, with headquarters at Albuquer- que was a visitor at the Phoenix chamber O fcommerce yesterday.
 COMING OVERLAND-C. s. Frank of Eugene, Ore, writes the Phoenix chamber of commerce. that party of Oregon people are planning coming here by auto. Mir. Frank writes ln- quiring about road conditions as they plan to come by way of the Grand Canyon.
 BICYCLE RACE-A bicycle race backed by the King Brothers -Cyclery and the Phoenix Cycle company, has been planned for Washington's Birth day, February 22. The race will start from Glendale and will end on East Adams street near the two cycle shop. The race will start at II o'clock.
 CHORUS PRACTlCE-It is specially desired that all men who enjoy sing | ing come to the opera chorus practice | on Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock at l the School of Music. A number of men of the chorus have been called into the military service of the nation | and others are needed to take theil | places in order to balance the chorus This invitation is extended to all mer singers and is not necessarily to solo, | ists.
 WOMAN'S SOCIAL CIRcLE-Th, | Woman's Social Circle was enter tained Wednesday afternoon by Mrs D. Fucker and Mrs. Anna Salzgebel at the home of the latter, on tn,
 Maricopa road. Election of officer! for the ensuing term resulted in Mrs
 Reed being elected president; Mrs
 Salzgeber, vice president; Mrs. Beck
 secretary; Mrs. Underwood, treas urer. After the election a very inter esting program was given.
 ASSIGNED TO DUTY-Judge M. J Dougherty, who completed the worl
 in the recent officers training caml at the Presidio of San Francisco, ha' been called into the United State military service, and assigned to dut!
 at Columbus, Ohio, where he Wil
 probably be until early spring. Dur
 ing his absence his law practice vii
 be taken care of by Frank H. Swen
 son. assisted by William A. Harkin I and Elmer l.. Johns.
 HITCHCOCK TAKES CHARGE B. Hitchcock, named as city enginee to succeed James B. Girard who re signed several weeks ago, formally as sumed the duties of his office yes
 terday. In addition to performing tn
 duties of the office the city engineer
 he has also been given charge of tn city streets as superintendent of tha , department. Engineer Girard resigne to give his full time to the develop
 ment of an engineering project con templating the Construction of a bi ; dam in the Grand Canyon from Whic power will be derived with which tn Santa Fe railroad will be eleCtrifie
 for distance of several hundred mile
 Power will also be available from tn project, so the promoters believe. fC
 the operation of several large coppe mines in Northern Arizona, Nevad and California.