Arizona republican., 1920-07-12
MESA LEGION WILL
 COMMEMORATE DRIVE

! 1 MESA, July 12-Plans for a fitting | observance of July IS, on which date | in 1918 the tide of battle turned when l the American divisions went into ac- l tion on the western front, will be put under way by the Mesa post of the American legion today. At the request | of Attorney NJ. T. Dougherty, com mander of the local post, pastors of i the Mesa churches will meet and ar engagements will be made if possible for | union service next Sunday evening.
 Certificates of appreciation issued by the French government to the parents or nearest of kin of each soldier of the 1 American army who made the supreme sacrifice on the foreign battlefield, are now in the hands of the Mesa post, and l it is planned to make the award Of | these certificates at the union service It is hoped to have several state and government officials here, one of whom will be asked to present the French memorials.
 In addition to it's plans for the ob- servance of July IS, the Mesa post is arranging for a council meeting of the membership to be held Wednesday night, July 21. The committee in charge at a meeting Saturday night laid the plans for a watermelon feed, boxing bouts and other events to be given in connection with this affair.
 K. p. Elect Tonight
 Damon lodge, Knights of Pythias of Mesa, will meet this evening for their regular business session. The election of officers, nominations for which were made two weeks ago, will be held to- night, and if time is available, work in the second rank will be conferred.
 First In New Office Suites l. First to occupy one of the ten new office suites on the second floor of the Lesueur building, west of the First | ATGf I last weekend moved his office quar- ters into one of the front suites in the new quarters. L. B. Johnson, real es- tate and automobile man, will share the office with MT. Alldredge. Finish ing touches are being added to the other suites in the building and the majority of them already spoken for, will be occupied as quickly as they arc completed
 Back From Auto Trip
 $. c. Turner and Homer D. Stephens
 returned late Saturday night from an automobile trip through the southern and eastern part of the state Their trip included visits to Tucson, through
 Stafford and the Gila valley and return [ by way of Globe and the Roosevelt : dam.
 Fight Tickets On Sale Here
 An added convenience for the scores of Mesa enthusiasts who take in the [ wrestling and boxing bouts at Tally's arena in Phoenix every week has been made here with the location of an advance ticket sale office with Guy |, Nichols, local manager of the Union Auto Stage company. Nichols hung up his sign Saturday and is prepared to offer ringside or other seats just as they could be secured from the ticket office in Phoenix. Tickets for the big events on the coming Friday evening when Cliff Jordan and Frankie F'owser
 will meet in a 10-round go are now
 here and ready for sale at the stage f office.
 : Located In New Home
 w. Nj. Beach. cashier of the Salt , River Valley bank, has recently com z pleted the erection of his new home on the corner of First street and Shrine
 and the family is now domiciled there
 Was In Train Wreck fl En route from Prescott where they z had passed the week following the
 Frontier Days celebration MT and , Mrs. Howard c. Peterson of Mesa were on the passenger train which col-
 hded with the cantaIoupe special at : Kirkland on Friday morning, killing
 two and injuring If. Though consider ! ably shaken up. they both escaped in- r jury. In speaking of the accident yes f terday. MT. Peterson said that those < who were not harmed worked untir- U ingly eXtricating those who were ' pinned in and rendering first aid to the z | at the scene of the wreck that morn
 ing, Mir. and Mrs. Peterson returned to | Prescott and made their return journey !. !. to Mesa Saturday evening. c. B. Wood | | of Mesa who WIS enumerated among . those sustaining injuries, MT. Peterson : said, suffered a wrenched knee. being
 thrown against the seat ahead of him when the collision occurred. The in- !. jury will not prove serious. it is 'I thought.
 
 In Filmdom Today
 The Valley of the Giants" starring ' Wallace Reid will be seen on the screer \ at the Majestic today "Salome vs
 Shenandoah" a comedy featuring ; Phyllis Haver Ben Turpin. Charles /: Murray and Charles Lynn is also or - the program.
 w. U. Open Nights - Necessity of the use of the wires daS
 and night by the cantaloupe shippers 2: has required the local office of the 1 Western Union Telegraph company tC .9 add another member to the force anC lI to extend the service until midnigh
 each night. J. k. Roberts of Los An. If geles has arrived in Mesa and vii U Legal Advertisino