Arizona republican., 1920-05-28
MEETING FINISHES
 ORGANIZATION IF
 MESA FARM BUREAU

than half nunQreu or the farmers Of this district, the organization of the Mesa Farm Bureau federation was per fected at a meeting held Wednesday evening the Second ward chapel Leonard Nets, who was chosen tenn porary president of the association at d previous meeting, was elected as chief executive for the coming year and E. H. Beardsley was chosen as vice presi- dent. Dan r. Collett, secretary of the Mesa Commercial club, was elected sec- retary and treasurer of the organiza- tion and permanent headquarters of the bureau will be established in con- nection with his office at the com mercial club.
 Constitution and bylaws for the new bureau were drawn up yesterday morn ing when a committee composed of F. H. Beardsley, Isaac Dana and John Cummard met with C. $. Brown, state organizer of the bureaus, and the sec retary. These are now being prepared and will be submitted for approval of the membership at another meeting to be held next week.
 As one of the initial steps of the bureau d committee composed of Lou Ellsworth. John Cummard and II. O. Hovde was appointed to investigate the labor situation in the Mesa district. 1Ile committee VIII DG continued per manently, it is planned, to keep in con- stant touch with labor conditions and report at frequent intervals to the bureau.
 These Agree to Closing
 Agreeing to the closing of their stores at 12;30 on each Thursday afternoon during the months of June, July and August, over half a hundred of the business houses of Mesa have signed the petition recently circulated by the commercial club. Certain lines of busi- ness have been exempted from the clos ing, including the lumber yards. which have their own half holiday closing on Saturdays and the drug stores and soft drink parlors, which can best serve the public by remaining open. The garages and service stations are to consider the Thursday closing at a meeting to be held tonight.
 The following are business houses of the town which have agreed to the Thursday closing, effective next week: o. s. Stapley Co, John Cummard, First National bank. American Railway Ex- press company, Johnson -Pearce Pro- duce company, T. J. Corn, Mesa Saw ings Bank S Trust company. the White House, C. E. Roberson, J. Ventura, A. Marcus. Boston Store. Dick Lee, l.. Fl. Stewart, Mesa Furniture company. Toggery Dry Goods company, Lesueur emporium, C. c. Jarret Co. Vance Bros. O. K. meat market, Kerr & Smalley music store. Joe Wah. Palace barber shop. J. c. Penney company Franklin Grocery company, East End meat market Lesueur Grocery com pany, Steele grocery, A. & B. grocery c. F. Furr cash store Hough & Daniels ". R. Stewart, Toggery mems furnish l ings, J. NJ. Ibern, Mesa Racket store, Gem City market, North Bros. C. R. | Triclzey. J. J. Armstrong, Price, Reed & Newman, Kelly y-Diehl-Hibbert, Rig gins. Wilkes & Gray. Land Sales corpo- ration Arizona Land company, Pom eroy Realty company, F. w. Daley. Celso F'lods, Fine & stem. Commercial barber shop, East End grocery, Salt River Valley bank, Salt River Valley Savings Bank 6 Trust company. Mesa barber shop, A. F. Luego barber shop.
 Juniors Present "The Spyv After weeks of rehearsing the juniors of Mesa high school will tonight pre- sent their offering, The Spy" at the high school auditorium. The night pre- sentation is to be preceded by a mati- nee which will be given this afternoon for the benefit of the children of the grammar schools.
 Following is the cast Of characters: Mrs. Haywood, widow of Colonel Haywood ........-. Pauline Diehl Susan Haywood, her daughter ...--....--...-... Helma Cave Dorothy Johnson, Susan's best
 friend -.......+-... Leona Power Nancy Haywood, Susan's cousin ..-....-.t.. Marion Scott ! Uncle Peter, a negro servant
 ..,......-........ Van Sullivan ] Dick Haywood, Susans brother Gin 1 love with Dorothy) @ Don Lewis Lieutenant Page, Susan's lover .,..-...........-. Harold Clark 1 Colonel Livingston. of the British scouts ..,...--.... Walter IWeedy | Ma for AbbOff Of fhe British scouts .--............... Erie Bloy l Smythe, an orderly .........'...
 ................... Hiram Shouse
 G. F. s. Meeting Tonight The hour of meeting for the Girls l Friendly society will be changed to- night from T 90 to '. so as to enable any members who desire to attend the jul nior play "The Spy" at the high school.
 Miss Ryan Honor Guest The girls of the domestic science de- partment of the Mesa union high school gave a surprise party Wednesday even 1 ing in honor of their teacher Miss Grace Ryan, the affair being in the na- ] ture of a mark of appreciation for what they have accomplished in the | department during the school year and to show their esteem for this teacher. who will not return to Mesa high next year. An enjoyable evening was passed, culminating with the serving of de- | licious refreshments.
 The guests at the party included: l Misses Susan 3. Dinsmore, Edna Brown, Ida May Brandenburg, Eelva 1 Millett, Lucia Bowen, Alca Stewart, Pearl Huber, Marita Butler, Psyche 1 Pulliam, Rilla and Bessie Solomon, 1 Mildred Meyers, Leona Minner. Avis Rogers, Alice Randall, Libbie Cooper, Vadna Dana, Abbie Williams, Beatrice and Dora Higgins, IdyIe Brandenburg, Gertrude Eincade, Ritha Mccullough. SPeeders Are Up
 A quartette of alleged speeders have appeared before Justice Newell in the local court this week as a result of the | efforts of the motorcycle officer on the highway west of Mesa. R. c. Oshea, R. V. Mullinak, Merton N Rice and Charles K. Moore have each conferred with the judge, drawing as a minimIm s fines.
 Film Features
 Bessie Bariscale will appear at the ] Majestic today in the photoplay, Tan gled Threads" "The Adventures of Ruth featuring Ruth Roland, and a i Pathe News firm are also on the bill. ! Al 10 m all