Phoenix tribune., 1920-09-25
Personal, Local and Society News
By r. L. s., Society Edi tor
oF TIE sTATE CApITAL

Off to Texas
Mrs. R. Duncan of Houston, Texas,
who for the past few months has been
visiting Mrs. Ellen Williams and
daughter, Mrs. A. Stewart, of 23S West
Jackson street, will leave Saturday
for home. She will be accompanied
by Mrs. Williams and they will spend
few days in Tucson, and also visit
friends in San Antonio, Texas, before
going to Houston.
Home From Oklahoma
Mrs. S. w. Thompson returned last
week from Oklahoma, where she spent
several months visiting relatives and
friends. She visited Ardmore, Boley,
Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Muskogee and
number of other smaller towns. She
also spent much time in the country
surrounding these towns and reports
that the Oklahoma farmers are in
clover this year. Fine homes, auto
mobiles, fat cattle, bumper crops are
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boast, and Mrs. Thompson says they
are rolling in wealth. She is anxious
to return and enjoy more of the Okla
homa brand of hospitality. One col
ored man in Oklahoma City owns one
thousand acres of rich farm land, all
under cultivation, and he resides in
the city in an $4,000 home. He is
reputed the wealthiest Negro in the
state. Mrs. Thompson says it is a
revelation to t,ehold his beautiful man
sion and the well kept grounds that
surround it. The farm homes in that
section also are very pretty. Mrs
Thompson says the Oklahoma farmer
takes more pride in his home than the
average Arizonan who resides in the
city. Oklahoma will not find a more
enthusiastic booster than Mrs. Thomp-
son, and if all Arizonans will heed
her advice, they will sell their hold.
ings here and go to Oklahoma, where
opportunity and riches abound She
also spoke of the many business en-
terprises owned and operated by col
ored people in that section of the
country. Oh some of the principal
streets, for several blocks, there is a
solid mass of colored business estab-
lishments and Mrs Thompson says
they are doing a good business.
Mrs. Franklin Returns
Prominent among the returning va
cationists last week was Mrs. NJ. C.
Franklin, who the past three months
has been visiting relatives and friends
in Texas and Oklahoma. She, too, is
an enthusiastic booster for Oklahoma
and believes it has a shade over Ari-
zona.
Mrs. Young Returns
Among the arrivals from Oklahoma
this week was Mrs. d. w. Young, who
spent several months with. relatives
and friends in Eufaula and other cities
She is even more enthusiastic in her
praise of Oklahoma than either Mrs.
Thompson or Mrs. Franklin. She
wanted to stay until Christmas and
enjoy one more old-fasihoned Yule-
tide on the farm. Her sons and her
father are farming near Eufaula and
she says they have bright prospects
for an abundant harvest To hear
her tell of the prosperity everywhere
APPARENT among the farmers of that
! section, would induce John D. to
abandon his New York office and take
up his residence in Oklahoma.
Sunday Services Good
Regular services were conducted
Sunday at Tanner chapel, A. M. E.
church, and there was large attend
ance The pastor delivered two able
and instructive sermons that were
well received. The collection for the
day was $49.4O.
Mrs. Smith Indisposed
Mrs Ray Smith of 21 East Madison
street is reported on the sick list
Home From Kansas
Mrs T. ]. Sanford and daughter,
Julia Vivian, returned last week from
Emporia, Kan, where they spent sew
eral weeks with relatives.
Fords Return
Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. Ford, who for
the past two months have been living
in Mesa, returned to Phoenix last
week and have taken rooms at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Nc
Cutcheon. Mr.. Ford is employed by
Mr.. T. j. Lucas in his Larber shop on
North First avenue.
Precinct Committeeman
Perry Payne, Frank Smith, Jackson
Howard, Marshall H. Shelton, Paul
Green and Philip l.. Green are the
colored men who were elected Pre-