Arizona republican., 1921-12-09
EDUCATION PROGRAM GIVEN AT
 MESA HIGH SCHOOL

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 MESA, Dec. s.-Better Eudcation Week was observed at the Mesa union high school Thursday afternoon with an appropriate program presented under the auspices of the Mesa post of the American Legion Speakers from the student body of the school and from the legion post addressed the students on appropriate subjects. Earl Barker. representing the stu dent body, spoke on Etiquette of the Flag" telling of when recognition is due the national colors and how it should be accorded.
 w. J. Van Spanckeren and Collins Jones addressed the students as rep resentatives of the American Legion. | The former spoke on Patriotism of 1 Education" fixing the responsibility | of good citizens upon the students of today and the education they pos sess. MT. Jones had as his subject. l Intelligence of the Factor" He H. | lustrated his talk vividly with ex- periences from his life while serving | in France with the American expedi- tionary forces.
 The teaching of patrtiosim and education went hand in hand at the meeting and brought forth many points of value to the students. Sew eral patriotic selections were sung by the student body and the meeting closed with a salute to the flag.
 Two B. B. Games Friday Night Both the Mesa high school boys and girls teams will participate in ! basketball games to be played in the high school auditorium Friday night. The girls will meet the Tempe high school team in an effort to duplicate their victory of two weeks ago. The l Mesa boys will meet the Tempe Nor mal school, opening the season for their schedule. The Flagstaff Nor mal girls are booked for a game here on December 19 and the Holbrook girls will play here one night the first week in January The Mesa girls will play in Glendale Tuesday afternoon.
 with Globe, Tucson, Bisbee and Douglas and hopes to line up a series of games through the eastern and southern parts of the state.
 Literary Society Meeting
 The literary department of the
 Woman's club of Mesa will hold its
 regular meeting Friday afternoon al
 s:30 in the guild hall. The lives of Bret Harte and Mark Twain will be
 studied as part of the program. Irving P.-T. A. Meeting
 The Irving Parent-Teacher associ-
 ation will hold its regular meeting
 Friday afternoon at 2:30 in the IT. | wing building. An interesting pro-
 gram has been prepared for the
 meeting, including health lecture tc
 be given by Miss Nellie Wilcox school nurse. Members will regis ter after the meeting and the 3S
 cent dues will be paid.
 First Baptist Church , At the monthly business meeting
 of the church and Bible school Wed , nesday evening reports from th' various departments were very er' couraging. The average attendance [ at Bible school was 160. while thu ; prayer meeting average was DO tol [ the month. Plans were made for th' Christmas program 10 he given or ' Christmas eve. Saturday, Decembel ? 24. The committee in charge of th' . program declares 1t will be one o the best ever given in the church . R. B. Findley and B. H. Van Spanck a eren were elected deacons of tn e church and pr. S. F. Douglas assis
 tant usher. The church voted to ob
 serve the week of prayer with othe n cooperating churches. A number Q s members who were voted on at thi e meeting will be received into churc Q fellowship Sunday morning. 5. Odd Fellows Elect s, Members of the Independent Orde . of odd Fellows elected their officer s, for the ensuing term at their meet s. ing held Wednesday night in the k s, P. hall. F. J. Saeger was made nobl Il grand: O. E. Fellows, vice grand; \ e Van Wright, secretary; H. S. Long 't more, treasurer, and w. M. Martin q trustee.
 e Girls Conduct Seal Sales a Members of the Camp Fire Girl d will conduct the sale of Christina y anti tuberculosis seals in the post 1t office and on the streets eommencin '- Saturday morning. The sale Is meet
 ing with good success, according
 reports, and with seals in the hand 'e of practically every fraternal civi
 and religious organization in Mes'
 the town is being thoroughly covered 'S The Camp Fire Girls will pay partic n ular attention to sales of the stamr 'e to people who are mailing their pack ,e ages at the postoffice.
 Conduct Sale Saturday ,+ The Catholic Women's society wi in conduct a cooked food sale at tf ,e Steel grocery store Saturday, con aI mencing at 10 o'clock. A variety (
 useful articles for Christmas will als
 be handled for sale.
 " Doners at Church Night ,g Prof. and Mrs. M. L. Doner, form' V. residents of Mesa, were guests at 1T r; church night program given by II T. Methodist church Wednesday nigh of An interesting and enjoyable progral IT, was presented. included in which W; T. a reading by Mrs Doner and voc d solo by Mir, Doner.
 H. Assigned to Battery R. Sergeant J. C. Macklin has bee
 assigned to duty with Battery B, Ar
 zona Field Artillery. and has move r. to Mesa with his family to make the Tn home. They are dOmiciled in Il CT Hilbert house on West Main. ju ne outside the city. Sergeant Macklin
 concluding his eighteenth year in Il
 regular army and is a veteran '. every foreign engagement Ameri' - has participated in during his tim 1e For the last year and half the SC
 geant has served as instructor i
 Battery A at Flagstaff and he " or conduct the same work in the ioc
 battery
 Franklin to Play Two Games
 Franklin school and Lehi baske ,b ball teams will clash on the court
 the Franklin building Friday afte Nv noon at o'clock. The local bo
 won over Lehi in the last contei he while the Lehi girls scored a 10 to