Arizona republican., 1921-12-19
FORD DAY PROCEEDS
 ID BE TURNED OVER
 TO WELFARE LEAGUE

MESA, Dec 1S-The Mesa Welfare League and other charitable organi- cations will realize several hundred dollars from the Ford Day celebra- tion which was held on Saturday, oc- cording to estimates made by com mittee members Sunday. The sur plus of the cash raised after all eX- penses of the celebration are paid will be donated to charity, and while there is no definite figure yet on either the money raised or the total expenses, it was estimated Sunday that at least S200 and probably more would be left over.
 Awarding of the capital prizes to the persons who paid the most on ac- count to any business firm in Mesa on Friday and Saturday and to the person who made the greatest aggre- gate purchase of merchandise, took place at o'clock Saturday night dur ing the free dance in the l.. D. $. auditorium.
 c. A. Spicer, Tempe rancher, won a $50 cash prize for making the big gest purchase on the two days; re- ceipts turned in by him totaling $421 .46. Lena A. Daley was second and won a S15 cash prize; his pur- chases totalins S404. Jim Scott was third with S110. 10 and he won a s10 cash prize.
 Jack E. Asher of the Mesa garage won the merchandise orders. valued at better than $50, for making the biggest payment on account during the two days. His figure was l Sj21 so.
 A Mexican by the name of Para from Tempe won the Ford touring car, the capital prize of the day The Ford still rested on the exhibition stand in Mesa Sunday and so far as could be learned. Para was still un- aware of his good fortune.
 | Business men of the city, officials 1 of the commercial club, city officials and committeeman who had charge oi staging the big celebration were gen. orally agreed that the celebration was a distinct success and that it meas ured up to even more than was eX- tpected. Even though all of the day: 1 events were free and a big eXpend1' l ture of money was required in put ting the program over, the celebra' ton was a financial success and a. previously stated, there will be sur plus left over for charity.
 City Marshal E.. J. Warren sai' Sunday that nothing occurred all Ga. Saturday or that night to mar tn occasion. There were no arrests, m
 accidents. no one was hurt and every I one seemingly made the best of tn good time offered.
 Mesa and Flag to Battle Monday | The Northern Arizona Norma school girls basketball team iron Flagstaff will arrive in Mesa Monda. to meet the Mesa high girls on tn local court Monday night. Mesa wol over the Tempe Normal Friday nigh by a score of 39 to 32 and the loca girls have every nope of treating tn gis from the sister school in simila
 fashion. The local quintet is goini
 good nanw and of recent times noth
 ing has been met that would spell
 loss for Mesa. The game will b
 played in the high school auditorium
 commencing at 7:3O.
 Battery and Chandler Win
 The Chandler high school and tn
 Battery B basketball teams were win ners in a double header staged in tn |. high school auditorium Saturda
 night. Mesa highs second team me the Chandler bows and was defeate s to 24. The Battery boys and Mesa l first team put up a fist, eXcitin game and the goardsmen got ava with the long end of the score.
 Here From California Charles E. Coffin arrived in Mes
 Saturday morning from Pasadena | pass a short time here looking afte ] business interests.
 . Pioneer Resident Returns Ammon M. Penney, early pioneer c Arizona, returned to Mesa Saturda ! for a visit from Provo and Salt Lax 0 City where he has been located mos : recently. Penney was an Indian an l Mexican guide and interpreter in Ar t zona for many years. He is formt = president of the Mormon Mission q Mexico and at one time was ownt d of the land where St. Johns, Arizon = is now located.
 Artists Recital Wednesday t The next of the series of artist l. recitals being given by the Musician q club of Mesa will occur Weduesda r evening in the high school auditor
 ium. The program will present Mir
 Musette Brown, pianist of Mesa: al
 Mrs. Raymond Batting. soloist, [, Phoenix
 Rank Worl- Monday Night
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