Arizona republican., 1921-03-16
WOODMEN OF WORLD STATE CONVENTION OPENS IN MESA TODAY

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 MESA, March 15.-A four-day pro- gram of lodge sessions and entertain ment will open in Mesa Wednesday morning when delegates representing every Woodmen of the World lodge in the states of New Mexico and Arizona gather here for their bi-annual con vention. Twenty-four delegates from more distant points arrived in Mesa Monday night, others put in an ap- pearance Tuesday and it is expected that as many as 90 delegates will be here by the time the opening session is called at 9:30 Wednesday morning in the Knights of Pythias hall.
 Convention headquarters has been established in the new Metsford hotel and the entire accommodations of the use of the visiting delegates. The over flow of visitors will be cared for at the Rex and other hotels in the city.
 The first day of the convention will be given over principally to organiza- tion work. At the initial session, which opens at 9:30 Wednesday, an address of welcome to the visitors will be given bX Governor Campbell or an- other notable state or city official and following its response roll call of of ficers, reading of the unapproved minutes and other items will be cared for. The full three-d program will include appointment of committees, reports of officers, motions, resolutions and recommendations, reports of vari- ous committees, selection of next place of meeting; election of officers of head camp and delegates to sovereign camp convent on; installation of officers ,ap- pointment of standing committees.
 The visiting delegates were treated to their first entertainment Tuesday afternoon with an automobile ride over the Mesa section. Other auto rides will be given each afternoon following the close of the lodge session. Thurs day evening the visiting delegates will be entertained at dinner and with . program in the K. of P. hall, to be pre- ceded by competitive drills between the Phoenix and Glendale teams.
 Friday evening the Phoenix lodge will be hosts to the delegates with ar entertainment to be on in that city Arrangements are also being made fol a motorcade to the Roosevelt dam or Saturday, all visiting delegates being invited to join in the run. for which the necessary number of cars will be furnished. The Mesa Commercial clut has donated $50 toward the expense of the trip and other contributions are coming which practically assure tho motorcade being made.
 Visiting delegates who had arrived | up to Tuesday and had registered al convention headquarters included: J | H. Jackson, w. c. Cunningham ana John Richards, Artesia, N. M.; w. NJ 1 Bloxon, R. H. King and J. B. Leck ol Carlsbad. N. M.: $. B. Oliver. Logan I N M.; Robert W. Miller. Hagerman N. NJ; H. NJ. Chilcoat, Carlsbad, N NJ; w. J. Collins, Clifton, Ariz.; J. F Combs, Mount Dora, N. M.; M. B F'itts, Dr. NJ. A. Grissom. Charles An drews and c. $. Bell of Roswell. N M; E. B. Swope. M L. Albers and Ar thur T. Smith of Albuquerque. N. NJ. A. E. Everett of Corona. N. M.; A. A | Abeyta, Tucumcari, N M: W. J. Mat thews, Texico, N. NJ, and M. G. Villa grana of Hurley, N. NJ
 Thieves Enter Produce Store
 Forcing an entrance through tn roof. thieves some time Monday nigh or Tuesday morning entered the John son. Pearce Produce company stor' and the store of the Mesa Seed an' Feed company on West Main stree and ransacked the offices of botl stores and made away with a feV sundry items. The offices were turned upside down. books and supplies O all sorts being removed and scattere' about with the evident purpose I view of finding something of value | Several dollars worth or stamps an' a dollar or so in silver was removes from the Johnson-Pearce office, bu nothing of value has been missed iron the seed store. Knobs on the safes il both offices were removed and left ol the floor. but no evidence was left tha a further effort was made to open tn safes Exit was gained by opening Irear door of the produce house.
 Boston Store to Reopen
 Announcement has been maue by Marcus, proprietor of the Boston store which was partly destroyed by fir about a month ago, that the house wi reopen again within another month six weeks with an entirely new stoc of goods. Insurance adjusters hay completed their work on the destroye
 stock of merchandise and the stoc as a whole has been disposed of to
 Los Angeles ir mand will be remove
 there for sale. Mir. Marcus is no' ] bending his efforts toward the recon } struction of the building which Wa
 destroyed and as quickly as it is com pleted a new stock of goods will b installed and the store reopened.
 Will Mine in Old Mexico J. T. Mcfarland expects to leav
 Mesa Wednesday morning for Ali from which point he will go by ma
 chine into Old Mexico, where he wi
 be associated with a mining compan. M. E. Aid Will Meet
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