Arizona republican., 1921-09-08

attend the meeting. It will be held on the lawn at the city hall. com mencing at S o'clock.
 Death of Mrs. Mary Becker
 Mrs. Mary Becker. mother of Mrs. L. w. Drews of South Macdonald street and a resident of Mesa for the last three years. died Tuesday morn ing at the home of her daughter fol- lowing a short illness brought on by complications attending old age. The deceased has made a wide circle of friends in Mesa, particularly in the Methodist church,s where she was an ardent and valued worker.
 Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon from the Drews residence, commencing at 3: 30 o'clock. arrangements being made Wednesday to delay the service from o'clock as originally decided upon until that hour The Pythian sisters, of which the deceased was a member. will at tend the funeral in body and have been asked to meet at the K P. hall at 2:30 o'clock that ample time maya be had to prepare for the service. The remains will be shipped to the l former home of Mrs. Becker in Leavenworth. Kansas, and intermentI will be made there.
 Battery Pay Day i Pay day call, one of the most pleas | ing to the ears of a soldier, will sound for members of Battery B, Arizona | Field Artillery on next Tuesday eve ming when the battery holds its week l ly drill. Both back government pay | due the soldiers and pay for the time spent in camp at Fort Bliss for the last two weeks will be given the l rnen. Privates will draw S3 per day l for the time spent in camp while pay | for non commissioned officers ranges | up to the sergeant's pay of S5 per | day.
 St. Marks Services To Resume
 Regular services at St. Marks Episcopal church in Mesa will be re- stunned next Sunday. the rector. Fran cis Bloy. who returned last week from his vacation in Flagstaff, an- | nounced Wednesday. The customary schedule of services observed through the winter months will be inaugur- ated again, commencing with the morning service next Sunday
 Enjoy Social At Walton Home
 More than thirty married couples of Mesa participated in an enjoyable neighoorhood social given Tuesday night at the home of MT. and Mrs. Dyke Walton in North Evergreen. The affair was one of a series that were given during the summer months, and a most entertaining eve ming was passed. A splendid musi- cal program was given. in which a six-piece orchestra and several indi- viduals participated. Joseph F.. Rob- ertson and Harold Clark each gave vocal solos while Miss Pomeroy and 1 Ms. Fordham played a violin duet accompanied by Mrs. Ferguson on the piano "Is Cotton Good Industry foi the Valley?" and 'Is Mesa Good Town to Live in?" were debate sub 5ects over which heated arguments were presented by the individuals in- volved. Delicious refreshments were served at the close of the evenings entertainment.
 Jordan School To Open
 Members of the board of trustees of the Jordan school, southwest oi Mesa, announced "wednesday that ths Jordan school will open on next Mon day, Sept. 12, with the other schools of this district. Prof Elmer Whit l comb will be the teacher at the schoo this year. An attendance of between B and 30 pupils is expected this term and the school is being made ready this week for the opening nex' t Monday.
 Returns From Coast Ed L. Pomeroy returned to hi. Il Mesa home Tuesday following a sum. . l mer's stay on the coast. MT. Pom ' eroy underwent several minor opera | tions while there and returns i'm II proved in health and feeling mucf = better than he has in a long time. ,,i BevilIe Returns Home
 Paul Baxter Beville returned Tues ', day from a months motor trip |,
 northern Arizona points.
 ,s lehi Farm Bureau To Meet
 The regular monthly session of tn d Lehi Farm bureau will be held Thurs
 day evening in the Lehi school house ol Matters of importance to the cottol
 growers are to be discussed and plan
 will be laid for the bureaus activitie
 this winter. President Otto Shill urge
 the attendance of all members an II other farmers of the district. Home From Flagstaff II F. D. Macdonald and family re
 turned Saturday from Flagstaf
 where the month of August wa | passed They made the trip by autt
 returning by way of Payson and tn Ii Apache trail. MT Macdonald Is em
 phatic in the assertion that the terI
 trail" is well applied to this particu
 lar road, especially from Fish Cree
 down to the valley.
 Motors From Coast
 II L. H. Stewart returned Tuesda
 night from a three weeks stay o
 the coast. He motored through. driy - ing almost continuously from tn