Arizona republican., 1921-12-01
OFFICERS FOR NEW
YEAR ELECTED BY
WELFARE LEAGUE

MESA, Nov. 30-Reports Of off
GERS and committees serving during
the past year and the election of new
officials for the ensuing term pro-
vided a busy program for the mem
bers of the Mesa Welfare league at
the annual meeting held Tuesday
night in the high school auditorium.
Charles B. Flynn, manager of the
Mountain States Telephone company,
on the south side, was made presi-
dent for the coming year, with the
following staff of officers; Mrs. E.
J. Warren, first vice president; Mrs.
J. NJ. Greer, second vice president;
Miss Rose Openshaw, secretary; H.
d. Griffen Jr., treasurer. Members of
the various executive committees will
be appointed within the next week
or 10 days. the president announced.
Interesting reports were rendered
by the various committee chairmen,
showing the remarkable accomplish
ments of the Welfare league has made
since it was organized a year ago.
The secretary and treasurer's report
showed a total of s1,071.14, expend-
ed by the league for the care of
the INDECENT. Bills for groceries and
other articles to the amount of $685.
81 were paid by the Mesa chapter
of the American Red Cross, while
the other money was donated from
various sources Clothing, milk, eggs
and other necessities We're also donat-
/ ed, the value of which was not fig
ured in the total expenditures. Two
! hundred and eighty nine families
were assisted during the year by
| the league.
Mrs. Harry Bland, who has had
| charge of the clothing department OF
! he al Af e nd
| how it is carried on. Seven fam
| lilies and eight men have been out
| fitted with clothes since September
| Mrs. Bland said, and clothing is now
| on hand to care for more.
H. +. Hendrix, superintendent OF
schools; Miss Nellie Wilcox, school
nurse; the Rev. Francis Bloy; Maj
| Dan Kleinman: DR.. J. L. Drane, city
health officer, and others spoke or
the leagues good work and all COM
mended it highly and expressed a
| hope for renewed and more energetic
activities during the coming winter
More than half a hui ldred were ir
| attendance at the annual meeting
representing the following organiza-
| tions in the city: Nj a Rotary club
First Ward. NJ. f. church, Christian
! church, Needlecraft society. Catholic
church, Mesa Commercial club. Epis-
! copal church. Second Ward Relief So
ciety. Third Ward Relief society," Mac
| cabee lodge, Pythian Sisters, Re
| bekah lodge, W. c. L. u, Third ward
| Mesa chapte', o. f. S, Mesa post o
| the American Legion, city schools
Oriental lodge No. 20. F. & A NJ.
Baptist church, Damon lodge No. 10
| X. of p. and the Maricopa Stake Re
lief society.
Ford Day Plans go with Bang
Details planned for Mesa's big Fore
day and jitney party on Saturday
Dec. II. went over with bang at {;
special meeting of more than a scor'
Of Mesa business men, held Wednes
day afternoon in the Commercial clul
rooms. The general meeting wa
, preceded with a luncheon meeting o
committee chairmen, held in the COT
} fee Cup cafe. when initial plans 70
the big celebration We're laid.
Mesa Ford day viii be statewide i
its scope, the representative men q
the meeting decided, and plans wer
launched that promise a recordbreak
ing crowd of people and jitneys il
: town for the days festivities Nor
than 100 prizes. donated by the mer
chants of the city viii be awarded i
the varied contests to be staged.
, addition there will be three moder
Ford races to put the proper thrill
, into the program. Aside from tn
Ford events there will be other enter
tainment numbers on the days pro
gram, concluding that night with
grand Ford ball IN she L. d. S. audi
: torium or possibly a jitney dance o
the street.
: All of the more than so men o