Arizona republican., 1921-11-05
COTTON GROWERS
 IF MESA SECTION
 ID MEET TONIGHT

MESA. Nov. I-Addresses by Dwight B. Heard. H. C. Heard, Charles Al- Morgan and Mrs. But rcrworth will feature a special meet ing of the cotton growers to be held Saturday night in the Commercial club rooms under the auspices of the Mesa Farm bureau. The feasibility of changing the present type of cot ton grown in the valley will be the Principal matter discussed at the meeting.
 Local farmers have experimented with other types of cotton such as fhe delta. Durango and short staple, and some are favorably impressed with the possibility of growing new type here.
 Tt would take at least two years to nuke thechange successfully" one grower said Friday, [" and whatever considered first" It was believed that a general meeting of cotton Growers and open discussSon of the matter would throw more light on the subject
 The subject is one of great iIn- Tscrtance to all growers. an official cf the Mesa farm bureau said Fri day. and all should make an effort 10 get out to the meeting. It will be
 
 starting at 7:S0.
 Stores to Close Armistiee Day
 FroprAetors of the Mesa grocery stores announced Friday that their stores will be closed all of Armistice day. Nov. n, and it is probable that other business houses will follow salt A proclamation issued by Mayor Dan Klienman has called for an aii day observance of Armistice day as a holiday and the announce nent of the grocery stores it was thought Friday would be followed with a general cessation of all busi- ness in the city.
 Open Legion Headquarters
 Headquarters. of the Mesa post of the American Legion have been es- fablished in the Mesa Savings Bank and Trust company and C. R. Jones will be on duty there as executive secretary each day until after the legion's Armistice day program is concluded An attractive display of war relics and curios has been ar ranged and a vigorous campaign for new members to the Mesa post will he conducted during the next week. Combination tickets emitting new members to admission to all events on Arnistice day and to membership in the Mesa post for the remainder of this year are being sold.
 Plans for the Arnistice day pro- gram are going steadily forward. A xsatrictic service in the forenoon will he held in the high school. The In- dian school band has been secured for the afternoon and evening and win lead the parade which is to pre- cede the football game in the after noon. In the evening a luncheon and reunion for all legionnaires and theil h., hoId nd the night vii he given oyer to a grand legion bal in the L. ID. S. auditorium
 Scout Convention Is Big
 Alma M. Davis, secretary of thu Apache council of the Boy Scouts returned Friday morning from Lons Beach. where he attended on Tues day and Wednesday the regional con ference of the twelfth district Nor than a hundred delegates represent ing the states of California, Otan Arizona. Nevada and the Hawaiian Islands attended the conference Constructive organization work 0 the Boy Scouts was taken up. ac cording to Mir. Davis. and the scout ing movement was shown to hay accomplished greater progresss Il the year 1920 than it did in the l years previous. It is apparent tha scouting is a universal Amefical nov enlells MT IaNAS oNluSA' sNAAN - constructive work put under way a the conference will do much to fur r,er scouting this year and in tn future
 Interesting Talks at Club
 A proeram of unusual interest wa given at the regular meeting Of tn woman's club of Mesa held Frida afternoon in the Guild hall. Some [ members and guests attended tn meeting. Prof. l.. F. Brady of tn Evans school discussed the disarm ament question. recounting it iron rhe English standpoint. Dean Jamie