Arizona republican., 1921-02-03
LOCAL TALENT WILL PRESENT FARCE AT
 PEORIA THURSDAY

GLENDALE, Feb. 2-"A Count of | No Account is a three-act play to be i presented on Thursday evening at the 1 grammar school auditorium at Peoria | under the able direction of Mrs. c. Y. 1 Futile. This promises to be one Of the cleverest farces ever presented by local talent in this vicinity.
 The scene is laid in the Catskill mountains. John Kramer proprietor of the Lions Inn," advertises that Count Nogoodio of Paris is to sojourn at his hotel. The count has so ar ranged but cancels his order at the last moment Two old New Workers, part ners in business, each possessing a marriageable daughter, and both in if nancial straits, visit the inn to capture the count as a son-in-law. Kramer employs a tramp, Weary" to imper sonate the count. Later the real count appears and the fun begins. Weary introduces him as his insane valet the count then is put in jail and later escapes and is mistaken for a ghost. A wealthy widow. whose strategy baffles the fortune hunters. and her brother full of fancied ailments contribute to the droll situations with which the play abounds. People in the Peoria vicinity have been looking forward to this play with much enthusiasm and the price of ad-
 
 and it is expected that there will be d very large attendance
 To Speak Sunday
 | Hon. Oliver W. Stewart of Chicago l formerly member of the Illinois legis- lature, will speak in Glendale on Sun day, Feb. G. at Il o'clock at the gram mar school auditorium. The lecture will be under the auspices of the Fly ing Squadron foundation of Indian apolis. Ind. and in cooperation with the local churches and leaders inter- ested in better citizenship and law en- | forcement.
 MT Stewart has recently returned from service overseas as a welfare worker. He will speak on the subject Our Part in the World Crisis" His address is the result of an oppor- tunity to study industrial and social conditions in France and England. and was inspired by his contact with our army in France. It was his privilege to visit Romagne, where is located the American cemetery, containing the graves of 2 .000 boys who died fighting in the Argonne. His message is an electric one and will not fail to stir the community
 Mir. Stewart comes without expense to the local committee and there is no admission charged for the lecture. Box Social
 | The local Boy Scouts will hold a box social on Saturday night in the base ment of the Christian church This social will he of a benefit nature and the proceeds will be used to purchase uniforms and other equipment for the local patrol. The boys have earnestly requested that all those who can find it t 0nVenient to be there to do so as q gold time is promised to all.
 Missionary Club
 The Junior Missionary club held a lpasting party at the home of Mrs. ICrumley on Tuesday afternoon, to lpaste postcards that will be sent to lChinese children They chose sides, there being seven to each side, and traced to see who would paste the most cards. Miss Vera. Teague's side won by safe majority of 15 over the side of Miss Dorothy Campbell. After the race the time was spent in enjoying peanuts and popcorn until time to go home. All declared that they had spent .a O'casant evening and are planning on having another one soon.