Arizona republican., 1921-02-22

In q meeting which had attracted more than TOO citizens and which af- terwards was described as the greatest chamber of commerce gathering of it's kind ever held in any city of the size of Phoenix in the United States-a meeting distinguished by the quality Of the dinner which preceded the busi- ness session, by the perfection of the entertainment which had been pros yided by the artist of the city, and particularly by the earnest feeling of civic pride that permeated the ad- dresses and the enthusiasm of the hundreds of men and women who sat at the tables and stood along the walls and even crowded the anterooms when the accommodations failed to take care of the extraordinary number who asked for adn1ission-tfe campaign for a greater and better Phoenix which is to be carried on during this week was gotten fairly under way with a promise of success that was overwhelming.
 The meeting was held in the Kenil- worth school building-one of the fin est structures of it's kind in the west. Long before the hour at which the meeting was scheduled to begin the large auditorium was filled. and as the minutes swept by belated arrivals ranged themselves along the walls and loverfIowed into the railways where they took an equal part in enjoying the entertainment and listening to the speeches with those who had been for tunate enough to obtain seats.
 Dinner SplendidIy Served
 The dinner which was a triumph of the domestic science classes of the school. was daintily prepared and as well served as the most fastidious could desire. Despite the great num- was not hitch as the teachers and pupils of the school distributed the viands. which, in turn, were so appe- tizing that at times the diners refused to rise from their places to join in the community songs.
 Promptly at Is o'clock the City Band orchestra, under the direction of P. M. Hall. broke into the strains of the incidental music which had been Iplanned for the opening feature, and lthe diners in singing America" I'm Imediately afterwards dinner was served coincident with the beginning lof the entertainment program This feature of the meeting had been out lined with the greatest care by the committee in charge of the affair, with the result that the various numbers Represented the best of the talent of Phoenix ard proved fitting introduc- Ition to the real business of the gath lering. All who took part in the pro lgram had given their services without lcnarge as their donation to the sue Icess of the campaign and as pledge of
 their faith in this city. Before the program began. however, grace was lsaid by the Rev. Cecil NJ. Aker, pastor Eof the Central Methodist church. Il Helen Boyle Haworth Sings
 An overture by the City Band orches-
 tra started the program. after which a saxophone sextet swung into the live
 Hest of popular airs. Then Helen Boyle Haworth. whose soprano voice is one of the most beautiful-in the state. sang
 Keep On Smiling which she had to repeat before the applause would sub
 side. The diners themselves then sang a chorus. after which the students oi the Arizona School of Music presented a melange of dances. songs and musical selections which crowded into half an
 hour a program which could have been enjoyed by the guests for three times that long.
 Anna Marie Luke opened the enter tainment with a soprano solo, "Call of : the Vest a bird song which called , forth all the artistry and beauty of heI yosce. and she, too, responded to aH
 encore before her listeners were con
 tent. Mrs. L., L. Dana accompanied
 her at the piano. This number Wa. fittingly followed by violin solo -hA ] William Launspaeh. accompanied bA
 Annie Marie Calvert His selection
 was, Dr'dla' Souvenir" followed by ar
 encore.
 Little Miss Dorothy Stauffer. a; Ipetfte and pretty and dainty as g
 dancer can possibly be, even when girl
 hood is still hers, then danced "Tht
 Secret to round after round of ap-
 n1ause Dorothy and Frances Hamil-