Arizona republican., 1921-03-12
COMMERCIAL CUB TO SET GOAL IF 390
 MEMBERS FOR YEAR

MESA, March 11-A minimum mem bership of 300 will be the goal aimed at by the Mesa Commercial club for the coming fiscal year. it was decided at the membership meeting and din ner held Thursday night in the Guild hall. A new financial system for the club was gone into in every detail and the proposition submitted by J. H. Blackmore, representing the American city bureau. to build up the club was discussed at length and finally voted down in favor of campaign to be put on by the club itself
 Mir. <Blackmore, in his discussion Of the ideals and policy of the bureau which he represents, went into every phase of the campaign the bureau would put on and the membership while admitting that there were many good points to the plan, were not sat isfied that the time was now ripe for such move. It was finally decided to postpone any acceptance of the offer until such a time as the board of di- rectors of the club unanimously agree to it's adoption.
 A finance committee has been ap- pointed to arrange a plan for financing the club through the coming year. L. H. Van Spanckeren is chairman, with the following members: w. M. Beach, R. F. Palmer, George Johnson, Glenn Stapley, John Cumnard, L. P North and John Lester. Suggestions offered at the Thursday night meeting plan for a minimum membership in the club this year at S1.50 each. A budget will be prepared and additional funds needed will be supplied by voluntary subscriptions of a larger amount The 300 memberships are to be acquired for a period of three years, with a privilege of requesting withdrawal aft CT the first year.
 As means to keeping the mem bershIp in closer touch with the clubs activities, it was decided Thursday night to hold a regular monthly mem bership meeting on the first Thurs day in each month.
 Want Chandler. Road Completed At the Thursday night meeting oI ! the Mesa Commercial club the roads committee was instructed to confer with the highway commission and Twohy Brothers. contractors in charge lin an effort to have the Mesa Chandler highway completed at the earliest pos sible date. Four miles north of Chan dler is already completed and work is now in progress on the fifth mile. Il has been said that the remaining two miles south of Mesa would be con- pleted when the Chandler set-up Was moved to Mesa. The desire was ex- 1 pressed at IflG CDtHN1EAG AG1lt 2AAb kttEGk- ling Thursday night, however. that ths road be completed as soon as possible lregardles sof whether the work is done from this end or in Chandler. Parents Day at Alma Tuesday, March 15, has been desig, mated as Parents and Patrons day al the Alma school west of Mesa, a gen eral inNHation being extended hy the faculty to parents and others interest cd in the school to visit there that day. The schol will continue with it's regular classroom work, but there vii l be special exhibits up. rsfreshme nts will be served ry the domestic science department and other features will be added to make the occasion as instrae- tive and interesting as possible for the visitors.
 Alma Teachers Visit Teachers Of the Alma school this week completed a system of visiting other schools Of the valley in Phoenix and Mesa, where comparisons with methods of conducting school work were. made The visiting period was i extended over a period of two weeks substitutes for the visiting teachers or their days off being provided in order to avoid any interruption in the schoo work.
 Legion Meeting Saturday
 The Mesa post of the American le- Igion will hold it's regular semi -monthlf meeting Saturday night at s o'clock 1T the Knights of Pythias hall.
 Death of Infant
 Little Dorothy May, the infant daughter of Mir. and Mrs. P. W. Smith Iresiding near Chandler. passed away last Tuesday afternoon after shorf illness Of two days of inflammation o the stomach. The little girl was ar |