Arizona republican., 1921-12-25
First Dinner-Dance of Season
 At San Marcos Is Big Success

, Mrs. o. N. Handley. formed a com nittee to direct the work. The very best thing about it au,' said Mrs. 1 Chandler, in talking about the tree, "is the wonderful spirit of co-opera- 1 tion it brought forth and the way everybody helped" The hotel guests, working with representatives of the | Woman's club of Chandler, made 1900 stockings and filled them with nuts and candies, erected and decorated ] the big tree, then on Christmas eve the children, nlarshaled by the school teachers and Superintendent Austin, who also had important parts in the details of preparation, filled the quad rangle south of the San Marcos, where the festivities were held, and sang Christmas songs and carols, making 8 scene that will be long re- membered by ali who witnessed it. As is always the case under such circumstances, the kiddies had a won derful time. the grownups had a wonderful time, and everybody felt that community spirit" like Christ mas spirit" is one of the very biggest things in the world.
 And, by the way, while we are giv- ing credit where credit is due, we mustn't forget Bill Moore and his ef- ficient committee who attended to tht construction of the platform upor which the exercises were held. Of course, there Is to be a Christ : mas dinner at the San Marcos today which will be served at noon, from : 12: 30 to o'clock.
 , The menu is as follows:
 Christmas Dinner : Celery Ripe Olive
 Anchovy Canape Oyster Soup . Roast Turkey Cranberry Sherbe Cauiiflower Hollandaise Sauce New Peas and Carrots Mashed Potatoes
 Fruit Salad Cheese Straws 1 Pistachio Ice Cream Fruit Cal1 Plum Pudding St. Cecena Sauce . Nuts Raisins : Roquefort Cheese Bents Wafer !, Coffee
 u There nas beer. considerable specu lation at the San Marcos as to jus who it was that was responsible fc the fine rain we had on Thursday. number of the old inhabitants tryin to get away with the glory. It wa finally decided to give the credit 1 Guide Bill Huggett, who, in his anA iety to have the dust laid on out-oi the-valley roads and the desert pl into good condition for winter flow CTS, had been making big-rain med cine and holding ghost dances for week.
 Now, with the dust laid ar weather cleared, many desert ar mountain excursions are being take and planned. On Friday, Bill too F. L. Danne and his son and daugl ter Duval and Miss A. M. Dunne of Boston, to the Rodeo at Buckley and on Saturday made the same tr with Mrs. R. A. Rainey of New Yol and her son and daughter. On Sul day morning, Bill plans to start wi
 the Raineys for the Grand canyo
 and upon their return to go to Roos
 welt and Globe, returning via |
 Winkelman- Florence road.
 On Saturday MT. and Mrs. G.
 Siddall of Cleveland and Mir. al
 Mrs. John W. Patterson of Kearne
 Neb, spent the day picnicking on |
 desert.
 Among the arrivals on Tuesdi
 were Mrs. R. A. Rainey and h
 daughter, Miss Anne Rainey, of N
 York. who have taken a bungalow
 the San Marcos for month or so.
 MT. and Mrs. W. Wilson Garlic a
 Miss Janet Jeffrey Garlic of Colul
 bus were arrivals on Wednesday
 an extended stay.
 Other recent arrivals include
 and Mrs. R. F.. Gardner. New Yol
 Mir. and Mrs. John Kinney New Tor
 William C. Holgrin, Copenhagen;
 and Mrs. <. D. Futile, Phoenix; R.
 Downing, Tulsa, Okla; Mrs. Dune;
 Phoenix.