Arizona republican., 1922-04-03

turn to Casa Grande before going on
to California.
On Friday night, March "a, Walter
Barber of this city entertained about
30 of the young folk from the junior
grades of the high school at danc-
ing party In the Odd Fellows hall.
Mrs. George p. Bennett chaperoned
the young crowd. Dancing with the
player piano music was enjoyed for
several hours and shortly before time
Tor the lights to go OUT dainty re-
freshments were served.
Homer Ward has just returned
from Phoenix, where on Tuesday
morning, his wife. Mrs. Homer Ward
was operated on at the Deaconess
hospital. Mrs. Ward had been i'll for
some time and on Sunday last her
condition became so much worse that
an operation was necessary. On
Monday Mr.. Ward and his wife left
for Phoenix and on Tuesday the
operation was performed. she is re
ported as doing very nicely. Mr..
Ward returns to Phoenix on Satur-
day afternoon and will spend Sunday
there.
DR. and Mrs. Fl. w. Swigert. Mrs.
A. Howard Miss Abigail Howard.
Mrs. Jones and William and Harry
Swigert. all drove to Casa Blanca on
Tuesday afternoon. A picnic supper
was served before returning to the
city.
Carlos Cruz drove to Mesa and
Phoenix on Tuesday fthis week.
On Sunday Mr.. Cruz will open a
new pool hall in Eloy. He has pur-
chased a fine ne Wplayer piano which
he intends to move to Eloy to use
there. Mr.. Cruz also is running an
up-to- date pool hail in this city on
Florence street
w. N. Mcleod of this city left
Wednesday for San Francisco where
he will spend week. Mr.. Mcleod
went to Frisco to attend a called
meeting of the tronscontinental
freight bureau of which he is a mem
Der.
Monday night, March 27. about 100
young people and lot of the older
ones also, gathered together and in
autos and carriages of all sorts went
to the new home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan T. Peart, where q regular old
fashioned charivari was rendered the
new bride and groom. Mr. and Mrs.
Peart were made to dress up in old
fashioned clothes and were put into a
ricketY old buggy drawn by a very
old horse and in this outfit they were
paraded all over town for almost an
hour. Later the entire crowd re-
turned to the Peart home where the
delicious large wedding cake was cut
and served by Mr.. Peart. This cake
was one of the finest ever baked
here and was made especially for Mr..
Peart and his bride by Gus Kratzka
= F.4z n ~. r..
Wednesday the following men, rep
resenting the LEGAL chamber of COM
merce drove to Phoenix: S. G. Bailie,
o. L. Hancock. w. T. Clements.
These gentlemen conferred with Gov
ernor Campbell and the chief engin-
eer in Phoenix about the approaching
good roads convention. to be held this
month in that city. They were en-
tertained at luncheon by the Phoenix
chamber of commerce. On Friday
the same gentlemen in company with
City Clerk A. T. Kilcrease, all drove
to Tucson where they met with the
Tucson chamber of commerce for the
good roads meeting.
Friday night. March 81. the ladies
of the Christian church gave a very
delightful little home talent minstrel
show in the Christian church parlors.
| 1t was entitled "Mirady's Minstrels
and Mrs. Blacks Pink Tea Mrs. A.
S. Bailie, wife of Rev. Baillie, was
interlocutress for the minstrels.
F. w Dutton. road master for the
S. r. company at Tucson was here
on business Wednesday.
| DR.. Swigert left here Wednesday
evening for Phoenix, Prescott and
the northern part of the state.
On Friday April Z. the local mem
| bers of the chamber of commerce will
give a big dance in Bird hall. The
proceeds from this dance will enable
| the organization to do what they
want to do in the signing Of the roads
| from Phoenix to Tucson by way Of
| Sacaton.
On Thursday, April 6, at the home
| of Mrs. Lem p. Matthews. the Wom-
ans Aid society of the Presbyterian
church will entertain the ladies of
| the Christian church at a very inter-
esting lecture. Miss c. Doering, a
1 young Swedish missionary. now of
| Los Angeles, will give some inter-
esting talks of her work in foreign
countries. She is especially versed
! in the work of Lapland. where she
spent several years. Besides the
! talks by Miss Doering there will be
several musical numbers and some
readings. Altogether this promises
| to be a very entertaining affir.
Ben J. Drew of Los Angeles. who
has been spending several days here
with old friends went to Tucson on
Wednesday.