Arizona republican., 1922-05-26

At CASA GRANDE
CASA GRANDE, May 25.--A merry
group of the friends of Dan f. Bird
we'll, the special agent for the Stan
dard Oil company here pleasantly
surprised him on Thursday evening
by gathering at the Birdwell home
during the absence of Mr.. Birdwell.
Mr. Birdwell, who has been special
agent for the Standard Oil company
here the past few years, has been
transferred to Kingman, Ariz., and
will leave in the course of few
weeks for the North. Five hundred
was enjoyed and Mrs. Earl Carr won
a pretty favor for making the high
est score. At the conclusion of the
evening punch, coffee and cakes were
served The guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Bayless, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
c. Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B.
Hancock, Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Kruse,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Grossman, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Elliott, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Mandell, Mrs. Earl Gaar, Mrs.
n. w. Swigert and Mrs. Regan Of
Florence.
On Tuesday evening. May Is. Mr..
and Mrs. H. B. Hancock entertained
a merry group of the newly weds
and several Of the school teachers at
very pleasant party at their home
in the Myers addition. The hours
were devoted to playing progressive
500. Refreshments were served in
the evening by the hostess assisted
by Miss Lydia Beck. The guests
were Messrs. and Mesdames Dan T.
Peart, Dallas Park, G.. M. Klauer,
Misses Lydia Beck Margaret Gal
latin, Messrs. Fred Kaln, A. A. Iselin
and G. E. Marshall.
Mr.. Perry, clerk for the Indian
service at Sacaton, was called to Ohio
the past week by the death Of his
father. Mr.. Perry will be in Gin
cinnati, Ohio, for several weeks.
Mrs Frank Early and children,
Harold. Kenneth and Miss Gladys
Early leave the forepart of next week
for Los Angeles, where they expect
to join Mr.. Early, who has been there
several months, and spend the sum-
mer.
Mrs Fannie Mehan, sister of Mrs.
Carr McNatt. spent several days
here this week, returning to Tucson
the first of the week.
Mrs. A. H. Hammer OF the Dis
patch office; J. L. Harmon and E. w.
Mcfarland were all in Tucson on
Monday and Tuesday as delegates to
the Democratic conference.
The annual commencement exer-
cises of the union high school were
held on Friday evening, May 19, in
in the high school auditorium. A
large number of admlring friends
and relatives of the graduates were
present to witness their last appear
ance before the public as the class of
1922. Rev. n. A. CoXey of the Baptist
church gave the invocation and Rev.
W. EE Sabbert of the Evangelical
church gave the benediction. Miss
O'Brien, at the opening of the ex-
ercises, sang Magical June" accom-
panied by Mrs. Robert Denton on the
piano. A ladies' sextette, composed
of Miss O'Brien, Mrs. Robert Denton,
Mrs. James Wilson, Mrs. Sam Bailie.
Mrs. Ben Wilson and Mrs. E. d. Bay
less, very beautifully rendered Wei
come Pretty Primrose"
\ John Picone, one of the most faith
full students of this years class, gave
the salutatory address in most
commendable manner. Miss Mar
guerite Dyess gave the valedictory
address. Her subject was very well
chosen and her delivery was splendid.
A. A. Iselin, principal of the high
school, introduced the graduating
class. DR.. J. o. Reager of Tucson
gave the main commencement ad-
dress, his subject being, Present Day
Issues in Education" w. J. Harnil-
ton. president of the board of edu-
cation, made the presentation of the
diplomas to the class, numbering 13.
The class this year was composed
of Margaret Bennett, Marguerite
| Dyess, Mary Gurley, Emma Maxwell,
Inez Forwie, Dudley Clements, Abe
Cruz. John Picone, Richard Curiel,
Harold Early, Richard Hodges, J. A.
| Armenia, Jr., and Leonard Yensen.
On Tuesday evening, May %, the
| ladies of the Rebekah lodge enter
party in the I. O. o. F. hall.
Miss Maxine Sargent left this
week as soon as school closed for Los
Angeles, Cal. There she will remain
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E..
Sargent, formerly residents of Casa
Grande.
A jolly crowd made up of Mrs.
B. F. Hall, Miss Nora Hall, Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Mark McNatt and Charles
Echols, left Casa Grande very early
on Sunday morning for Kelvin and
Ray, Ariz. They spent most of the
time on Sunday fishing in the nice
clear waters in Kelvin.
| Miss Lola Martinez of Hermosillo,
Mexico, arrived here on Friday of
this week for a visit with her sister,
Mrs. Henry Armenia.
E. F. Holland, Amandus Peters,
George W. Tweedy, Mr.. Slaughter
and Mr.. Russes shipped several car
loads of hay out of here the past
week.
Don A. Trekells left Friday night
| for Los Angeles, where he will visit
several days with his wife and baby
who are spending the summer there.
! Messrs Forest It. Rainey and f.
e. Rainey left Saturday night for
Los Angeles, Cal f. E. Rainey has
| been visiting his father and brother
since last fall.
| Messrs. D. B. Pierce of the First
National bank and Ed Bayless of the
BayIess- Johnson service station,
spent Friday afternoon in Tucson on
business.
Mrs. ]. ]. Kruse and daughter, Miss
Ronella, and Master Jamsie kruse
leave this next week for the coast.
| They will spend some time in Long
/ Beach, where Mrs. Kruse has sister
| living.
Fifty Indian students from the In
dian school at the San Xavier mission
in Tucson arrived in Casa Grande
| the middle of this week and We're
returned to their homes on the reser-
vations near here for the summer.
Each year the school children are
sent to the institution in the fall and
returned to their homes early in the
! spring.