Arizona republican., 1922-03-07
MRS. Ed POMEROY
IS APPOINTED NEW
MESA POSTMASTER

MESA, Mar 6--News OF the ap-
pointnent of Mrs. Ed L. Pomeroy as
postmaster in Mesa under the Hard
ing administration was conveyed in
telegram received Monday morning
by Mrs. Pomeroy from Senator Ralph
II. Cameron in Washington, d. c.
The brief telegram, the only infor-
nation available on the appointment
Monday, follows:
Washington, d. G.
Mrs. Sereana Pomeroy,
Mesa. Ariz.
You have been named acting post
master. Credentials on the way.
CAMERON.
Mr.. Pomeroy, husband OF the ap-
pointed postmaster. who exhibited
the telegram in the absence OF his
wife from home Monday afternoon.
when asked what was to be implied
from the term acting" said he took
the telegram to mean that Mrs. POM
eroy had received the regular ana
Permanent appointment.
Mrs. Pomeroy was one OF four can
didates for the office who took the
examination for postmaster in the
Mesa office some time ago. She Will
succeed Don C. Babbitt. who has been
postmaster for some years past.
Despite her many household duties
as the mother OF IL children, Mrs.
Pomeroy has taken an active interest
in community affairs and during the
last political campaign she was
chairman of the Republican woman's
committee in the Mesa district. She
worked willingly and with a world Of
energy in behalf of the Republican
party in the district and one one
occasion presided at a rally when Ex-
Representative Cole spoke here on his
tour of the West in behalf OF Presi-
dent Harding's election.
Five Girls on AIl-Stars
Five of the members of the girls
basketball team Of Mesa high school
have been named for positions on the
first and second all-star state basket
ball teams. On the first all-star
team are named Anna Skousen and
Erna Simpkins, while on the second
are Grace Martin, Fern Ellsworth
and Ella Mae Rollins.
The girls team participated as rep
resentatives of the valley schools in
the state matches played in Tucson
last week, the girls leaving here
Thursday by auto and returning
Sunday afternoon. They were ac-
companied by their coach, Miss Ruth
Huber.
The Mesa girls were defeated in
their first game, 80 to Is, by the
strong Bisbee high school team,
which won state honors. In the Sec
| ond game Mesa was is to z in the
| lead on Miami when the game was
called.
In commenting on the showing
made by Mesa, the Tucson paper in
covering the matches said:
MESA proved herself to be strong
and well coach team, but she had the
misfortune to run into one OF the
most powerful girls high school
teams that has ever been developed
| in the state. Mesa did not put a
weak team on>the floor. The valley
| representation in fact was a strong
| team that showed knowledge OF the
game more than Just ordinary
The Tucson games marked the
close of Mesas season, which was a
| most successful one. In the valley
games the Mesa girls won IL out of
their IL games played, losing their
first game to Tempe Normal but later
! coming back with victory.
While any all-star team is purely
| mythical. the placing OF five OF
| Mesa's girls on the team reflects
much credit and honor on the girls
ability as well as on their coach and
the school. Members OF the school
were much elated Monday over the
showing made by their team.
Picked Team to Play
A picked team from the Sunday
school basketball league will oppose
a team from the Sunday school