Arizona republican., 1922-01-12
LIBRARY SOON To
BIT OPENED IN THE
ROOSEVELT DIST.

RUUSEVELI UISl.
The Community Library will be
opened to the Roosevelt district with
in the next two weeks. Mrs. Edwin
Deethman and Miss Pearl Holsinger.
| librarians are now installing a new
| system for filing and catalogueing
the books. When this system is com
pleted the library will be equipped TO
handle the books efficiently. The
| system to be used is the one in use
in the Phoenix City Library. A. c.
Bartlett's gift of $50 new volumes has
been received and the books are now
being filed and catalogued.
| A library committee will be ap-
| pointed to assist the school librarians.
| A library tea and book shower is be-
ing planned to mark the formal
opening of the library.
The district is fortunate in having
a larger community library made
| possible by Mr.. Bartlett's thought
fulness and cooperation. Good books
are our friends-it has been the aim
Of Mr.. Bartlett to place these
| friends" where they are needed and
| will be appreciated. Encourage the
children to meet and know the book
friends, and make the library Of Wild
er service by becoming acquainted
| yourself.
1t has been requested that any
books belonging TO the old Arizona
Circulating Library be returned at
once.
The dress form class of the home
economics department OF the Roose-
welt Neighborheod club will meet on
| Wednesday, January II, at $3.50 a. m.
in Neighborhood House. Miss Flos-
sic Wills, county home demonstration
agent will meet with the class for
the day. Mrs. II. G. Baldwin is
chairman of this work. The cMss is
| asked to meet promptly at the hour
stated. Everyone is requested TO
bring a dish for the picnic lunch to
be served at noon.
The local council OF the Congress
of Mothers and Parent Teacher asso-
citation met in Neighborhood House
Monday morning for the monthly
board meeting. The Roosevelt PIT.
A. was the hostess association for
the day. The. hot school lunch served
by the school lunch department was
very much enjoyed by the visitors
and the local members present Mrs.
Lucius Butler, president of the Roose-
welt organization, welcomed the
| guests and expresses the pleasure it
gave the organization to demonstrate
in a practical way a hot school
lunch. Miss Alma Appel. the school
nurse, was then introduced and gave
a short talk on the value of the hot
school lunch and milk for children"
w. II. Weaver, principal OF the
! school, expressed his pleasure in
| having the representatives from other
schools present as guests OF Roose-
velt for the day.
The afternoon program included
| talk by Miss Weiss, OF the Public
Health center and Mrs. Charles
! Howe, member OF the state health
| board. A short social hour was very
much enjoyed.
The dance given on Friday night
| by the Roosevelt Nelghborhood club
was we'll attended. A number OF
people drove out from town for this
delightful informal affair. Everyone
seemed to have a good time. The
dances are increasing in popularity
with the younger set. The club host
! esses for the evening were Mrs. Err
nest Campbell, Mrs. u. II. Ford, Mrs.
w. c. Allen, Mrs. John Reed and
| Mrs Carl Roeser.
The Conner Trio gave an hour Of
! pleasurable entertainment on Thurs
day afternoon at the meeting Of the
| Roosevelt Neighborhood club All the
numbers of the enjoyable and clever
program were well received. Mrs,
Eric Hanson and. Mrs. Ernest Smith
were hostesses for the social hour,
| Mrs. e. II. Ford was chairman for
| the day.
The Roosevelt PIT. A. met Thurs
! day afternoon. The first grade won
/ the picture for the monthafor having
| the largest number Of p&rents rep
resented at the meeting. An inter-
esting business session preceded n
/ talk by Mrs. II. j. Prescott Juvenile
| Music Clubs" Mrs. Prescott created
so much interest in presenting her
subject, that following her talk ac-
/ tion was taken by the Roosevelt PIT
| A. to mother" the proposed Juvenile
\ Music club of the Roosevelt district
| Mrs. L. p. Hedgpeth win have charge
/ of the organization plans, working
\ with Miss Edwards, music super
visor of the school. and Mrs. Pres
/ colt. Tea was served In the school
| lunch room by Miss Eva Belle Hud-
son, Mrs. T. NJ. Bradley and Mrs. G..
! 4. Olds.
DR. S. Z. Lynd, who organized the
| Neighborhood Congregational church
! five years ago, was a visitor at the
church on Sunday evening. DR..
Lynd gave a short talk following the
regular Christian Endeavor Sunday
evening meeting. Dr. Lynd is now
an instructor in a Chicago theologi-
! cal seminary. Many old friends were
! delighted to have the opportunity TO
welcome him on this visit to the
! community.
The annual business meeting OF the
! Neighborhood Congregational church
! will be held Monday evening. Janu-
| ary 16. A basket supper will pre-
/ cede the business session. All mem
/ bers are requested to attend this
meeting
The Edwin Deethman family have
given up their r9nch on the Base
| line road and have moved 10 their
/ home on the north side-Seventh
street and Indian school road. The
many friends Of the Deethmans were
very sorry to have them leave the
district.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Wing, Master
| Robert and Miss Lucille Mcdonald OF
Phoenix were guests of the Sanders
family on Sunday at Willow Park
ranch.
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