Arizona republican., 1922-01-11
JOINT MEETING Of
K. OF P. AND PYTH|AN
SISTERS BIG EVENT


MESA, Jan. 10.-One OF the most
impressive and entertaining Pythian
meetings held in long time was that
OF Monday night when the knights
of Pythias and the Pythian Sisters
publicly installed their officers for
the coming year. A large number of
members and friends were present to
witness the ceremonies and remained
for the informal social period of re-
freshments and dancing which fol-
lowed the installation work.
4NR fllan Sisters presented
@slSN fifst. Mrs. Clara Pom
m Stewart and Mrs.
d0IlI60l ofNEiding as installing
9A#f6 representing the grand lodge,
Officers Installed were: Mary Bowen,
past chief; Margaret Weekes, most
excellent chief; Mrs. Nelson, excel.
lent senior; Emma Seeber, excellent
junior: donna Hopkins, manager:
Lucille Pomeroy, mistress OF records
and correspondence: Gertrude Bark
ley, mistress of finance; Flonnie
Barkley, protector: Merle Weekes,
guard; Blanche Johns, trustee.
Frank Cerney was installing officer
for the knights Of Pythias, assisted
by Fred Weekes, and Robert Long
more, as representative OF the grand
lodge. The following officers were
installed: DIR. j. B. Nelson, chancel-
lor commander: Ed Tway, vice. chan
cellor; Rollie Pomeroy, preIate w.
r. Stewart, master OF work: G. f..
Burton, keeper of records and seals;
w. S. McMannon, master of exche-
quer; Ben Owens. master at arms;
I. Harmon, inner guard.
Refreshments were served after the
installation ceremonies, and dancing
ensued for the remainder of the
evening.
New High School Teacher
Miss Valliere Decker has arrived
in Mesa and is identified with the
faculty at the Mesa Union High
school as instructor in home econ
omics. Miss Decker is a graduate of
the University of Iowa and for sew
eraI years taught home economics at
a private school in washington, d.
G. she joins the Mesa high faculty
to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Miss Griffith which
became effective the first of the year.
High Has Two Games This Week
The boys basketball team at Mesa
high school is working hard in antici-
patton of its two games on Thursday
and Friday. Thursday afternoon the
team will meet Gilbert high school at
Chandler as a feature attraction on
the afternoon card of sports at the
Chandler Progress Carnival. Friday
afternoon the Mesa boys will journey
to Tempe to battle with the fast T.
N. S. quintet.
Conner Concert Enjoyed
Many Mesa people attended the
musicale given on Monday night in
the high school auditorium by the
Conner Trio, better known to valley
people as the Three Bills"
Annual Church Meeting
The annual meeting of the mem
bership and friends of St. Marks
Episcopal church will be held at 1880
O'Clock Thursday night in the guild
hall The annual election of Of
ficers, reports of the past years work
and plans for the coming year will
comprise the business program. after
which social evening and refresh
ments will be enjoyed.
Dog Licenses Ere Due
Annual dog licenses for the year
1922 are due and payable according
to the edict of the city marshal is
Sue0 IueSudy. lllScAScS VI u lOl
male dogs and $S for female dogs
continue in force and the marshal
urges that they be paid before thu
campaign is started on the untagget
canines
Stolen Auto Returned
An automobile stolen from Phoe
nix party in the capital city was 10
Gated on South Morris street in Mes
Tuesday. The owner was located
and the property restored. The ca
had apparently suffered little If an,
damage at the hands of the thieves
Earl Peterson, local commission
agent, whose car was stolen in Phoe
nix last Friday, had the machine re
stored to him Monday 1t was foun'
Sunday night on a suburban stree
in Phoenix.
Baptist Conference
Practically all or the Baptis
churches in the county were repre-
sented at the Maricopa county con
ference of Baptist ministers he'll
Monday afternon and evening at tn
Mesa churches. Several interestin
and instructive addresses were give
by visiting ministers at the afternoo
meeting and an entertaining program
was give during the evening.
Thirty -eight states have capiti
punishment.