Arizona republican., 1922-03-07
WASHINGTON FARM
BUREAU To MEET

There will be a very important
meeting Of the Washington farm bu-
reau tonight As this is the regular
business meeting night OF the month
some very important business mat
ters are to be discussed. In addition
George Woods. who is connected with
the poultry industry in California,
will be there to tell some very inn
portant facts about poultry raising
as 1t is successfully carried out in
that state. All farmers and their
wives are urgently requested 10 be
present, as your presence at these
meetings help TO make the farm bu-
reau a success
The board of directors of the farm
bureau met Tuesday night. Plans
were completed for the Farmers Ex-
change which is being organized in
the community. c. w. Steele is chair
man OF this committee. The rate Of
commission and other features de-
clded upon will be announced Tues
day night at the farm bureau.
At the meeting OF the community
committee Tuesday night, II was de-
cided that there was no available
holiday now on which to hold the
Arbor day picnic and that the mat
ter would be dropped for the present.
1t was decided however. that the
planting Of the rose bushees, which
We're purchased for the occasion,
should be continued, so will all In
the community who have rose bushes
ready to plant, please take them TO
the schoolhouse as soon a possible.
Mrs. TelZtoff's room has volunteered
to help plant and care for the bushes
during the summer
The Help Each other club were
entertained Wednesday morning by
Mrs. Dale Randleman at a four
course breakfast served at 10 O'clock.
Mrs. Charles Aune assisting the
hostess in serving. The breakfast
was given in honor OF Mrs. Sarah
Allen who will leave soon for Cali
tornia. An enjoyable feature OF the
breakfast to the guests was the ele-
ment of surprise which was carried
out in the table decorations by means
OF the story told by the Easter Rab-
bit, who occupied a place In the GEN.
terpiece and which was continued in
the place cards. The sewing for the
hostess, which is always a feature of
the club. was found concealed in the
rabbits nest. Late in the afternoon
refreshments were served by Mrs
Chris Hoyer and MRS. d. G. Irwin.
Mrs. Frank Hilgeman and Mrs. Sarah
Allen were guests OF the day.
The woman's club held an unusu-
ally interesting meeting Friday aft
ernoon. At the brief business meet
ing the subject OF the pitiful condi-
ton Of the Mexican children, who are
school here. was again
brought up. Lack OF food and proper
clothing among the children is great
~ hindering the teachers in their
work with them, and the lack OF
these necessities of life are keeping
a great many Mexican children out
Of school who would otherwise at
tend. Any donations Of clothing or
an extra sandwich or other food add
ed to the school children's dinner
pals. for the Mexican children. who
have nothing to eat. will be very !
gratefully accepted by the teachers |
Of the school. The womans club also |
viii take the matter OF clothing up |
In the near future.
Joseph Prochaska, state game war |
len. was then introduced as the |
speaker OF the afternoon. The school |
were invited in to hear this |
splendid address on Arizona Birds" |
A few OF the many interesting things |
old OF the various birds of which |
Arizona has 367 native varieties. were |
hat Arizona has seven kinds of |
birls: that the Arizona quail /
which can go six days without water.
s greatly sought after by other |
states, also Mr.. Pro-
,haska gave statistics OF the almost
amount of insects de-
,troyed by the sparrows and night