Arizona republican., 1922-06-01
PUPILS OF FRANKLIN
SCHOOL At MESA To
GRADUATE ON FRIDAY

MESA. May Standardization exer-
cises for 54 pupils of the Franklin
school who are finishing their eighth
grade work will be held Thursday
evening at S:15 in the high school
auditorium. School will close Thurs
day at the Franklin, but the pupils
will return Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock to receive their report grade.
Addresses by County School Su-
perintendent Alma L. Jones and by
Superintendent II. f. Hendrix of the
Mesa schools are prominent numbers
on Thursday nights program. The
following exercises will be held, to
which the general public is invited:
Chorus, Lovely Spring - Eighth
Grade.
Address of Welcome - Stanley
Churchill.
Girls Chorus. Come Fairies" -
Eighth Grade Girls.
Reading, She Sparkled"-vDorothea
Pomeroy.
Piano Solo, "Papillon" Mildred
Cave.
Reading, Keen Deep in June -
Alva Scott.
Folk Dance, BLACK Nag"-Eighth
Grade Girls.
Reading. Mothers Hairpin"--An-
drew Cluff.
Reading, Keep on Keeping On
Alron Telford.
Folk Dance, Jumping Jacks Jubi-
lee"-Eighth Grade Girls.
Talk TO Graduates - Supt. A. l..
Jones.
Freshmen in High School-Supt. H.
z. Hendrix.
Former Mesa Woman Dies
The many friends of Mrs. Mary
Banta of Imperial, Cal, will be
grieved to learn of her death which
occurred May 26 at the hospital in
Ell Centra where she underwent a
major operation for the removal of a
large tumor. Mrs. Banta. before her
marriage to r. G. Banta, was Miss
Mary Anderson, eldest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Anderson.
Mrs. Banta's life of altruism, her ser
vice to the communities in which
she lived, was going about doing
good and making people happy. She
was a Christian and a true mission
ary of God since early childhood; an
active member and deaconess of the
Christian church; a charter member
and deaconess of the Imperial Com
munity church: a teacher always IN
the Sunday schools and an active
member in the Christian Temperance
Union.
Mrs. Banta was born near Hills
green, Canada, 81 years ago. She is
survived by her husband and three
children, Mrs. c. l.. Nelson, reach
er in the Imperial schools: Miss Pearl
Banta, teacher in Los Angeles and
Fred Banta, a student in the Univer
sity of California; by her father
John L. Anderson of Venice, Cal
two sisters and two brothers, Mrs
Anna Irwin of Ontario, Calf. Mrs
Gertrude Barkley and James and
William Anderson of Mesa.
Lehi to Have Dance
The Lehi Farm Bureau is arrang-
ing to give dance Thursday evening
in the Lehi school house. Cold drinks
are to be served and various features
will be introduced on the program
to make the evening an enjoyable
one. Dancing will begin at o'clock
S. S. League Game Thursday
The Baptists and Methodists team
will oppose the first and second
wards team in scheduled conflict
on the Sunday school league sched-
ule Thursday evening at the ball
park. Play will be called at o'clock
Many of the city's old time players
are numbered among those on Ihe
ward team. Both clubs are keenly
interested in the game and are as
anxious to win.
Warren Denies Being a X. X. X.
City Marshal +. J. Warren of Mesa
on Wednesday issued a signed state
ment emphasizing his denial of any
affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan, in
substantiation OF the testimony ht
gave on the stand at the Waller trial