The Coconino sun., 1923-05-11
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS--WONIANS PAGE
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Little Miss Dorothy Mason enter
med a number of her friends We'd
sday afternoon with birthday par
at her home, 118 West Aspen ave-
le. About fourteen little guests
ere present to congratulate Dorothy
having gained her ninth year and
partake Of ice cream and cake.
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Frank Hanley, Mr.. Rountree, Mr..
arnes and Miss d. Statham motored
D from Kingman to spend the week
Id here visiting Mrs. Margaret Han
and Miss Ala Steen. While here
icy enjoyed a picnic at Lake Mary
nd dinner at the dining hall with
rs. HanIey. Mr.. Hanley was for
erly employed here in the office at
abbitts' but recently transferred to
ingman to have charge of the at
lunting at the Babbitt store there.
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The Shakespeare club and number
guestc packed their lunches Satur-
ay and motored out to the rim of
{alnut canyon for a picnic. Hiking
I'D games were the diversions and a
alicious hot picnic lunch was served
noon. Those who enjoyed the trip
ere Mrs Tom Rees, Mrs. Harry En-
ach. Mrs. E. G.. Miller, Mrs. L. f
TART, Miss Mable Milligan, Mrs. T..
Pollock, Mrs. Bertha Kennedy,
Irs. Douglas Roome, Mrs. F. E
,rowning, Miss Blanche Payne, Miss
earl Bonisteel, Miss Minnie Lintz,
Irs. Ann Noble, Mrs. William Rude
Irs. c. w. Isham and Miss Florence
Ierchtold. The guests of the club
yere Mrs. A. Sanford, Mrs. M. G..
'ronske, Mrs. John Thomas, Miss c..
= Vandevort, Mrs. S. S. Acker, Mrs.
sobert Cree, Mrs. P. H. Nelson, Mis- s
'nily Ethel, Miss Alberta Platz, Miss
iornelia Doekstader, Mrs. Joe p. VIII
on, Miss Clara M. Wheeler, Miss Mil
lred Julian, Miss Helen Lamb, Mrs.
Fernon Lantis and Mrs. Tom Bell
vood.
A little over a year ago the people
,f Flagstaff had the pleasure of hear
ng Miss Alice Gentle, soprano, of the
chicago Opera company, and were
cry much delighted with both her
ovely voice and charming PERSONAL
ty Last Friday, L. E. Behymer of
.os Angeles, through whose agency
We were able to secure Miss Gentle,
ame to Flagstaff at the invitation of
he music department of the Weman's
lub, to tell about the artists whom
le is managing next winter. He spoke
o the Normal school students and
eachers at their regular assembly
.our, telling interesting anecdotes of
he artists, many of whom he knows
and something of the
and hardships our most sue
essful artists have had in the course
f their work, emphasizing the fact
hat any of the boys and girls in the
.ssembly might be the artists of the
uture. He also stressed the impor-
ant consideration, that voice or me-
.hanioal facility on an Instrument is
lot sufficient there must be some
hing from the eyebrows up"
Through the courtesy of Mr.. Nc
dullen and the gracious services of
Hiss Berehtold and her domestic sci
nee students, small luncheon was
irranged, at which We're present Mrs.
T. E. Pollock, Mrs. William Babbitt,
drs E. c. Mills, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. G.
!. Pearson, Mrs. Chas. Hillebrandt,
Irs. Bertha Kennedy, Miss Helen E:
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. McMullen, NJ.
I. Powers, Frank Harrison. Miss Mar
ha Dewey, Miss Mildred Whetsel,
Tom 0. Bellwood, C. v. Ridgely,
Judge F. w. Perkins and Mr.. Behy-
nec.
At the. close Of a delicious meal,
Ir. Behymer told how other towns
lad, through united efforts of various
sccceeded in raising the
um needed to secure various famous
,ingers or instrumentalists He en-
,hasized the fact that while Chautau-
lua or lyceum courses are better than
lothing, we should consider them as
he first step in musical presentation,
md strive to educate our community
o an appreciation of the better things.
lie urged that we try to secure funds
,nough this coming year 70 secure
ome of the leading artists. Mr.. Belly
ner's method is to agree to secure
or a given artist certain number Of
at a given sum for the
rhole number. He then asks large