The Coconino sun., 1924-03-07
WILLIAMS NEWS

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Mr.. Merritt motored over to Flag
staff Friday.
DIR. Fronske, ]. C. Brown, C. B. Will
| son, Lee Carron, Rev. Softley, Mr..
Mitchell and Father Albouy were Ro-
tary guests from Flagstaff Thursday.
The bond election has been called
for April Z. Bonds for fifty thous-
and dollars will be voted on to in
crease the capacity of the present
reservoir to double It's present size
and enlarge the mains to town and
those in town.
Miss Garnet Jackson of Flagstaff
was visiting Williams friends Sunday.
The Jerome basketball boys defeat
ed the Williams boys Saturday night
by one point in a hard-fought game
on the local ground.
| Mrs. Griffith is visiting her hus-
band this week and disposing of their
furniture before she returns to Cal
| ifornia.
| H. Salyar, who has been contrac-
tor for the Saginaw & Manistee Lum-
Der Co. out of Maine and Bellemont,
sold his outfit Of logging equipment
to E. p. Aseltine of Corona, Califor-
MIA. Mr.. Aseltine has been in garage
and general trucking business in Cor
ona and will move several trucks here
| for logging. He has engaged Mr..
Salyar to remain as manager for his
logging business.
DIR. Melick returned Sunday morn
ing from Beaumont, Texas, with the
body of Mr.. Meager, an old-time res
ident Of Williams. The funeral was
given Sunday afternoon by the Odd
Fellows lodge from their hall and in
ternnent was made in local cemetery.
Harlow Yaeger was over from
Flagstaff Tuesday.
Prof. Cureton accompanied Miss
Marjorie Moser and John Montgom
cry to Winslow Tuesday where they
debated with the Winslow team and
were defeated.
The Ladies' Aid met Wednesday af-
ternoon in the M. E. church in regular
business session.
The regular meeting of the Wo-
mans club was held in the home of
Mrs. w. L. Lindblom Saturday after
noon, March /. The meeting was
called to order by the president, Mrs.
Miller. Mrs. j. G. Butler gave brief
talk on the preventorium located IN
Prescott, its uses, means of support
and the work accomplished. A letter
was read from Mrs. Reese of Hol-
brook, who asks that the Williams
club elect a second vice-president o
the northern district of federated
clubs to take the place of Mrs. Erie
Poison, who resigned. Mrs. Jessie
Sine was elected to the office. The
question of the travelling fund of the
state president was discussed and it
was voted to give five dollars from
this club toward this fund, that being
the proportion, according to size of
the clubs throughout the state.
Mrs. Andrew Miller was elected to
represent the club at the Tucson state
convention. Funds were voted to de-
fray expenses of one delegate to the
convention.
Mrs. Elliott gave report of the
concert committee and the club was
pleased to hear that about thirty dol
lars had been cleared on the concert
given by Miss Northrup on February
20. This was indeed gratifying to
those who spent every effort to make
the concert a success and put before
the Williams music lovers something
SO worth while.
Immediately following the business
session came the regular election of
officers. The following officers were
elected by ballot for the next club
year: President, Mrs. Andrew Miller;
president, Mrs. Fletcher Bly,; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. NJ. B. Startz-
man; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
q. McLeese; treasurer, Mrs. r. A.
Young; auditor, Mrs. Chas. Murray.
After the election of officers the
meeting was turned over to Mrs. j
G. Butler, chairman for the day, who
gave most interesting program on
current events. Mrs. Fletcher Bly,
was first on the program with a brief
sketch of Edward w. Box, originator
of the Box peace plan, and of DR.. Llv-
ermore, who won the $4,000 offered
by Box for the best plan submitted
for consideration. She then reviewed
the winning plan in charming man
ner, speaking of the subsequent inves-
tigation of Mr.. Box by congress, quot
ing in conclusion Grant, when he said,
Let us have peace" and there was
peace and now some one says "let US
have peace" and there comes an in
vestigation.