The Coconino sun., 1926-03-26
WILLIAMS DOlNCS
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The Woman's club annual dinner
dance, held at the parish house last
Saturday evening proved a most en-
joyable affair, one hundred club mem
bers and guests partaking of the ban
quet. A program of songs, toasts,
solo dances, and talks entertained the
guests until II O'Clock after which
dancing was in order until the wee
small hours. The event marked the
closing of Trade at Home-Use Ari-
zona Products" week, and the trade at
home movement was emphasized in
the decorations and attractive posters
displayed.
Mrs. Lille Barnes, for the past two
years a resident Of Williams, former
ly of Lawton, Okla, died here Sunday
afternoon at 1875, at the home of her
son Roy, of cancer. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon at p. m.
from the home of Mrs. G. Reinhardt,
after which services were held in the
Methodist church, Rev. White Off
ciating. Interment was made in the
local cemetery. Roy Barnes, life
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only living child of Mrs. Barnes
hiflian May Higgins was born in st.
Louis, Mo, August 10, 1872. She was
married in Ft. Worth, Texas to Geo.
/. Barnes in 1891. Three children
were born to this union, two girls and
one boy, the girls dying in infancy.
Mrs. Barnes made her home with her
son Roy She was devoted mem
her OF the Baptist church. Besides
her son Roy, she leaves one half-sis-
ter, Mrs Ellen Berling of St. Louis,
and two grand children, Norean and
George Barnes to mourn her ~assing.
Ladies of the Episcopal church are
planning TO hold an Easter party for
the Sunday school children on Easter
Monday.
Rev. Gillies was a Sunday dinner
guest Of the r. G. Stevensons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Greene and
children and Mr.. Berger were din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Lebsch, Sunday afternoon.
w. c. Rittenhouse returned from
Phoenix, Sunday evening.
Bids have been called for by the
local Standard Oil plant for the con-
strGction of a 32-foot addition to their
warehouse. This addition will double
the present storage capacity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Sweetwood are
up from Phoenix for few days.
The Waikaya group of Camp Fire
girls held an enjoyable ''hard times"
party at the grade school auditorium
Monday evening, their guardian, Miss
Minnie Anderson, chaperoning.
Mrs. Ed Hamilton spent few days
in Williams as the guest Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sampson, this week.
Nearly eight inches of snow fell in
Williams, Friday evening, and light
showers and snow flurries followed
Saturday and Sunday. The precipita-
tion caused general rejoicing.
VIM. Dougherty, the new deputy
supervisor of the local forest service,
is expected to arrive in Williams this
week.
Honoring her son Henry's sixth
birthday, Mrs. Guy Rigg entertained
Friday afternoon, the 10Th, number
of little tots. Red and yellow bal
looms were the favors of the day, and
guessing contests kept the small
guests busy. Those present We're:
Geoffrey Greene, Elsie O'Neill, Corine
Wiekens, Norinne and George Barnes,
Virginia Spellmire, Evelyn Walsh,
Harold Sullivant, Clarence Sylvester,
Jim Mosher, Pat McGonigle, Tommy
Walsh, Ben Johnson, Chas. Amman
and Louise Butler. Miss Helen Max
well and Mrs II. L. Benhaln were also
guests of the hostess.
The Knights of Pythias gave a
dancing party at the |. O. 0. F. hall
Friday evening, the 10Th.
Warren Perkins has been confined
to his. home recently with the flu.
Richard Kennedal of Ashfork, drove
up last Wednesday evening, the 18th,
to attend the st. Patrick day dance.
A meeting of the town council was
called for Tuesday evening, the 22nd,
to take up the matter of an election
to put before the voters the matter
of issuing ten thousand dollar bonds
to pay for the paving of Bill Williams
avenue from the Arizona Central
bank corner to the west limits of
town. The additional expense of the
paving will be taken care of by fed
eral aid. The George Ballinger Co.
of Denver, are preparing the neces-
sary legal papers in connection with
the calling Of the bond election.
K. J. Hook has gone to Nogales for
brief visit Mrs. Hook and Margaret
Ann will accompany him when he re-
turns to Williams.
Mrs. Amy Hill of Prescott was a