The Coconino sun., 1926-07-30
WILLIAMS NEWS
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A special meeting of the Women's
club was held Thursday afternoon,
July 22, to discuss improving the
Woman's club lots at the corner of
Fourth and Sherman streets. Auth
ority was given to the building fund
committee to take the funds in hand
and build for the club, or the rear
galow, which will be rented as soon
as completed. The building commit
tee will have direct charge of the
work, which will be begun at once.
Mrs. A. R. Montgomery is the eff
cient chairman of this committee,
with Mrs. t. T. Muzzy, Mrs. Sid Ter
ry, Mrs. A. G. Rounsville, and Mrs.
E. H. Duffield as co-workers.
The Rotary club of Williams were
guests at dinner last Thursday eve
ming of the retiring president, Jack
Butler, at his home. Twenty Rotar-
ians were present at the jolly affair,
and the impromptu program of jokes,
stunts, and music, lasted into the late
evening. George Baumgartner was
chairman for the evening, with Larry
Williams as his chief speaker. Larry
spoke on "Williams-its past and fu-
ture," and gave splendid vision of
what will happen in our home town
with little cooperation. He closed
his talk with an original poem about
our native state that elected much
applause. This poem is printed upon
another page. Rotaryann Amy"
(Rittenhouse) contributed much to
the pleasure of the guests by two
vocal solos, and by her skill in accom-
panying. Rotaryann Julia" Duffy
assisted the hostess in serving.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Hook very plea
sanity entertained at dinner and
bridge last Friday evening, their
guests being Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Nor
dyke and Mrs. Julia Peet, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. KimbaH, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
E. Duffy Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Kir-
wan, and Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Scan
Ion. High score was made by Mr.
Scanlon for gentlemen, and by Mrs.
Peet for the ladies.
DR.. VIM. c. Gillespie, of Nashville,
Tenn, has this week opened up his
dental offices in the old Arizona Ma
tional bank building. Later on he
hopes to have an office in the new
building being constructed by Dial &
England. DR.. Gillespie is not a
stranger in Arizona, having practic-
ed in Phoenix for a number Of years
before making the change from Nash
vile to Williams in the hope that the
altitude will be beneficial to his wife S
health.
The Knights of Columbus from the
northern part of the state are plan
ming to hold big picnic at Boyd's
Pine Springs camp in the early fall.
Mrs. B. E. Harmon and daughter
| Marjorie are visiting relatives in the
east.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Parsons and
children have arrived recently from
Globe, and are living in the house va
Gated by Andy Foltz, on Fourth
street. Mr.. Parsons is the new me-
chanic at the Ford garage.
| Mrs. A. D. Griffith, Miss Margaret
Griffith and Denman Griffith are
spending a short vacation in Will
Hams.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Barry and son
Charley Barry of Galveston, Texas,
are visiting the Harold Goodmans of
Pine Springs camp.
| The +. o. Messimer family and
their houseguests and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. R. Smart, motored to the ice caves
south Of Ashfork Sunday. Returning
they were somewhat delayed by the
heavy storms.
/ Friends of Mrs Myrtle Miller will
be pleased to learn that Mrs. Miller
contemplates spending part Of Aug
ust at her old home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Kirwan and
daughter Betty, and Messrs. P. r.
Campbell and Verdi Barnes, were dim
ner guests of DR.. and Mrs. E. A. Mil
Ter, of Flagstaff last Thursday eve
ming. Miss Betty Kirwan remained
to spend the weekend with Miss Mil
Ter and to attend the luncheon given
! by Miss Lucille Koch Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Elliott, Miss
Jean Elliott, and Charles Jr., of Pres
colt, and Miss Marguerite Lee Of
Phoenix, their houseguest, drove up
to Williams Wednesday last, return
ing Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Alcorn enter
tanned at dinner Sunday, G. H. Nc
Leese.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. ScanIon and
| family, and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Butler
and family picnicked at Mcclellan
dam Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Byrd and
| Robert Emmons formed one of the
parties motoring around the Bill Will
liams mountain road Sunday.
The Bustillos Grocery company has
| this week moved to its new quarters
below the postoffice, formerly occu-
pied by the Kirby Grocery company.
w. G.. Rittenhouse will shortly move
his stock into the newly remodeled
building heretofore occupied by the
Bustillos Grocery, and the present
Rittenhouse store will be leased.
Miss Annie Jaggard is the owner
of new Ford sedan.
Several Sunday picnic parties were
hastened home Sunday by the heavy
rain which was general over this sec
, , eeion.
Miss Louise. Wolf of Los Angeles
is houseguest of her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Montgomery.
Bishop Walter Mitchell of Phoenix
was in Williams SUNDAY and admins