The Coconino sun., 1926-07-02
WILLIAMS NEWS

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Williams is making preparations
for the biggest independence day cell
ebration in the history of the town.
1t will cover three days, July 9, and
s. beginning with two big dances the
night of the third, one at the Sui
tana and the other at the l. O. o. r..
hall. On Sunday the fourth there
will probably be u ball game, and at
4 night will be fine display of fire
works. The fifth will be the big day.
Starting with sunrise salute OF
thirty guns, then at nine o'clock a
parade will form at the old fair
grounds, and proceed toward town.
S. G. Brown, parade chairman, says
that great interest is being shown in
! decorating floats and cars. Prizes
are offered for the best decorated We
hicles. Street sports will follow, with
Geo. Rounesville and Nels Fousha in
charge. Contests will be held, the
| time-honored foot race, sack races,
CREASED pole, etc, being included In
| this connection will also be some In
dian sports, staged by the Supais, at
noon a barbecue will be held with an
ABUNDANCE Of food for everyone.
/ Sheep and beeves are to be supplied
/ by local stockmen. The barbecue will
! be held at the r. j. Hook camp
ground with Harry Dial as committee
chairman. j. D. Tannehll, an expert
| in his line, will see to the barbecuing
of the meats. In addition, there will
be frijoles prepared by expert Mexi-
can cooks, with the girls Of the Blue
| Cross serving. In the afternoon fol-
| lowing the barbecue, a rodeo will take
! place, arranged by Joe Mcdaniel and
James Stevens. Also contest, quite
novel to Williams people, will be the
| logsawing, put on by the men from
the Saginaw camps. To end the day,
two dances have been arranged by
j. M. Bustillos and Charles Proctor
K. N. Stee YES was chairman at the
Rotary club meeting on Thursday,
and following the plan for each mem
Der to take up his native state, chose
Pennsylvania, and with the help Of
Prof. CuTeton and w. L. Lindbloom,
put on an interesting program. Next
week the new president, w. L. Lind
bloom will take the chair. The lunch
con was prepared by Mrs. t. H. Cure
ton and Mrs. Tom Lockett, Jr., with
Misses Vera Goss and Lois Campbell
serving. K. H. Cunningham, postmas-
ter at Jerome, was visiting Rotar-
ian. Mrs. W. L Lindbloon1 assisted
at the piano.
The paving bonds which were vot-
ed upon June Il, carried by large
majority, showing that Williams is in
line with other towns, in the way OF
progress. Mrs. G. ri. McLeese and
her house guests, Mrs. Lewis and Miss
Marjorie Lewis, took trip to Grand
Canyon last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Montgomery
were down from Flagstaff Sunday,
he helping with the Babbitt inventory
and she visiting friends.
Dr. and Mrs c. D. Jeffries and son
Clymer are planning trip east to
visit relatives. They expect to leave
some time in July.
Miss Joyce MacLean left on Sun
day for visit with her sister in Cal
ifolnia.
Miss Minnie Anderson left Monday
for her home in Bisbee After a Wis
it there with her mother, she expects
to attend summer school at Tucson.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. r. Scott will leave
Thursday for Virginia, where Mr..
Scott has been transferred by the
forest service They will stop over
in Chicago for few days. W. H.
Dillon of Phoenix has arrived to take
his place, and Mrs. Dillon will fol-
low soon.
Attorney j. M. Holub Of Phoenix
stopped off to see Williams friends
on his way home from business trip
to Flagstaff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sid Terry have re-
turned from Oklahoma, where they
were called by the death of Mr.. Ter
ry's father
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H McNelly are the
proud parents Of a daughter, whom
they have named Betty Ann
Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. diversion will
leave for Kingman to stay for sew
eral weeks, he to do remodeling in
the Babbitt store there, and she to
work in the office.
Miss Helen Maxwell left on No. 8
Friday to enroll in the University OF
Southern California, where she will
attend the summer session.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Messimer and
children, Mrs. Vogt and Mr.. Messi-
mer's mother, have returned from
trip by way of Roosevelt dam, Mon
tezuma well and castle, Fossil creek
and other points of interest in that
region.
Miss Helen Easton expects to leave
soon for Tucson, where she will en-
roll for the last half of the summer
quarter.
Miss Imogene Hoffman, who has
been seriously i'll at her home here
is very much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Elder and
small son of Phoenix are in Williams
to spend several weeks.