The Coconino sun., 1927-02-18
WILLIAMS DOINCS
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Fifty members of the local cham
Der of commerce dined at the White
cafe Wednesday evening, the 9th,
marking the end of rousing two
week campaign for members, which
resulted in the pledging of seven new
members and a promise of several
more. Richard Hoffman was chair
man, calling upon President James
Kennedy and Secretary Walt Lind
blom for addresses. L. S. Williams
and r. A. Nickerson also gave time
ly talks. and were followed by i'm
promptu address by r. G.. Stevenson
and 2. j. Nordyke. A most success
full year was predicted by the speak
ers, who pointed out the great pro-
gress that the Chamber has made
during 1926.
sThe Village Quire," scored de-
cided hit Thursday evening, the
10th, at the Parish house. The "Quire'
of the past, with its appropriate cos
tuning, drew perhaps the most ap-
pIause from the audience, although
the black-face "quire" singing negro
spirituals, was a close second. Solo
parts were taken by Mrs. F. E..
Wells and Miss Swanberg, contral-
tos; Mrs. w. C. Rittenhouse, So
prano; A. d. Griffith, baritone and f.
G. Gotthold, tenor. Miss Louise Free
land with her Sunday school class Of
pickanninnies was a scream and the
squire" of the future, interpreted by
children dressed in their parents
clothes, was also a feature. Two
good numbers were contributed by
high school students. Mrs. R. c..
Gotthold was the accompanies for
the evening. Instrumental music was
furnished by the grade school or
chestra. Many little funny quirks
were introduced at various times, one
of them being Mrs. E. r. Byers, as
the determined mama, dragging her
small son Ernest Arenstein) to Sun
day school against his wishes. The
affair was sponsored by st. Margar-
cts guild and all adults who took part
will be guests Of the guild at dinner
at the Parish house tonight at $50.
the children being entertained at the
same time at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. G.. Stevenson. The committee
having charge of this affair are the
Mesdames Richard Hoffman, James
Kennedy and Albert Lebsch.
Williams will wait another year
before harboring any elk in her
game preserves, it was decided last
Friday, when State Game Warden
d. E. Pettis arrived here with an
express carload of elk which he
brought from the Yellowstone park.
OF the total number, some 80 head
were left in the Blue Range game
refuge in the Apache forest east of
Holbrook, and 25 were shipped to the
Hualpi mountains near Kingman.
"Chris" Cray Christy) had charge
Of the Rotary program on the 10th.
L. s. Williams was the speaker. tell
ing his hearers all about Texas,
which state had evidently been over
looked during the program of states.
G. B. Wilson and Ed Haight of
Flagstaff were visiting Rotarians and
Charles Isham, of Flagstaff was also
a guest. According to instructions
from District Governor Monte But
Ter, President Walt stated that NOM
nations for officers would be made
from the floor the next Thursday
and win be voted upon on the 24th,
this procedure being followed so that
the newly elected officers may rep
resent the club at the state conven-
ton at Mesa the latter part of March.
Newly elected officers will not take
their offices, however, until next
July.
-Four of the Yellow Way busses
were in Willims Sunday, having
been delayed by the snow which
they reported as being especially
heavy west of Ashfork. One of them
got off the highway just east of
Pine Springs camp, and had to have
help from a local garage before
being able to proceed. BY Sunday
evening, however, most of them were
able to go on their way.
The forest service report total
of II inches of snow had fallen Mon
day morning.
The Evening Five Hundred club
met Saturday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Kennedy, the
hosts being Frank and Fred Udine.
Six tables played, high honors be-
ing won by Tom Walsh and Mrs.
Harley Goss and consolation by J.
R. Richardson and Mrs. Frank Syl-
vester. The following were guests of
the club for the evening: Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Easton, Harry McDoug-
all and Regina Rousseau.
The Bishops crusade of the Epis-
copal church will open in Williams
Sunday at the II o'clock Commun-
ion service at St. Johns mission. The
Reverend Edmund T. Simpson, a
noted speaker formerly Of Oregon,
will conduct the services, assisted by
Rev. Freeland. Sunday evening at
7:30 the Festival of Light" will be
celebrated, a very beautiful service
in which scores of candles will be
lighted and used. Other evening
services will be held on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at |
1880.
J. B. Downey,. of the Pratt-Gil-
bert company, who has been in charge
of the installation of the new city
boiler, returned to Phoenix last Fri
day. He will be in Williams the lat
ter part of this week, at which time
the boiler will be connected and
should be ready for service by the |
21st. Harold Goodman is assisting in
the installation. Electric light con-
sumption in Williams has grown far |
beyond the capacity of the present