Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-22

Lester Harvey went to WILCOX wed
nesday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Getzwiller and
daughter were in from their ranch
Thursday.
The monthly Christian Endeavor
party was given Thursday evening by
Esther Reddock and Ida Williams at
the home of Henry Kempf.
Margaret SchWab was the week end
guest of Gladys Adams at her home
in Texas canyon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Harvey re-
turned home Saturday from trip to
Ell Paso.
The Otyokwa Campfire Girls chap
eroned by Misses Ada EtZ and Verd2
Roberts left Tuesday for Carey's ranch
where they will stay until Friday. They
expect to hike into Happy Valley.
A county conference of Womens'
clubs was held at Tombstone Satur-
day. those attending from here being
Mesdames A. c. Smith, H. Holcomb,
c. E;mmorla, A. W. Bard, G. EdgerCon,
and M. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Fogg spent Sat-
urday at Circle-C ranch.
Charles Moss expects to leave soon
for Faraway ranch in the Chiricahuas.
G. Morris, the new cashier at the
CochiSe county bank, has moved into
the house formerly occupied by L. r.
Stark. Mrs Morris and three daugh-
terS will Join him here when school
is out at Globe.
Mrs. G. F. Moss will leave next week
for California to spend the summer.
Mrs. Wilfrcd Jones entertained the
music section of the Benson Woman's
club Thursday afternoon.
Commencement exercises were held
Wednesday night for the eighth grade
of the grammar school. The class with
the help of the teachers successfully
rendered the following program: Song,
1--WE Come to Greet You," the class;
piano solo, "Il Trovatore," Louise
Jones; oral report, History of Ben
son." Lessie Vein; piano solo, La
Ninita," Evelyn Glenn; oral report,
Industrial Benson" Camille Lancas-
ter; song, "Nightfall in Granada" :"
Mildred Bingham, Doris Maddox,
Selma Proffitt, Julia Blanco, MARY
Thompson, Janet Schwab; reading,
Columbus" Selma Proffitt; song cat
Peace With the World" the class; oral
report, Birds" Doris Maddox; song,
Valley of Memory" Leonard Redfield;
Albert Comaduran, William Calderon;
oral report, War" Albert Comaduran;
piano solo, "Gluhwurmchen,' Janet
Schwab address, F. E. Dean, principal
4 iorIo II, e
the claas. Those in the graduating
class were woodrow Adams, Mildred
Bingha, Julia Blanco, William Cald-
eron, Albert Comaduran, Evelyn Glenn,
Lorrain Hoel, Dominic Soil, Elna JeS-
person, Louise Jones, Camille Lancas-
ter, Andrew Lopez, Doris Maddox, Sell
ma Proffitt, Leonard Redfield, Charles
Sabin, Ruby Sabin, Janet Schwab
Alice SOFA, Ralph Summers, Mary
Thompson, Lessie Vein and Eleanor
Yellcott
Commencement exercises for Ben
son high school were held Friday, May
18th, with the following program:
March, Fay Getzwiller; salutatory,
Bruce Maxwell; piano solo, Verna
Proffitt; history of class, Keith Hicks;
class will, Karl Schlegel; quartet, Ruth
Schwab, Frances Roberts, Ellen Nc
Guire, Roxie Judd; address, 7''Life's
Demands" Rev. Jordan; valedictory,
Verna Proffitt; presentation of diplo-
mas; Principal F. E. Dean. Those
graduating were Bruce Maxwell, Verna
Proffitt, Keith Hicks, Karl Schlegel,
Ruth Schwab, Frances Roberts, Ellen
Mcclure, Roxie Judd and Edna Lewis.
Monday evening, May 10Th, SEN
sational lecture was given at the au-
ditorium by Bagdasac Kriker Baghig-
digan on American citizenship. He
used for his subjects "Home Made
Enemies" and a challenge to Every
American"
The chamber of commerce here has
petitioned the town council to start
preliminary surveys for the installation
Of a sewer system. They ask that a
bond issue be submitted to the voters,
but the council has taken no action as
yet. The chamber also discussed the
matter Of raising $3.50 to $1,000 to buy
a lot for a hotel, provided a builder
for the hotel could be found.