Arizona republican., 1903-04-16
EASTER AT CAVE CREEK
One Place Where Nature Gets Up the
 Celebration.

Cave Creek, Ariz.. April 14.-(Speciai correspondence of The Republican).- Here We mad two celebrations of the grand event that ushered in the Chris tian era; one at the hacienda of R. L. Field and the other at the school house. The following named ladies and gentlemen a detachment of Phoenix colony of winter residents from Chi cago and elsewhere in the bleak north, accepting the invitation of Mir Field and associates, came up on Saturday and will remain most of this week. They are Misses Helen and May Derry, Mrs. Lemkie Misses O'Neill and Ryan and I include Mrs. D. L. Murphy who, with her husband, are inmates of this hacienda, entertaining and being entertained. The gentlemen were Dr. Lemkie, Gordon Tweed, Louis Haker, R. B. Berryhill and L. Ryan. They are not seekers after what they have suffi- ciently, health, but of that which in their own country at this season neith- CT love nor money can obtain-perfect comfort: and that which is rarer yet the vernal Easter decorations spread all over Paradise valley and the brio brac of flowers and Verdure placed by the hand of God in every nook and corner of these southern mountains. As they came upon the hard, smooth dustless roaGs their senses were de- lighted with the delicate perfume Of the sWeeet little ground blooms which were woven into fiowery rugs of varie- gated Colors and these rugs covered areas of acres in extent. Paradise val ley is rightly named this year and only for few days in April do these ground blooms show themselves. When they are gone the rich and rare blos- sons of the cholla tessa jos and occult tilla come to fill out the summer those of the grand sahurara being the latest:
 The party, led by Mir Field. enter ing on a post Easter period. engaged in ritual of adoration to Him who is the resurrection and the life: for mo-- tai life just now in this region glowe with an indescribable bloom and yer dure. and under our roses there are no thorns of tropical fever and leth- argy. Every aspect here is so fascin- atinSly antipodal to the yet bare brown their northern homes
 Our songbirds participated, furnish ing such choir melodies as no doubt served the sermon on the mount. Tine Sonora dove is here a month in ad- vance and it's coo coo reminded us of the dove of the transigura tion. Then there was the drone of the honey bee and the riotous melody of the pretty Quicks or Sonora mOClingbirdS, whose notes and the range thereof excel those of the common southern states mccker Our Arizona mocker. like all great singers, is homely little creature, but he seems to have the voice and hear: of an angel. Just now you are apt to hear his love song, by which he pleads with his provoking mate to quit her flirting and go to housekeep- ing. his notes having almost the dis tinctness of human speech as he war bles to her
 The apartments at Mr. Fields house were decorated with sweet pea blos- soms and all sorts of Easter souvenirs were displayed. At social function later. MT. Williams won the prize Easter rooster and since then each morning at 3.27 we hear hm flap ping his wings and growing. Every thing IS truly lovely and our gooses