Weekly journal-miner., 1909-10-20
CITY PROVES
 ROYAL HOST
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| NlSlJOfS a memOIdDle WdIeT cdIeu the Hassayampa Prolonged laughter). | The dean of the veterans, Major Doran, made a personal trip to the headwaters of this stream which is celebrated in song ana story and per sOnally conducted thIs water into our city for the use of our distinguished | guests. Just one moment. All these people present here are familiar with the story what tradition has handed down to us. The statement is that this water contains wonderful quail ties. Those who drink of this water from the Hassayampa river below the crossing will be noted for their ability to trifle with the truth and those who drink of this water above the crossing thereafter will be eele- brated for their truth and veracity. | This water came from above the crossing. I respectfully ask our president to drink a little of the water. (President drinks of water; great applause).
 "The office of extending a hearty western welcome to President Taft has been assigned to our esteemed fellow citizen and Mayor of the City of Prescott, Hon. Morris Goldwater."
 When he handed the glass of Hassa- yampa water to the president, the latter smiled graciously and drank the famous fluid, while the great crowd roared voeiferous approval. That act alone made Taft one of us.
 Mayors Address of Welcome.
 Mayor Morris Goldwater in his ad- dress of welcome said:
 ''Mr. President, MT. Chairman and Visitors: It is a great honor and a great pleasure to welcome you to the city of Prescott. We are sorry that your visit has been so timed and that your stay with us is so short that we are unable to show you the many beauties and the rich resources with which nature has surrounded us, but since we cannot show you these natural advantages which we, as a city, possess, we take pride in show ing you that which we hope will soon help to make the state of Arizona that in which our territory can feel justly proud, our men, our women and our children. (Great applause).
 "Some of them were born here, some of them are from the older states in the union-many of us are from foreign lands-but, sir, in moral ity, in honesty, in uprightness, in in ! telligence, in everything except num- bers, they are the peers of any aud fence which you have had or which you will meet in your journey throughout our country. (Applause).
 "Mr President, it is with the greatest pleasure that I present to you the people of Prescott and of Yav apai county"
 President Taft when he arose was received with great and tremendous cheers and applause, which continued for several minutes.
 During his speech which is printed elsewhere in full, his reference tC statehood caused an outburst of cheers and the president paused to remark II observe that even the babes and sucklings are crying for statehood"
 At the conclusion of his speech he was presented with a bouquet of Am enean Beauty roses by MT. Morrison as gift from the children of St. Joseph's Academy.
 A great and inspiring demonstra- down. There was a roar of applause and goodwill for the sterling and patriotic sentiments expressed in his speech which occupied fifteen minutes in it's delivery and the sea of flags once more waved approval.
 The automobiles were then signaled and then another round of cheers went up as the president entered his car and was driven to the Masonic Temple.
 Presentation of Pin.
 Soon after Taft was elected he was made a Mason Ion sight," and the members of Aztlan lodge of Prescott recently conceived the idea of inviting him to attend the lodge here and pre- sent him with an appropriate memen- to of the occasion. Through the in fluence of Grand Master DOan and Ralph Cameron he consented to ae- eept the invitation, and when he left the speakers stand, his next stop was at the Masonic Temple. There the presentation of the pin was made, the ceremonies attending which are de- seribed in another column. It was made from a nugget donated by Sher- if Smith, and which was taken from