Arizona republican., 1910-09-16
MEXICAN COLONY IS
HONOR|MG HOMELAND
Centennial Anniversary of Indepen-
dence of Southern Republic.

No, Mabel, the booming cannon and
the rest of the racket you heard last
night were not the echoes of the big
battle between the democrats and the
republicans. That is all over for the
time being and it is the patriotic sons
of Mexico who now hold the boards.
They are celebrating the one hun
dredth anniversary of the indepen-
dence of the republic of Mexico, and
they are doing it with gusto as well
as with powder and oratorN.
1t began yesterday morning, the
first feature being the band concert
at the city hail. where the Industrial
Liberty aggregation presented a var
led program of musical numbers last
ing from 10 o'clock in the forenoon
until late in the afternoon About
the same time there appeared on the
scene two hose teams from the fire
department, one of Mexican lineage
and the other of that mixed race
known as Americans. They were to
contest for glory in the name of the
sister republics and it all very appro-
priately ended in a draw game But
it was the best that Department Chief
Sullivan, who was made arbiter of the
game. could do under the circum-
stances. The Mexican team was to
run from Center to First street, string
$50 feet of hose and connect with the
hydrant. The American team was to
start at Third street, run toward the
MeXicans, also string hose and con-
meet with the hydrant That, in the
DRY, would bring the two teams near
together and the one which got the
water first was licensed to drown the
other. But that was only the theory.
When the Americans arrived the 9TH
er team was not yet on the ground.
An investigation brought the informa
ton that the MeNicans had failed to
catch the starting signal. so they
came in late. Naturally they felt that
they did not have a look-in for the
S75 prize money, while the Americans
felt that they had won about seven
ty-five bucks. Chief Sullivan decided
that ii was unfortunate all around
and split the purse, giving the win
ming team $40 and the other team S35.
After that there were a number of
foot races and other interesting events
that occupied the attention of all who
had given the day over to ceIebra-
ton.
In the evening there was a patriotic
outburst at Patricks hall that would
have made anyone present proud to
be either a Mexican or an American.
and he wouldn't have cared much
which he was, for he could have
''vived' for both Of them with equal
license and appropriateness. There
was music of a patriotic sort that
appealed to the sentiments of both
nationalities and oratory of the same
kind. Much was said of the high
ideals of both countries, their re-
markable growth and ambitions and
their mutual interests and friendship.
There were several speakers repre-
senting both governments, and both
peoples and a llparties.
Today the spectacular feature will
be the big parade, which is advertised
to begin at 9 o'clock and will be well
worth witnessing. America will APP
pear with her handmaidens. Liberty
and Justice. There will also be floats
representing the Mexican states. the
two nations. etc, and a float CARRYING
the trained chorus. which will sing the
national anthem. The parade will dis
band at Seventh street and all on
pleasure bent are expected to go to
Eastlake park, where there will be an
au-day garden party, including dane
ing, baseball, etc. Tonight the cele-
bration will close with a grand bale
Macdonald in Patrick's hall on West
Washington street, to which all are
invited and for which the admission
fee will not be large, and nothing at
all to those who have previously pos
sessed themselves of season tickets
At an early hour this morning
there will be a military salute and
later the band will march to the Mex
lean consulate to serenade the local
representative of the Mexican govern
ment