Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-11-02
PHOENIX CLUB WILL
MARCH IN PARADE
TO ADVERTISE LECTURE OF DR..
MCCORMICK AT ElKS'
TaEATRE
Delegates to Constitutional Conven
ton Spoke at Club Dinner
Last Evening

When DR.. ]. V. Mccormick comes
to Phoenix 10 lecture at the Elks'
theatre November Il, under the aus
pccs of the Maricopa County Medical
Society, he will be royalty welcomed
by the Young Mems Phoenix Club.
on the night before the lecture a
dinner will be given in his honor at
the Ford hotel and on the evening
of his speech the members of the
club will march in a parade To the
theatre, carrying tranSparencies aud
banners and doing everything possible
To arouse enthusiasm.
At the regular monthly dinner OF
the Young Mems Club, held last ev-
ening at the Ford, it was decided to
pay special attention to DR.. Nc
Cormicl, who is one of the foremost
authorities in the S1orld on sanitation
and health. Several members of the
Medical Society are also members of
the club and they stated that the ply
sicians would be more than glad to
have the cooperation of the club.
The parade will be led by a band.
and just behind will come the mem
distinctive uniform will be adopted
and it will be suggested that each
member carry a broom, or draw a
vacuum cleaning outfit behind him.
The club will march in the parade
in order to show their appreciation OF
DR. McCormicks work and of the
good work of the Medical Society in
bringing him here at this oppOrtune
time.
Last nights meeting was the most
successful that the club ever had.
About fifty members were present and
enthusiasm ran high. Chef Al Will
liams of the Ford never served a bet
ter dinner. A colored quartette rem
dered instrumental selections and
songs during the meal.
After the dinner three members of
the constitutional convention were
introduced. They were NJ. G. Cum
milf Of Crown King, Thomas Feeney
of Bisbee, and y. f. Parsons of
Douglas.
Mr.. Cunniff stated that while he
was managing editor of the Worlds
Work magazine he became familiar
with what cities like Boston, Cleve-
land, Dayton, Pittsburg and others
were doing toward their own beauti-
fication. In his opinion. the time is
now ripe to do some identifying in
Phoenix. This city now has a virgin
opportunity and will make a great
mistake if she does not build with
an eye to the future. The fault of
nearly all American cities. in their
early days. is to erect buildings while
paying attention only to their utilitar-
ian requirements In the rush to
make money quickly. American cities
absolutely overlook any of the things
which involve a uniform scheme of
building suitable to the requirements
of the future
One of the things which, in Mr..
Cunniffs opinion, demands immediate
attention, is the Improvement of the
appearance of the local railroad sta
tions and their. grounds. Something
else that should be done at once is to
purchase land for an extensive park
system. In five years land that is
suitable for parks will cost from two
to three times it's present value and
the city will be unable to purchase
as much ground as is necessary. Mr.
Cunniff described Boston's park sys-
tenn and declared that the Hub city
can thank for her magnificent parks
the men who had foresight enough to
buy land in the earE days. when it
was cheap. 1t would be impossible
for Boston to now pay as much for