Arizona republican., 1912-07-05
PHOENIX HAD
 BEST FOURTH
Moose Left Nothing to Be Desired; Games, Music, Dance and Best of All the Big Barbecue Were Vel. Attended

It has been many long years since 1 the people of Phoenix enjoyed more
 July celebration than that of yester-
 day. It is many long years since more people were on the streets for such an 1 occasion-since there was more good will, more of a genuine spirit of good l fellowship, more of an inclination to get all the enjoyment possible out of l the occasion. And it is many long
 years since better program has been offered for their entertainment For ] the program and the success of the day generally credit must be given to
 the Loyal Order of Moose.
 | It was Moose day from first to last 1 The Moose arranged the races, the i barbecue, the speaking. the parade, l the dance. and all the other features
 that made the day such d success. i To their committees all possible credit is due. They labored faith l fully; and in doing their work they ! had the most generous support of the 1 businessmen and public spirited peo- ! pie of the city. To all of these per sons J. A. Crozier. the dictator of the 1 local lodge, took occasion to express the thanks of the order at the close of the speaking at the plaza.
 Much of the forenoon, in fact from ; the beginning of the exercises until ! the noon hour, was devoted to the races. These included free for all modified marathon race, boys sack ] q mems race. 200 yard dash, boys push mobile race, girls 50 yard dash, 50 yard da sh for boys under 15, slow 1 bicycle race. barrel rolling, 100 yard l dash. tug of war. burro race The races were the source of vast amount of interest and amusement and in almost every case there was a | sufficient number of entries to keep the enthusiasm to the top notch from start to finish
 Promptly at : o'clock the afternoon exercises began the first event being ! the grand parade. And if there had been any Soubt before that the day was destined to be a successful one the last vestige of such doubt was dispelled when the parade swung through the streets. At the head of 1 the procession were the members of the committee in charge, riding in automobiles; then came the New State band, followed by an auto in which were the speakers. Then in l order were the local Moose lodge, 200
 strong, the l. O. c. F. and the Red
 Men The parade is declared to have 1 been the best of it's kind ever seen in 1 nft ba1 marched east on Washington to Sec
 ond street, north to Adams, west to | Second avenue. south to Washington, then east to the plaza where it dis
 banded. The parade was followed by i the speaking.
 | A feature of the parade was the l Odd Fellows. which lodge turned out | generously, winning the s25 prize of fered for the order that would show the largest number of men in the l line of march The second prize went 1 to the Red Men.
 Next came the barbecue on the [ Central School grounds. And right 1 here let it be recorded that if there ] had been no other feature-if the ! barbecue alone had formed the sum and substance of the days events. | the affair would have been success. More than 5000 people were at the school grOunds-this fact being dem onstrated by the quantity of pro- visions so lavishly given away. These provisions included one and half beeves, 547 loaves of bread, eight hams, two barrels of pickles and
 quantities of olives. Such an out door feast was never before witnessed
 in this city and it is not often dupli- cated in any city.
 It was at this part of the days performances that the Indians par ticularly enjoyed themselves. They were there en masse and after assist ing in making d large dent in the generous outlay of eatables, they
 were turned loose on the remnants. The natives needed no second invi- tation to dispose of the remainder of 1 the food but they did not forget that
 vote of thanks was due those res ponsible for the benefaction.
 Following the barbecue, the races and other contests were finished; and then, at ' o'clock in the evening the New State band was taken about the city in an auto truck, the band sere nadlng the newspaper offices ana many of the business houses. It then went to the Ford hotel where it rem dered d concert which lasted until after 10 o'clock.
 The last act in the days festivities was the dance on the plaza which was participated in by hundreds of young people until almost midnight This social diversion fittingly rounded out q day that had been d success in every particular.
 It is impossible here to give q list l of all those responsible for the sue cess of the days events but the fol- 1 lowing are among those who have 1 been long at work on various parts of the program: J. A. Crozier, die 1 tator of the local lodge; A. D. Leyhe, 1 district deputy supreme dictator; | Harry Young, secretary; W. H. Lin vile, one of the trustees w. D. 1 O'Neill Walter Hayt, vice dictator Chas. Sanichas F. F. Patton, Shirley 1 Balderson. MT. Pollock Dan Massie, (Continued on Page 3.