Arizona republican., 1912-06-13
MOOSE MEET.
 IN 0LD PUEBLO
Tucson Members of the Order Getting All Things in Readiness for the Cele- bration of Four Days Be ginning July 4

Everything is being prepared for the great Moose celebration at Tue son on July 4, 5. and :, says the Arizona Star. The committees are out working overtime getting up special reports which will be read to- night at the meeting The sub-com- mittee are gradually getting things lined up. All of the plans are gen eral up to the present time They are slowly sitting down into shape and they hope to be able to present a permanent program within very short time now. The contestants for queen of the Moose will present them selves tonight at the Moose club rooms and meet the members of the lodge after the meeting.
 The contest for queen is the hot test thing out at the present There are five in the contest and all going good. Only three are given as re- ceiving @ number of votes, and it is 1 thought that the others are hanging l back to spring something at the last moment. The three highest now are:
 Miss Gladys Young 693, Miss Marie Latz 376. and Miss Bessie Capin 2S5 l Great things in the line of sports
 will be doing. The day of July 4th
 will be the great one, of course Base l ball, boxing, foot racing, broncho busting and cowboy stunts in general will be brought out The fire works 1 display on the evening of the fourth 1 will be the greatest and best that has ever been seen in Tucson accord ling to reports that come in. Nothing has hpen in ha Of
 to make it a big one. Dancing will be in order at all times and the big
 dance will be given on the night of July at the grove At this dance the queen will receive her court
 | The parade will take place on the ! fourth and will be one of the great
 ones which TucsOnans have had the pleasure O. seeing in past years.
 Marching bodies and decorated floats will feature the procession. It is 1 planned to have the militia turn out 4 for the day The Boy Scouts. it is i understood. will also appear in the {; parade. The Moose from the different cities will also appear in their pie i turesque uniforms. Decorated floats and automobiles will also be in line
 There will be a prize awarded for the best decorated float, for the most novel float and for the best decorated IautOmobile. The old Pueblo band will turn out. The order of the pa
 rade has not been yet determined.
 ! The athletic sports at the grove on the first day of the celebration have not been completely planned. Base
 ball will predominate. The teams of
 the city league will play for the su-
 premacy of the league. The contest will be run as semi-finals and finals.
 Foot races will be prominent also Dashes will be given and open only t0 amateurs. Suitable prizes will be awarded. Boxing will be one of the big events in view of the fact that this sport is attracting a great deal of attention in the southwest. It has been tentatively planned to have a couple of the best amateurs in the southwest go for a few frames
 The carnival will be one of the big things also In fact everything is go-
 ing to be big. In the carnival. the
 side shows will be interesting all the way around. They will be sells. to some extent, but every one expects to get sold more or less at a carnival That is where the fun comes in. The
 Moose will not stick the people for
 big carnival prices. but five cents will probably be the admission to see lmost Of the freaks
 At the meeting tonight the com - mittees will present their plans and
 then something more definitely can be settled upon.