Arizona republican., 1913-10-24
Sixty Hale and Hearty
 Texans Invade Queen
 City With Band Playing
 and Banners Flying -. Capture Entire City
DECLARE PHOENTX
 IS FINEST EVER
Country Club Scene of Re ception That Touches the
 Hearts of Pass Cityans- "El Paso First, After That, Phoenix, All Cry

With sixty of the livest wires that ever visited Phoenix, in the finest steel solid vestibuled train that ever ran over the local lines, and with the longest winded finest playing band that ever came here leading the procession, the Fl PaSO Busy BuSi- ness Boosters, arrived in the city yesterday afternoon at the Arizona Eastern depot and marched over the principal streets of the city, absO- lutely taking it unto themselves in, true Fl PasO fashion, with the hearty approval of thousands of PhOenicians that not only had gathered to meet them, but who swarmed the streets to greet them.
 Fl Paso came and will go away this morning full of the Phoenix spirit Every member of the big party feels better for having come to the Queen city of the southwest Every member of the party vows and declares the entertainment and re- ception afforded by Phoenix to be the peer of anything that has gone before it. and anything that follows will have to be the best ever to equal the reception accorded here
 Every member of the ingra tiating crew wore q blazing red hat, and carried a walking cane manufactured in Fl Paso They stepped like sol diers to the martial music of the band as they progressed up Central from the depot, with Chief Marshal Claiborne Adams In control and As sistant E. P. Kepley assisting as only thirty third degree baseball fan can assist.
 There were several hundred peo- pie at the depot to meet the guests Tn the crowd were many former Fl Pasoans. Mrs. J. C. Camp was on hand with big bouquet of roses for Professor Putnam. who was su- perintendent of schools when she taught music there; Mrs Wilson was there with an equally fine bouquet for Mayor Kelly, the original BIar- ney stone kisser. Secretary Welch of the Chamber of Commerce was on hand with plentiful supply of badges: and Mayor Christy and sev- eral of the Councilmen were there to greet fellow sufferers for the people. Before the train arrived three auto mobile loads of red hated men among whom were Winchester Cooley. Fred Feldman, Harry Potter, Fred Free man, Henry Beach-the only original importer of drawn work, were at the depot also having made the trip from Globe in automobiles. were on hand to help in the reception.
 The March Up Town
 Soon after the greetings had been accomplished and the band had play ed three selections the parade started. i It progressed up Central to Monroe 1 along Monroe to First avenue where l 1t ran into runaway. A horse and 1 rig belonging to A. L. Thomas, who | lives out of town boIted and climbed | the automobile of Clarence Longneck- | CT, who with Mrs. Longnecker, both | former Fl Pasoans, were following the | parade. Both vehicles were injured | but no one was hurt. The parade | went down First avenue to Adams 1 street and thence to the Hotel Adams | where the band went into the lobby | and played and the fellows either | mixed with Phoenicians or prepared 1 themselves for the evenings festivities | at the country club.
 At the Country Club.
 The reception given the Fl Paso | eXcursionists at the Phoenix Country club in the evening, closed one of the most strenuous days put in by the "Boosters' since they left home | last Monday morning. Though held { In the home of the Country club the affair was given by the Phoenix
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