Arizona republican., 1913-01-04
All Arizona Parade on First Day When Every Visiting Federal, State and Coun- ty Official Will Ride in Decorated Automobiles
STATE BANQUET
 ON FIRST NIGHT
Historical Pageant Second Day With Striking Illus tratiOns of Wonderful Development and Prog ress of Valley

An all Arizona official parade for the first day. and a pageant parade for the second day that will embody representations of all of the ages through what is now Arizona has passed in coming from the dawn Of time to the present high state of development, are but two of the feat ures of the two day spring festival which will be held in this city in hon or of the admission of Arizona to statehood, if the plans of the com mlttee on arrangements as outlined last night are carried through to d successful completion
 There will be in addition to this an official banquet at the Adams Hotel on the first night. a big celebration at the City Hall Plaza on the first afternoon. at the completion of the parade. when addresses will be de livered by Vice President -elect Thos Marshal. Governor Hunt of Arizona and probably Governor Hadley or Missouri, massed bands will play th, national anthem and a massed hu- man flag of school children will sing The Star Spangled Banner" in which the assembled throngs will join in. These simple and effective exer- cises will be added to by the singing of Arizona by the school children.
 The nights are to be as full of fun as the afternoons. The carnival idea will prevail, bands will play at the prominent corners. pictures iliustra- tive of the valleys progress and op- portunities will be thrown upon screens provided for the occasion. moving pictures will add bit of gaiety to the boosting features of the other pictures There will be roses and flowers, happiness and mirth and a general good time for all the people of the state who take a part in the celebration or who visit the capitol city with view of seeing the big all state celebration.
 The committee meeting last evening was one of the most important as well as the most enthusiastic that ahs yet been held in connection with the festival. There was a full attendance and every chairman of the sub com mittees had a report of progress to make. The decoration committee will see to it that the streets are better decorated than ever before, the trans portation committee has already start ed to procure automobiles enough so that all the state officials and visit ing county officials will have autos to ride in for the first parade, the en- tertainmenl committee has started to arrange for features for the celebra ton both day and night, the banquet committee has begun its work, the advertising committe is busy. andthe parade committee is getting in touch with those features which it is de- sired to make prominent in both the parades The music committee is arranging for the big school children chorus. and the bands which are to be a feature.
 It is planned to get the bands from Globe, the Copper Queen band. the United States Army band from Fort Huachuca, the Indian School band and the Prescott band all in. These bands will play massed concert during the festival.
 On the Saturday night the carnival feature will be placed foremost with the exception that the outdoor dance on the pavement, something that only Phoenix can feature. There will be red fire torches and all those ae- compartments that make for com bined festival and carnival. and general good time is promised to all who come to the city.
 Roses are to be the chief feature of the decorations at the banquet and Dr Dennett who is an expert in find ing ways to make charming appeal ing and striking decorations with ros- es will have charge of the feature of the work.
 The pageant is expected to begin with the Aztes or the earliest known residents of the state and come on down through the ages until the wind up will be a giant section in the form ! of a fat stock parade showing the difference between what was raised ] here in the cactus ago and what can 1 be done now The whole thing prom 1 ises to be a striking feature of the ! celebration.
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