El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-24
PHOENIX FURNISHES CLIMAX
Of HOSPITALITY To BOOSTERS
Trade Pilgrims Are Treated Like Long Lost Brothers.
Glee Club Sings Praises of Ell Paso-A Runaway
Breaks Up Line of Parade, but No One Is
Injured; Boosters Welcomed at Mesa
By G. 4. nIartin,)

to the FL Pasoans on the trade eX-
cursion this week came at Phoenix
yesterday afternoon and last night. AS
the excursiOnists of last year remem-
bered Prescott as the brightest spot IN
their itinerary, this year the memory
of the Phoenix reception will HnSef
with them. Another big reception Is
prOniSed at Tucson tonight, and Bis
bee and Douglas are yet TO be Vlslteu'
but no matter what the nature OF the
reception at these places, and regard
less OF the warmth tfhe receptions az
places already visited, the memory Of
the-PhoeniX welcome will not be easily.
effaced
Greeted by the business men on ar
rival at the depot in the afternoon, en-
tertained with an automobile ride I'M
mediately thereafter, taken in autOmo-
biles to the Country club at night ana
there treated like long lost brothers,
the FL PasOans can never erase from
their memory the great time they en-
joyed as guests of the people of the
capital of Arizona
reception Mt Country Club.
At s o'clock, the FL Pasoans were
loaded into private automobiles ana
Whizzed six miles over beautiful roads,
beneath lanes of palms and evergreens,
to the Country club, aDlaZe with light
and hospitality. The fragrance of roses
that had laden the night air on the
drive was not lost on arrival at the
club. The rooms We're decorated with
rOses-big red roses, full of perfume,
and the tables were banked high with
the same flowers The business and
professional men of Phoenix were all
there and for three hours the FL Paso
people and the Phoenix people mingled,
told stories. ate sandwiches, drank
high balls and smoked cigars. The Ii
PasOans couldn't spend cent. The
Phoenix people were the hosts and It
was q reception that breathed the hos
pitality of the salt River valley and its
people from every pore. The glee club
OF Phoenix postoffice rendered a num- /
Der of selections DR.. W. s Lowe, OF /
Phoenix, sang a solo and the second
cavalry band played throughout the
evening
song for the Boosters.
The festivities opened with selec- I
tion by the glee club welcoming the II !
PasOans.- The words were written by
Arthur DeRiemer, secretary to post I
master James McClintock- and are as !
follows:
TO the boosters now here from FL |
PasO
We extend you a welcome hand.
On your way east and west, while IN /
search of the best.
Ven show you the fruits of our land /
All the desert we've turned into gar /
dens,
From our mountains the treasure we
hand,
older states may compete,
But there's none that can beat
Our great ARIZONA 1and.H
The song made such hit with the 1
FL Pasoans that it had to be repeated /
Inspiration for Phoenix. I
L. H Chalmers a prominent attor-
ney or PhoenlX, Delivered an address
Of welcome to the Ell Pasoans. He said: !
1t gives the people of the capital Of /
Arizona great pleasure to welcome you !
FL Paso boosters You have really been /
an inspiration to US. We think, every /
time we think Of the Mexican situation, |
that If president Wilson would turn /
you FL PasOans loose and ask you to |
settle the Mexican situation you boost
ers could do it in week"
Roses for Mayor Kelly.
Mayor c E. Kelly was called for and !
responded, as he took the stand he was /
presented with a basket containing /
about a hundred beautiful roses. He /
thanked the PhOenicians for the pre- /
sentatiOn and said. ''The city of Phoe-
nix IS the second best city 1 ever saw. ]
Whenever they don't want me in FL /
Paso I am coming TO Phoenix, and that 4
goes We didn't bring along our best /
boosters If you think these are boost |
ers, you ought to see those at home. /
We have some real boosters there. 1 I
wish TO extend you greetings from the |
biggest city in the biggest state in the {
United States to second biggest city. /
In behalf of the boosters of FL PasO, I /
want to say that nowhere have We had !
such a reception as here"
Live Wires in Phoenix.
c. c Mcdonald was the next speak |
err ION behalf of the representative 7
resented, 1 want TO tell you that it is I
2 distinct pleasure TO accept your hos /
pltality, he said 1t is more than q
pleasure to meet with you here about I
these tables buried in roses, and in the |
midst Of these placards of welcome"
He pointed to one of many, which /
read: THE Phoenix latch string always !
hangs out to you, FL PasO." He said,
All you need do when you come to FL
Paso, and we hope that viii be soon. is
TO bring this card along, and we will 4
have the sign painters reverse the
names, ana prove to you that we, too
know how to dispense hospitality.
We are tonight camping in the cap
ltal Of what IS destined to. become one /
Of greatest of the sisterhood of great :
states We all agree that here we have +
met the llYest bunch of live wires be-
tween the Pacific ocean and Ell Paso."
AFTER the reception the Fl Pasoans
were brought back to the city and tax
en- 10 their train in the same automo-
blles, that conveyed them to the club /
! ms morning early the Ell Pasoans left
Tor Mesa and Tempe to spend the day
IN the salt River valley.
Hearty Welcome for Visitors.
Thursday afternoon the FL Pasoans
reached Phoenix at o'clock and found /
a nearly welcome awaiting them. Bust
ness men were at the depot wearing /
yellow badges reading Phoenix Wei
comes FL PasO," and they extended the
glad hand and explained the program
Tor the evening The earlier arrivals
from the Roosevelt dam trip were wait
ing for the train, and joining the others
on tne train, all paraded up Central
avenue, from the station to the Adams
hotel behind the band. Canes were dis
Irlbuted TO those who had none bv a
Phoenix house, as the FL Pasoans
marched Several FL Pasoans were pre-
scented with bOquets, but roses were not
disturbed to all as was done a year
ago.
Flowers From Former Ell PaSoans
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wilson formerly
OF Fl Paso, presented mayor Kelly with
an immense bOquet of red roses which
ne shared later with his friends Prof
~ T. Putnam was presented with a
DoqueI By Mrs c. G. Camp, of Phoenix.
formerly Miss SchofieId teacher of
music IN the FL PasO schools when Mr. /
Eulnam was superintendent Fred !
Wreckerle also received boquets
from friends. J. H. Coos. state
for the Mutual Life
Insurance company. formerly of FL
Paso, was among the Phoeniclans who |
met and welcomed the FL Pasoans. Ira I
a T. KOehler and other for
mer FL PasOans. were also in the (
crowd
Runaway Seatfers Paraders.
As the parade moved down First av- I
snue, q runaway horse came tearing up
The street and split the lines of the FL /
Peso uarcherS wide omen. Reaching the / ,