Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-06-24
GOVERNOR WILL
Be THE GUEST
Of PRESCOTT
EXECUTIVE ACCEPTS THE
INVITATION OF FROM
TIER DAYS COMMITTEE
TO CRATE
(From Fridays Daily.)

ed in the meeting to be held by |
the Arizona Good Roads Associa-
ton, Arizona Division National
Highways Association, at the court
house Friday evening, July 3, at
s p. IN. Re has urged upon the
Boards of Supervisors in all ,coun-
ties of this State the desirability |
of attendance at this meeting, which |
promises to bring out the most rep
resentative gathering of road en-
thusiasts ever held in the State.
As result of the invitation from
the executive committee and per-
sonal call on the Governor by
Chairman Tom Campbell, the Sec
rotary received the following letter
yesterday from Governor Hunt:
Dear Mr. Fraser:-Your letter OF |
the 18th inst, containing the kindly |
invitation of your committee to
give aeshort talk during the liter
airy exercises at Prescott on July |
4th, has been received Mr.. Tom
Campbell called on me yesterday
and supplemented the invitation you
have extended.
l have just given Mr.. Campbell
assurance that l will accept the in
vitation and consequently expect to
join the people in Prescott in their
celebration of Frontier Days.
Assuring you that the courtesy
extended is greatly appreciated and
looking forward to a very pleaSur-
able stay in your city, l am, with
cordial regards,
Yours very truly,
GEO. w. P. HUNT, Governor of
Arizona
This makes it certainty that
Governor Hunt will be one of the
guests Of Prescott during the entire
show. He will occupy the Gov
ernor's box at all the Frontier Day
contests. Mayor Geo. L. Young,
OF Phoenix, will follow Governor
Hunt with patriotic speech.
Chairman Campbell is busy ar
ranging for the introduction OF Wis
iting candidates for Office on one
of the days OF the wild west con-
tests. Further particulars as to
this will be announced later
H. R. Stephens, OF the Office Of
the State Prison at Florence, writes
that he will be in ATTENDANCE at the
festivities and will bring a camera
to make some pictures to help to
boost Prescott. He has just COM
pleted a three-reel motion picture
film OF the Arizona State prison,
which he intends 10 bring along
if he can arrange with local thea
tres to. run it.
The delegates OF the Phoenix
Board of Trade to the Good Roads
meeting will be H. Clary Parker,
w Humbert and Dwight B. Heard
Secretary Harry WEIGH and his
wife and Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
Myers. the former secretary Of the
Tucson Chamber OF Commerce,
have accepted the invitation of the
executive committee to be the guests
of the committee during Frontier
Days and reservations have been
made for them in the press box.
Mr.. WEIGH has shipped to the de
corations committee a large box OF
street decorations, which are kind
1y loaned for this occasion. These
will be strung next week.
"Browney" Gentry, chairman of
the Accommodations committee, has
already provided quarters for at
least FIVE hundred OF the 1000 cots
ordered by the executive commit
tee He reported yesterday that
he desires a dependable list at once
OF householders in Prescott who
have extra accommodations, as at
least LOCO must be taken care OF by
these means.
Mr.. Gentry who is ably assisted
by Edgar w Stephens, says that
he will establish tent on Cortez
street where visitors can check
their baggage and obtain informal
ton as to sleeping quarters. He
will have members of his commit
tee at this place at all hours dur
ing the celebration, day and night.