Arizona republican., 1914-11-28
City Manager Advances Idea
 for Municipal Christmas Tree and Calls on All Citi- zens and Organizations to Assist
THE REPUBLICAN
 TENDERS SUPPORT
Will Give Full Publicity to the Movement and Urge Citizens to Cooperate in Making Project Complete Success

Either upon the city hall plaza. the court house plaza or the postoffice laza, on December 24 and 25 will stand the first municipal Christmas tree in the history of Phoenix. This is the idea advanced yesterday at the Friday noon day luncheon of the Rotary club by City Manager w. \. Parish and his ideas usually carry He doesn't express them public!Y until he is convinced they are prac- t.cable and possible of consummation-
 And right here The Republican goes on record as rendering its full support to the movement, all the time keeping in mind that, whiie Manager Parish advanced the idea originally, it has already grown be Yond any single individual and is not to be the foster -child of this or any other newspaper or single organiza- tion IL is to be the Christmas tree If the City of Phoenix, with the un- stinted aid and support of the citJ commission. the city manager, all fraternal and benevolent societies. business organizations, religious bodies and the press of this city
 But The Republican. approving the yet to be fully developed plan of
 Manager Parish will from time to
 time urge the hearty cooperation of
 every citizen of Phoenix to the end
 that no needy family may be n
 want on Christmas Day and that
 no child in Phoenix need ever looi> back to the 1914 Yuletide period with 1ecollections of an empty stocking. or a bare Christmas table. It will join with other organizations in whatever way it may in doing things" and will be found among the list of contributors when the proper time comes.
 First of all one of the biggest pins
 trees it is possible to transport from the forests of Northern Arizona will | be brought to Phoenix Under plans
 to be furnished by a local architect, , a base for the tree will be con structed under the direction of Build l ing Inspector Herbert J. Mann. The tree will then be turned over to City Electrical Inspector Dodge, who will turn it into blaze of glory. And 1 on the day when the gifts are to bc distributed, the broad branches will
 of goodies and toys for the children i and the more substantial things of 1 life for their elders. Donations Will
 be received from every proper source and anything from q loaf of bread to carloads of flour, coal or other
 necessities will be gratefully accepted. i From every organization agreeing ! to assist in the work of securing do- nations and attending 10 their dis i tribution. will be named a commit tee. which under the direction of Manager Parish as the general com 1 mittee chairman. will carry the gen
 eral plans to consummation.
 1 II is planned to have a pleasing program in connection with the for
 mal presentation of the gifts of the good people of Phoenix. This Will consist of band concerts, singing bv church choirs and speaking by pro- minent citizens.
 i These organizations have been
 suggested by Manager Parish as cf
 the order it is hoped will join in he movement:
 The city commission. the state of | Arizona, the board of trade. Me,- chants and Manufacturers associa- { tion. A ssociated Charities. Young Mems Christian association. Woman 1 club. Young Womens Christian as-
 sociation, the Rotary club, Arizonl i club. Ministerial association. tho i Knights of Columbus, the Ad clun, Arizona National Guard. city schools, high school, Country club, Knights If ! Pythias Elks club, Masonic order | (COntiuued op paoa E.iohtN