Arizona republican., 1914-04-03
Governor Hunt Pledges As sistance to Plan to Cele- brate Fiftieth Birthday of Territorial Govern ment's Formation
 THREE CHEERS FOR
 GOOD OLD STATE Everybody Will Halt at Noon to Drink Toast and Cry "Rah! Rah!' for Glorious Commonwealth. School Celebrations
"Governor's Avenue" of trees. Statewide school children sessions tc

Governors Avenue or trees.
 Statewide school children sessions to hear Arizona's history.
 Statewide cheer for old Arizona. at noon meetings in lodges, schools, hotels.
 Those are the cream of a large crock of suggestions for celebrating the Iil- tieth birthday of the organization ol this territory, contributed yesterday noon at Board of Trade luncheon at the Arizona club.
 Many details were discussed.
 It finally developed that it would De interesting to have all parts of Arizona recognize some particular date as day (not necessarily a holiday on which to celebrate in some way the fiftieth anniversary of the official or ganization of the Arizona government which happened step by step every year leading up to fifty years ago. II was thought best to have the governor, school superintendent and other state officials start the ball rolling and de- signate date which the board thought would be well, April 24th, which date through the school superintendent could be transmitted to each of the teachers of the state. The matter could then be taken up about the same hour in every school in the state. Doc tor Dennett acted as chairman. Mir Welch as secretary and committee Of three were appointed. Walter Talbot, w. A. Moore and L. w. Coggins, to take up the matter with Governor Hunt and other state officials.
 One of the main values to Arizona besides the sentimental value, would be that press cooperation could be se- cured probably throughout Arizona and by outside newspapers and through Arizonians in many parts of the world It will be planned at certain hour to drink a toast to Arizona"
 In this way, general publicity could be secured calling attention to Arizona Gas a whole, not Phoenix Individuality and would lead up to later good ad- vertising stunts as we'll
 The chairman was instructed to ap- point a committee Of five to take the matter up further, this committee to arrange for a banquet on the night of the 24th for the Phoenix end of the celebration. The meeting was ad- journed until next Wednesday, when the reports of the committies will be heard and further details arranged.
 After having explained it all to Gov ernor Hunt and having been promised his cooperation, the committee drafted this formal letter:
 My dear Governor Hunt:
 A committee appointed by the Board of Trade to consider plans for cele- brating the territorial birthday dinner has prepared suggestions which are herewith respectfully submitted. The committee invites your cooperation and begs to suggest that an official com muncation from you to the people of Arizona generally would be of value in this instance
 The plans of the committee contain the setting aside of Friday, April 24th as Arizona day, and recommendation that on that day throughout all the schools in the state, and throughout other educational institutions the houl