Arizona republican., 1914-07-02
Greatest Celebration Ever Held in Phoenix on h. dependence Day by Fra ternal Body is Promised Saturday
THINGS DOING
 ALL THE DAY
Grand Parade, Motorcycle Events, Picnic, w ater and Track Sports, Ball Game, Lodge Session and Fireworks

Fireworks
 To Phoenix lodge, No. 70S, Loyal Order of Moose, after next Saturday night, promises to come the Satisfac- tion of work well done, of a celebra- tion Ithat will be remembered in the years that are to come as one of the greatest ever held in Phoenix under the auspices of a fraternal OrganlZa- tion To the individual members of the organization is bound to come just a little more pride in the local lodge by reason of the successful car rying out of a gigantic enterprise, an accomplishment that could not have been attained without the superb team work that has marked the pro- motion of the 1914 Fourth of July celebration at Riverside Park ever since the night one month ago when James G. Simpson, as chairman of a temporary Moose day committee, an- nounced to the members of the Phoe- nix lodge the tentative plans for the proposed observance of Independence 1 Day. promised that with the moral support of the Phoenix lodge the committee would make it the great est ever and received by exclamation the promise of undivided and un- qualified support.
 | Immediately the executive commit tee became active, named a dozen other committees. and from then un- | til now has been leaving no stone unturned in preparing for the great est celebration ever held in this city. ] Announcement is made today for the first time of the complete plans mittee. It will be seen that from early morning until late at night | there will be something doing. In making possible the holding of the scores of events, the Moose committee i is indebted to the merchants gener- ally for liberal support in the way of prize offerings and to the Riverside Park management in meeting the Moose half way in their proposal ! Fourth of July from the Moose standpoint will begin about S:3O o'clock in the morning, when all members of the order, whether of Phoenix lodge or visiting. will begin gathering at Moose hall, where they will be supplied with handsome pen nants, canes and "Howdy, Pap hat bands So far as possible, the Moose will wear white hat, with the red bands, white shirts, red ties, light trousers, red socks and white shoes Goldberg's, Hanny's and Hyder's have made special arrangements to have adequate stocks of these special articles of wearing apparel in stock At 9:30 o'clock there will be a grand parade of Moose. automobiles bands. floats. This will start from the Moose Home, 2S South Central avenue, proceed through the down town streets and end at Moose Home Thereafter there will begin a general exodus to Riverside park.
 The Moose day parade will he headed by Sheriff Jeff D Adams and Chief of Police George O. Brisbois They will be followed by the bugle and drum corps from the Indian school. Then the Phoenix Fire De- partment. Then will follow ma chimes carrying the executive and pa rade committees. Then will come Al den's concert band. Then the Moose themselves with Dictator George N MacBean heading the marchers, with the newly instituted Mesa lodge, tho
 baby" lodge of the state, in the lead The Ray and Hayden delegation vii be given a place of honor And ther the Phoenix Moose. The Pioneer band will be lined into the pro- cession at this point and then come the automobiles Floats will also form an important part in the parade Some of these will be in the hands of officers of the Moose Lodge ant be of particular interest only to Moose or Moose to-be.
 Prizes
 To the most appropriately decor
 ated automobile from the standpoin
 of the Loyal Order of Moose,
 handsome silver loving cup, donated
 for the City of Phoenix, by Mayor
 George U. Young.
 To the best decorated automobile
 handsome silver cup, donated b! Frank Hilderbran, Washington stree
 ieweler, and Moose booster extraor
 dinary
 To the second best decorated car a Firestone tire casing, donated b.
 the Western Rubbe-' company
 To the third best decorated car
 hand Klaxon horn, donated by tn
 Motor Supply company.
 The parade will be reviewed by tn judges from the band stand pavil lion in the city hall plaza
 Besides the decorated automobile
 the Pioneer band will appear upol
 a float and there will he Severa