Arizona republican., 1917-03-19
\ AWONDERFUL
 DAY AT PARK
By Forrest Mitchell

Yesterday was the first genuine and real spring summer day of the year that East Lake Park has had. and those that were there enjoyed 1t so much
 But it's attendance was light. and there were but very few people out to enjoy the fine and delightful pleasures of the day. Those who had cared to come, were not disap- pointed in the least in finding that which they sought. Except for some gentle zephyrs from somewhere away off in southland, the day was one of quietness, and mellow sunshine and DreeZes pungent with the fragrance of flowers. rules the hours and the day and was met and welcomed by joyous hearts and happy hands.
 The street cars made their regular fifteen minute runs. coming and go- 1 ing, but the numerical number of visitors was not very materially in creased or augmented by their prompt regularity in running, the i larger number present having felt home immediately after dinner had been partaken of and arriving at the park by half past twelve and by or before one o'clock.
 There were no dinners spread oi, the green grass in the shade of big trees and nothing enters on the grounds It was only a personal and private coming to enjoy change and rest and inhale the freshness of the purc air. It was a half holiday . treat of luxury made by the leafy | shades of it's many trees that ar. fairly thickly sprinkled over the grounds and dot the green carpet of
 velvety grass that covers the twenty
 or more acres that composes the park.
 The water in the lake was low, and only about half bank full Neverthe- less. the TWO pleasure boats were made to see service and 1uty, and ! were kept on the water and in action the latter half of the afternoon and c greater rart of the evening.
 A mother with her ten year old Johnny, and Elizabeth and Margare:
 sat on a seat in the boat house right l at the edge of the flooring and watch
 ed the myriads of fish that would | come right to the surface of the
 water when Johnny would throw i them them a handful of trash. There
 Were fish of all sizes and breeds. and ] cut, salmon, black bass, Gila Suck
 CTS and many other kinds would al-
 most jump out of the water for the | dry bait that was thrown to them | for feed. A few of the largest were 1 '1s1a-Iieiltt iO Dt dt ittiol tWO lttl IT 1 length, these were the salmon, prin- ] cipally, but there were some large i and long cats, too. There were 1 myrinds of fish in the young or minnow school, and they seemed to
 be as eager for a bit of feed as the | older and larger ones
 The park trees shrubbery and vines ] are growing and doing well, and on. of the coming beauty features of the
 park is the rose vines and bushes ] growing at the foot and up the biz I SxSXS posts that surrounds the pretty and nicely painted bandstand. The l rose vines are growing in spiral rolls around. the white posts, and the
 green against the white gives them 2 clear and well defined distinction
 The rollickirg bows and girls were l not there yesterday, and there was
 no pulling of each other down the
 grassy hillbp the feet or coastine
 down on board. Those that were
 there had hefaken themselves to the | swings on the south side of the fake
 where there is a pretty plot of um- brellu trees growing, and golf ant
 tennis grounds laid off Three little 1 Mexican girls had come out to enjoy the day, too but the pretty littl,
 children with black hair and eyes an(
 faces that have the type of beauty O.
 their race were strangers, and shy
 ard did not participate in rowing or
 the lake or swinging. but thrice
 thrice welcome, nevertheless.