Arizona republican., 1917-04-16
GREAT CROWD SHOWS
 PATRIOTIC IMPULSE

MESA, April 16-A great crowd, fully 5000 in number. and far exceeding the expectations of the most sanguine, gathered on the principal business streets of Mesa Saturday night to wit ness the patriotic parade and listen to the music and speeches as outlined in the published program. Early Satur- day morning the various stores were becomingly draped in the national colors and from the speakers platform
 which also had all exposed portions hidden under the red white and blue, there floated large flags of the United States, England, France and Belgium
 An attempt had been made to secure flags of all the allies, but the short space of time between the first thought of so doing and the evening of the dem onstration made it impossible. After band concert by the Indian School Cadet band the parade was started, led by this splendid lot of stalwart young musicians in their handsome blue uni forms There were in the procession representatives of the Red Cross so- ciety, visiting speakers and military men, veterans of the civil and Spanish
 American wars, the Pythian Sisters. the Knights of Pythias, Woodmen and other lodges. The boy scouts, the grade school pupils and the rifle club.
 It was an imposing procession that was heartily cheered as it stepped along to the inspiring strains of the band.
 After the parade w R. Stewart, as presiding officer called for a salute to the flag, and three rousing cheers from the audience arose as Old Glory was
 waved. Then came America" and
 "The Star Spangled Banner" in vast chorus, led by Mrs. M. C. Phelps. More
 music by the band and an address of
 welcome by Mayor Beville. Adjutant
 General Harris made an earnest plea
 for recruits, as also did the recruiting
 officers for the army and navy. K. N.
 Parkinson, a recent recruit, was called for and in an impassioned address asked for all who would now enlist to serve their country to hold up their hands. A number did so and they were
 immediately pushed to the platform
 where, the crowd seeing them, went i wild with cheers. In al; there were seven recruits to the army and five tC the navy as a result of the meeting.
 During an interval Miss Chapman oi | the Mesa Union High school, sang "The Marseillaise," while Stewart waved the | French flag, and once more the crowc 1 shattered the atmosphere with shouts | The last number on the program was an address by Attorney General Wiley Jones, who in the course of his speech | cried out, Germany wants to give Ari-
 zona to Mexico. Do you want Mexico to rule you?" It was like shaking g | red flag at a bull and the yells of No | No," burst from a thousand threats.
 It was a great night. A night sucf as one sees once in a lifetime and once | seen is never forgotten. A night ir
 which patriotism is born anew and ir which the old flag is baptized once again in the vows of fealty for those
 whose hearts swell as they look upor | it's starry folds. The rifle club, under l whose auspices the celebration was held, now numbers 147 men and rifles are ordered. These men are of the stuff that will give a warm reception l to any maurauding bands who may at 1 tempt to invade the peace of this enc of the Salt River valley