Arizona republican., 1918-02-12
GREAT PAGEANT
To Be FEATURE
Of THRIFT 7 DAY
Citizens, Fraternities and
Organizations Ba king
UP Plan for Big Holiday
Event On Thursday Next

Falling right into the spirit shown
by Governor Hunt in officially pro-
claiming Thursday, February IA,
triple holiday in Arizona, making 1t an
occasion for an observance of ST. Val
entine's Day, a celebration of the an
niversary of the admission of Arizona
to statehood and for the fuTtherance Of
the big campaign throughout Arizona
for the sale of Thrift Stamps" Phoe-
nix Ldge b. P. o. Elks, have started
the ball rolling for the mightiest cele-
bration of the War Savings end OF the
occasion ever held locally. Word last
evening from the Elks committee and
from the War Savings headquarters
was that they have jointly been sue
cessful in securing the cooperation of
every one in Phoenix upon whom they
have called for such assistance.
There will be two big parades on
Thursday. One will be held in the
forenoon and will wind up at the Cen
trail school grounds where there Will be
speaking by lack Cobb of Texas, and
E. l.. Cullen, special representative of
Food Administrator Hoover. The other
will be held in the evening and prom
ises to be one of the most pleasing and
spectacular ever held in this city.
these parades have been turned over
by the Elks to a committee consisting
of Harry r. Tritle, Carl H. Anderson
and Hal. c. Prince This committee in
turn has selected and secured assur-
ances of the hearty cooperation Of the
following well known citizens:
Parade committee-Walter Brawner
and Frank De Souza.
Pep and stunt committee-A. r. Cat
ter, Donald Dunbar.
Police reserves-Tom Rynning.
Indian School,. B. Brown.
Kiwanis Club-Jay Alkire.
Rotary club-Charles A. Stauffer.
Automobile committee-Messrs. Bill
Ferguson. Carl Messner, E. P. Hughes,
and A. G. Dulmage will call on every
automobile concern in the city to CO.
operate.
Publicity committee-James G. Simp-
son.
Squad committee-Eddie DOYLE.
The object of the various committees
is TO get the public interested in pur-
chasing thrift stamps. The sale of these
stamps will be in charge of Cecil
Boyce, who has selected the following
to work with him: Dave Goldberg, J.
j. Johnson, Tom J. Whitney, James H.
Mulrein. Gene Cunningham. Jesse
Boyce, Dave johnson, j. c. Dobbins,
A. Cater, c. Fl. Akers, D. B. Heard,
Jim Cashion. Z. A. Trincano, C. E.
Beach, Donald Dunbar c. L. Heath,
Vic Hanny c. H. Macarthur Warren
Macarthur, Sid. P. Osborn, Fred Golfer,
Chas. j. McElroy, w. L. Barnum. Ned
Creighton, C. NJ. Scott, Charles A.
Stauffer, John Hyder, J. C. Adams,
Mack Gardner. A. A. Belts Roy Way
land, Arthur Luhrs. Ed. Doyle.
Announcement was made yesterday
for the first time of the exact person
mel of the big parade to be held in the
morning and of the line of march. The
parade will be formed into divisions
with Walter Brawner as grand mar.
hhal. These several divisions win be
| made UP as follows
Division No. 1
Sheriff and police; flag bearer: Pho
| neer band; Grand Marshal Walter
| Brawner; organized labor.
| Division Marshal, George Smith. Di.
] vision No. l forms on south side o.
! Washington street, facing east, be.
| tween Sixth and Seventh avenue
| Division No. 2
| Acceptance; British tank; J. T. Whit
| ney ambulance police reserves.
| Division Marshal. Captain Thoma.
| Rynning. Division No forms on ives
| side of Sixth avenue. between Wash
ington and Adams streets.
Division No. 3
Fraternal organizations
Division Marshal James P. LAWN
| Division No. forms on Sixth avenue
between Washington and jefferson
| streets.
Division No. a
Indian School band; Indian schoc
children.
Division Marshal Superintendent
Brown. Division No. forms on FiftI
| Avenue, between Washington and Ad
| ans streets.
Division No. 5
High school students; Phoenix fir
trucks
Division Marshal Professor r. Than
Cook. Division No. forms on FIT
avenue. between Washington and JET
ferson streets.
Division No. 6
Moore & Mcclellan Red Cross ambu
lance; state, county and city official
Division Marshal Jesse L. Boyce. Di
vision No. forms on Fourth avenu
between Washington and Adam
streets.
Division No. 7
. Floats: automobiles
Division Marshal VIM Ferguson. d
vision No. forms on Fourth avenu
between Washington and Jefferso
streets.
The line of march will be as follows
i. East from Sixth avenue on Washingto
street to Third street; north on Thir