Arizona republican., 1919-06-28
AT b|C MEETING F|NAL PLANS hRE
 MADE FUR TO-DAY
Thrills Promised to Crowd
 That Attends Luke Me morial Tournament at Fair Ground This Evening

Nearly 200 tournament tickets were sold by the corps of workers al the celebration last evening. One young lady sold 51 tickets during the evening.
 The crowd was far below expecta- tions. however, the weather probably accounting for the comparatively small gathering. Those who did attend ex- hibited plenty of enthusiasm and sev eral excellent talks were heard. North First avenue between Wash ington and Adams street was roped eff and an appropriate setting established. ! A big Curtis Hispano plane held the center of the stage, offset on each side by the temporary bandstands. The city band under the direction of P. A. Ven ne, was on the south side and the In dian band under the direction of G. D. i Collins, on the north
 Pays Glowing Tribute ! A glowing tribute to Lieut.. Frank | Luke and other Maricopa county boys who gave their lives in behalf of the ! great struggle for democracy was paid | by Lieut.. o. P. Johnson, a returned aviator from over there" a birdman who specialized in balloon "straffing."
 T am grateful for the opportunity to speak here tonight on behalf of the Luke memorial fund. It was just such men as Lieutenant Luke that broke the morale of the famous Hun machine and ultimately sent the kaiser's men down to defeat
 "No pilots of this great war excelled those young American boys in bravery, daring and ability. They were not to be stopped under any circumstances. They had their duty to perform and they went about their work with a de- termination that was not to be denied
 Balloons Most Dangerous
 Balloon straffing, in which Lieuten- ant Luke excelled, is unquestionably the most hazardous of all air under takings. It takes a clever pilot and a daring man to even attempt to send down a sausage in flames.
 The enemy knows you are com ing; they can see you for miles. There is no chance to get an even break in that game. The odds are all against the aviator. He takes his life in his own hands; he defies death twice when attacking a balloon, first on going into the fray and second on emerging"
 Captain Appleby's talk followed. The captain who has been in Phoenix since the first of June, has devoted large portion of his time assisting the Luke memorial committee in the arrange mentS for the tournament to be staged today at the fair grounds to raise funds with which to erect a fitting memorial in honor of the heroes of Maricopa county who sacrificed their lives during the worlds war.
 Anxious to Excell Today
 The fact that he has had full charge of details in connection with the air program gives weight to his opinion as fl1@
 ming. In his talk last night at the mass . meeting on First avenue between Washington and Adams streets he ventured the assertion that the air , program to be given would eclipse any
 thing of the kind ever shown in the
 country. Touching on the program. he I said:
 } Considerable hard work has been devoted by the program committee ir completing the many details necessarily } connected with such an undertaking c Every effort has been made to arrange e a program that will be fitting to the f occasion and will reflect credit on the S participants. The air service does not = like to participate in anything unless ii
 is the best, and on this occasion it's pa e triotic and commendable nature makes . our fliers doubly anxious to excel 1T . their work, and I feel free in making t the assertion that the flying you vii f see tomorrow will be of such a nature = as you have never seen before. S Tt is to be regretted that neither t Captain Rickenbacher nor Miss Fischer
 can be present to add interest to tn, S occasion, but this will in no manner : detract from the program as original, r outlined for 1 feel no hesitancy in say Y ing that no more interesting event ha: $, ever been planned than the one yol d will witness tomorrow evening at tn, g fair grounds.
 a Johnson An Ace, Too e Fortunately we have an America1 IT ace with us to take the place of Cap II tain Rickenbacker, Lieut.. O. P. John It son, who will relate his experiences ol o the western battle front. The officia
 program is now off the press, an, l. every event included in it will be ful Il of interest. Only few minor change IS will be made in it on account of tn : crashing of the DeHaviland Blue Bird e and La Pere" en route from Rockwell n Field. This was unavoidable and othe
 interesting events will be added to talk le the place of performances by these tw '. machines"
 = The meeting was opened by G. F n Hewitt, acting as chairman. He gave re few brief remarks in which he recount 3. ed the exploits of one Arizona ma le but did not mention the name.i Othe = speakers were Henderson Stockton an l. J. c. Dobbins.
 e. Because of the small crowd, no ef le fort was made to auction off the thre ,e rmaining boxes to the grand stand. ys decision was reached early in the eve l. ming to postpone this sale until
 o'clock this afternoon, when the boxe
 will be disposed of by auction a
 Central avenue and Washington stree
 Cavalry Band Arrives
 A cake made by Donofrios, the re
 cipe for which the Donofrio compan