Arizona republican., 1919-06-27
LAST b|G MEET
 TON|GHT I FUR AIR MEMORIAL
Airplane, American Ace and
 Movie Star, With Bands
 And Singers Will Vie in Making the Finish Fast

An airplane, a, movie star and an American ace, amply accompanied by bands, speakers and singers, will bring the Frank Luke Air Memorial Tourna- ment campaign to whirlwind finish tonight at a mass meeting on First avenue between Washington and Adams streets Everything will be there to make the meeting a great one, and the rest of it's success is up to the people of the Salt River Valley, for tonight's meeting will be the prelim- mary event for the greatest spectacle of all tomorrow-the Frank Luke Air Memorial Tournament, to honor Mari copa county's fallen sons.
 The last few days have witnessed an intensive ticket selling drive for the tournament. Organizations have worked together and worked hard, and has been covered. And tonight the will be closed to traffic to give the has been covered. Tickets and boxes alike have sold fast, and tonight the campaign will close with a spirited mass meeting, beginning at o'clock. Everybody from everywhere is invited.
 Ace to Be There
 For the meeting, one of the army airplanes that will take part in the
 
 brought down town. It will be either a German Fokker or an American Cur tiss or La Pere, and it will be on ex- hibition on First avenue, between Washington and Adams. The street will bee losed to traffic to give the crowd plenty of room.
 | Lieut.. o. P. Johnson. American ace with a brilliant record at the front, and | No will be the chief attractions at the meeting. Miss Fischer is known every- where a theater exists, while Lieu tenant Johnson is to be the head of the flying service to be installed in the valley by the Southwest Cotton com pany. He will have many stirring war tales to tell, and both he and Miss Fischer will personally sell tourna- ment tickets
 Rickenbacker Comes Saturday
 The Tenth cavalry band will also be a decided attraction at the meeting, as it is expected to arrive today for the tournament tomorrow. The Indian school band will also be out, and a vividly interesting speaking and mu- sical program is planned.
 Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, Amer ican ace of aces, will not be here for the meeting tonight-at least, accord ing to latest reports, which are several days old; he will not be here until to- morrow. But everybody who attends i the mass meeting tonight will have a chance to buy their tickets and go out and see Rickenbacker and the other wonderful events on the tournament program tomorrow night.
 Big Program
 The program of the tournament to- morrow contains ten gerat events. There will be fleet of army airplanes to dazzle with thrilling stunts; auto racing; bands; memorial day address by Judge A. c. Baker; Rickenbacker the greatest of our aces and champion of Lieut.. Frank Luke for that title Miss Fischer, and other attractions ga lore. The tournament starts at and ends at g, and the state fair grounds will provide for all. It will be Mari copa countys tribute to her fallen soldier sons and will launch a huge memorial fund to make that tribute everlasting.
 If you are going to the tournament don't miss the meeting tonight. And if you think you are not going to the tournament go to the meeting tonight and then go to the tournament Nc one can afford to miss it.