Arizona republican., 1920-02-24
Winning applause on every hand. the

Winning applause on every hand, the Nineteenth Infantry band played itself and Army Festival week into instant popularity in Phoenix yesterday, when it opened the week with parade through the downtown district yester- day morning, following up the parade by a concert at mass meeting at the city hall, where regular army officer speakers told of the new American peace time army. During the day the schools, one theater and the Fireman s ball. while one of the officers also spoke at a Masonic meeting.
 Though one of the schools was vis- ited yesterday morning, and through the week started Sunday with ad- dresses in Phoenix churches, the pa rade yesterday was the formal open ing event of Army Festival week here, week devoted to bringing closer to- gether the citizens in the army and the citizens without the army. to tell of the new American peace time military organization.
 Tells of Army Need
 The parade yesterday was made up Of the Nineteenth Infantry band and the Phoenix high school cadet battal- ion. It's route was west on Adams street after leaving the high school, to Third avenue, then south to Wash ington street, and east to the city hall plaza, where its concert was followed by addresses by Major Herbert Fay, one of the two army officers here es pecially for Army week, and Lieut.. Alden Seabury, in charge of the band. Major Fay, Captain Donaldson, Lieut. Alden Seabury and Major J. C. Shind- Ter. the other speaker here especially for the week, were escorted to the city hall porch by J. F. Nelson, assistant city attorney. who introduced the on hah 0f
 Every period in American history has had it's army. suited to the needs of that period. said Major Fay in his talk at the mass meeting, and so it is with the present army. He referred to the requiremnts of the world war. and said, There were thousands upon thousands of men in the army who could neither speak nor write English. This led to the creation of special branch of the service. and out of these conditions grew the great principle of the present American peace time army.
 What It offers Soldiers
 Tt is moving ahead. Not only must the soldier know how. to speak the English language. but he must think in it and work in it. He also is taught his trade or profession and he is ready, should he wish to leave the army att the end of his enlistment. to return home or go elsewhere and be welcome . Unlike the old army, where a man was required to drill few hours each day, and loaf the remainder Of the day. the new soldier is not only given drilling but several hours schooling and sew eral hours recreation. He can play at golf polos tennis or any other sport"
 In his talk Captain Donaldson of the | Infantry, here with the 1 band. told of the history of that reg | iment, closely paralleling that of the | nation. Since the Civil war, where it | left all its strength save one lieutenant l and few enlisted men on the field at | the regiment has been B famous one. and in 1914, its band, the | band that is now in Phoenix, led the l American troops into the city of Vera | Cruz.
 Delights School Children
 The school children for whom the | band played during the day danced | with joy and applauded so heartily it | was easy to see they would have liked to listen to it all day
 Yesterdays program opened at the Adams school at s:45 in the morning, | and after the band had given it's con cert Major Shindler spoke, telling of | he new peace time army The new army, the major said. is carrying out | he Americanization principle in a most practical way. and at the same time s preparing the men in it for useful careers in the trades or professions.
 How many have written essays in he army contest?" asked the major. md at least 50 hands shot up. That