Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-02-22
ARMY FESTIVAL
WEEK BEGINS IN
PHOENIX TODAY
Army Officers Will Speak in
Churches Band Arrives
Tonight = Parade and
Mass Meeting Tomorrow

Army Festival week will begin in
Phoenix this morning when two regu-
lar army officers, Major Herbert f.
Fay and Major J. c. Shindler, speak
at two Phoenix churches on the new
American peace time army, following
up their addresses with two others to-
night in the churches.
Following the start today in the
churches, Army Festival Week, devot-
ed TO bringing into closer touch and
SYM athy and understanding the citi-
zenS in the army and the citizens out
side the army. viii open with the bang
tomorrow with a parade of the Nine
teenth Infantry band. due tonight
from Douglas, and the high school ca
Diet corps. The parade will start from
the high school at II: 80 o'clock Mon
day morning, and wind up at the city
hall plaza at noon, where a mass meet
ing will be held, with music by the
band and addresses by the officers
Festival week will then be continued
throughout the week, with addresses
at aIarge number of meetings, and
two community dances, one Wednes-
day night and one Saturday night.
Today, Major Fay will speak at the
Central Christian church. and Major
Shlndler at Trinity Pro- Cathedral, at
the services this morning. Major
Shindler will speak at the Presbyterian
church at services this evening, while
Major Fay will, weather permitting,
speak at the Mems club at the Con-
Gregational church at Tempe
The two officers will speak on the
New American Peace Army" of the
civilian in the army being one with
the civilian out of the army, and in a
broad sense how the great scheme of
characterization to a large degree is
being worked out by the war depart
ment.
Band To Arrive Tonight
The Nineteenth Infantry band, which
VIII be one of the features of the
week. is due to arrive in Phoenix to-si
night from Douglas, and will be quar-
tered in the present American Legion
home on East Washington street. The
band will make it's first public APP
pearance here tomorrow morning
when it parades with the cadet battal-
ion- The route of the parade will be
west on Adams street to Third avenue
south to Washington. and then east
on Washington to the city hall plaza
where the mass meeting will be held.
Mayor Peter CorpStein, who issued
the proclamation setting aside this
week for Army Festival Week. will
introduce Majors Fay and Shindler
The Columbia theater will be the
scene of the first local indoor concert
of the band, to be given in conjunc-
ton with Especial army picture, 1.-The
Crooked Trail" Both the concert and
the picture will be regular parts of the
theater's program. The band will play
for 80 minutes. This part of the army
program is under the direction of NJ.
G. Vile, a Snowman of experience who
is now a member of the new American
army
Arrangements are now being made
for the band and army picture to APP
pear at several other theaters during
the week.
1--WE VIII Serve Phoenix"
"A favorable opinion of the army by
the people not in the army is what we
seek" declared Major Fay at a COM
commerce yesterday, and the matter
Of enlistments viii be left to the re-
cruiting station. as usual.
"The Nineteenth Infantry band and
tho rest of us will be here to serve |
Phoenix in any way we can. We hope