Arizona republican., 1920-02-26
MESA TODAY |S ID BE
 ]. CENTER OF INTEREST IN ARMY FESTIVAL

MESA Feb. 26-Featured by band concerts at three of the local schools, and concert on the street thls a1ter- noon, all to culminate with still an other concert and big free street dance this evening, Army Festival Day in Mesa today bids fair to become one ol the years most prominent and sue cessful events. A score of local cltl- zenS, members of various committees having in charge the arrangements for the various events today, at their meet ing Tuesday night laid the final plans for the occasion. and promise day full of entertainment from l o'clock until the street dance ends late tonight
 The Nineteenth Infantry band and the staff of officers having in charge the events of Army Festival Week are due here from Phoenix at 1 o'clock and will follow this program, as outlined by the local committee:
 1:30-Alma school.
 2:00-High school.
 E 3 3:00-Frank school.
 4:00-Down town concert and speak ing. corner Main and Macdonald @ e:0c-Dinner at Guild hall for visit ing officers and men.
 {. S:O0-Street dance on Macdonald estreet.
 At each of the schools short con- certS by the band and addresses by the officers have been planned and the same program will be followed at the meeting down town at o'clock Permission from the council to rope off 50 yards of Macdonald street from !. Main street north. has been secured and the concert and dance will be held there tonight. The arrangements committee will be busy today. string ing lights, cleaning and shining up the street and otherwise preparing for the dance.
 Americanization Program ts \ program by the Mexican pupils in the local schools is to be the feature s Df an Americanization meeting to be held a the Webster school south of town tonight. MT. Orduno. court inter preter, is on the program to speak to the Spanish people present and the Achi1dren will give several tableaus and Eother numbers. The general public is invited to the program, which will Ecommence at s o'clock.
 E At The Movies Tonight E Let's Elope" is the title of a fea- ture film in which Marguerite Clark will appear at the Majestic tonight. +'The Knickerbocker Buckeroo" with I)ouglas Fairbanks in the title role will be seen al the Orpheum-
 Indian Agent Visitor
 Following d visit of several weeks 1lere with their daughter. Mrs. F'ergu- son of the high school faculty, Mir. and asMrs. J. w. Shafer will leave this morn ling to return to their home at Sacra,- mento. California. Mir Shafer is in ithe Indian service, governing several or the reSeINaIlOnS aDOuI cacGd1nenIO- and some five years ago was in the same service in this state. being In dian agent at Fort Mcdowell, north of 1lere on the Verde river
 Another Route Added 2 Three carriers are now to be ap- poitned from those taking the eXamin- ation in Mesa and Phoenix on March 13 for rural free delivery carriers, ac- icordinG to announcement made by the local office yesterday. Carrier posi- f o& 1<r1@ now vacant and will be filled from the Hist of applicants who take the ex- Elimination next month.
 BasebalIists At Work In preparation for their first game next Sunday. the candidates for the Mesa Post American Legion ball team arc now engaged in nightly workouts on the ball lot at the corner of Robson