Arizona republican., 1921-10-13
DISCOVERER OF THIS
 COUNTRY HONORED IN
 PROGRAM BY K. OF !.

Uniting in 8 tribute to him who, In the words of the speakers of the evening, opened a new world to civil ization and impressed indelibly upon the pages of history a record for courage, fortitude and strength of character, about 500 people gathered in the high school auditorium last night to honor the name and memory of the discoverer Of America, Chris topher Columbus The exercises, which marked the 429th anniversary of the first sight Of the new world, were under the auspices of Marcos de Niza council, Knights of Colum- bus.
 After the band of St Johns Indian mission had opened the meeting with "The Star Spangled Banner" James r. Lavin, who presided over the pro- gram, made a few introductory re- marks in which he emphasized the place which the Indian-"the only hearts of the people of this country.
 Mrs. Daniel Kane then sang Mi fanny and Rose in the Bush,'' both of which were excellently rendered. She was accompanied at the piano by Miss Anna May Daley.
 Chairman Lavin then introduced Judge R. c. Stanford of the superior court, whose address was a plea to introduce into modern life the ideals which characterized the great discov- erer and to further the cause of good citizenship and right living by close adherence to right principles.
 Judge Stanford Speaks
 While his statue does not grace the campus of this school nor his pie ture deck the walls of this audito- rum said Judge Stanford, and while in all the calendar of the hol- days observed in this country it is only recently that one was set aside to his memory. yet I know no one to whom this tribute is more justly due"
 After short resume of the life struggles and achievements of Co., lumbus. the speaker introduced a To- cal thought into his discourse.
 We are in the habit of sa<ng." he declared, that the development of the great valley in which we live has been due to the federal govern ment and the construction of the ! Roosevelt dam and the system de- | pendent upon il. Yet is the truth | that the great arteries of our magnif- ! icent canal system-the old Swil- ling ditch, the Arizona and Grand canals-follow the lines laid out by the early Spaniards who were the first white men to see this valley and ! who were close followers to the new world of Christopher Columbus.
 But above everything else Colum bus has given us an example of cour- age. persistency and adherence to high ideals which we may well emu- late. Conditions in the world are not all that they should be, in the very community in which we live 1t Is ! 4t.
 tally in the moral order, can be made | We are all cognizant. for instance of the divorce evil. of the steady un- dermining of American life which is | directly caused by it, and which must be curbed if we are to continue as g nation. Let us then have discover CTS, pioneers. men and women with 1 vision and courage to set themselves against such an evil and those in its train, in order that we may follow l the footsteps of Columbus. whose lifC 1 is an inspiration and the history oi 1 whose struggles is ceaseless source
 of courage and ambition
 When Judge Stanford had ended his remarks. T.. A. Harrington, the well known basso. sang two solos, ir
 which he was accompanied at the piano again by Miss Anna May Daley. His offering. both of which | were well received, were "Invictus' and "Tho the Road Be Long, Hum a Little Song"
 Address by T. w. NeaIon Thomas w. Nealon was then intro duced and in a scholarly address he pictured the history of Columbus from the inception of his dream of the rotundity of the earth until his efforts were crowned with success when he stepped on the shores of Santo Domingo.
 We see him." the speaker said, l ''at the convent where he sought for aid for himself and his little son when hope was at it's ebb. We see the prior of the convent, impressed by his story, going in person to the queen of Spain. that the honor oi discovering a new route to the ln- dies might remain with that country We see him finally embarked, with a crew made up of the scum of the earth. We see him on the strange