The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1921-06-02
American Legion Plans Big
independence Day Stunts
RODEO IS FEATURE Of
JULY Attn CELEBRATION
American Legion Plans Big Stunt,
For Celebration. Lu.kart Heads
Committee on Arrangements.

Members Of Dean Lucas Post No.
25 American Legion, are planning to
have a rodeo, automobile racing and
various other sports on the days of
the 4th and 9TH Of next July. They
expect to have big free barbecue,
which they hope may be Arranged by
the Chamber Of Comerce and in which
the Post expects to participate.
The complete program for the two
days celebration is not yet ready for
the press, but the members believe
that they will be able to put on q pro-
gram which will fill every minute Of
both days, and which will be worthy
of so progressive a city as Clovis now
is, and will help her to maintain her
enviable reputation of doing more
things better and on a larger scale
than any city throughout the South
west. The present plans are to put
on complete auto races, which will be
Of such magnitude to stand by itself
as a feature; and the Wild West
Show, broncho busting, steer roping,
goat roping, relay riding, and the usu-
al stunts which go with an attraction
Of this kind, but the best feature of
the Rodeo program will be the Wild
Mule Race. Members of the Legion
believe that this combination Of two
complete attractions should more than
guarantee full value received to all
patrons. However, the spirit of the
American Legion is that thing worth
doing is worth doing well, and they
believe that they should never under
take anything which cannot be made
to shed glory upon our home town.
The Post realizes that it has under
taken a large amount of work in max
ing this a success, yet their attitude
is "if it is worth having 1t is worth
working for" The members Of the
Post expect and intend to do all the
work necessary in connection with
making the celebration of the 4th and
5th Of July in Clovis a complete SUE
cess and are depending upon the
usual spirit of cooperation from the
people Of Clovis, which has always
made il possible to do things and to
do them right in the Magic City.
While each and every citizen in
this great land of ours feels an in
terest in any celebration which is
staged upon the anniversary Of the
birth of our glorious nation, the
American Legion feels that Il IS duty
bound to organize and conduct a
celebration upon such an occasion
and for them there is the added glory
Of arranging a celebration in honor
of the birth of the flag under which
they fought; Of the foundation Of
the country for whose ideals they
serve, and they do not believe that
those who were so unfortunate as to
be ineligible for membership in the
Legion begrudge ex-service men when
they take charge and direct the COM
memoration of the Declaration Of In
dependence.
While the American Legion is plan
ming on staging and directing the
program for the 4th and 9TH Of July,
the members desired to ascertain the
attitude of others toward such pro-
iect for it is not the purpose Of the
American Legion to ride rough shod
over the feelings of others, However,
the members of the American Legion,
unlike other organizations, is compos-
ed Of younger men who lean much
more readily to celebrations of this
nature, and who know no firing when
working to make a celebration such as
the one outlined above complete
success.
Capt. J. c. Luikart has taken di-
rect charge of the work and can be
found at any time in the office Of
Post Commander Douglass X. Fitz-
hugh, and will be always ready and
willing to listen to suggestions which
will help to make this celebration one
worthy of the citizenship Of Clovis.