Arizona republican., 1921-04-14

Central school block at o'clock. They arose with the sun, many of them, following a custom of years standing. Even the fact that they had "dissipated" the night before by attending theaters in Phoenix. some rremaining out as late as II o'clock did not cause them to alter their daily schedule. And II o'clock. for many of these old-timers, is the wee sma' hours"
 An automobile ride through the city and over the valley was the morning feature. Each automobile was a par ty of itself, some going south. some east, some north and some west. A majority of them were driven to old landmarks or places where the pas sengers had worked and played when young. But all were given plenty of opportunity to mark the development of Phoenix and the valley since yes teryear.
 They returned to Phoenix at their own leisure. but in time to attend the afternoon business session and publication at the Blue Bird. which opened shortly after o'clock. Fully 1000 were in attendance at the meet ing.
 Continue Story Telling Following a selection by the orches- tra, the meeting was called to order by the temporary chairman, Dwight B. Heard, who stated that. while all of the members had not had an op- portunity of telling their stories chance yesterday.
 1 Mrs. Thomas Steele of Tempe. the I first white woman born in Arizona, was asked to stand that many of her old friends might see her. Mrs. Sum 1 mers was introduced as one of the oldest teachers in Arizona She has 1 taught school in Arizona for 25 years. MT. Heard next introduced NJ. A. Stewart of Phoenix.
 T am very glad to be here today, for I came here, not among the earlf- est. but in time to beconfe acquainted with nearly all of the old timers and to hear their stories of why they came I to this country" He then recited a ! poem by himself, based on the ex- periences of many of the pioneers.
 "I would like to say fellow pio- neers,' but I am not one of you" Mel Fickas, the next speaker, said in his I opening remarks. .I fail by three years of qualifying as a pioneer. but
 it was through no fault of my own came here just as soon as I could T A Cause for Pride
 Some men will say, when you ask them where they were born, I was
 born in Pennsylvania; another vii say. I was born in Missouri;' but when they ask me, I throw back my shoulders and push out my chest 2 little and say. Well, gentlemen, thos.
 states are all good states but I wa: born in Arizona
 we who were born in Arizona art
 proud of this state and we are might, proud of our mothers and father.
 who made it the state that 1t is. Tt l ha1nUa ChnIrId riEpf
 most credit for what we have her, , today but I also believe that we
 sons and daughters of Arizona, ar,
 entitled to a little bit of credit fol
 selecting such parents.
 What 1 am going to do is to asl
 you to let me have the names ant addresses of all of your children wh, are of the age of q or more. If yol will turn those in to The Republical in after you go, I want to see organ ized in this state the Sons an Daughters of Arizona
 Later in the afternoon. by unani nous vote of the pioneers, the execu tive committee was directed to assis in perfecting such an organization
 Chairman Heard then introduce
 Mrs. Fuller who recited "The Ride ( Jennie McNeill."
 Report on Organization
 The report of the organizatio
 committee were: w. w. Pace, Ora
 ham county; A L. Doyle. Coconine
 John Nelson. Pinal; F. E. William Yavapai; J. B. Gray, Yuma, O.
 Lewis, Pima; Losie Rogers, Navajo
 D. K. Udal, Apache, chairman: H.
 Sanders, Yavapai; John F. Orm
 Maricopa, and George L. Ciagat