Arizona republican., 1921-12-22
CHANDLER TO BE HOST TWO DAYS NEXT WEEK AT
 BIG PROGRESS CARNIVAL

Wednesday and Thursday, Decem- Der 2S and 29. will be red letter days in the history of the alert city of Chandler, for on those two days a great free celebration within the city proper will be held to mark the com pletion of the first section of cement paving of the streets of Chandler.
 The Chandler Progress Carnival will swing into acton early Wednes- dday and a monster dance and down town celebration will mark the open ing. Every minute will be given over to action for the visitors and it is the intention of the many com mittees interested to give the Salt River Valley one of the most enter taining two days ever known.
 Nothing has been overlooked from the decorations and illumination of the down town streets to the special attractions and the fiesta and car nival which will add its gala feeling to the entire affair. It's to be the world famed Mardi Gras moved to Arizona and the whole series of novel attractions is to De free through the courtesy of the good people Of Chandler.
 The celebration proper is under the direct supervision of the two progressive bodies of the city, the Chandler Chamber of Commerce and the local post of the American Le- zion. Each of the two groups fur nished a portion of the budget nec- essary to finance the carnival and committees are working jointly from | the two bodies to take care of every | detail.
 Chandler, aside from the recent l completion of additions and remod- cling the Grammar school buildings and the high school additions, which now makes a high school with ample facilities for the efficient handling of some 1700 students has now launched
 street paving campaign that is
 second to none in the entire south
 west. In fact the city is the only
 one in the entire Salt River Valley
 that can today boast of concrete
 streets with II the city proper al
 though many of the smaller towns
 have concrete highways leading to
 their very doocs.
 Stores to Close
 In order that Chandler merchants
 may be able tc actively take part
 in the entertainment of the guests of the city all stores will be closed from noon until o'clock on. tn, afternoon of the 29th. Practically every merchant and his assistants il the whole section have been chosei for one duty or another in perfectins of details of the carnival and tn, closing will allow them to carry ou the details allotted them.
 Auto Parking for Everyone Free parking space has been ar ranged for the parking of visitor automobiles and in order that eacl individual will feel certain that hi machine will be in perfect safety dur ing the time that be is doing the Car nival a man will be stationed at tn | parking ground at all times to guar, | the parked cars.
 Automobile Show
 In addition to the local represent ative for motor cars many of tn dealers of Phoenix have already in | dicated their intention of showin the earliest and latest models of thei II respective cars and those the com
 mfttees have heard definitely fror are: The Phoenix Nash compan, McArthur Bro the Overland Arizon company, Cal Messner, Rabbit
 Bros., the Roper company, H. and |
 Motor company, Dulmage and Dur
 bar, and Ed Mcdonald of Mesi
 This portion of the show is develop
 ing some great possibilities in tn