Arizona republican., 1921-02-13

Bringing to a fitting close perhaps me most important series of public events that Phoenix has had in it's his tory, the Committee of One Hundred or the chamber of commerce and in particular Col. J. H. McClintock and pr John Dennett Jr., there will be etaged in Phoenix at 2:30 o'clock to- morrow street pageant commemorate Ing the fiftieth anniversary of the Founding of the county of Maricopa and the city of Phoenix which has been de- signed to give a perfect visualization Of all the events that have marked the progress of this section of the south west from land of barren emptiness to the empire that it is today. At 7:30 o'clock tomorrow evening there will be pioneers meeting at the Arizona School of Music hall which is being planned as the most interesting affair of it's kind ever. held here.
 In presenting the epochs through which this part of Arizona has passed many of the representations will be tabloid, according to the committee in charge, but sufficient to give the spectator a correct idea of the era pass ing before him. The various sections of the parade are under the charge of organizations and individuals who are keenly interested and who are making every effort to carry out their part of the pageant with success.
 The van will be led by Maricopa In- dians, clad and armed as they were on the coming of the white man.
 The priestly figure that will lead the white men represents Marco de Niza. the first European to pass north of the Gila river. this in 1889, on his way to find the Seven Cities of Cibola," where gold was supposed to be about as plentiful as iron wRs in Europe.
 The following year came Don Vas Quez de Coronado with Spanish cav alters and soldiers, on a march of tre- mendous importance. involving the dis covery of the Grand Canyon and ex- Dloration far eastward into the present Oklahoma.
 Tn the historic pageant is much of time interval to the next feature, which Eill typify the occupation of the Arf- ,fdSna country by Mexicans, from the ne of Mexican independence in 1921, to the cessation to the United States 3n 1S4S. The costumes will be typical of the period.
 Following the missionaries and the frappers. the first Americans into Ari- eona were prospectors and miners these taking up the work that had been Z dropped by Spanisrds and Mexicans to the south of the Gila, and from 1864 penetrating the northern hills, as pro- lection was given from the savage Apaches.
 Keeping the peace in the early days were the blue clad soldiery of the Unit cd States. In the army is always told that the American soldier learned most of what he knew of warfare in cam paigns against the Arizona Apaches.
 In the parade will be two emisrani wagons that in general will typify the agricultural settlement of the Salt Riv- CT valley. Beyond this, however, they will have individual significance. The first will represent the foundation ol Lehi, at first known as Camp Utah founded March 6, 1877, by the Jones Merrill party that left Phoenix on thai morning to cross the river at McDow- eal ford. The second wagon will rep resent the pioneer establishment O. Mesa February IA, 1878, the last day! Journey also having been from Phoe nix. The wagons have been furnished by the Jones, Pomeroy. Shrine and CrismOn family who constituted the larger part of the individuals in tn pioneer parties and who are still prom lnent residents of the Lehi-Mesa dis trict.
 Close after the prairie schooner comes the thoroughbraces stage coacl that bore the mail and passengers sometimes crossing the deserts as ol the old Butterfield route, before tn Civil war, with route terminal at Sai Francisco and St. Louis, and agair merely connecting towns or furnishin transportation to mountain minin camps. The stage to be used will b one of pioneer history and it's pas sengers are expected to be typical c the period.
 Next to Indians in the public min Arizona has been notable especial for her cowboys. of whom rollickin band will follow.
 Then, in the course of events, com the farmers and what now, locally. gen arally are called oldtimers. These wi parade in proper person. Most of thei are men who date back almost to th settlement of the Salt river yvalle and with none in line who have loc; history less than about forty years.
 At the end, and representing the ger erations that still are to come, will the sons of the pioneers, native Ar xonans, of whom Phoenix and this va lev now boast many who have arrive at mans estate.
 The pioneer parade win start at g.. o'clock at East Adams and Fourt street. where the sections will be r. norted to the marshal, Major l.. ] Mckinley, at prompt ? o'clock. A The Indian section will be in charl n, Agent Tardy of the Maricopa re- ervation.
 The Knights of Columbus have pr pared the sections covering the Spar tsh period.
 The Spanish American alliance al the Liza Protective league will repr gent the Mexican pioneers, in nation costume, in this much aided by u Escalante brothers, who will also fu nish a typical Mexican band.
 The United States army section W he in charge of Capt. J. w. Crensha assisted by members of the Unit Suanish war veterans.
 Mine Inspector Jack White will
 m charge of the prospectors' and mi CTS divisions.
 Frank T. Pomeroy will conduct [ k,rairie schooners.
 s T-be Phoenix lodge of Elks are to NtnonsibIe for the presentation of t time stage coach and of It's pa yengers. .,.. .oo,,.,,,,.
 W. R. Elliott is gathering the pl peer farmers and pioneers.
 Mel Fickas is marshal of the Nat sons of Arizona.
 The Indian School band will re resent the Inoderr: Indian and also W tvpify the new aboriginal spirit or southwest.