Arizona republican., 1922-04-16
DAYS Of '4S"
To BE RE-L|vED
HERE NEXT WEEK

Final plans for the opening of
Slippery Gulch," the new ld-time
mining camp, will be completed at a
massmeeting of the Association of
Allied Service organizations at the
American Legion headquarters on
North Seventh street Wednesday
evening.
slippery Gulch in the Days of AZ
will be one OF the entertainment
features during Good Roads conven-
ton week, April "a to 20. It is be-
ing staged under the combined aus
pices of the Elks drill team and the
Association OF Allied Service organi-
cations which includes the Ameri-
can Legion. the American Legion
auxiliary, Disabled American Vet
ans of the World War, Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United States
and its woInan's auxiliary association,
and the LIE Societe des 40 Hommes ct
Chevaux.
Doors to the mining camp" will be
thrown open at 1880 O'clock Monday
evening, April "a. The official grand
opening is scheduled for Sis o'clock
Thomas e. Campbell will press the
button starting all the wheels OF the
camp in motion.
"Slippery Gulcf" will be regular
old fashioned mining camp, with its
own city officials sheriff's force and
police department. 1t will be operated
along the lines OF the mining camps
in the old days and each city official
win be on the job every minute.
Under arrangements completed by
the organizations staging the event,
which has the endorsement of the
Kiwanis and Rotary clubs the cham.
Der of commerce and the Merchants
and Manufacturers association, there
will be new officials for the camp
eaclD day of its existence. Mayor
Willis H. Plunkett of Phoenix and
Mayor -eiect Lon Harmon will serve
as mayors of slippery Gulch" on
two Of the six days John Montgom-
cry, sheriff OF Maricopa county. will
be camp sheriff, probably the first
night, and George o. Brisbois, Phoe-
nix> police chief, will serve as chief
of the camp peace officers, also prob
ably on the opening night. He will
be assisted by representatives of the
| different organizations stalking the
program.
A kangaroo court viii be one of the
| features of the camp. All visitors of
| the multitude Of laws governing the
camps operation will be punished IN
this court. Judge r. c. Stanford and
other prominent members OF the
bench in this court will preside over
the court. Prosecuting attorneys,
| selected from among members OF the
| bar, will represent the camps issue
while each defendant will be repre-
sented by an array of legal talent,
also chosen from among members OF
| the law profession.
The list Of city officials, peace Of
ficers, court attaches and the like
will be completed at the mass meet
! ing wednesday night.
Old fashioned sports at the camr
| will be in the hands of pioneers eoi
| the vicinity-the men who actually
| played the games in the good ole
| days" Plenty of action" is assured
the sportsmen in these old -fashionec
| games. :,
Street concerts and dance hal
| music will be furnished by DEAD
| Eve Dicks" orchestra, coming di-
rectly to slippery Gulch" from Dead
/ wood. South Dakota. Calamity Jane
| dance hall promises to be a center OF
/ attraction at the camp. Old and new
/ dances will entice veterans as wen al
the ''tenderfoots."
Calamity Jane" "Alkali Ike ane
wild Bill Hitchcock" three western
characters known TO every reader O
frontier fiction. are now en- route z
Phoenix from South Dakota. The,
are making the journey overland ant
will be on hand the opening night u
greet old and new friends, the com
mittee in charge said.