Arizona republican., 1922-05-27
ARIZONA MADE
DINNER IS EATEN
BY 900 CITIZENS.
Great Gathering At Shrine
Auditorium Last Night
Boosts Arizona Products
For Arizona People
Program Is Success

Five hundred citizens of Phoenix
and the valley met last night at the
Shrine auditorium. at a dinner made
uu entirely of Arizona products.
heard the practical results o-opera-
tion has brought in restoring the
prosperity of city and state. and went
home with a new understanding of
the part they themselves play In
building up their community and
commonwealth.
It was the "All Arizona Products"
banquet Of the junior chamber OF
commerce, the climax of Trade at
Home-Buy Arizona Products Week"
in Phoenix. But It was more than
that. 1t was one of the greatest get
together gatherings ever held in the
city, an evening which brought out
in striking form the purpose of the
week and the results of the work
which is being carried on by the Ari-
zona Industrial congress, the senior
and junior chambers OF commerce
and other organizations in promoting
the prosperity of the state and city
and their people. In every speech,
from the Greetings" of Mayor Lon
l.. Harmon down through the pro-
gram to the Results of Co-opera.
y
the Industrial congress, the need and
value of cooperation in the life of
the individual and community was
stressed
500 At Banquet
Five hundred people filled the ban
duet room at the auditorium when
the dinner began at 6:45 o'clock. The
dinner itself was q huge success, a
real exposition of Arizona products
in their most appetizing forms, with
excellent music and interpolated
stunts" including vaudeville num-
bers and radio music for entertain
ment. Every article served was an
Arizona product. furnished by a local
firm. and the quality of the meal it
self gained scores OF converts to the
cause OF Use Arizona Products"
The speaking program which fol-
lowed. with Royal Lescher as toast
master. was "short and snappy," with
plenty of humor to accentuate the
emphasis given to the more serious
but no less interesting topic of "co-
operation" as applied to making
Phoenix and Arizona more prosper
ous places in which to live.
In opening the program Mayor
Harmon paid high tribute to the
junior chamber of commerce. trib-
ute, by the way. which was reiterated
by nearly every speaker on the list
for it's enterprise and the enthusias sm
it is arousing in boosting Phoenix.
Gov. Campbell Speaks
Gov. Thomas L. Campbell frankly
admitted the impossibility of cover
ing his subject "Arizonar in any rea-
sonable length of time. He too paid
a high compliment to the junior
chamber of commerce. declaring the
future of the state is assured with
such young men waiting to assume
the burden of its advancement
THE things you do for others are
the things that count" said the gov
ernor: "the things you do for your
community. city, state and nation.
We need more OF the spirit of CO.
opera ton. the spirit that will make
Arizona first!'
Referring TO his recent trip East.
the governor said:
Il bring this word from my trip:
Within four months there will not be
an idle man, one whoswants to work
and who is willing TO work, in the
United States" This. he pointed out,
is the best assurance of returned
prosperity.
Albert D. Stetson. president of the
junior chamber OF commerce. after