The Winslow mail., 1925-05-05
;REAT CROWD
if VISITORS
EXPECTED AT
CELEBRATION

Work started yesterday on get
,ng the city park, grand stand and
ence in shape for the big Tri-State
irway dedication. A crew OF
len under direction of City Engi-
.eer Lendecke is rebuilding the
rand satnd, which has remained
a partially wrecked condition
ince last Fourth of July, when the
oof collapsed under the weight OF
crowd of boys on the roof. A
,and stand is being erected at one
md of the grand stand. Water will
De piped to the grounds and made
available at several points in the
park.
Developments during the week
point to the fact that citizens are
waking up to the fact that one OF
he greatest celebrations ever at
,empted by so small a city as Wins
low is on the tapis for Saturday
and Sunday, May 16 and II. A num-
Der of events not on the program
as arranged by the Commercial
club are being arranged, including
several Indian dances and shows
on the streets, a boxing bout at
Pastime hall on Saturday night
when the famous boxer, Jim Flynn,
will be matched against some good
opponent, who will be announced
later. q
Joe Iieberman, who has charge
of the parade and dedication cere-
mony, under auspices of the Ameri-
can Legion, announced yesterday
that a surprising number of people
had notified him of their intention
to build floats for the, parade,
which will lead the crowd to the
city park at 9 o'clock Saturday
morning, and Charles Erickson,
Joe's assistant, handling the riders
of the parade, states that cowboys
from all the. outfits around the
county have been notified, and that
they will all be on hand in gala at
tire, and that the Laguna Indians,
of the Santa Fe roundhouse and
shop crews, will take part in cos
tune.
The committee has decreed, ow-
ing to the large number of automot
biles expected in town during the
two-day celebration, that parking
will not be allowed inside the
grounds. Parking space is limited
and the many airplanes landing
and taking off will make the park
ing of machines close to the track
extremely hazardous.
Parking and police protection of
cars will be provided on the vacant
spaces adjoining the city park, on
the school grounds, and the prop
erty of Robert Fenton, south of the
park. The Camp Fire Girls and
Boy Scouts, under the direction of
Mrs. George Jackson and Gilbert
Hunter, will take charge of the
parking space, and for a small fee
will take care of and watch the
automobiles while their occupants
are attending the celebration within
the gates.
Indications point to a record
breaking crowd People from the
White Mountain country are coming
en- masse, and Holbrook and JOSEPH
City will be represented 100 pei
cent. Manager Brown, of the Lib
erty Theater, Holbrook, intends tC
close his place entirely and attend
the celebration here. Crowds viii,
come by auto, train and airplane
from Gallup on the east and as fal
as from Prescott and Kingman tc
the south and west.
A letter to the Commercial club
was received yesterday from Brig.
adier-Genera1 Fechet, assistant
chief of the United States air serv.
ice, stating his regret that he
could not attend the ceremonies
here, but that officers from thu
posts throughout the soutffwes
would be excused from dutyfin or
der to attend. Brigadier-G Genera
Fechet expressed appreciation fol
the efforts of the Commercial clut
in aiding to pave the way for {
more rapid development of all
service.
The sale of tickets to the grounds
proceeds satisfactorily. This weel
another of the fifty free rides to bt
given with admission tickets wa.
drawn by George Harris, Santa Fl
roundhouse employe, who pur
chased a prize-winning ticket from
Charley Erickson.