The border vidette., 1925-03-28
ARIZONA PIONEERS REUNION
The Arizona Republican Will Enter
tain Old Timers April l7-l8.

from the position of baby state,
to an advanced rank in the sis
terhood of states, will gather to
gether in Phoenix on Friday and
Saturday, April II and Is, for
their fifth Annual Pioneers Re
union.
Old timers, men and women
who have witnessed the growth
of the great commonwealth and
have helped its advance in the
years when life meant struggle,
want and sometimes desperation,
will assemble again to exchange
"reminiscences of the early
days" and to greet again old
friends. The ranks of the Dio
neers are thinning yearly, but
there are still thousands who
have spent the greater portion
of their lives in Arizona and
have watched barren wastes of
cactus blossom into the fertile
areas of today.
1t is in honor of these old
timers, whose personal records
correspond precisely with the
splendid history Of Arizona, that
the annual reunion has been ar
ranged and this event has grown
each year in interest until it is
the outstanding event of it's kind.
Already the program commit
tee is busy formulating plans for
the reception, entertainment and
care of those citizens who will
come to Phoenix next month.
Started five years ago, to honor
the memory of the real pioneers
and to provide a place where
they might assemble and live
over again the thoughts, words
and heoric deeds of yesteryear,
the reunion bids fair this year to
outshine every previous occa
sion.
Every feature of the program
will recall some topic of an ear.
liers day. The coming event is
primarily for the pioneers and
every effort has been made to
make of the. occasion q reality.
/ Old fashioned fun and entertain.
ment. dear to the hearts of the
trail blazers, will be furnished in
abundance to recall the doings
of 35 years ago and longer.
The feature Of the affair will
be genuine, old fashioned bar.
becue dinner, such q dinner as
was q common affair of the early
days. The service of one of the
most skillful barbecue chefs in
the southwest has been secured,
because this feature of the re
union will be most important.
Charles M. Clark of Miami,
president of the Arizona Pho
neers' Association, has been tour
ing the state recently in behalf
of the fifth annual reunion and
states that he has found the
greatest interest in all sections
of Arizona. His observations,
he has stated, lead him to be.
lieve that the coming affair will
be by far the most brilliant and
successful which has yet been
given.
One of the features of this
years reunion will be the dis
play of relics of the pioneer
days. Old swords, pots, kettles
and numerous photographs de-
picting actual scenes of long
ago, will be prominently display
ed where the pioneers can view
them. Mr.. Clark is gathering
these relics from all over the
state.
; There is only one qualification
for membership in the Pioneers
Association and that is that
every person attending the affair
must have been resident of
this state for at least 35 years.
If he can claim that many years
as a resident, be is admitted
without question to the associa.
ton.
For five years the Arizona Re.
publican has sponsored the an,
nual reunion and has received
the pioneers of the state as its
particular guests. It is not ne.
cessary to belong to any organ
ization of pioneers to join in the
annual reunion in Phoenix. All
that is necessary is to have the
required residence in Arizona
and then register with the Ari
zona Republican, so that the
proper provisions for the enter
tainment and comfort of all may
no made