The Coconino sun., 1926-07-09
CELEBRATION BIGGEST
EVER HELD HERE; MANY
VISITORS ALL PLEASED

Just as promised, Flagstaff Elks
Days of '49'' celebration was bigger
and better than last year.
Which is saying a mouthful, for
{ last years celebration was the best
Iever held here up to then.
The crowd was bigger-there being
many more visitors from this and
other states-than last year, and the
shows were even better than then,
this being partly due to experience.
The big parade Monday morning
the main event of the four days
was a pageant worth coming hund-
reds of miles to see. 1t typified the
rush to the goldfields in 40. There
were old time vehicles of every de-
scription people mounted and people
afoot-miners, ranchers, cowboys,
gamblers, gun men-many with their
families and all their earthly posses
sions-making a true reproduction IN
their picturesque costumes of the
primitive conditions of the old days.
In the parade-there We're too
many features to enumerate them all
the 10000 spectators massed along
the line of march saw scores of fea-
gigantic flag, loaned by the Arizona
Lumber & Timber Co. and carried by
Boy Scouts followed Clyde Zerby,
general manager of the celebration.
Behind the flag rode Governor George
w. P. Hunt, in spotless white linen,
astride grey burro. The governor
with a wave of his hand and frequent
smiles and mods acknowledged the
friendly greetings he received all
along the line of march.
Next a drove of heavy laden bur-
ros; then, afoot, Henry Albers, ex-
alted ruler Of the local Elks, dressed
in high yellow hat, bright blue frock
coat and light colored trousers, and
other Elks in the costumes each had
devised. The st. Johns boys band
and the Tuba City Indian band, the
latter under the care of Superintend-
ent L. A. Walker, kept the marchers
in step. Joe Kellam was there in his
Uncle Sam costume.
There was large representation
of Spanish-Americans in the parade,
marching in a body and making
fine appearance. A section of Hopi
and Navajo Indians in full tribal re-
gala, added fine touch to the gen.
eTal ensemble.
There were too many features to
make it safe to try to name them all.
The Teachers college wagon with its
old-time school-another with 49
eyangelists singing "The Old Time
Religion, on, what's the use!
Some pageant!
Frank NJ Gold, as parade marshal,
out-shone the fine work he did in that
capacity last year. Jim Treagle and
Capt. j. B. Wright, his assistants, did
capable work in helping organize ana
conduct the parade.
Just before noon, following the pa
rade, came the stage-coach holdup IN
City park, and the rescue by a band
of cowboys. E. f. Kunzelman, Pathe
man from Phoenix, filmed it, as he
did the picturesque SNOWFALL fight
the day before and many other fea-
lures of the four days.
The hold-up made even more OF a
picture than had been anticipated. |
For on the second stake" the great
crowd groaned in horror as the four
mules of the coach whirled just after
the rescue, overturned the old coach,
throwing its occupants to the rocks, /
some of them being dragged several
feet before the frantic mules could be
stopped.
"Rimmy" Jim Giddings and Frank
Richmond, on the drivers seat, were
hurled a dozen feet down to the rocks
and Frank did not recover conscious
ness for several minutes. His injur-
les, both to head and body, were pain
full, but not serious, though for a
while everyone feared the feature had
been turned into tragedy.
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