Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
VISIT TO
ARIZONA
ENJOYED
Imperial Valley Residents
Return Today With Re-
ports of Great Trip.
EVERYBODY HAPPY
N0gales Takes Particular
Pains to See That Visi-
tors Have Coed Time.

Tired but happy, and pleased be
yond expression with their trip, ap-
proyimatcly 100 Imperial Valley res
idcnts who comprlscx the "Good
WIZ tour to ArilSIa, returned
this morning, their special train ar
riving in this city at $40.
As the train pulled into the sta
tion here, it was greeted by relatives
Of those aboard, who had been wait
ing 10 welcome them home.
Reports sent back during the trip
that Zone big family was on the
train, appeared Justified by the
leave takings At the station among
those who made the trip.
''Whnt those NoEalcs people did
to us last night was plcnty,' one
of the tourists said eff we can
ever get them over here we will
have to travel fast and far to make
good the reception they gave us
from the time we arrived there at
> O'Clock Yesterday afternoon. until
We left, one hour late, at II O'Clock
last night
Apparently the president of the
United States could not have been
given "A more cordial welcome, ac-
cording to the story told by the
tourists.
The whistle on the special train
was tied down two miles outside of
Nogalcs, aud kept footing away as
the approach to the city was made.
The locomotive 5 steam gave out
lust as the train pulled into the sta
tinn, but three other engines sta
toned in the railroad yards took
it up. The noise made by these, to-
gcthcr with hundreds Of sirens ON
automobiles parked 10 welcome the
visitors. almost drowned out the
sound Of the 25th United States In.
fantrv band whcih was drafted by
the Nogalcs people to honor the I'm
pcrial Nallcyitcs.
Freedom of City
Mayor Harry karns of NogaleS
headed the delegation which wei
coined the tourists and turned the
eitv over 10 them. An informal re-
ceriion at the Montczuma hotel
followed and later dinner and dane
ing were enjoyed at the Foreign club
in Nogalcs. Sonora.
"HDoc' Gustetter. Bert Cummings,
Bracv Curtis. II. X. Sisk and j. q.
Bristol. secretary of the Nogalcs
Chamber of Commerce, formed an
Official and impromptu committee
10 see that the Imperial Valley folks
had good time and this committee
completely overwhelmed the visit.
ors. Informal speeches were made,
assuring the vallcyites that they
have the undying friendship of Ari-
iona in general and Nogalcs in part
icular
Reply To the nice things said was
made bv w. g. Costello, who former
" lived in Nogalcs and was termed
'eacting mayor" bv Mayor karns.
lie assured the Nogalcs people that
the cordial welcome given the visit
ors would never be forgotten and
extended hearty invitation for
Nogalcs to pack up bag and bag
gage any time at all, and come over
. 10 visit the valley, where he de
cIarcd every effort would be made
10 ''Out Nogalcs' Nogalcs.
Rcgrctfully the tourists headed
for their train. and departed from
their Nogalcs ricnds, with promis-
es to visit them again and express
ing the hope that they would have
an opportunity to rcciprocate the
courtcsics shown them.
Tucson Extends Welcome
Yesterday IN orning Tucson took
the visitors in hand and gave them
n most enjoyable time during their
four hours stay in the city. Auto
mobiles furnished by the chamber
Of commerce were at the disposition
of the tourists. who visited the old
mission near Tucson, the universi'
tv of Arizona and many other points
of interest in and about the city.
Previously Phoenix had lavished
its hospitality on the Imperial Val
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