The border vidette., 1933-05-13
TEMPE BRIDGE FORMALLY DED,
GATED
(Tempe News, May g.

The greatest crowd ever as
sembled in Tempe gathered here
yesterday afternoon to witness
the final scenes of the two-day
celebration, concluding with the
formal dedication of the beauti
full bridge across the Salt River
at this place.
The dedicatory ceremonies
we're opened by the dropping of
bottle of champagne by Lee
Moore of Phoenix from an air.
plane piloted by Harold Baker.
A revie wing stand was erected
on the center of the bridge and
from here Mrs. B. B. Moeur, wife
Of Governor Moeur. completed
the ceremony by naming the
structure Tempe Bridge" and
dedicated it to the memory OF
Charles Trumbuss Hayden, val
ley pioneer and founder of
Tempe.
The parade was one of the
largest and most colorful ever
witnessed in the Salt river val
ley, the leading feature of which
was the cowboy section.
Carl Hoyer was chairman Of
the day and following the formal
christening by Mrs. Moeur, be
introduced as speakers Governor
B. B. Moeur. F. E Ostrander,
mayor OF Tempe, and John j.
Curry, president of the Tempe
Chamber of Commerce. Brief
talks we're given by Rev. e w
Stricken, Phoenix. president of
the Protestant Ministerial Asso
citation of the Salt River Valley.
and by John Cummard, bishop
of the Church of Jesus Church
of Latter Day Saints.
An invocation by the Rev. H.
N. Beimfohr opened the speak
ing program at the reviewing
stand. The Rev. James P Davis
of Tempe. asked divine blessing
for the future usefulness Of the
structure, and an invocation by
the Rev. T. 0 Douglass of
Tempe brought the program on
the bridge to a conclusion.
The three act pageant, staged
in the river bed between the old
and new bridges possibly was
the most popular feature of the
two day program. Hundreds of
people took part in the preseuta
tion-Indians. pioneers, soldiers
and prospectors.
The first part represented
early Indian life in the valley,
picturing an>Indian village with
braves lounging about and wo.
men busy at their tasks of grind.
ing corn, weaving baskets and
pottery making. The closing
episode of the first part was the
sudden descent of a war party of
Apache raiders on the peaceful
village and the massacreing of
Inhabitants.
Part two represented the Span
ish COZ quest, depicting in panto
mime the coming of the Fran
ci.can father, Marcos De Mia
and troop of soldiers to an
Apache village where they halt,
en- route co search for the
tabled Seven Cities of Cibola.
The third party depicted the
coming of the pioneers of the
Salt River valley, with the prin
cipal actors portraying the roles
of such historical figures as
Winchester" Miller, Charles T.
Hayden, Jack Swilling. Neils
Peterson and Darral Duppa.
This scene was featured by a
battle between Apache raiders
and troop of soldiers which
arrives just in time to prevent a
massacre of party of valley
settlers.
The parade was more than a
mile long. The first division
was headed by the 158th In
fantry band of the Arizona Ma
tional Guard. First in the line
of march after the band came
the car occupied by Governor
and Mrs. Moeur, followed by
Mrs. Moeur's escort of honor,
which included Miss Sally Hay
den, Mrs. Carl G. Hoyer, Mrs.
Donald Cluxton and Miss Doro
thy Peterson. The escorts car
ried mixed bouquets.
The drum and bugle corps of
the John G. Greenway post,
American Legion, headed the
second division, followed by Boy
Scout colors and the national
guard.