The Lamar register., 1898-06-22
puesLo's ANNUAL FESTIVAL.
Wealth OF Entertainment Extending
Over Three Days In July.

"esith OF Entertainment Extending
Over Three Days In July.
Pueblo, the second city in the state
OF Colorado as TO population, and the
greatest smelling center in the coun-
try, takes weli-enrned pride in its an
nual festival known us the Pageant Of
states and Nations. Though this Gus
tom Is but year old, the enterprise
Is OF such a popular nature that the
entire southern portion OF the state
ms taken an interest In IL. and Rocky
Ford. Colorado Springs. Denver and
several other cities Will he represent
ed with fioats- In Pueblo all the res
idcnts are organized into clubs of peo-
PIE having the same native state or
country. Thus there are the Pennsyl-
yania clnb, the Missouri club. the
Germany club. the Italian club and
even the Chinese club. Each club
tries 10 Outdo the other i'm the grand
eur OF It's display. and the friendly RI
Nalry thus created results In fine ex-
hibits. In addition to the clubs. there
Is n central committee well supplied
with funds which looks after the fire.
wo3ks. music and other special feat
ures.
The dates set for the pageant are
sundny. Monday and Tuesday. July
3. and >. During the winter Just
over the Colorado Mineral Palace. the
most wonderful building Of It's kind.
has been completed. renovated and
surrounded by park That Will be
the scene Of all the indoor features OF
the program The pageant opens sun
day at 2sio O'Clock in the afternoon
with a sacred concert nt the Mineral
Palace. and the national hymns will
he sung by choruscs composed OF ma
tires Of the several countries, accom-.
panied by several large brass bands
and strlnged orchestras. For that
evening there win h. amusements ut
Minnequa lake and other music about
town.
With sunrise Monday opens the real
old-fHshloned Fourth Of July, the an
nlversary Of the day when the liberty
bell. from the belfry OF Independence
hall at Philadelphia, proclaimed the
mcssHEc taat the Stars and Stripes
were supreme With thousands OF
men In the field fishting for the honor
Of old GLORY ii IL not strange thar the
patriotic citizens uf Colorado have n
desire TO celebrate the coming ma.
tional day with unusual enthusiasm.
A national salute VIII announce the
day aud then the fun begins IN real
earnest. First thing on the program
T. parade Of all the bands, and that
will merge into the Pageant OF States
and Nations. which forms at the Min
eral Palace al 9s;5o n. IN. This event
gives promise of celebration that
viii rival the Siardi Grss at New or
leans or the Festival OF Mountain and
Plain nj Denver. No more need be
said. Monday afternoon there viii be
n display Of day fireworks. something
new in the field OF pyroiechnics. There
win bc fireworks in the evening OF
the kind that make the heavens bril-
liant with spicndor. and to close the
dny n masked dance in front OF the
grand stand.
But thar VIII not close the program.
for ON Tuesday there viii he an indus
trial display such rs can only be fur
nlshed by the home Of the Bessemer
steel works she Philadelphia smelter.
the Pueblo smeltcr. the Colorado
smelter. the Lannon foundry. the Iron
city foundry and a score OF other
plants which work day and night
converting the wealth ot the Rocky
mountains into commercial products.
With II ali there viii he music. Tues
day afternoon the masked carnival
takes place That evening the naval
combat will take place on Lake Min
nequa. This lake Is three and one
half miles IN circumference and has a
depth OF thirty feet. An entire fleet
OF ships have been built, and eSplo-
sion OF all these at the grand climax
cannot help but remind the spectators
OF the Spanish fleet after they met
Admiral Dewey in Manila harbor.
The program closes with dances at
both the lake pavilion and the Mineral
Palace. During the pageant the Ro-
yer Wheel and Athletic Club gives n
state bicycle meet nj their track on
Lake avenue.
ON account of the immense crowds
assured. the Colorado Passenger As
ISOLATION has made very low rates TO
Pueblo for the celebration.