The state herald., 1899-06-16
DENVER, CoLo., June lst, 1899.

To THE Hon. BOARD OF COUNTY Com
MIssIoSERs, PHILLIPS County.
GENTLEMAN:
The Board of Direction OF the Festival
OF Mountain and Plain, which will be
held at Denver, September 25th to Both,
1889, desires to extend to your county a
cordial invitation to be represented
therein. 1t is the intention to hold
throughout the entire Festival week
State Fair and Exposition, the main
features Of which will be public exhi-
bition OF the special resources, manu-
features, products, &C., Of each and every
county Of the state, arranged and placed
IN such artistic style and stasts as the
interested county itself may be pleased
to adopt. The various displays will be
under the supervision and management
OF the proper bodies, such as the State
Board Of Agriculture, the State Board OF
Horticulture. &c. The Board Of Dlrec-
tion Of the Festival is very desirous that
your county shall be represented in the
Exposition and respectfully requests
your Honorable Board to undertake the
matter. Low rates on all railway lines
extending TO the Missouri river, iusures
vast throng OF visitors to view display
OF tho resources OF Colorado. The great
advantage Of placing an exhibit Of tho
products and resources Of your county
befoie these throngs Of people will be
manifest to you.
In view Of the above prodominating
features Of the week il is also intended
that there shall be n queen Of the Festi
val to reign throughout the entire event.
Each county is respectfully invited to
select Maid Of Honor to attend upon
the Queen. In discussing this subject
the Board Of Direction has decided that
IN order to avoid any confusion il is
proper that the manner OF electing such
Maids OF Honor should be laid down in
detail by this Board, SO that all counties
may elect under the same rules or regu-
lations. Therefore our Board has adopt
ed tho following plan:
There shall be elected in each county
OF the state OF Colorado one Maid OF
Honor to attend upon tho Queen OF the
Festival Of Mountain and PLAN during
the Festival Of 1899.
The manner OF voting for said Maid
OF Honor shall be by newspaper ballot.
Said ballot must be clipped from a regu.
larly issued newspaper published any.
where within the limits OF the county,
provided that but one such ballot shall
be printed In or upon each individual
paper. Ballots printed IN sheo,s OF col.
nms OF bnllote, or In greater numbers
than one IN each paper shall be void.
Any person, of any age, may cast as
many ballots M pleasure may dictate.
The lady receiving the highest mum.
Der OF votes cast shall be declared duly
elected Maid OF Honor from bor county.
The Board OF county commissioners OF
each mud eyery county shall act as judges
OF election. and NIL matters connected
with such election shall b. referred 10
them for final arbitration and decision.
Tho county clerk OF each county ohall
issue IN accord with tho decision OF tho
Board OF county commissioners certia
cate Of election, to tho winning candidate
which must BE- filsd with the Board Of
Direction Of the Festival OF Mountain
and Plain, not later than September 10,
1899. This Certificate OF Election will
be hoporsd by tho Board OF Direction Of
tho Festival without question.
Each Maid Of Honor will be provided
by ,hi, board with transportation to ben
ver and return from her nearest railway
station. During the kestivnl Of Mount.
ain and Plain, that N 10 gay, from her
arrival upon Monday until her departure
on Friday morning. her hotel expenseu
IN tho city will DO furnished.
Each Maid OF Honor will be expected
70 come provided with whi,e dfees md
white parasol.
Ths Board Of Direction sincerely hopes
and expects that each and every county
IN the state will be represented In the
Exposition oi resources, as well IN by
sending Maid Of Honor, Tho Erpos,.
ton ~ili bc grand success, and will
demonn,rate the great wealth md intnrc
in store for Colorado, The .slfinieres,
OF every county demands that II bo tcprc
-rutej.
An early reply from your Honorable
body will bc highly appreciated.
Very Respectfully.
JSo MVNANAsA. ws y. Brrns,
Secretary. President