The state herald., 1899-06-23
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I 10 IHE iaoNs BOARD or COUNTY Con
MissIoNERs, PHILLIPS County.
GEYTLEMAN
The Board OF Direction of the Festival
OF Mountain and Plain, which will be
held at Denver, September 25th to Both,
1899, desires to extend to YOU county II
cordial invitation to be represented
throughout the entire Festival week n
S'ute Fair and Exposition, the main
features OF which will be public exhi-
bition OF the special resources, mann
factuEes, products, Sc, OF each and every
county OF the state, arranged and placed
IN such artistic style and staste 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 tue State
Board of Agriculture, the State Board OF
Horticulture, &c. The Board Of DIrec-
ton 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, insurcs
vast throng OF visitors to view display
of the resources of Colorado. The great
advantage Of placing an exhibit Of the
products aud resources OF your county
before these throngs Of people will be
manifest TO you.
In view of the above prodomiluting
features OF the week it as also intended
that there shall be II queen Of tho Fesll-
val to reign throughout the entire event.
Each county Is respectfully invited TO
select Maid of Homer to attend upon
the Queen. In dlscussng this subject
the Board OF Direction has Gecided that
IN order to avoid any confusion it is
proper that the manner of electing such
minds OF Honor should be lald down iu
detail by this Board, SO hat all counties
may elect under the same rules or regu-
latuns. Therefore our Board has adopt
ed the following plan:
There shall be eleo.ed in each county
OF the state Of Colorado one Maid OF
Homer to attend upon the Queen OF tho
Festival Of Mountain aud PLAN during
tae Festival Of 1899.
The manner OF voting for said Maid
of Honor shall be by newspaper ballot.
Said ballot must be clipped from a rega-
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 sheets or col
ums OF ballots, or in greater numbers
than one IN each paper shall be void.
Any person, Of any age, may cast us
many ballots as pleasure may dictate.
The lazy receiving the highest mum
Der OF votes cast shall be declared duly
elected Maid OF Honor from her county.
The Board OF county commissioners OF
each and every couuty shall act ae judges
of election, and all matters connected
with such election shall be referred to
them for final arbitration and decision.
The county clerk of each county shall
Issue in accord with the decision OF the
Board Of county commissioners ceriih
cate OF election, to the winning candidate
which must be filed with the Board OF
Direction OF the Festival of Mountain
and PInin, not later than September 10,
1899. This Certificate of Election will
be hopored by the Board OF Direction OF
the Festival without question.
Each Maid OF Honor will bo provided
by this board with transportation to Den
ver and return from her nearest railway
station. Daring the Fcstiyal Of Mount
ain and Plain, that is 70 say, from her
arrival upon Monday until her departure
on Friday morning, her hotel expenses
IN the city will be- furnished
Each Maid Of Honor wall bc expected
to come provided with white d ess and
white parsso.
The Board of Direction sincerely hopes
and expects that each and every county
IN the state will be represented IN tho
Expustion OF resources, ne well No by
sending Maid OF Honor The Expon-
ton will bea grand eucccss, and will
temonstrate the grsnt wealth ant future
in store Tor Colorado. Tie soil iniercsl
Of every county demands That j, bo repro
soutgd.
An early reply from your Honorable
BODY will be highly appreciated.
Very ResplciiullN
JSo. MCNAMARA, Na. y. ByEus,
SCcte;nrv. President.