Cañon City record., 1899-07-06
MAID Of HONOR
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DENVER, CoLo., June ], 1899.
To the Hon Board Of County Com
missioners, Fremont County
GENILENEN-The Board Of Direc-
ton Of the Festival Of Mountain and
Plain, which will be held at Denver,
September 25 to 80. 1899, desires to
your County . cordial invitation to be
represented therein. 1t is the inten-
ton to hold throughout che entire
Festival week 4 State Fsir and Ex-
position, the main features Of which
win be a public exhibition of the
resources manufactures, products,
etc. of each and every County of the
State. arranged and placed in such
artistic style and taste ~ the inter
ested County itself may be pleased to
adopt.
The various displays will be under
the supervision and management Of
the proper bodies, such a. the State
Board of Agriculture, the State Board
of Horticulture, etc.
The Board Of Direction Of the Fes-
tival 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 ex-
tending to the Missouri River, insures
a vast throng of visitors to view a
display of the resources Of Colorado.
The great advantage Of placing an
exhibit Of the products and resources
of your County before these throngs
Of people will be manifest to you.
In view Of the above predominating
features Of the week it is also intend
ed that there shall be queen Of the
Festival to reign throughout the en-
tire event. Each County is respect
fully 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 it is proper
that the mannsr of electing such
Maids Of Honor should be laid down
in detail BY this board, % that I'll
COUNTESS may elsct pndsr H. sans
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Board has adopted TIE following plan:
There shall be elected in each
County Of the State Of Colorado one
Maid Of Honor to attend upon the
Queen of the Festival Of Mountain
and Plain 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 3
regularly issued newspaper published
anywhere within the limits of the
County, provided that but one such
BALLOT shall be printed in or upon
each individual paper. Ballots print
ed in sheets or columns Of ballots, or
in greater numbers than one in each
paper shall be void.
Any person, of any age, may cast
as many ballots a. pleasure may die
tate.
The lady receiving the largest num-
Der Of votes cast shall he declared
duly elected Maid of Honor from her
County.
The Board Of County Commission
ers Of each and every County shall
act rs Judges Of Election, and all
matters connected with such election
shall be referred to them for final ar
bitration and decision.
The County Clerk Of each County
shall Issue in accord with the decision
of the Board of County Commissioners
. Certificate Of Election to the win
ming candidate, which must be filed
with the Board of Directors of the
Festival of Mountain and Plain, not
later than September Is. 1899. This
Certificate of Election will be honored
by the Board Of Direction Of the Fes-
tival without question.
Each Maid Of Honor will be pro-
vided by this Board with transporta-
tion to Denver and return from the
nearest railway station. During the
Festival Of Mountain and Plain, that
is to say, from bar arrival upon Mon
day until her departure on Friday
morning. her hotel expenses in the
City will be furniahsd.
Each Maid Of Ho6or Nill b expect
Cd 70 come proviaea With white drsss
and white parasol,
The Board Of Direction sincerely
hopes and expects that each and
every County b u Stats vin b rep