The Van Buren press., 1900-11-17
THE CORNER STONE


or the New State Capitol will be Laid
November 27.-In COmmem-
grafton OF the Event, the
Week Will be Given
Over to Pleasure
and Patriot.
Ism.
Little Rock has gone into the matter OF cele-
brating the formal laying OF the corner stone or
the new state capitol in a manner that Is
characteristic only OF the great ana growing
metropolis of the southwest State pride and
city pride have induced the Board OF Trade to
make the occasion the grandest event in the
history of grand old Arkansas, and to that
end the Board of Trade entertainment com
mittee, working in perfect harmony with the
state capitol commission has resolved 10 give
the citizens of Arkansas an entertainment that
can never be forgotten by anyone who visits
Little Rock during Jubilee Week, November 70
TO December l, inclusive 80,
The corner stone of the new state capitol VIII
be laid on Tuesday. November "a under the
auspices of the Masonic fraternity OF the state
But the festivities of jubilee week will begin on
Monday November 26 on which date the state
Poultry Show, given this year under the aus
pices of the Board of Trade entertainment com.
mittee, will be formally opened in Glenwood
Park, Large cash prizes have been guaranteed
bv the Board OF Trade committee, which IN
sures the finest and most complete exhibit OF
poultry ever seen in the state.
All carnival attractions, which include many
of the very best in the United States will also
be formally open on Monday, and they. together
with the State Poultry Show, will be in full
operation all the week
Incident to LAYING the corner stone on Tues
day. the grandest street parade ever witnessed
In the south will take place on the public streets
of Little Book. All the civic and military
organizations of the state have been earnestly
requested and most cordially invited to partici
pate in a body in this gigantic parade, and
among those that will be seen In the line OF
march can be mentioned the knights Templar
Uniform Rank X. OIL United states troops, ana
many other organizations in full uniform.
The Mayors Convention. which will be par.
ticipated in by the mayors from all Of the lead
ing cities and towns of the state, Will convene
on Wednesday. while on Wednesday night the
latest miracles In science-experiments with
liquid air-will be seen for the first time in this
section in the Capital Theater.
Thanksgiving Day will be given over to the
lovers of sport on the gridiron and the contest
between the Lit tie Rock Athletic team and the
Christian Brothers College team of Memphis
promises to be the greatest and most exciting
football game ever seen in Arkansas On Thurs
day night there will be display of fireworks al
West End Park, the like ofwhich has never been
surpassed in the south. Among the gorgeous
"set pieces for this great pyrotechncal display
will be perfect reproductions in fire, in all hues
of rainbow. of the pictures of the new state
capitol Governor Dan W Jones and Governor
elect JEFF Davis.
Friday and Saturday will be devoted to
carnival attractions and the formal awarding
of cash prizes at the State Poultry Show, 1t can
therefore be seen that there will be one continu-
GUS round of pleasure during the whole OF
jubilee week. and it is perfectly plain that Little
Rock intends to make this state occasion" In
every sense Of the word.
Every citizen in Arkansas should visit Little
Rock ON at least one day during Jubilee Week.