Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-05-12
BRILLIANT PROGRAM
The Capitol Dedication On June 4
Will Be Made a Memorable
Event.
PARADE, RECEPTION, BALL
The Principal Grafton Will Be Delivered
By Ex-Governor L. Bradford Prince
Over Thousand Invitations Will
Be Sent Out.

AT meeting of the joint committee
of the capitol rebuilding and capitol
custodian boards, held yesterday after
noon at the office of Governor Otero, the
initiatory arrangements We're formulat-
ed for carrying out the dedicatory cere-
monies which are to take place at the
| new capitol on the afternoon and even
| ing of June 4.
GRAND STREET PARADE.
The exercises will open at p. m. with
grand street parade, in which all ter
| ritorial and local military and civil or
ganizations, the G. A. r.. schools. col
leges and fire companies will be invited
to participate. Col. George w. Knae-
bel was designated by the joint COM
| mittee to act as marshal of the day,
| with authority to appoint assistants.
REDUCED RAILWAY RATES.
The railway companies will be solicit
ed to grant reduced excursion rates for
| this occasion, with view to bringing
| together here for this noteworthy event
large number of visitors from points
gestion was made that ample provision
should be made in the meantime for the
comfortable accommodation of such
visitors at the hotels.
AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
An executive committee was named
to have full charge of the dedicatory
ceremonies as follows: Maj. r. J. Palen,
chairman; w. H. Pope, secretary; Hon.
George H. Wallace, Solicitor General
E. L. Bartlett, and Messrs. Alfredo Hin
ojos and Solomon Spiegelberg, this COM
mittee being empowered to name all
necessary subcommittee.
INVITATIONS.
Handsomely engraved invitations to
the number Of 1000 will be issued in
about ten days, and distributed to
prominent people throughout the south
west, to the press of the territory and
to the president and cabinet and mem
bers Of congress.
THE AFTERNOON PROGRAM.
The parade will form on the plaza at
3 p. m. Monday, June 4, and proceed by
designated route to the capitol
grounds, where it will disband and the
people will repair to the hall of the
house of representatives. Here the ex-
ercises will be conducted, interspersed
with music. Hon. w. J. Mills. chief JUS
tice Of New Mexico, has been chosen to
preside over this assembly. Upon being
called to order the dedicatory prayer
VIII be pronounced by Most Rev Peter
Bourgade. archbishop Of Santa Fe. An
address will follow by Hon. F. A. Man
zanares. Of Las Vegas, on behalf of the
capitol rebuilding board, Of which he Is
chairman, formally transferring the
grand state ediflce to the territory Of
New Mexico. In an address to follow
Gov M. A. Otero will formally receive
and accept the building and transfer 1t
to the care of the capitol custodian
board, and thereupon. in behalf Of that
board. it's chairman, Hon. George H.
Wallace. territorial secretary, will re-
ceive the charge. The Grafton of the
day will be delivered by Ex-Governor
L. Bradford Prince, he having accepted
an invitation by wire from Flushing, L.
l., to-day to do so. The benedicton will
be pronounced by Rev. FIR. ]. l.. Gay.
A GRAND RECEPTION.
In the evening, commencing with mu-
sic at o'clock, Governor Otero, accom-
panied by his STAFF officers and terrific
rial officials. their wives and other la
dies, will hold a public reception in the
brilliantly illuminated ediflce. There
Will be over 500 electric lights in use at
this time, the same having been ten
dered free Of cost to the territory by the
new management of the Santa Fe Elec-
trio Company
A BRILLIANT BALL.
After an hour or two thus enjoyed the
guests will depart and proceed to the
Palace hotel, where a social dance will
take place. to be given under the aus
pices of the Woman's Board of Trade
in celebration Of the final completion of
| the caDitOl