North Park union., 1901-07-26
0IJARTO. CENTENNIAL JUBILEE an ;.
COLORADO SPRINGS, AUG. Il

admission OF SOlorahdO inpo 80.
In 1876, the progress OF the state mas
i,aen 40 great that reviewing Its earlier
stages is something like reading an
cient history. The people of Colorado
Springs intend to give, during the hrst
three days Of August, sort OF object
lesson along this line. The name given
to the occasion is the Quarto- -Centen-
nial Jubilee, and it will be one OF the
biggest events that have ever taken
place In the Far West.
The idea of celebrating Colorados
twenty-fith anniversary as a state wns
first suggested by the Honorable l. n.
Stevens In the Colorado Springs Gaz-
cite, and 1t was caught up eagerly Dy
most of the state newspapers. Inc
Ouarto- Centennial Jubilee Association
was mt once formed in this city, It's
membership being almost identical
with that Of the Chamber or Com
merce. ]. G. Shields was elected pres
ident; /. n. Stevens and l.. A. Il. An
lers, vice presidents; Irving Howbert,
treasurer; and Gilbert McClurg, secre-
tary. With these gentlemen are asso-
ciated in the executive committee u.
b. Farley, Philip Il. Stewart, Don e.
Goddard and George Rex Buckman.
The plan Is to make the celebration
represent the progress of the state ana
incidentally of the whole Rocky Noun
tain region in every branch of activity.
There will be characteristic exhibits
showing the development IT the state
from the earliest times, reunions OF old
settlers, and speeches by men prom
inent in the states history and by u.s.
tinguished visitors. Special features
will be the Women's Congress. the
Elks' fair and the Rough Riders re-
union.
The celebration will be such as to
merit the attention not only OF the far
West but of the whole nation and 1t
will be fifty chronicled by artists ana
writers of eastern illustrated papers
who will be here In force to attend the
most significant historic festival In the
annals Of the Rocky Mountain region.
The three days set apart for the eel
ebration will be crowded with events.
Each has been named for It's most con-
spicuous feature-August list, Pioneer
Day; August I'd. State Day; and Au-
gust 3d. Rough Riders Day; but in ad-
dition there will be the other events III
ready referred to and also professional
baseball games between Western
League teams. games of polo In which
splendid prizes will be contested for.
tennis and golf tournaments participat-
ed in by the organizations of the state,
and cricket games in which the crack
players OF Salt Lake. Omaha. Denver
and Colorado Springs will strive for the
championship.
Pioneer Day will see grand reunion
of the old settlers of the state. All the
pioneer organizations will be represent
ed. All Coloradans of twenty-five
years standing are especially invited.
w. A. Platt, who is in charge Of the
arrangements, has received letters
from many Of them expressing their
intention OF being present During the
afternoon there will be an informal
gathering when speakers from all parts
OF the state will recount Interesting ex-
periences Of early days, and In the
evening there will be addresses in the
opera house by Ex-Governor Adams
and ex-Congressman Belford.
On the afternoon OF the same day
will come the Congress of Women,
which has been arranged for by COM
mittee of enterprising Colorado Springs
ladies', Of which Mrs. c. A. Eldredge is
chairman and Mrs. w. A. Platt secre-
tary. The program will be made up of
five-minute speeches on live topics Of
Mrs. F. w. Goddard, president of the
National Society Of Colonial Danes in
the state Of Colorado, Will give the
opening address, to which Mrs. NJ. ID.
Thatcher Of Pueblo Will respond. The
achievements Of women along the lines
OF education, politics, medicine, jour
nalism, business and club work will be
treated by the different speakers.
Mrs. John X. Hanna will describe the
advantages of equal suffrage, Mrs. An
toinette Hawley tile strugg.> against
the saloons. Mrs. ]. d. W..itmore,
president Of the Denver Woman's
Club, will speak of "The Large Club
and Mrs. L. NJ. Harding of Canon
Oity will represent the State Fedora
ton of Clubs. Miss Mary f. Lathrop
will speak for the woman lawyers, DIR.
Minnie c. 4. Love for the women ply
sicians, and Mrs. Lyle s. Stansbury,
whose pen name Is Ellis Meredith, for
the woman journalists OF the state.
Pioneer women will be the topic Of
Mrs. ]. B. Belford's address and the
work of the Womnn's Relief Corps
that Of Mrs. Mary l.. Carr of Long
mont. Other speakers will be secured
to represent the business women and
the woman Of the old regime who joins
no clubs, casts no votes, but devotes
her whole attention to upholding the
old traditions. forts are being made
to secure in addition distinguished wo-
men speakers from outside the state.
The congress will be closed with Kip
ling's recessional. sung by Mrs. ]. D.
Kellogg of Pueblo.
So far the committee on arrange
mcnts for the Woman's Congress has
met the most encouraging success. A
large attendance is already assured
One Of the Pueblo clubs will come In n
body to take part in the occasion, and
1t is hoped that other clubs will follow
Its example.
The result of the congress will be
to call attention to the wonderful rec
ord made by women in advancing the
best interests of the commonwealth
during the past twenty-five years. 1t
Is an interesting fact that there was an
equal suffrage association in existence
when the state was admitted and also
that Colorado was the first state in
which woman suffrage in educational
matters prevailed at the time of admis-
sion"
August 2nd will be State Day. Vice
President Roosevelt has consented to
be present and will be the central fig
ure. He will receive an enthusiastic
welcome from the people Of Colorado
Springs and her visitors and Governor
Or1nan and hfa cfoff will 1,o lar, %<,