The Lamar register., 1901-07-24

admission of Colorado into the Union,
in 1876, the progress Of the state has
been SO great that reviewing its earlier
stages Is something like reading an
cient history. The people Of Colorado
Springs intend to give. during the first
three days of August, = sort of OBJ 1ect
lesson along this line, The name given
to the occasion is the Quarto-Centen-
NAL 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 state was
first suggested by the Honorable l. n.
Stevens in the Colorado Springs Gaz-
ette, and it was caught up engerly by
most of the state newspapers. The
Quarto-C Centennial Jubilee Association
was at once formed in this city. its
membership being almost Identical
with that of the Chamber of Com
nerce. j. G. Shields was elected pres
ident; l. n. Stevens and l.. a. Il. All
lers, vice presidents; Irving liowDert,
treasurer; and Gilbert McClurg, secre-
tary. With these gentlemen are asso-
ciated in the executive committee ID.
B. Farley, Philip b. Stewart, Don q.
Goddard and George Rex Buckman.
The plan is to make the celebration
of the whole Rocky Noun
elin region in every branch of activity.
There will be characteristic exhibits
showing the development of the state
from the earliest times. reunions of old
settlers, and speeches by mtn prom
inent in the states history an j by dis
tingulshed visitors. Special features
will be the Women's Congr ess. the
Ellls' fair and the Rough Riders re-
union.
The celebration will be such ms to
merit the attention not only OF the far
West but of the whole natioa and 1t
will be fifty chronicled by artists and
writer's 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 Ost 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 al
ready referred to and also profe ssional
baseball games between Western
League teams. games of polo in which
splendid prizes will be contested for.
tennis and golf tournaments partscipnt-
1 cd in by the organizations of the state,
and cricket games in which the crack
players Of Salt Lake. Omnhn. Denver
4 and Colorado Springs will strive for the
championship.
Pioneer Day will see grand reunion
of the old settlers of the state. All the
& pioneer organization will be represent
ed. All Coloradnns of twenty-five
i years standing are especially invited.
w. A. Platt, who is in charge of the
Il arrangements. has received letters
3 from many of them expressing their
Attention of being present. During the
) afternoon there will be an Informal
y gathering when speakers from all parts
4 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
ii will come the Congress of Women,
which has been arranged for by COM
mittee of enterprising Colorado Springs
ladies', of which Mrs. G. 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
interest to the women of the state.
Mrs. +. 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 r. Hanna will describe the
Z advantages of equal suffrage. Mrs. An
toinette Hawley the struggle against
m Il II
president of the Denver Wcman's
Club, will speak of 1.-The Large Club.
and Mrs. 4. NJ Harding of Canon
% City will represent the State Fedora
tion of Clubs. Miss Mary r. Lnthrop
& will speak for the woman lawyers, DR..
Minnie G. 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. BelforG's address and the
XIX OF the Woman'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
b her whole attention TO upholding the
old traditions. Efforts 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. j. ID.
Kellogg of Pueblo.
Il So far the committee on arrange
ments for the Womans 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
It is hoped that other clubs Will follow
its example.
The result Of the congress Will be
4 tn call attention to the wonderful rec