The Holly chieftain., 1901-07-19


August 2nd will be State Day. Vice
President Roosevelt has consented to
be present and will he the central fig-
ure. He will receive an enthusia site
welcome from the people Of Colorado
Springs and her visttOrss and Gov ernOr
Orman and his stan will he here to
greet him. He will deliver an address
on the development of Colorado and
the West during the Inst quarter CEN
tury. fPrepara tions are being made for
vast audience which viii be drawn
not only on account Of the speakers
personality and Official foSitio,. but al
so tecntse his life Ii the West and
studies in western history have espec-
tally qualified him to speak with au-
thority on his subject.
The afternoon OF State DAY Will be
occupied with an elaborate street par
ade. exhibiting the growth OF the state
sfsoms the eariiesAsaippesss 1 scepssseE the
past wiil Be IreprodnceA tT hoata and
eostunied characters and the. activities
OF tie espreseIit VIII he fully REPRESENT
ed. Mrs. Gilbert McCiurg. an acknowl-
edged authority on the prehistoric cliff
dwellers and their mode Of life, is at
work on, float which win represent
cliff palace with Its Inhabitants en-
gagged in their customary occupations.
Another historical float. representing
MOqui pueblo and its Inhabitants, is
being designed by Mrs. Lotave, the
well-known artist. Subjects OF other
historical floats will be found in the
| early Spanish life of the Southwest and
in the explorations and adventures Of
the men who first brought the Ameri-
can flag to the Rocky Mountain region
l,n oil, n,
the early settlers are resisting the
fierce attacks of hostile Indians. Pros.
pectors. hunters and trappers Of the
olden time will walk or ride in the pro-
| cession. and tile Improvement In trans
portation facilities will be exhibited by
representations of the pony express,
the overland stage and the first loco
motjR.
| u Modern activities will not be neg
lected in the parade. There will be
| floats representing the material indus
tries Of the state. agriculture, mining,
etc. One will be provided by the citi-
| zens Of Pueblo, which will probably
| represent the smelling industry. Many
of the societies Of the city will furnish
! floats and Colorado College and the
/ Colorado Springs high school will ex-
hibit some of the characteristic fea-
lures Of student life ejlHts -
! August Bird will be Rough Riders
Day. Its most prominent feature will
! be the annual reunion of Roosevelts
regiment of Rough Riders The re-
membHance Of many picturesque
scenes of previous reunions will at
tract the interest of the crowds that
| will be drawn to the quarto-centen-
| nial. The Rough Riders Will be pro-
vided with horses at the expense of
the city and their parade and feats in
rough riding will be. especially appro-
pirate. as reminding the spectators Of
the far western cowboy life, which is
now passing away. On this day also,
representatives of the Colorado Indian
tribes will be the guests OF the city.
They will be dressed in all their war
paint and feathers and will march on
the street. They will include members
from several nomadIc tribes and also
a large number of Pueblo Indians, es-
pecially from Santa Clara.
In the evening OF Rough Riders
i Day there will be a grand display Of
| fireworks. There will lie a number Of
set pieces illustrating some. of the
magnificent scenes Of Colorado and
some Of the important historical
events.
During the whole of the Quarto-Cen-
,tennial Jubilee street fair will be
given by the local lodge Of Elks. Over
two blocks on South Cascade avenue
| have been reserved for their use and
the fair will be most attractive one.
There wills, be q Midway reservation
land on each side will, be decorated
shooths displa yinsfthf wares oe the mer-
chants Of this city and other Colorado
cities.
| The electric display on the Elks' fair
grounds will be remarkably fine one.
Power will be supplied to them free Of
cost and all they will have to do is use
1t. The grand entrance will be literally
a blaze of light and the glare of cleo
trlcity on the Midway will almost rival
Colorado sunshine.
Another great attraction of the fair
Will be Professor Lionel lie Cares
spiral act performance. He will roll a
sphere up and down spiral platform
which reaches height OF sixty feet,
remaining on the top OF the sphere all
the time.
The following officials are in charge
of the Elks. fair; r. L..H0llapd. man
i ager; w. Mex. BARBOUR, nssistant man
ngef; 9. N. Nye. freasuser;sH. v. An
DIRE, assistant treasurer; and John Hill,
superintendent of construction.
The people of Colorado Springs are
enthusiastic in their support of the
Quarto- Centennial md are determined