The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-08-06
STATE QUARTO.C CENTENNIAL
CELEBRATION AT BOULDER

was extended to the most notable gath
ering of the distinguished men of the
state and the largest crowd of people
ever assembled In the foothill city
The official celebration in honor of the
twenty anniversary of the admis-
sion of Colorado into the Union was n
complete success in every feature.
Twenty thousand people, it is esti-
mated, saw the parade, which was a
splendid pageant, illustrating the prog
ress of Colorado in its first quarter of
a century. a large part of the multi
tude later assembled in the great audi
torium on the Chautauqua grounds.
The leading men of the state were
there, and in eloquent words spoke of
the progress and power of Colorado.
Unbounded hospitality was lavished
upon the hosts of visitors, and in ev-
cry way the celebration was made
worthy of the occasion.
The committee which had charge of
the day was composed of NJ. S. White
ley, chairman l.. G. Paddock, Senator
@. b. Ward. II. ii. Whiteley and E. j.
Morath. They We're assisted by large
number of citizens. The committee
met all the incoming trains and began
to dispense Boulder hospitality.
The first train arrived from Denver
at $50. and was met by Senator Ward,
and Thomas Manion at Marshall.
There were eight coaches. and all We're
crowded. Among the well known men
aboard were: Senator Henry NJ. Teller,
Senator T. NJ Patterson, State Treas
urer Chipley, State Auditor Crouter,
Secretary of State Mills, Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction Mrs. Helen
l.. Grenfell, Mayor II. II. Wright, Sen
ators Hume Lewis of Pueblo and Ba-
rela of Trinidad. and A. NJ. Stevenson
and Frank Goudy.
The following gentlemen represented
the directors of the Festival of Noun
tain and Plain, and came to pay com
plimentary visit to the Quarto-Centen-
NAL: Charles ii. Reynolds, president
of the festival; +. c. SmutZer, George
Vallery, G. w. Franklin, ii. Il. lnsley,
w. n. Byers, w. Il. Davoren, Arthur
Williams, Peter McCourt. John Nc
Namara, C. NJ. Day, j. +. Roberts, DIR.
E. Il. Rust, George ii. Knifton, s. NJ.
Allen, G. E. Ward, w. w. Porter. Ed.
w. J. Parkinson.
As soon as the long train had come
to standstill the Denver people
poured out, like so much water from n
geyser Then the officers and direc-
tors of the Festival of Mountain and
Plain shouted:
"Whoop te doodle doodle do,
We're from Denver. who are you!
We are stuck on Boulder. too,
Whoop te doodle doodle do
The shout was taken up by 1.OOp
throats. 1t was carried to other thou
sands and sent back again with ven
geance. 1t became the cry of the day.
The Columbia coach that had been
l.x,t net ~ n1
drawn by six horses was waiting at
the depot. and into it and upon II
clambered the Festival people.
The main feature of the day was the
| parade in the morning. 1t was ol
mammoth proportions. and from every
standpoint exceeded the expectations
| of its promoters. The most distin
| guished citizens of the state rode in it
| the crack First regiment marched as
though parading for II prize. and the
| business houses and private citizens
entered floats deliberately decorated
and symbolical of the tremendous prog
ress achieved by the state in the quar-
ter of century past
The business section was freely
draped in bunting, while the nationa
colors wooed the breezes from every
| house.
The meeting in the Chautauqua, pre-
sided over by Governor james b. Or
man, was one of the most notable gath
erings ever assembled in the state
| Colorado's most distinguished orators
were there. and made short, pithy ad
dresses which were in keeping will
| the sentiment of the day. Senators
Teller and Patterson, Congressman
| Bell, Ex-Governor Thomas, Frank Gou
dy and A. NJ. Stevenson, Casimiro Ba
rela, Helen NJ. Grenfell are orators
who could arouse the coolest audience
and the bursts of applause which re
warded their eff orts showed that theil
auditors We're not insensible to thei
eulogies on the state and pledges o
fealty to the nation. The poetic view
of the Centennial State was expresse,
in Mr.. Dillenback's sonnet on Colorado
Governor Orman, on being intro
duced by Senator Whiteley, was re
ceived with rounds of applause. Th'
chief executive said that it was TWEEN
ty-five years ago that he first VISITED