Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-07
PLANS FOR THE
DENVER FESTIVAL

The Board OF Direction OF the Noun
tain and Plain Festival has addressed
the following letter To all the boards
OF county commissioners In Colorado:
Gentlemen-rhe Board of Direction
of the Festival OF Mountain and Plain,
which will be held ut Denver October
!. =, 3. 1901, desires to extend to your
county cordial Invitation to be rep
resented therein. II IL the Intention
TO hold throughout the Festival an eN-
position OF the special resources, man.
fractures, products, etc. OF each ana
every county OF the state which may
elect to be represented, arranged and
placed In such artistic style and taste
rs the interested county itself may be
pleased 10 adopt. The various dis
plays VIII be made under the super
vision and management OF the proper
bodies. such rs the State Board OF Ag-
riculturc. etc. The Board OF Direction
OF the Festival Is very desirous that
your county shall he represented in
the exposition and respectfully re-
quests your honorable board TO I'M
dcrtnkc the matter. Low rates on ail
railway lines extending to the lakes.
insure u vast tlrons OF visitors to
view II display OF the resources OF Col
orado. The great advantage or plac-
Ing an exhibit OF the products and re-
sources OF your county before these
thronss OF people VIII he manifest to
you.
In view OF the above prcdomlnatinI
f.atur" OF the week Il !A also intended
that there shall he Queen OF the Fcs-
tival. Each county IL respectfully In.
vlted TO select Maid OF Honor 10 at-
tend the Queen. In discussing this
subject the Board OF Direction has
decided that In order To avoid any
confusion II Is proper that the manner
OF elccting such Maids OF Honor
should bc laid down In detail by this
board. so that all counties may elect
under the same rules or regulations.
Therefore our board has adopted the
following plan:
There shall he elected In each county
OF the state OF Colorado one Maid OF
Honor To attend upon I'll. Queen Of
the Festival OF Mountain and Plain
during the Festival OF 1901. The man.
ncr OF voting FOR said Maid OF Honor
shall be by newspaper ballot. Said
ballot must bc clipped from fcgu.
Iarly issued newspaper published any
where within the limits OF the county.
provided that but one such ballot shall
bc printed In or upon each individual
paper. Ballots printed In sheets or
columns OF ballots. or In greater num-
bcrs than one In each paper shall be
void. Any person OF any age may cast
M many ballots ms pleasure may die.
tate. The lady receiving the highest
number Of votes east shall he declared
duly elected Maid OF Honor FOR her
county. The board Of county commits.
sioncrs OF each and every county shall
net ms Judges OF election. and NIL mat
icrs connected with such election shall
he referred To them Tor iinnl nrbiira.
ton and decision. The county clerk OF
cach county shall issue to the win.
ming candidate. In accordance with the
decision OF the board OF county com.
missioncrs. n certificate OF election.
which must he filed with the Board OF
Direction OF the Festival OF Mountain
and Plain not later than September
10. 1901. This certificate OF election
will bc honorcd by the Board OF Di-
rcciion OF the Festival without lucs-
ton.
Each Maid OF Honor VIII he pro.
vlIcd by this board with trnnsporia-
tIon to Denver and return from her
nearest railway station. During the
Festival of Mountain and Plain. that
IL TO say. from her arrival upon Mon.
day until her departure on Friday
morning. her hotel expenses In the city
| will he furnished. Each Maid OF Hon.
| or will be expected TO include In her
wardrobe white dress and white par.
nsol.
The Queens committee Is composed
OF Mcssrs. A. ID. Lewis, q. l.. wilson
and Il. l.. MncCrackcn.
The Board OF Direction sincerely
hopes and expects That each and cv-
cry county In the state will be repre-
scntcd In the exposition OF resources,
rs well as by sending Maid OF Hon
or. The exposition will bc grand sue
cess. and will demonstrate the great
wealth and future In store for Colo
rado. The sclf.intcrcst OF every coun-
ty demands that 1t be represented.
An carly reply from your honorable
body Will be highly appreciated. Very
respectfully,
CuAS. II. REYNOLDS. President.
JNO. MCNAMARA, Secretary.