Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-31
MOUNTAIN AND PLAIN
BIG FESTIVAL ON c. A. r. WEEK.
Program Adopted In Connection With
Labor Day Celebration and Ma
tionai Encampment Grand Army OF
the Republic.

the Republic.
Denver. March 2S.-The first week
In September will witness the G. a. Il.
national encampment at Denver and
the Mountain and Plain Festival. Al
the same time will occur the big Labor
Day celebration and parade.
Committees representing the Festl-
val OF Mountain and Plain. the Denver
Trades Assembly and the Denver
Building Trades Council met at the
rooms Of the festival committee last
night and arranged for combined
celebration OF capital and labor on La
bor Day. the first day OF the festival.
The program for the entire ten days OF
the festival was also arranged.
The labor organizations OF Denver
will enter heartily into joint celebra-
ton with employers on Labor Day.
September 4th. There will be n mon
stcr parade us in former years. but the
parade this year will be composed OF
the employed. merchants. manuiactur'
ers. Indians. cowboys and numerous
special features.
Organized labor Is to name the
grand marshal OF the day. and have
entire charge Of the parade. Everyone
will combine to make II the most no
table Labor Day celebration In the his.
tory OF Colorado.
The afternoon of Labor Day will be
given over to plcnics. The evening
will be taken up with festival features.
OF which there Will be soodly mum
Der.
Tuesday. the second day of the fes-
fivai. has been rightly named Military
Day. for on that day there Will be n 81
snntic celebration by naval veterans
from Washington. the national guard.
SpaniEh.Amcrlean veterans. Sons OF
Veterans. High SCHOOL, cadets, the
womaa's Relief corps and Ladies' OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic.
There will be great parade In
which members Of all OF these orsanl'
xatlons will participate. II will be the
largest paTad. of the EIld heretofore
attempted In DeRvcr: Il might be said.
In the West.
The night VIII bc given over to the
members of the wuman'H Relief corps
and the Ladies' OF the q. A. H.. the two
nuxiiiaFIcE OF the q, 4. II. These or
sani1atIonH will combine In giving u
ball that will eclipse all previous
Efforts.
The great q. a. Il. parade will be the
feature of IN. third day. The veterans
ARE slowly dropping away ON" by one.
and heads OF the q. 4, u. are unit IN
saving that there never VIII be- another
national q. A. II. cnesmpm.nt like the
one to be- In Denver this year. And
never another such parade al Grand
Army veterans.
Tn. crowning feature of the day will
b. tn. great reception at nisht tc Gen.
wiiman ". niaekmar. commandcr'in'
chief Of the q. 4. u. Every effort is
b.ins made To make this reception all
that II should b.. General HlackmaT
has earned an -nViabi" record aa the
chief Officer of the organization during
his reign.
The afternoon of Thursiay will b.
given over TO husingfH sessions of the
q. a. u. At the coming oi dusk. how
ever. the Slaves Of the Silver SyTpgat
will take possession Of the city.
Their monster Illuminated parade.
with hundreds Of slaves In so'EyCra
dress and beautiful and costly floats.
will make the King Of the New Orleans
Marii GEas weep with envy.
Friday will be n day to be long Tri
mcmbcT.d by young and old. u will
be the day of the masked carnival.
Then. to round OF the great iay Of
pleasure. in the evening will b. held
the creates, Of masked balls.
The railroads have generously agreed
to take the visitors to points OF iHiCT.
est over the state at trivial rate. and
Saturday has been set aside as an
open day" for excursions.
The sport will burst forth In r..
ncwcd fury Monday. The best hrunChu
busters and riders in the world will bC
hero Ia compete in the bTuucho. busting
contests. Tuesday will also be given
over to this sport. and that day the
champion broncho buster of the world
will be publicly proclaimed.