The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-24
Pixies PEAK DAY.
Colorado Springs Is Gay With
Patriotic ColOrs
And Strains of Martial Music
Resound in the Streets.

- Colorado Springs, Col, Sept. Pa
With the city gay in the bun and
white of the revolutionary period the
national colors floating from almost
every building and the strain Of mar
tial music resounding through the
streets from early morning the Pike
ing the discovery of Pixies peak BY
the man whose name It bears. opened
here today.
The chief feature of the day and the
chief military display of the week. was
the parade of infantry, cavalry and
artillery. followed by members of the
G. A. r., Colorado national guard
Spanish war veterans, high school
cadets and other local military organ
izations which moved from the Colo
RADIO college campus at 10 a. m. and
proceeded through the streets of the
city, Cowboys, Indians and Colorado
pioneers. also had conspicuous posi-
lions in the parade, the column being
fully two miles in length and requiring
an hour TO pass the reviewing stand
where Vice President Fairbanks RS
viewed the parade.
Vice President Charles Warren Fair
banks and Mrs. Fairbanks arrived IN
the city at 6 O'Clock and were escorted
to the Antlers hotel By Thomas z.
Walsh of Colorado and Washington
whose guests they are to be during the
entire week. Congressman F. z
Brooks and several other prominent
citizens of Colorado Springs also acted
as the official reception committee fo<
the vice president The sports OF the
week opened this afternoon with the
first games in the polo tournament on
the grounds of the Cheyenne Noun
tain Country club. Teams from sey-
eral western cities, including the reg
ular army team from Fort Robinson
| Neb., are entered in the tournament.
The principal indoor feature OF re-
days programme was the holding CT
patriotic exercises at the Grand opera
house beginning at 2:30 this afternoon
under the auspices OF the Daughters OF
America Revolution and National So
ciety of Colonial Danes of America.
Conditions for the Pike centennial at
least so far as the first day was con-
! cerned, could not have been more faves-
bic had they been made to order 4
glorious Colorado sunrise, garbing II
I red and gold, the peak which Is in real
/ ity the center of attraction for the rs
sembled guests, ushered in the day and
/ the weather continued fine.
| Two band concerts for the multitudeS
/ and a military reception for those who
/ the evening. The Midland band OF this
! city, which with its director, H z.
| Irvine, was the first Colorado regimen
4 tai band during the Philippine cam
| paign and which played "A Hot Time in
Old Town while marching on Manila
| through the surf, viii discourse music
/ at the North park The Twenty ninth
I infantry band VIII play at the Antler's
I motel from o until ~ y CAO-h t4llH GtEA4~
! ing The official reception to Vice
! President Fairbanks and the visiting
military officers at which the honors
1 VIII be done by Governor Mcdonald and
j local citizens will be held at the Ant
/ Ier's parlors beginning at 8 p. m. and
\ the ballroom OF the hotel will be the
I scene of military ball beginning at 10
| o'clock.
The address Of Vice President Fair
banks which is the chief feature OF the
indoor programme for the week, win bs
delivered at the Grand opera house to-
morrow morning at TO o'clock.