Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-14
MEMORY OF Pike.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION At
COLORADO SPRINGS.
THE PROGRAM AS REVISED
Exercises Begin Monday. September
Twenty.fourth With Military Pa
rade-speeeh Tuesday by Vice
President Fairbanks-week Filled
With Interesting Events.

President Fairbanks-week Filled
With Interesting Events.
Colorado Springs. colo.-The re-
vised program for the Pike Centennial
celebration. as given out by George
Rex Buchanan. secretary OF the Cen
tcnnial celebration and chairman OF
the committee ON general program,
shows the extensive aspect which the
societies. Indians, Cowboys. etc.
Monday. September 2ith. Military
Day. u parade will be held in the morn
Ing OF United States troops. cavalry. ar
tillery and infantry: q. A. Il. veterans.
Spanish-American War veterans. Colo
RADIO National Guard. cadets, patriotic
societies. Indians. cowoboys, etc.
In the afternoon patriotic exercises
will be held in the opera house under
the auspices OF the Daughters of the
American Revolution and National So
ciety OF the Colonial Danes OF Amer
lea. resident In Colorado. together with
representative club women OF the
state. The polo tournament will begin
In the afternoon. the first match being
the United States army and the Chey.
ennc Mountain Country Club. In the
evening Coy. Jesse Mcdonald will hold
u military reception In the Antlcrs ho-
tel. from . to 10 O'Clock. Dancing Will
be feature.
Tuesday. September a5th. Pioneer
Day. Vice President Fairbanks Will de-
liver an address In North park at 1880
n. IN. The pioneer societies Of the state
will hold exercises nt Strntton park.
with n band concert for the evening
feature. Congressman and Mrs. Frank.
lin T.. Brooks will tender n public re-
ccp,ion at their home. 1924 North Ne
vada avenue. In honor OF Vice Prcsi-
dent and Airs. Fairbanks. from until
Z o'clock In tho evening. The golf
tournament Mt the Town and Gown
Golf Club will start at o'clock In the
morning. Indian dances will be given
Mt tho Indian camp Mt Broadmoor.
Wednesday. September .Gth. His
toricai Day. the Pike tablet on the sum-
init OF Pixies peak will be formally I'M
vcilcd. under the auspices OF Colorado
College. Historical exercises will be
held In the afternoon under the college
auspices Mt Perkins hall. The break
fast luncheon by the womcn's cxccu-
tive committee OF the Centennial VIII
be given In tho Anticrs hotel at noon.
and n reunion OF patriotic and learned
societies will be held In the evening
ut Perkins hall. The Midland Band
will give concert the same evening
at Manitou.
Thursday. September e7th. Pike
Day. will be the occasion OF the un-
yelling of tho massive granite Pike tab.
let In Anticrs park. THE Ode to Colo.
rado." composed by c. J. Pike. n grand.
nephew of the soldicrcxplorcr. and set
TO music by Rubin Goldmark. the com.
poser. will be sung for tho first time by
n trained chorus OF 1000 voices Mt the
uncoycring OF the monument. The mill.
tary review will take place In the after
noon. with banquet Mt the Antlcrs ho-
tel In the evening. Government ON.
cials. diplomats. etc. will participate.
A band concert will be given ut night
In Stratton park.
The Colorado Bar Association has
arrnngcd to hold its annual convention
in Colorado spr:ogs on this day. ses-
sions will be In the Antlcrs hotel.
Colorado Day will be observed FRI
day. September 2sth. a parade In the
morning will be followed by n reccp-
ton by Mrs. Francis W. Goddard. ut
her home. sos North Cascade avenue.
a night illuminated run by the local
FIRE department and n display OF fire.
works will prccedc the concert in
North park by the Midland Band. The
banquet of the Colorado Bar Associa.
ton will also be given on this even.
ing In the Antlers hotel.
Saturday. September Goth, Centcn-
NAL Day will conclude the
celebration. Military maneuvers
will be followed by the formal
breaking OF military. Indian and
cowboy camps in tho afternoon. Band
concerts will be given at North park
in the afternoon and ut Manitou in the
evening. The Colorado Library Asso-
citation will hold its annual meeting
in Colorado Springs. September Goth.
In addition to Vice President Fair
banks. other distinguished speakers
during the Centennial will be Senator's
Warren. Scott. Teller; Representative
Brooks and Chancellor Buchtel Of Den
yer University.
Prominent pioneers who will speak
on Pioneer Day ut Stratton park are
Gen. Frank Hall. Anthony Bott, NJ. $.
Beach. W. +. Stone. DR.. w. NJ. Strick-
Ter and Senator Teller.
The acting secretary of war has ap-
proved the recommendation of Brig.
Gen. Constant Williams. that there
participate in the celebration two
battalons of infantry. six troops OF
the Fifth cavalry and n battery OF ar
tillery. The Twenty-ninth infantry
band will be attached to brigade head
quarters.