The Delta independent., 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-Speech 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 Buckman. secretary OF the Cen
tcnuial celebration and chairman Ui
the committee on general program
shows the extensive aspect which TN.
societies, Indians. Cowboys. etc.
Monday. September 2ith. Military
Day. parade will be held In the morn,
ing of United States troops. cavalry. al
tillery and infantry. G. A. r. 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 uud'i
the auspices Of tn" Daughters OF Ih"
American Revolution and National So
ciety OF the Colonial Danes OF AmU.
lea. resident in Colorado. together with
representative club wom"n Of tn
state. The polo tournament will begin
In the afternoon. the first match bcinr
the United States army and the Ch"N
cnnc Mountain Country Club. In thr
evening Gov. Jesse Mcdonald will he.
a military reception in the Antlers he
tel. from 3 to 10 o'clock. Dancing WI
be a feature.
Tuesday. September 25th. Pion",
Day. Vice President Fairbanks will d'
liver an address In North park at TO-
n. III. The pioneer societies of the stat,
will hold exercises at Stratton paTI
with band concert for the cvcnluy
feature. Congressman and Mrs. Franz
lin +. Brooks will tender public u
ccption at their home. 1924 North y
rada avenue. in honor OF Vice Pre-.
dent and Mrs. Fairbanks. from uuill
: O'Clock in the evening The got
tournament at the Town and Cow
Golf Club will start nt . O'Clock In u,
morning. Indian dances will be given
at the Indian camp ut Hroadmnor
Wednesday. September 2Gth. H.
torical Day. the Pike tablet on the suI
nit ol Pixies peak will be formally uu
vciled. under the auspices OF Colornd
College. Historical exercises will ru
held in the afternoon under the collrr,
auspices at Perkins hall Tn" bT"nI
fast luncheon by the womcn's "hrCu
tive committee OF the Centennial VII
be given in the Antl"rs hotel at noon
and n reunion OF patriotic and lcaruoI
societies will be held In the cvcnin'
at Perkins hall. The Midland BauN
will give concert the same cvcu!ur
at Manitou.
Thursday. September 2T,h. PIX
Day will be the occasion OF tho nj
yelling of the massive granite Pike tat
let in AntlCrs park. The ode to Colo
RADIO" composed by c. J. Pike. grand
nephew OF the soldier. Nplorcr. and So
10 music by Rubin Goidmark. the CON
poser. viii be sung for the iirst time by
trained chorus OF 900 voices AT the
uncovcrinE Of the monument. The mill
tary review VIII take plnC" in the aftcr.
noon. with n banquet ht the Antl"rs b.
tel in the evening. Government on
cials. diplomats. etc. viii participate
\ band concert will be given at nlrn'
In StrartUn pnrk.
The Colorado bar Association hna
arranged to hold its annual convention
in Colorado Springs ON this day. S's
s!ona "!ll b" In the Antlcrs hotel
Colorado Day Will be- observed FL
day. september 2sth, \ parade In tn.
morning Will b" followed by rrC"p
tiOn by Mrs. Francis W Goddard. ai
her home. sos North Cascade aycnu'
\ night illuminated run by tho local
fire department, and a display Of nr'
works Will prcCcdC the concert in
North park by the Midland band. Thr
banquet of the Colorado Bar AssoclH
,iOn will also be given on this even
ing in tho Antl"rs hotel
Saturday. September 10Th. Ccnt'n
nal Day will conclude tn
celebration Military mnn"uvcr
will be followed by the formal
breaking of military. Indian and
cowboy camps In the afternoon Band
concerts will be given at North pNrk
In tn" afternoon and Mt Manitou in th"
evening. The Colorado Library ASS"
ciatiOn VIII hold its annual mo"tinG
In Colorado Springs. September 2oth.
In addition to Vice President Fair
banks, other distinguished speaker
during tn" Centennial will be Scnnl"i
Warren. Scott. Teller: Representative
Brooks and Chancellor Bucht"l OF Den
yer University.
Prominent pioneers who will sp"ak
on Pioneer Day at Stra,ton park n"
Gen. Frank Hail. Anthony Bott. NJ s.
Beach. w. f. Stone. DR. w NJ. StriCk,
Ter and Senator Teller.
The acting secretary of war has NJ
proved the recommendation of Brig.
Gen. Constant Williams. that thcr'
participate In the celebration twr
battalions OF infantry. six troops of
the Fifth cavalry and battery Of ar
tillery. The Twcnty.ninth infantry
band will be attached to brigade head
quarters.