The Lamar register., 1906-09-12
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.

Colorado Springs, Colo-The re-
vised program for the Pike Centennial
celebration, as given out by George
Rex buchanan. secretary OF the Cen
tennial celebration and chairman OF
the committee on general program
shows the extensive aspect which the
societies. Indians. Cowboys. etc.
Monday, September 2iJh. Military
Day. a parade will be held in the morn
ing of United States troops, cavalry, ar
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 under
the auspices of the Daughters of the
American Revolution and National So
cietv of the Colonial Danes of Amer
lea. resident in Colorado. together with
repre- sentative club women of the
state. The polo TOURNAMENT will begin
in the afternoon. the FIRST match being
the United States army and the Chey-
enne Mountain Country Club. In the
evening Gov. Jesse Mcdonald will hold
a military reception in the Antlers no
tel, from 8 to 10 o'clock. Dancing will
be a feature.
Tuesday. September 18th. Pioneer
Day. Vice President Fairbanks will de
liver an address in North park at 1880
a. m. The pioneer societies of the state
will hold exercises at Stratton park,
with a band concert for the evening
feature. Congressman and Mrs. Frank
lin f. Brooks will tender a public re-
ception at their home, 1924 North Ne
| vada avenue, in honor of Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Fairbanks from until
7 O'Clock in the evening. The golf
| tournament at the Town and Gown
| Golf Club will start at . O'clock.in the
| morning Indian dances will be given
| at the Indian camp at Broadmoor.
Wednesday. September 2Gth, His
torical Day, the Pike tablet on the sum
nit of Pixies peak will be formally un-
yelled. under the auspices of Colorado
| College. Historical exercises will be
| held in the afternoon under the college
auspices at Perkins hall. The break
| fast luncheon by the women's execu'
tive committee of the Centennial Will
be given in the Antlers hotel mt noon.
and reunion of patriotic and learned
societies win be held in The evening
at Perkins hall. The Midland Band
will give concert the same evening
at Manitou.
Thursday, September eth. Pike
Day. will be the occasion of the un-
yelling of the massive granite Pike tab
let in Antlers park. The Ode TO Colo
RADIO" composed by c. j. Pike, grand
nephew of the soldier-explorer, and set
to music by Rubin GoldmaTk the com
poser. will be sung for the first time by
a trained chorus of 1000 voices at the
! uncovering of the monument. The mill
tary review will take place in the after
noon. with banquet at the Antlers no
tel in the evening. Government Off
Gals. diplomats, etc. will participate
! A band concert will be given at night
| In Stratton park.
The Colorado Bar Association ha;
arranged to hold its annual convention
in Colorado Springs on this day. Ses
sions will be in the Antlers hotel.
| Colorado Day will be observed Fri
| day. September 2Sth. A parade in tn,
morning will be followed by a recep
ton by Mrs. Francis w. Goddard, al
her home. sos North Cascade avenue
A night illuminated run by the loca
| fire department and a display of fire
works will precede the concert IL
| North park by the Midland Band. Tho
banquet of the Colorado Bar Associa
ton will also be given on this even
ing in the Antlers hotel
Saturday, September 29th, Centen
NAL Day will conclude the
celebration. Military maneuver.
will be followed by the forma
breaking OF military, Indian and
cowboy camps in the afternoon. Bant
concerts will be given at North parl
in the afternoon and at Manitou in the
evening. The Colorado Library Asso
citation will hold its annual meotin:
in Colorado Springs, September 18th.
| In addition 10 Vice President Fair
banks. other distinguished speaker.
during the Centennial will be Senator
Warren. Scott, Teller; Representative
Brooks and Chancellor Buchtel Of Den
yer University.
Prominent pioneers who will speal
on Pioneer Day at Stratton park are
Gen. Frank Hall. Anthony Bott. NJ. 5
Beach. w. F. Stone. DR.. w. NJ. Strick
Ter and Senator Teller.
The acting secretary Of war has an
proved the accommodation of Brig
Gen. Constant Williams. that Their,
participate in the celebration tw
battalions of infantry. six troops OF
the Fifth cavalry and battery of ar
tillery. The Twenty-ninth infantry
| band will be attached to brigade head