The La Jara chronicle., 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 Falrbanks-Week Filled
With Interesting Events.

President Fsirbanks-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
tennial celebration and chairman OF
the committee on general program.
shows the extensive aspect which the
societies, Indians, Cowboys. etc.
Monday. September oath, Military
Day, parade will be held in the morn
ing of United States troops, cavalry. ar
tillery and infantry: G. A. X. veterans,
Spanish-American War veterans, Colo
rado 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-
enne Mountain Country Club. In the
| evening Gov. Jesse Mcdonald will hold
a military reception in the Antlers ho-
tel, from to 10 o'clock. Dancing will
| be feature.
Tuesday, September 25th, Pioneer
| Day. Vice President Fairbanks will de-
| liver an address in North park at 10:30
a m. The pioneer societies of the state
will hold exercises at Stratton park,
! with band concert for the evening
feature Congressman and Mrs. Frank
| lin L. Brooks will tender a public re-
ception at their home, 1924 North Ne
yaia In hnnnr Of Nica praCi.
dent and Mrs. Fairbanks, from until
Z 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 Irdian camp at Broadmoor.
Wednesday. September 26th. His
toricaI 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 at noon
and reunion of patriotic and learned
societies will be held in the evening
! at Perkins hall. The Midland Band
| will give a concert the same evening
at Manitou.
Thursday, September 27th. 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. ]. Pike, a grand
nephew of the soldier-explorer, and set
to music by Rubin Goldmark, 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
will talr nj IN ha Of
noon. with banquet at the Antlers no.
tel in the evening. Government Off
cials, diplomats, etc, will participate,
| A band concert will be given at night
| in Stratton park.
The Colorado Bar Association has
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 the
morning will be followed by a recep-
| ton by Mrs. Francis W. Goddard. at
| her home, sos North Cascade avenue.
A night illuminated run by the local
| fire department and a display of fire
| works will precede 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 29th, Centen-
| nial Day will conclude the
| celebration. Military maneuvers
will be followed by the formal
| breaking of military, Indian and
cowboy camps in the afternoon. Band
concerts will be given at North park
in the afternoon and at Manitou in the
evening. The Colorado Library Asso-
| citation will hold its annual meeting
in Colorado Springs. September 29th.
In addition to Vice President Fair
banks, other distinguished speakers
| during the Centennial will be Senators
Warren, Scott. Teller; Representative
Brooks and Chancellor Buchtel of Den
| yer University.
Prominent pioneers who will speak
| on Pioneer Day at Stratton park are
Gen. Frank Hall, Anthony Bott, NJ S.
Beach. w. F. 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
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
| quarters.