Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-06-13

honor of Stephen Collins Foster, the
author of the immortal song my
Old Kentucky Home" In honor of
the day a chorus of several thousand
voices, accompanied by several brass
bands, will sing MY Old Kentucky
Home" In the afternoon the statute
of Foster, modelled by Miss Enid
Yandell will be unveiled The statute
will later be placed in the new capitol
at Frankfort. 1t will cost about $4,000
and will be paid for out of the contri-
buttons by the school children of the
state.
Daniel Boon Day.
Friday will be Daniel Boon Day"
and the memory of the great pioneer
will be duly honored. For that day
athletic and popular games have been
arranged in all the parks of the city.
There will be old fashioned husking
sewing, apple pairing and other
bees" rustic balls at which the
Virginia Reel will come to honor
again.
Special honors will be. bestowed
upon all persons who are in any way
related to Daniel Boon. A handsome
medal will be presented to the person
who can prove the nearest relation
ship to the famous pioneer. An eX-
cellent statute of Boone. which has
been erected in a picturesque spot of
Cherokee Park will be unveiled in the
afternoon and an excellent program
for the exercises has been arranged.
Greater Kentucky Day.
Saturday will be Greater Kentucky
Day." with barbecues, campfires and
scores of pioneers of the state will
deliver reminiscent addresses.
Sunday will be devoted TO rest and
religious devotion. The pulpits in all
the churches of the city will be filed
by ministers who were born in this
state.
Although Sunday will practically
end Home Coming Week so far as
Louisville is concerned, 1t Is expected
! that the visiting former Kentuckians
will not Immediately return to their
present homes. All the railroads in
the state have granted special rates
for the occasion and it is expected
that thousands of the visitors will
avail themselves of the opportunity
to visit the numerous beautiful and
interesting places Of which Kentucky
/ possesses such marvellous abundance
Historical Relics Displayed.
The week will offer many special
features of great interest to all Ken
tuckians. Among other things there
is an exhibition of historical relics
One of the most curious exhibits is a
piece of the first cable which was
ever laid under water The section is
from the cable which was laid in the
. Tennessee river twelve miles above
Peducah, in 1854, by r. +. Shafner and
Capt j. B. Sleeth who was then
building a telegraph line from Nash
Vile. Tenn, TO Pelucah, Ky. The
cable which Is Of rather primative
construction. but worked perfectly
was the invention of Capt Sleeth and
was made by hand. The insulation
consists of iute bagging, saturated
with hot tar.
One of the most striking features OF
the celebration will be the great
/ floral parade tomorrow afternoon The
| first section will consist of automo-
biles, decorated with flowers. the
/ second division will consist Of vic
tOrias and other open carriages and
VIII also include a large and beauti-
fully decorated float bearing the
flower queen and her court Of beauti-
ful maidens. The third division will
consist of one horse vehicles and tan
dems, the fourth coaches, brakes and
other four horse vehicles and the
| fifth division of the Veteran Volunteer
Fireman OF Louisville, with hand en-
gines and other apparatus. Hand
some prizes will be awarded to the
most Handsomely decorated vehicles
! in each division.