The Colorado statesman., 1906-09-15
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.


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. 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
| 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
q military reception in the Antlers ho-
TEL from 9 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: 80
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 e. 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
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 IEdian camp at Broadmoor.
Wednesday. September 26th, His
toricaI Day, the Pike tablet on the sum-
init Oh 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
will give concert the same evening
at Manitou.
Thursday, September 9th, Pike
Day, will be the occasion of the un-
yelling of the massive granite Pike tab
let in Antlers park "The Ode to Colo
rado," composed by c. ]. Pike, grand
nephew of the soldier-explorer, and set
to music by Rubin Goldmark, the COM
poser, will be sung for the first time by
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 ho-
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-
tion by Mrs. Francis w. Goddard, at
her home, sos North Cascade avenue.
A night Illuminated run by the local
fire department and 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 it's annual meeting
in Colorado Springs, September 10th.
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. M. 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.