The Springfield herald., 1907-07-12
COLORADO DAY
AUGUST 1877 PROCLAIMED \
LEGAL HOLIDAY BY THE
LEGISLATURE.
DENVER INVITES THE STATE
Fireworks, Illuminations, Decorations,
Parades, Prize Contests and Gen
eraI Joilification.

eraI Joiification.
Morning: Parade showing evolution
of transportation in Colorado since pi-
oneer days.
Afternoon: Laying of corner stone
of new auditorium; picnic by Pioneers.
Pioneer Ladies' Aid Society and Sons
of Colorado; race between volunteer
fire departments of state for state
championship; speechmaking; con
certs
Evening: Pyrotechnic display and
concert.
Music all day.
Denver-Entering heartily into the
| plan for a celebration by all Colorado
of the states birth, members OF the
| central committee of the Sons OF Colo
RADIO met for the first time at the
| Chamber OF Commerce and formulated
a general outline for the program OF
the first annual Colorado Day. August
| LIST.
one OF the chief matters considered
during the evening was the proposal
| of Ed Smith, constructing engineer OF
the auditorium, that Mayor Speer be
seen and asked to set the day as the
date for the laying of the cornerstone
of the new building. This ceremony
| had been planned for the Fourth OF
| July. but material was so delayed that
| it was impossible to carry out the plan.
| Smith assured the members thas
everything would be in order by Colo
RADIO Day and the laying of the corner
stone could be made great feature
| of the day.
| Invitations have been sent to every
mayor and editor in Colorado, and
others will be mailed to each member
of the convention which made the
state constitution as well as to all OF
| the first state officers.
| For the morning OF the great day
a parade has been planned which will
| include prairie schooners and floats
representing the early days of Colo
RADIO. with the pioneers en- masse; dec
GRATED carriages and automobiles, and
the city fire department.
Prizes will be offered for the three
best decorated fire wagons, automo-
biles. carriages and schooners and the
| following were made by the verious
members of the committee and the So
| ciety.
Sons of Colorado. $50, first prize for
most typical pioneer float: J. Hervey
| Nichols, $50 cup first prize for best
| decorated automobile; f. l.. ScholtZ,
| $50 cup, first prize for best decorated
| carriage; r. H. Biegel. second prize
pearl opera glass, for decorated auto
| mobile; w. F. r. Mills. s25, second
| prize, decorated carriages; r. c.
| Schaeffer. third prize. burgee. deco
rated automobiles. The other prizes
| will be arranged for by the committee
on decoration.
The Gentlemen's Driving and Riding
| Club. the Colorado Automobile Club
and simili-r organizations will he in
vited to enter in the parade. which, as
planned, will be one of the finest ever
| seen in this city.
The speakers of the day will be A. j.
Spengel. representing the city of Den
yer; Lieutenant Governor E. r. Har-
per, representing the state, and one
other representating the Sons of Colo
RADIO, not yet decided upon.
The report made by the committee
on fireworks was to the effect that the
officials of the Denver Tramway Com
pany and the park board had been
seen. and that they had promised 10
give pyrotechnic display i'll the even
ing at the City park that would far ex-
coed that given on Fourth of July. 1t
was also reported that the mayor had
been seen and th2l he had promised
hearty cooperation in every way on
the part of the city. including the dec
Grafton of the equipment of the fire
| department in the parade.
The competition between the volun-
| teer fire departments will %r open 10
companies all over lhe state and all
are invited to atteni Prizes of some
nature for this event will be decided
upon later
Every merchant in lie city will he
asked to decorate his store and many
| have already promised TO do so.
1t is understood by members of the
committee that railroads will adver
tise the affair all over the state, be-
sides making special rates for the day.
The committee will meet every We'd
nesday night till Colorado Day at The
| Chamber of Commerce to further com
plete the arrange ments for the Cele-
bration. The sec -efarv. Harry Ruff.
| ner, will be at his Office, 53o Common
wealth, each afternoon "a Crder TO ia.
cilitate the handling OF the details con.
nected with the day
August LIST was proclaimed a legal
holiday By the last Legislature and it
is promised by the committee that it
will be such holiday as Colorado has
never seen before