Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-07-03
ALL IS READY
FOR CELEBRATION
Hundredsof isitors
Expected in Santa
Fe Tomorrow
PLENTY Of entertainment
Capital City Will Exert Itself
to Show Guests a Royal
Time.

All is in shipshape in Santa Fe for
what promises to be the greatest
Fourth of July celebration in the his
tory of the oldest city in the United
States. Decorations are being put up
and by evening all that will be lack
ing will be the day itself. Stores, Off
ces and business houses of all kinds
have been decorated and Cd Glory
is to be seen at every vantage point.
The hotels and restaurants are pre-
pairing to care for the hundreds and
hundreds Of visitors who will be in
the city tomorrow and Sunday. Extra
clerks have been employed at drink
empOriums stores and restaurants
SO that all may be able to secure what
they desire.
The Plaza will be provided with am
pie seating facilities and heavy and
highly colored streamers will divide
it. Headquarters will be established
for several of the larger towns send
ing big delegations here for the cele
bration. The Plaza is to be the re-
ception room for the city's visitors
and the city limits will be open to
them with as much freedom as they
desire consistent with civilized cour.
tesy.
For two days the Capital City will
be host to the citizens of the terri
tory, be they from north, south, east
or west. Every citizen, with or with
out a badge, has been called upon
to be member of the reception com.
mittee and to lend whatever aid or
assistance in his or her power to en-
tertain the guests.
Much work has been done by the
business and professional men to
make the day one long to be remem-
bered Excursion rates have been
secured on all railroads and an excur-
sion train from Willard over the
Santa Fe Central and ten extra coach
es will be brought to the city tomor-
row morning from Albuquerque. Las
Vegas will send big delegation. In
fact every town and city within a
hundred miles of the Capital will have
delegations here tomorrow and Sun
day.
Baseball, tennis, trap shooting,
speeches, music by the Elks band, In
dian games and Dances horse races,
foot races, military drills, sham bat
ties, dances, fireworks, and in fact ev-
cry sort of amusement possible will
be open to the public.
A very comprehensive program has
been gotten out by the Fourth of July
committee and 1t will be distributed
among the visitors for their benefit.
The program follows:
Reception Of Visitors.
The ladies and gentlemen of the re-
ception committee will meet incom-
ing excursion trains at Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe and Santa Fe Cen
trail depots between the hours of 10
and 1890 a. m. When the visitors
reach the Plaza the reception commit
tee will conduct the visitors through
the Woman's Board of Trade building
and the rooms of the New Mexico His
torical Society.
Addresses.
At Pagoda in Plaza, July 4, 11:20
a. m.
Prayer-Reverend W. R. Dye, 11:25
a. m.
Adde'S Of Welcome--Mayor jose
D. Sena 1885.
Reading Declaration of 1ndcpend.
ence-Hon. A. L. Morrison, 1l.50.
Orator of the Day--Attorney A. B.
Renehan.
Baseball.
Two games each day at ball palk,
go p. m.
July 4th. First game, Las Vegas VS..
Santa Fe.
Second game, Albuquerque vs. San
ia Fe.
July 5th. First game, Willard vs.
Santa Fe.
Second game, Albuquerqu. VS.. San
Ia Fe.
Shooting Tournament.
Santa Fe Rod and Gun Club, initial
tournament, July 4th and 5th, com.
nencing 10 a. M July 4th, six events
each day with added money and
prizes.
Lawn Tennis.
Santa Fe Tennis Tournament
mences 10 a. M, July 4th.
Indian War Dances--Continuous per
formances in Plaza.
Military Drills.
Military Drills Company +, First
Infantry, National Guard Of New
ContinuAd IN 6aoA Rtnht