The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-26
BEWILDERING VISTA OF
THE NATIONAL COLORS
Thousands Of Yards Of Bunting
Used in Drapllg The In
rnGRSe Auditorium


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Special to Daily Leader.
Denver, colo. Jaae 26. Red, white
and blue viii be the only colors used
In decorDtmg tne new auditorium for
the ddmocratic national convention
and the decorations will he the most
elaborate over seen in a democratic
convention The auditorium Is nearly
complete and everything viii be IN
shape iQe the convention not later
than July g. The convention VIII con
vepe az noon on July e.
A unique feature OF the decora
tions will be fifty-two huge stars ar
lustically arranged On the ceiling.
These stars viii represent the states
Territories and insular possessions. the
names appearing in blue letters on q
lwhite background in the center ci
each star The points of tne stSrs
viii be red and white
Directly over the speakers platform.
against the wall OF the building near
1.-THE junction with the ceiling viii lse
Va large shield sixteen feet hgh car
lryins six Gags twelve feet long draped
I'm artistic folds 10 addition to this
I
lshiclds over the platform each ter
lfect nigh The six flags on these
lshiclds win be eight feet Ions
Just below the main shiald Will
lhang a mammO,h portrait OF Georse
Washington. u by ld feet IN dlmen'
siona Red, white and blue bunting
viii be drancd from The sides OF the
lsmeld TO the bottom OF the portrait oi
Tho Father of Ills Country"
1lirertl undcr the last shield on.
'tescl,. s,.l44-ei-tlse-A -ANslsliugton Portrait
Twin be suspended portrait one Of
lThomas Jefferson and the other of
Andrew Jackson On each side of these
pictures a large American llag viii be
draped These flags are forty by six
lty feet In dimensions. Beyond these
lpictures. at each end Of the wall and
hanging above the gallery, viii be
/ lsuspcuded a pendant. ten feet in di-
ametrr. upon which bunting viii be
/ ldraned Upon these pendants a tiger
win be painted. The back of The plat
form viii be banked with palms
lTwenty stuffed American eagles. with
, lextended wings viii be suspetlod
over the platform, each bird carrying
In his bill red white ard blue silk
ribbons that viii be draped back to
tho wall
In the Denver auditorium the bal
, cony extends all the way around the
huge building, but the galleries are
. limited to each end The font of the
balcony and the fronts of the galleries
and boxes viii be d-aped with bunting
$4,000 yards being necessary TO com
plete THIS part Of tae decorative
schelne At intervals Of five feet
shields, three feet high will be placed
'InOLsauds of yards OF bunting Will
De used IN draping the corridors Of the
Duilding and the walls az the balcony
land galleries. Delegates viii be sup
piled wiili small American flags TO
wave when their feelings reach q pitch
that compels aE extraordinary demon
slralion, especially when the candi-
date wao is to lead tbe party in the
iefeat presidential campaien ~ named.
Although the decorations i6 the au-
!dit0rium viii be elaborate the stree;
decorations viii be even more pic
lturosQue and the Illumination scheme
VIII be the most brilliant Denye- over
I attempted.
Preparations for entertaining yisi
tors during the convention have been
mgde n a Systematic manner fhe
Denver Committee. which is working
Ia conjunction with The national Com
mittee ON Arrangements, has appoint
ed special entertainment committees
, 10 luON aucr tno welfare oi visitors
from the dinereut states aud terri
tories Each of these committces has
la perfect organization with head
Quarters for its officers. IL Is the du-
lt5 OF eaoh committee 20 provide IOl
tie entertainment Oi visitors irom the
4 group OF states the committee repre-
! senis Consequently thege IL keen
? rivalry among the committees aId
) each Is striving 10 Outdo ,Ae others iu
, demonstrations oil hospitality
. The hotel committee VIII see that
leyery visitor Is directed 10 q cQmiolt
, lab'e ana clcan fOom, Hotels, room
/ lng houses and large number of pri
: iVlio residences nave been listed tO
Igoiaee Vith The prlces asked Tor rooms
ia .saca Instance This committee WN
have one hundcd boys, Wearing white
! coats anl caps ON duty al the uuiol
4 Sl3tion 90 direct an visitors 10 rooms
= n laaertati1ns have heen made Ia ad
E ance al auy particular hotel on room
I irs house. a boy viii De at hand lg
5 conduct strangers 10 a street ear that
( viii take them 90 their destinations
ln cases where reservations have no
/ hcen made. visitors viii be- inlDrme,
, where rooms can be had and az Nha
prices They VII ne given Slips d
> paper upon which are written the nam