The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-05
SAINT LOUIS
 CENTENNIAL CHURCH BELLS INACCURATE BIGGEST SHOW OF THE WEST
 SUNDAY MORNING.
The Celebration to be Almost Equal to the Big Hudson.Fulton Affair
 In Point of Features.

St. Lonis, Oct. IA weeks cele- bration of the centennial anniversary of the incorporation of St. Louis was begun yesterday at sunrise when the bells of All chufches within the city limits will be rung in announcement of the Inauguration of the program. Aeroplane flights. distance races be- tween spherical balloons, speed con. tests by dirigibie air craft. a water pagent with four vessels of the United States navy participating, par ades. festival banquets, the annual ap- pearance of the mysterious Yelled Prophet and several public appear ances by Dr. Frederick A Cook, Arc tic explorer, will fill out the week. Preparations for the big events have been going on for months. An elabor- ate system of street lighting has been installed, a great court of honor erect cd and practically the entire city has been decorated with flags and bunt- ing.
 Two men-Glen H. Curtis, aviator, and Dr, Cook, explorer. will divide the honors to be accorded to individuals. Mir. Curtiss, beginning Wednesday, will make daily flights, weather per. hitting. from Art Hil. Forest Park, where a great natural amphitheater is capable of accommodating scores Of thousands of spectators Dr. Cook will take q prominent part in the fes- tiyities. presided over by the Yelled Prophet. and will be rendered a pub He reception.
 The Sunday observances were of a religious and historical nature. Special services were held in the churches, and songs of praise and thanksgiving were sung by thou sands of Sunday schol children. In the afternoon, tablets marking the places of historical interest will be unveiled. These latter will comme. morate all important events from the landing of Pierre Laclade Liguest in 1764, to the building of the new muni- .cipal structures. the laying of whose corner stone was an important feature of the week.
 Tuesday will be period of pagen- atry. The United States torpedo boat fotilla, consisting of the Mac Dono- ugh, Wilkes. Tinge and Thornton, will lead a parade on the Mississippi River, in which scores of motor boats, river packets and other vessels will take part.
 The evening will see the Yelled Prophet arrive in greater pomp than has been his wont for years. The floats of his parade will be unusually elaborate. and the ball with which the celebration ends. will be one of the most brilliant functions at which he has ever presided.
 Glen H. Curtiss is scheduled to in. augurate his flights "Wednesday, fol- 1 lowing the review of municipal | pageant" by the mayors of 1000 1 American cities, who have been in. vited to witness the doings of the | week as the guests of the city.
 Thursday. two hundred floats, rep | resenting the industrial progress of a | century, will wind through the | streets.
 Friday will witness series of | aeropiane contests in which some | startling results are anticipated Half | a dozen inventors of the United | states. many of them as yet obscure, nave signified their intention to par ticipate. The prizes of $1,000 and a | gold medal and $500 and a silver med | al for the best flights, will be given | to the operators of the machines which makes the longest bights out | from and back to starting square | POO feet in dimensions.
 The street pageant this day will be i a combined educational, historical, | and military parade in which students, floats and state and national soldiery 1 will appear
 Saturdays program includes a race | for diiigible balloons with Baldwin, 1 Beachey and Knabenshue as the chief contestants; the release of the two