Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-03
Weeks Celebration Begins al SUG-
rise This Morning.
MANY BIG EVENTS SCHEDULED
Glenn curtiss VIII Fly His Aeroplane;
Or. Cook viii Tell of Trip to Pole,
ard Torpedo FIotiiia viii Lead
River Parade.
Try AssocIated Pressl.

ST. LOUIS, October "A weeks
celebration of the. centennial anniyer-
sary of the incorporation of st. Louis
will begin tomorrow at sunrise when
the bells Of 444 churches within the
city limits will-be rung in announce
ment OF the Inauguration OF the pro
gram. Aeroplane Nights. distance races
between spherical balloons, speed,
contests by dirigible air craft, water
pageant with four vessels OF the
United States navy participating, pa
rades. festival banquets. the annual
appearance Of the mysterious Yelled
! Prophet and several public appear
ances by DR.. Frederick A. Cook, Arc
tic explorer, will fill out the week
| Pieparations for tn big events nave
/ been going on for months. An elabo-
rate system of street lighting has been
installed a great court of honor erect
ed and practically the entire city mas
been decorated with flags and bunt-
ing.
Two men-Glenn II. Curtlss, ayia-
tor, and DIR. Cook, explorer, will d.
vide the honors to be accorded TO IN
dividuals. Mr., Curtiss. beginning We'd
nesday. will make daily flights.
weather permitting. from Art Hill.
Forest Park. where a great natural
amphitheater is capable of accommo-
| dating scores of thousands of specta-
tors. DR.. Cook will take a promi-
| nent part in the festivities. presided
over by the Yelled Prophet. and Will
be rendered public reception.
Sunday Observsnces.
J The Sunday observances will be OF
a religious and historical nature
Special services will be held in the
churches and songs of praise and
Thanksgiving will be sung by thous-
ands of Sunday school children. In
the afternoon. tablets marking the
places OF historical interest will be
unveiled. These latter will commend
rate all important events from the
landing OF Pierre Laclede Liguets, IN
.764. to the building of the new num-
cipal structures. the laying OF whose
corner stones will be an important
feature of the week.
The balloon races will be started
| Monday. Two events are on the pro-
gram. the first limited to spherical
air craft of 10000 cubic feet capaci-
ty, or less. and the second to larger
balloons of up to 10000 cubic feet
Seven distance and two endurance
prizes are offered for these contests
In the evening the streets will be
| Illuminated for the first time, and the
opening band concerts viii be given.
Day Of Psgesntry.
| Tuesday will be a day OF pagean-
try. The United States torpedo boat
fiotilla consisting Of thes MacDon-
ough. 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
aoats Of his parade viii 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
Glenn n. Curtiss is scheduled 10 in
augurate his fights "Wednesday. fol
lowing the review OF the municipal
pageant by the mayors Of 1000
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. vii wind through the
streets.
Aeroplzne Contests
Friday win witness a series Of aero.
plane contests In which some start
ling results are anticipated HALL
dozen inventors Of the United stites.
and many % them a. yet obscure.
haze siErifed their inicntsor 70 par
ticipafe The prizes Of $500 and a
gold medal and $50 and silvef
medal Tor the best flights. win given
70 the operators o. the machines
which make the longest Sights ont
from and hack 70 a starting square
200 feet IN Dimensions
The street pageant this day vili
10 a combined educational. Historical.