The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-05-07
HUDSON-FULTONFE TE
Discovery Of the Great River to
Be Brilliantly Celebrated.
AFFAIR TO LAST TWO WEEKS.

tives OF Foreign Governments and
Thousands Of Visitors Expected at
New Vork---Faesimile Of the clermont
TO Travel Under Her Own Steam.
The committee Of prominent men In
charge ol the arrangements FOR the
Hudson. Fulton celebration announced
the other day that the details for the
great festival had all been worked ont
and that little was left in the way Of
planning except to smooth out the
minor matters Of the program
The celebration Ia but few months
of II will begin on Saturday, Sept.
81. In New York city and will end two
weeks later In Troy 1t Is expected
to land a million persons In New York
In week II will take hundreds OF
thousands up the Hudson. following
Clermont II will make. II is hoped.
the name OF Henry Hudson. the Eng.
lishman who discovered New York's
great river In Dutch ship, and the
name of Robert Fulton. who first APP
piled steam to the navigation OF that
river. well known to the children Of
the public schools. II is expected to
waters of the upper Hudson ships Of
many nations and representatives Of
most of the foreign governments.
While the time for preparation was
short much has been done AS
member of the committee said the other
day at the headquarters Of the celebra-
tion commission. nothing remained to
do but to handle the details and "stir
up the enthusiasm"
Never mind about the enthusiasm"
another observed. New York city
never gets enthusiastic until week
before the event. while the forty-six
cities along the Hudson. which share
directly In the celebration. are almost
ready now to throw their hats into the
air"
The celebration viii not be great
exposition or anything like 1t No
great effort will he made by the COM
mission to get crowds to New York
from every part of the country. They
will be invited. but no advertising
campaigns as are usual In the case Of
expositions will be attempted But the
people will attend from the outside: the
commission is assured of that. On the
other hand. every possible effort will
be made. is being made. to interest the
people of New York state and tempt
them to New York.
The celebration is New jerseys at.
fair also. and her citizens are repre-
scented in the commission.
All nations will also be invited to
send representatives and to participate
In the celebration. Invitations have
already been sent to the state depart
ment at Washington to be transmitted
through the diplomatic staff to all gov
ernments Of the world Maritime coun-
tries are invited to send ships as well
as representatives Of the government.
source of satisfaction to the COM
mission Is the interest which the gov
ernment Of Holland has manifested in
the affair. The reproduction Of the
historic Half Moon Is being made un-
der the immediate supervision of the
queens aid-de-camp, Vice Admiral E.
G. Ellis Progress with the work has
been rapid. the commission hears. and
the quaint little ship will be ready to
enter the Narrows on the day set 1t
will be manned by crew in the cos
tunes Of the period Of Henry Hudson.
Work has already been begun on the
reproduction of the Clermont. Fulton's
steamboat. which 200 years later
steamed up the Hudson. Secretary
Hall said that the Clermont would Ger
tainly proceed up the stream under her
own steam. driven by an engine sim
liar to Fulton's.
The Hudson-Fulton celebration will
be first of all educational The first
two days Of the celebration. Saturday
and Sunday. Sept. 25 and %. will be
devoted to religious service. the COM
mission declaring that It is unwilling
down the house by display Of intelli-
gence and independence worthy Of his
breed. In the class for cavalry char,
gers each competitor was required tc
show his training for army work by
series Of tests, one of which was
wheeling with his fore legs as a pivot
Every one of the entries was spurted
around like willing slave until 1t
came to Max A. Mosle's bay stallion
Beaming Star. The moment he felt
the steel this high bred Arab. instead
Of yielding to the spur. turned his head
and gave knowing nip at the riders
offending leg. as II to say. Don't try
force II you want me TO wheel for
you" Every spectator In the boxes
and balcony saw the move. and wave
Of applause greeted the striking exhibit.
ton Of equine character.