The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-06
Whole Country Will Wear Holiday
Attire for Month. Other Coun-
tries Send Represel-
tatives There
TO REACH CLIMAX SEPT. IS
Magnificent Historic Pageant Planned
In Honor of Anniversary Of Coun-
try's Independence-Many
Other Features

City of Mexico. Sept. 6.--All Mex
leo, from Sonora to Yucatan, has DON
ned holiday attire I'm honor of the
grand national celebration of the Re-
public's Centennial OF independence
and, according to the program of the
celebration the whole country swill
continue to wear its holiday attire
during the entire month. In honor
of the great national celebration prac-
ticaly the whole country has under
gone a remarkable transformation
Everywhere. from the national cap
ital to the smallest of the cities in the
interior, the authorities took pride in
having things put in shape for the
occasion. The streets, of which many
were repaved for the event, were
thoroughly cleansed and scrubbed,
public and private buildings put in re-
pairs. white washed or painted and
eaborately decorated in the national
colors
Decorations Are Elaborate
Naturally. the federal capital sur
passed all other cities of the republic
by the magnificance of its prepara-
tions and decorations and visitors
who have not seen this city for some
time would scarcely recognize 1t in
its scrupulous cleanliness, brightness
and splendor. Decorations are every
where In profusion, triumphal arch
es span the broad avenues and pic
turesque streets of the ancient city
and hundreds of thousands of electric
lights are strung through the principal
thoroughfalres, along public squares
and parks and trellised over the ia
cades of the public buildings and
some of the principal churches. so as
to shed brilliant light upon the fes-
tive scenes at night.
Nations Send Representatives
Visitors there are from every part
OF the world Every nation of the
world, save three or four, has sent Of
fetal representatives to convey the
congratulations and best wishes of
their respective governments to the
Mexican nation upon this glorious an
niversary of the establishment of its
national independence. The Ameri-
can delegate. consisting of Governor
Guild OF Massachusetts, acting as
personal representative of President
Taft Senator Guggenheim, Senator
Crawford, Senator Overman. Repre-
sentative Foster of Vermont; Repre-
sentative Fassett of New York; Rep
resentative Howard of Georgia; JUS
tice Gerard of the Supreme court
of New York; ex-governor Frank
lin Murphy of New Jersey;
Col c. A. Rook of Pittsbure
and III. ]. Shanly of Verm ut, arriv-
ed here n few days ago al ! are lux
uriously quartered in the Cu3ian pal
ace, on Gale Bucarelli Like all the
other foreign representatives they are,
treated with prncely hospitality
Horses and carriages, automobiles
and a small army of servants are at
their disposal at all times and almost
every possible want Is anticipated.
Mark Diaz's Birthday
The grand national celebration Will
not reach it's climax until September
Is, the anniversary of President Diaz's
birthday and on the two following
days, which mark the beginning OF the
era of Mexico's national independence,
but the preliminaries of the celebra-
tion have already begun. Today the
school children of Mexico celebrated
by holding flag parades in every city
of the republic. From now on TO the
end of the month every day VIII
bring its features OF celebration.
Among the principal events In
the federal capital will be the dedi-
cations of several monuments, feder-
al department buildings and schools,
excursions for the foreign delegates
to points of historic interest. gra
civic parade on the day before the
Presidents birthday anniversary the
dedication of the monument to Ben
ito Juarez, the unveilng of a COM
memorative tablet to Morelos at Gu
dadela: the dedication of the nation
nj university; the laying of the cor
ner stone of the new legislative pal
ace; a great sham battle and many
other interesting features. Other
cities also will have special celebra-
tions marked by the inauguration OF
educational institutions. waterworks'
market houses and other public In
stitutions.
Magnificent Historic Pageants
The principal days OF the celebra-
ton will be Sept. Is. 16. and ~, when
tho magnificent historic pageants VIII
take place. The preparations have
been made on scale of remarkable
magniicence and thousands OF men
and women. dressed In costumes oi
various periods In the history OF the