The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-06
Holiday in Republic o
Southland to Celebrate
independence.

City of Mexico, Sept. 6.-All Mex.
leo, from Sonora to Yucatan, has
donned holiday attire in 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 will
continue to wear it's holiday attire
during the entire month. In honor
| OF the great national celebration
practically the whole country has
undergone remarkable transforma-
ton. Everywhere, from the national
capital 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 paved for the
event, were thoroughly cleansed and
scrubbed, public and private build
ings put in repairs, whitewashed or
painted and deliberately decorated in
the national colors.
Naturally, the federal capital sur
passed all other cities of the republic
by the magnificence of it's prepare
tions and decorations, and visitors
who have not seen this city for some
time would scarcely recognize it in
it's scrupulous cleanliness, brightness
AMI splendOr. Decorations are
everywhere in profusion, triumphal
arches span the broad avenues and
picturesque streets of the ancient
city, and hundreds of thousands OF
electric lights are strung through
the principal thorOughfares, along
the principal thoroughfares, along
| the public square and parks and
| trellised over the facades of the pub
lie buildings and some of the prin-
cipal churches, so as to shed bril-
liant light upon the festive scenes at
night.
Visitors there are from every part
Of the world. Every nation of the
world, save three or four, has sent
official representatives to convey the
congratulations and best wishes OF
their respective governments to the
Mexican nation upon this glorious
anniversary Of the establishment of
its national independence. The
| American delegates, consisting of
Governor Guild of Massachusetts,
acting as personal representative of
President Taft; Senator Guggen-
helm, Senator Crawford, Senator
Overman, Representative Foster, of
Vermont; Representative Fassett, of
New York; Representative Howard,
of Georgia; Justice Gerard, of the
supreme court of New York; ex-Gov-
ernor Franklin Murphy, of New Jer-
sey; Col. C.. A. Rock, of Pittsburg
and H. J. Shanly of Vermont, arrived
here few days ago and are luxuri-
OuSly quartered in the Cobian palace
Oh Gale Bucarelli. Like all the
other foreign representatives they
are treated with princely hospitality
Horses and carriages. automobiles
and small army of servants are at
their disposal at all times and almost
every possible want is anticipated.
The grand national celebration
will not reach its climax until Sep
TENDER Is, the anniversary of Presi-
dent Diaz' birthday, and On the two
following days, which mark the be-
ginning of the era of Mexico's ma
tional independence, but the prelim-
inaries of the celebration have al
ready begun. Today the school chill
dren of Mexico celebrated by holding
flag parades in every city of the re-
public. From now on to the end of
the month every day will bring it's
features of celebration. Among the
principal events in the federal capital
will be the dedications of several
monuments, federal department
buildings and schools, excursions for
the foreign delegates to points of
historic interest, grand civic parade
on the day before the presidents
birthday anniversary, the dedication
of the monument to Benito Juarez.
the unwilling of commemorative
tablet to Morelos at Cindadela; the