The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-14
TAFT DAY PROGRAM.
Elaborate Arrangements Being Made
For Presidents Marquette Visit.

t. For Presidents Marquette Visit.
Elaborate arrangements are being
completed for the reception and enter
tainmeni Of President Taft in Mar
lquette on September 1890. and ths
plans are now so forward as 10 war
rant prediction that IL viii be one 81
the most successful affairs OF the kind
lever held in the upper peninsula.
\ President Taft and his party viii ar
rive ia their special train OF seven
lcoaches shortly before midnight on the
18Th, coming 20 Marquette from the
500 The formal program will not be-
j gin until $3.50 the next morning. when
the president will be taken on an auto
mobile ride through the city and TO
Presque Isle. In the city proper the
automobiles viii travel at speed OF
/ less than ten miles an hour. SO that
AN viii have an opportunity 10 see the
president and wave greetings 10 him.
The route will embrace all the business
and principal residence streets. Dec
Grated automobiles carrying their own
crs and friends VIII make up an escort.
and this parade viii be reviewed by
the president in the down town dis
trict.
The speaking viii occur at 1880
O'Clock at Guild hall field. in the most
beautiful residence part Of town. ten
minutes walk from the business dis
trlct, where a tent 15Ox2O0 feet, cover
ing 10000 square feet OF ground. will
be spread. and under which the adj
dresses viii be made The capacity OF
the tent is estimated at 5000 people
and as many more can gather in the
open and see and hear the president,
as the sides Of the canvas will be
raised.
At l O'clock the president will be the
guest Of honor at "A luncheon at Bara-
ga auditorium. OF the 300 seats now
arranged for, seventy-flve have been
reserved for guests from points outside
Marquette county. and they may now
be reserved by application To Morgan
W. Jopling. treasurer of the commit
tee. enclosing remittance of 81. the
charge per plate. For this function the
Calumet q Hecla orchestra will fur
nish the music. President Taft and
other distinguished guests will respond
10 toasts.
Marquette is arranging for the most
complete decorations ever put up i'm
this part of the state. The executive
committee has made an appropriation
for the carrying out OF plan that
viii deck all the streets of the bust
ness district in the national colors
Tho Home Decorating company, of
Chicago, has submitted designs that
have been approved and has been
awarded the contract. The electrical
decorations will be elaborate. and the
expenditure on these two items will
represent well upwards Of $1,000.
which takes no account of the decOra-
ton of public buildings, business blocks
and residences.
All the bands in Marquette county
have been engaged To furnish music,
and in addition the Calumet & Hecla
orchestra has been engaged for the
musical program at the luncheon. The
police arrangements will be adequate.
\ force Of seyenty-fve officers is now
being organized to handle the crowds
The streets In the business district will
be fenced off and every effort will be
made to handle the people in n man.
ner that will make for their comfort.
Special committees have been dele
gated with the task of arranging To
feed all visitors, and ample provis or
will be made for taking care of tho
largest crowd that can come to the
city.