Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-06-19
WISCONSIN In THE
PERRY CENTENNIAL
STATE CONTRIBUTES TO INTER-
STATE MEMORIAL AND
GENERAL PROGRAM.
Four Central Celebrations in Wiscon-
sin, With Attractive Programs and
Statewide School Participation
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day Bill in Legislature.

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iday Bill in Legislature.
The Wisconsin Perry's Victory Cen
tennial Commission was appointed by
the Governor in accordance with chap
ter 467, laws of 1911. Wisconsin will
contribute $4,000 to the construction
OF the Perry memorial at Putin Bay,
which will cost, when completed, ap-
proXimately $1,0O0,000 and will be one
OF the most beautiful historical mon
uments in the world. The national
government has appropriated $3.50, 900
toward it's construction and will take
1t over and maintain it after compile
ton
The name of every state which con
tributes to its cost will be cut into
the granite frieZe OF the historical mu-
scum building which is one of the
principal features of the design, and
space will be reserved to each state
within the building, for permanent
historical and educational exhibits
which may be sent to augment the
national exhibit that will be placed
there. The memorial will be for all
time a patriotic mecca for the travel
ing public, and will convey it's silent
message of American proweSS and
valor, of historical association, and of
! the prolonged and growing period of
peace since the close of our second
war with Great Britain. to the passen-
gers on every steamer that passes up
and down the lakes.
Put-n-8ay Celebration.
The plans of the Interstate Board
of Perry's Victory Centennial Com
missioners, have always contemplated
central celebration of the Centen-
NAL at the scene of the battle, on the
anniversary of the battle. September
/ 10, which will include the ceremony of
defeating the memorial. The
celebration there will include pro-
gram of notable speakers, (amongst
them in all probability the President
OF the United States), the removal to
the memorial crypt of the remains of
British and American officers killed in
land, naval and military demonstra-
lions on large scale, the inception
of the Peace celebrations and many
features of less historical significance
but of great educational and recrea-
tional interest, covering a period of
several days.
Central Celebrations in Wisconsin,
Those who are fortunate enough to
visit Putin Bay during these cere-
monies, will doubtless be fully repaid
for the effort, and it is expected that
| special arrangements will be made to
enable a large number of Wisconsin
people to make the trip economically.
However it will not be necessary to
leave the state in order to fully rea.
liZe the significance of the centennial
to take advantage of its opportunities,
or to enjoy the celebration. The Inter
state Board is arranging for tour of
the Great Lakes by a centennial fleet
of naval vessels. escorting the cen.
fury old flagship of Commodore Perry
now undergoing reconstruction for
this tour, and this fleet with its in.
teresting convoy will visit Milwaukee
Green Bay and probably Superior
Wisconsin, each of which places will
have several days of centralized cele
bration on a scale fully comparable
to the celebration at Put-in-Bay
These celebrations will begin with
the arrival of the fleet in each harbol
respectively, and the fleet will re
main during the celebrations The
Milwaukee dates, as at present fixed
are August 3rd to eth inclusive; anC
for Green Bay August 10th to l6tl
inclusive The dates for Superior have
not yet been definitely fixed. II is alsC
confidently anticipated that there viii
be an important celebration of tn,
centennial ut the capital of the state
possibly on the anniversary ot the bat
tie. September 10th. or near that date
A bill now pending at Madison pro
Nides that September 10th, 1913, shall
be a legal holiday, which would giv,
the schools and citizens generally al
opportunity 10 gather in public places
and listen To historical, and educationa
addresses, To decorate their cities anC
villages in honor Of American valo
aud prowess, to express their graft