The chronicle=news., 1913-06-27
TRINIDAD READY TO OPEN
Gates TO VETERAN HOSTS
To GATHER HERE NEXT WEEK

Mckeoush and aides. The line Of
Iuarch OF the parade appears else
where In this paper. All the mill
tary hodi~s will appear In the parade
Including the u. A. Il. A number
Of fratcrnai orkanizations. Of trades
unions. will turn out and In = special
division will be the old cowmen.
mounted. turning back the calendar
two or three decades. What with
floats. automobiles and decorated We.
hIcl~~ Of all kinds the parade will
be one OF the best seen here In
years.
Special Prizes for Parade.
A. n special prize for the hest
float In the parade the Ials theatre
cff-rs n s-sson ticket. The Mason
Candy company offers n special prize
for the best looking married woman
and the hest looking sInkic woman
In tho parade. In addition there arc
the regular prix-s for floats. march
Ink clubs. orders. labor unions. etc.
Sposts PrograA.
The sports program begins on tho
down town streets at O'Clock In
tho afternoon. The principal event
10 the Marathon race. covering dis
tancc OF go miles over = coursr that
takes In Main and Commercial
streets. Cash prixca arc Offered for
tho winnera OF first. second and
third place and ~ = special prize to
the winner e. l.. Allen offers u sill
YER cup. Entries for the Marathon
race are being received mt hcadquar-
terx and entries will close at $50 on
July I. The remainder Of the after
noon will be filled In with races and
all kinds OF sports for the men. wo-
men and children. and good prizes
are ofeess6 is all events.
s0hoMisht PreEnn.
>1ne- 1ost eese, evept. Of
- II sesn-the grand pa
No. q The Military Order Of tho
Scrpent. the grand lair team of Den
yer. This parade will he a spectacle
decidedly grotc~Quc yet elaborate.
and creeping Its way through the
streets will be the Kah-Tee-Puna.
the Great Snake. After the parade
the streets will he cleared aud the
fire department using four pieces Of
apparatus. will make an Illuminated
fire run from the Grand Saloon on
Main street to the corner of Ash
and Main. The corners will be rop-
cd off to prevent people getting into
the streets and possible accidents.
Red fire will burn In blaEe FROM
the roofs OF the buildings.
Business Of Encampment.
As rorthe business of the encamp-
ment It will begin on Friday at 2
y. M, at Castle hall. The address
OF welcome will he made by Mayor
". p. Dunlavy. and the response to
the mayors greeting will be given
by past commander Epler. The con-
vocation Of the Military order OF tho
serpent takes places at Castle hall
following the parade at 3 p. m. The
election of officers will be the con-
| clusion OF business on July s. The
afternoon will be spent in excurs-
ions TO points OF interest about the
city and trip to Cokedale to view
an active coal mine in operation.
The general reception takes place at
the hall at eight o'clock in the even
ing preceding the grand military
ball.
Decorations.
| Beginning on Monday the merch-
ants OF the city will begin to decor
ate their stores and windows. II. F.
Rimer, the official decorator. has
made contracts to personally decor
ate number of the stores. The
down town district of the city will
be decked in gala colors. the red.
white and blue predominating, but
conspicuous will be the yellow and
red. the colors OF the organization
of Veterans b..