Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-05-09
lrscONSIN IN THE
PERRY CENTENNIAL
CONTRIBUTES TO INTER
crATE MEMORIAL AND
GENERAL PROGRAM.
Central Celebrations in Wiscon
Z. With Attractive Programs and
w. s.te,,e.Wide School Participation
c.tze Essay Conpetitions-HoI-
iday Bill in Legislature.
Ru Joseph Nice. Eel.

rba Wisconsin Ferry Victory Gen.
nal commission was appointed by
Governor in accordance with chap
= SL laws of 1911. Wisconsin will
,,tribute $4,000 to the construction
tbe Perry memorial at Put-in-Bay,
acb will cost, when completed, ap-
,.,vimately $1,000,000 and will be one
tbe most beautiful historical mon
,nents in the world. The national
mernment has appropriated $25O,OO0
srard its construction and will take
over and maintain it after compile
bn
The name of every state which con-
Abntes to its cost will be cut into
NJ granite frieze of the historical mu-
,.um building which is one of the
aneipal features of the design, and
maze will be reserved to each state
ytbin the building, for permanent
RaoricaI and educational exhibits
mich may be sent to augment the
,,tonal exhibit that will be placed
mere. The memorial will be for all
fine patriotic mecca for the travel
hg public, and will convey its silent
Message of American prowess and
mOr. of historical association, and of
ae prolonged and growing period of
mace since the close of our second
var with Great Britain, to the passen-
GERS on every steamer that passes up
and down the lakes.
Put-in-Bay Celebration.
The plans of the Interstate Board
Of Perry's Victory Centennial Com
nissioners, have always contemplated
central celebration of the Centen-
uil at the scene of the battle, on the
anniversary of the battle, September
10, which will include the ceremony of
relocating the memorial. The
celebration there will include a 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
the battle and now buried on the is
land, naval and military demonstra-
tons on a large scale, the inception
Of the Peace celebration; and many
features Of less historical significance
but Of great educational and recrea-
iOnal interest, covering a period of
several days.
Central Celebrations in Wisconsin.
Those who are fortunate enough to
visit Put-in-Bay during these cere-
Eonies, will doubtless be fully repaid
for the effort, and it is expected that
special arrangements will be made TO
enable large number of Wisconsin
people to make the trip economically.
However it will not be necessary to
leaTe the state in order to fully rea-
N1e the significance of the centennial,
10 take advantage of its opportunities,
Or to enjoy the celebration. The Inter
state Board is arranging for a tour of
The Great Lakes by a centennial feet
o. naval vessels, escorting the cen
Jury old flagship of Commodore Perry,
now undergoing reconstruction for
aS tour; and this fleet with its in
eFesting convoy will visit Milwaukee,
ufeen Bay and probably Superior,
Wisconsin, each of which places will
nave several days of centralized cele-
oEauon on scale fully comparable
10 the celebration at Put-in-Bay.
These celebrations will begin with
he arrival of the feet in each harbor
respectively, and the feet will re-
NAN during the celebrations. The
@u%aukee dates, as at present fixed,
are August Srd to 7th inclusive; and
l0f Green Bay August 10th to 10Th
inclusive. The dates for Superior have
lO' yet been definitely fixed 1t is also
0Ahdently anticipated that there will
0s an important celebration Of the
centennial at the capital of the state,
poSsl0iF on the anniversary of the bat
@s September 10th, or near that date.
bill now pending at Madison pro
'|es that September 10th, 1913, shall
y legal holiday, which would give
as schools and citizens generally an
'PpoTtunity to gather in public places
laa listen to historical and educational
i4efeSses, to decorate their cities and
images in honor of American valor
va prowess, to express their graft