Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-14
IS ALL "DOLLED UP"
FOR CELEBRATION
Streets Already Gay With Bunt-
ing and Buildings Burst
ing Into Bloom.
THOUSANDS ARE COMING
Auto Parade at 2 p. m. the Big Fea-
ture-Brass Bands and Music
j Everywhere
THOUSANDS ARE COMING

The committee in charge Of the
celebration tomorrow has received
word that W. NJ. Nelson, auditor of
the p. e. & E., with headquarters in
Portland, will visit the city tomorrow,
and with him will come 60 Of the
company's employees. They will make
the trip on special car, and will take
active part in the great event, From
other points come statements along
the same line, that everybody is COM
ing and bringing. his friends and
neighbors with him.
Salem will be on the map in colors
that will make Josephs coat look like
a mourning robe tomorrow morning,
as the big celebration occasioned by
the completion OF the Portland, Eugene
G Eastern Railroad Company will be
made historic, and the present gener-
alton will have something TO remem-
Der in the years to come, in the way Of
festivities arranged by the capitals
enterprising citizens,
Travelling Passenger Agent Jacobs,
for the Southern Pacific Company, has
just completed tour Of every rail
road town in the valley, and reports
that Salem will be flooded with enthl.-
static visitors tomorrow. He declares
that the entire valley and much terri
tory outside of the valley will be rep
resented by delegations in goodly
numbers.
Everything is in readiness for the
celebration, with the exception Of the
decorations, and these are being placed
rapidly 1t is hoped that every bust
ness man in the city will get busy, and
get busy today-decoratlng their es-
Establishments, as the time is drawing
near when thousands Of visitors will
be on hand to view the city with crit
ical eyes, and the fine standard of
progressiveness and public sentiment
which has prevailed among the Aocal
citizens should be shown above all.
Aranges Program.
The following program, subject to
change has been prepared for the oc-
casion tomorrow:
900 a, m,-Meeting of automobiles
at Board of Trade for purpose of meet
ing trainloads of visitors.
1000 a. m.-Children's races on
Court street between Liberty and Com
mercial.
12 noon-Luncheon to railroad Off
cIals at Marion hotel.
200 p. m.-Grand parade.
z to p. m.-Free moving picture
show at Grande opera house TO all Wis
itors
800 p. m.-Speeches and program
at armory, or in Wilson avenue II
weather permits.
$50 p. m-Banquet at the Marion
hotel.
The Salem German Society will he
in the swim also tomorrow. August
Echrberger, the president OF the so.
ciety, has announced that the local
German people will be glad to lend an
assistance possible to further the pro.
gram OF the celebration, and the Ger.
nan singing society will render soma
selections during the hour when the
speaking and other entertainment is
feld, either IN Wilson avenue or al
the armory.
Mrs. Halle Parisn-Hinge9 will "a
VOC the visitors and Salem celebrator!
with vocal selections, while the nu
-merous bands will keep things lively 4
every section Of the city.
Portland Sends Delegations.
There will motnlly be about ter
ouliOads of representative people from
Imtland arri59 to..orrow morning vi,
tic Oregon Electric and Southern q
csc lines, wh.c thc southern tg'iitr
or the valley II n ring prepuro.l)rs 4,
spend the day in this city
The Oregonlan prints the following
editorial on the coming celebration
and voices the sentiment Of everyon,
interested in the railroad system
which will tap every section Of the val
ley within comparatively short time
while the completion Of the Port
land Eugene & Eastern railroa'
bridge at Salem is an occasion for re
joicing to that city particularly, It 1
but slightly less so to the whole VIII
lamette valley II marks great prog
ress in the construction of an electri
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