The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-06-03
Preparedness
PARADE USHEnS
N ACTIVE week
Chicago's Busiest Seven Days
Since Exposition to Com
mence Saturday, June 8, Is
Expectation.

chicago. Juno 3--Chicago's great
parade in tho interest Of prepared
ness. which tool place today ush-re
In seven days that, II is estimated.
VIII make chicago the entertainer f
the greatest crowd Of visitors IL has
ever taken care of and which win tll
hotels aud lodging houses as has not
been done since the Worlds Column
bian exposition OF 1893.
After the preparedness parade viii
come various conventions. On Mon
day. june ., the national convention
OF woman sufragists Will meet Tor a
threo-day session AT the BlaCkstuu"
theatcr, and two days later the Pro-
grossiVc national convention will meet
at the Auditorium and the Republic
can national convention at the Cote
scum.
How TO house all the visitors cX-
pccted is a problem which has been
puszling Mayor %Thompson's entertain
mcnt committee of 200 citizens. The
committee has been busy supervising
the situation n has made lists ct
hotels ana private boarding houses
where the city's visitors may be &c"
.commodatcd. Most If the downtown
hoteis already have disposed of their
quarters. and the smaller and outlying
hotels are being canNassed also.
IN large lax excursion steamer
Will become a temporary lodging
house and II Is expected that nan
Pullman cars will be drawn INTO sery-
Ice while the crowds fill the city. Two
thousand citizens have offered use .,
their automobiles FOR entertainment
of Chicago's guests and many private
homes will take care Of the city's
visitors.
Mayor Thompson, personally ~
charge Of the general entertainment
plans. will assist his committee to
prepare n series OF ainusenents which
include dances. theatcr parties. auto.
mobile races. automobile tours Of the
city mt its cnvirons, motorboat races,
including an exhibition Of the PROV
ess of james A. Pugh's famous hydro
plane. Disturber ". said to be- tn"
specdicst motor boat In the world.
and daily sailing races between fast
yachts.
There will also be drills by police
and fircmcn from some OF the crack
squads of chicago. ~ rOughrldins
and roping exhibitions by cowboys
from the Chicago Union S~tockyards.
all these exhibitions taking place Ut
Grant park.
Daily lake excursions viii be given
and one interesting feature Of them
viii be visits to and detailed nspec-
tons 81 the new Chicago municipal
pier, now almost completed at a cost
81 about $1,000. 900. and combining
in "A unique way facilities for passen-
ecra NJ freight traffic and equipment
Tor amuscmcnts, such as dancing and
concerts, or for the more serious pur-
poses OF conventions. lectures and
conferences.
For the sportsmen. golf tournU-
mcnts have been arrungcd To take
place % the tve public courses and
on The links of various country clubs.
aud IN connection with the recreation
un the links there viii be given. after
the games, various receptions. lunch
aud dance At club houses.
Discussing the forthcoming influx
Of visitors. Mayor Thompson, who has
taken a lively interest Ia the affairs
that viii mark the stay of the stranger
Within Chicaso's gates. said
when | appeared before the Re-
publican national committee In wash
ingtOn last winter | promised that II
the Republican convention we're
awarded a. chicago we would cntoy-
tain our visitors uua scale never be
fore undertaken by an American city.
Chicago is going to- m'~,c good con.
rontion week ana viii Keep every
promise made.
W W. Durham, chairman of thu
n'nittec on organization Of state Sc.
has appointed a subcommittee
to supervise the entertainment Of Wis
ting delegates from every State IN tn