The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-05-23

What it ID planned to make the
greatest world exhibition ever con.
ceived will be held at Columbus, Ohio,
June 2o-July 7. ~-----~."
Known az the Centenary celebra.
ton, and celebrating jointly the com.
pietion Of the Methodist centenary's
$1o5 100000 campaign for the purpose
Of rebuilding the world and the Gen.
tenniai Of American missions, that is,
the tooth anniversary Of the establish.
ment Of Methodist missions In Amer.
lea, plans are being made to entertain
ut least 100000 Methodists day.
Every phase of mission work In
every country in which Methodism is
at work Will be presented.
There will be erected complete
Chinese city with it's great walls and
gates; pagoda, temples, shops,
schools, hospital theater, restaurant,
homes, peopled by many native Chi,
nese In like manner will be shown
villages from India, Korea, Africa and
the Philippines, peopled by groups OF
natives from those cities which have
been brought to America by the Meth.
odist Centenary.
Motion pictures will be shown in a
gigantic oval, where 100000 people can
sit at one time. The picture screen
will be the largest in the world, being
125 feet high.
Thousands of Natives Take Part.
The work of Christianity at home
and abroad will be shown in every
phase. There will be gigantic pageants
participated in by thousands of ma
tives.
General Leonard Wood will com
mand a. regiment Of 1000 Centenary
cadets, whose duty will be to guard
| the exhibits. These young men are
now being recruited from every state
in the union. High school boys are
desired, who have had sufficient mill
tary training SO they can participate
in military drill. Applications should
be sent to Centenary cadets, Ill Fiftl
avenue, New York.
Arrangements have been made TO
parking 100000 automobiles for it il
believed that great squadrons o
Methodist automobiles will travel t.
the celebration. One great caravan
of 900 automobiles has been alread
fully made up from Illinois while low;
will send another train of 200 cars il
one batch Hundreds of cars are eS
pected to make the trip from the Pa
cific northwest, leaving as soon as tn
centenary campaign is completed.
Beds For 100000 People.
BY means of tent city to care TO
10000 persons and the general accom-
modatiops of Columbus, 100000 pei
sons per night will be cared for durin
the celebration. The tent city will b
equipped with post office, restaurants
sewerage and all the accommodation
of modern city. 1t will stand on
beautiful tract of 200 acres.
One of the most novel features wi
be a gigantic liquorless saloon and
prize is offered by the Centenary eel,
bration committee at Columbus for tn
best snappy, short word to describ
such an institution. Not only will a
kinds of refreshments be served br
there will be other forms of entertain
ment not to be found in the origin;
saloon.
Motion pictures, directed by D. v
Griffith will be taken of the celebr
tion Mr. Griffith will also assist
the pageants. Speakers OF worldwide
renown will be heard at the celebr
ton gatherings.
The Methodist centenary celebr
ton will be by all odds the greate
religious enterprise ever presented.
is expected to defray it's own cost
Immediately after its conclusion Il
tribes of natives from different lant
will be sent to their homes by Il
Methodist centenary.