The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-06-12

What II is planned 10 make the
6 eatest world exhibition ever con-
c Ned will be held at Columbus, Ohio,
June 2o-JuIy z.
Known as the Centenary Celebra-
ton. and celebrating jointly the com
2 etion of the Methodist centenary's
s o5,0oo,ooo campaign for the purpose
OF rebuilding the world and the cen
tennial Of American missions, that is,
the tooth anniversary of the establish
ment of Methodist missions in Amer
ica, plans are being made to entertain
at least 100000 Methodsts day.
Every phase of mission work in
every country in which Methodism is
at work will be presented
There will be erected a complete
Chinese city with its great walls and
gates; a 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
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 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, III Fifth
avenue, New York
Arrangements have been made for
parking 10000 automobiles for it is
believed that great squadrons Of
Methodist automobiles will travel to
the celebration. One great caravan
of 1000 automobiles has been already
fully made up from Illinois while Iowa
will send another train of 200 cars in
one batch. Hundreds of cars are ex-
9ected to make the trip from the Pa
cific northwest, leaving as soon as the
centenary campaign is completed
Beds For 100000 People.
BY means of tent city to care for
10000 persons and the general accom-
modations of Columbus, 100000 per
sons per night will be cared for during
the celebration The tent city will be
equipped with rost office restaurants,
sewerage and all the accommodations
Of a modern city 1t will stand on a
beautiful tract of geo acres
One of the most novel features will
be gigantic liquorless saloon and a
! prize is offered by the Centenary cele-
I bration committee at Columbus for the
1 best snappy, short word to describe
4 such an institution. Not only will all
/ kinds of refreshments be served but
! there will be other forms of entertain
/ ment not to be found in the original
4 saloon
Motion pictures, directed by d. w.
| Griffith will be taken of the celebra-
| tion. Mr.. Griffith will also assist in
| the pageants Speakers of world wide
renown will be heard at the celebra-
/ tion gatherings
The Methodist centenary celebra.
tion will be by all odds the greatest
religious enterprise ever presented. 1t
is expected to defray its own costs.
Immediately after its conclusion the
tribes of natives from different lands
will be sent to their homes by the
Methodist centenary.