The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-16
MEXICO INDEPENDENCE
 CENTENNIAL TODAY
En Fete All Month With Free Carnivals, Opera and Exposition of
 Industries.
(The Associated Press)


 Mexico City, Sept. 16.-Today will be probably the biggest day in Me11- co.'s celebration of the tooth anniver- sary of it's independence from the rule of Spain. September 16 is Mex 1co's most important national holi- day. On that day a huge parade of the military and civic bodies will be reviewed by President Obregon from the balcony of the national palace. There will be a diplomatic reception and 10000 children who have been | trained in different parts of Mexico City for several weeks will sing en | masse a national hymn composed es- peciaIly for the occasion.
 Throughout the republic, especially in Mexico City, numerous projects | commemorating national independ- | ence have been planned to continue l until the middle of October. President Obregon has announced l that the celebration is to be more for l the great masses of peasant popula- | ton than for society folks. Free en- tertainment partaking of carnival and fiesta, is to be provided; the usual quotas of band concerts will be in creased; theaters and motion picture | houses have been requested to reduce their prices to a minimum and ev- 1 anywhere it is the intention of federal October months of happiness wherein the dark days of past revolutions will be forgotten.
 Handicapped by lack of recogni- tion by the great powers of the world, the numerous public spectacles plan ned for the national capital will not be the occasion for splendid dip1o matic parades.
 Numerous countries, however, have designated special envoys to represent them, including Argentina, Chile, land. China, Japan and Italy. The United States will not be officially represented at any of the functions, | according to present plans. Repre- l rived e at intervals dur1n,E the past month aand have been extended law | ish hospitality by the Mexican gov | ernment.
 The centennial is to be made the occasion for numerous other events. A season of grand opera with Martin e1E, Stracciari. Tito Schipa, Claudia Muzio, Julia Clausen and Lazzari | among the singers has been inaugur- | ated. The lawyers of the republic | will hold a convention to discuss legal reforms aand the first good roads con Il gress ever held in the republic will | meet in Mexico City. A convention of physicians looking toward better | hygienic, conditions especially child welfare. will be held and numerous social organizations have called ses- II sions to meet at this time. II General Antonio Villarea1. Secre- | tary of Agriculture, has announced excursion to the pyramids and exca. | vations at San Juan de Tectihuacar when President Obregon and all the l Centennial guests of the nation vii l be shown over the ruins. The usua | number of ba.nquets, receptions an6 | balls to fill in any chance vacan hours has been provided.
 II The high spot of the celebration will probably be today, the most i'm
 portant national holiday.
 Tn order to add to the happines!
 which he hopes will be nationwide during the month, Preside ObregoI
 has used his influence to secure thu
 release of all prisoners who have
 served mat eria1 portions Of their sen
 tences. He has also directed tha
 amnesty shall be- granted politica
 prisoners, including those in exilt
 from former revolutions.
 The various foreign colonies il
 Mexico City are cooperating ho mak
 the celebration a success and hav'
 presented to the government substan
 tia1 gifts as evidence or their gooc
 will. Monuments and tablets hav,
 been the most popular presents bu
 the American colony took a nor,
 practical view and has provided fou
 public playgrounds for Mexico Cit.
 children.
 An industrial exposition Is to b,
 held in conjunction with the Centen
 niai. although not under governmen
 sponsorship. The legislative palace
 begun by Porfro Diaz but never com
 pleted. has been utilized for the ex