Show FAIRBANKS THE IKE i CHIEF SPEAKER Second Day of the Pikes Peak Centennial Celebration at Colorado Col rado Springs VAST THRONG PRESENT PUBLIC RECEPTION TO VICE PRESIDENT Colorado Springs Colo Cole Sept 25 Pio Pioneer near neer day da the second in the Pike centen centennia nia IIla celebration week opened as auspiciously auspiciously as did the week Itself With early earh dawn the streets took on a most animated appearance the trains of last night and the early morning adding ma materially to the vast ast throng of outside peo people people pIe who have hae come to participate In the th celebration lion i The he day had iad been set sel aside by the com corn committee committee on arrangements for tor the glorification tion itOH of the efforts and achievements of the early pioneer r the man who blazed the trails and belonged to the vanguard of civilization that has made the thc great American desert the land of ot milk and honey whose dawn today is witnessing The influx of pioneers from Colorado and neighboring states made a gathering of oC those interested persons that never before has been equalled in this section of the country countr Exercises in Open Air AirTh The Th formal exercises were conducted In Intile intile tile oper open air their being held at Stratton park at th entrance to the fa famous famous famous Cheyenne canyon canon at 1130 11 30 this morn morning lug Ins The speakers at this meeting were General G Frank Hall Han one time secretary of or Jefferson territory and Judge Wilbur F Stone of or Denver Owing to the fact that it was seen early arly f that the Grand opera house would accommodate accommodate only a small part of the crowd that desired to hear the address of Vice President Fairbanks the meeting was made an open air ono Instead The Tue vice president spoke from the band stand in Acacia park and his address was listened to attentively by fully persons Ho lie was introduced by Congressman Frank E Brooks to whose efforts was due In large degree the federal participation In the tho present celebration and seldom has a speaker received such an ovation in this city as was accorded Mr Fairbanks to today today day Prepared to Walk When Congressman Brooks Thomas F Walsh and President William F Slocum of or Colorado college attempted to escort Vice President Fairbanks into the Walsh automobile at the tho Antlers hotel the vice president baring his head and rubbing his forehead with his handkerchief said No I am going to walk The Midland band which had given a concert in front of the hotel marched up the middle of the street playing a military air while the vice president and his escort walked along the for four blocks to the park the head of the vice president towering above those of the immediate crowd that followed along behind Reception to Fairbanks A public reception at the home of Con Congressman gressman Brooks at 4 this after afternoon afternoon noon in honor of Vice President and Mrs Fairbanks Is the chief social event of the day The throng that has been present at Camp Pink since the arrival of the tho army detachments here on Friday and Saturday was undiminIshed today The military features of program consisted of ofa a dress parade by the in infantry infantry fantry on the Cascade avenue plaza fol followed oh lowed by a concert by the infantry band The pole and golf tournaments ments were continued today and Indian dances at the Broadmoor and concerts by the military band this evening completed program |