| Show DENVER celebration the fourth of july to be celebrated in city in grand style the celebration of the fourth of july at denver will exceed anything of the kind ever attempted in the oveat preparations are being made for a three days will appeal to the of every true american and everybody who can leave home is expected to visit denver A novel sight will be the celebration of the fourth in the shadows of the snow clad peaks of no expense will be spared to make the event one never to be forgotten by all who may visit denver on that occasion the capitol city of the centennial state will throw its gates wide open and welcome all in truly royal style tho buildings of the city will be decorated in the national colors and the streets illuminated at night with countless festoons fes and wreaths of electric light in red white and blue among the novel features of tho il luminati un will be a great flag of the union suspended across one of the broadest streets and composed of electric lights in the national colors there will be a grand street parade on the fourth in which the various military and civic bodies of colorado will take part this will be reviewed by gen sherman Gen Swayne governors of various states and possibly the president of tho united states who has been invited and has expressed his desire to be present if public duties will permit A sham between theta S troops from fort logan and the colorado national guards reviewed by gen sherman and other distinguished visitors will be an attractive feature of the celebration the grand street pageant of handsome floats on the night of the fifth an allegorical representation of the resources and industries of the bocky mountain region promises to be worth the trip to see tho city will be ablaze with fire works at night including pains famous siege of Seba one of the most wonderful pyrotechnic displays eve seen gen wager swayne and W D guthrie esq of new york will be the orators of the day gen sherman will be called on to speak besides other attractions there will be excursions by rail into the heart of the to the mining camps and the resorts i tickets at reduced rates on all the railroads to denver |
