Show ON TO DENVER our local kiwanis club is choosing its delegates for the denver convention A most delightful trip is anticipated Kiwan ians attending the eighth annual international convention consention june 16 to 19 are to witness a colorful his spectacle the like of which has never been produced or seen on the american continent A k stupendous historical pageant the spirit of the westi west portraying spanish conquests early indian traditions and the romances ot of pioneer days will lie be staged in an especially built open air theatre seating sealing upwards of spectators more abi than an performers will participate including 1 35 5 indians oft off the navajo reservations of new mexico dozens of from texas oklahoma wyoming and I 1 colorado many of the earlier white settlers of 0 the west and even miners who took cart part in the first quest for gold according to jerry tobin chairman of the entertainment committee tor for the international kiwanis gather gathering ng the pageant will depict western civilization from the days of indian massacres followed by the spanish attacks by Corona dothe slow years during which pioneers men and scouts established trading posts along the platte and arkansas rivers when the overland schooners ners were dragged across the treacherous plains carrying hungry gold seekers seekers luring during cowboy cov boy days when such things as fences were unknown and finally up and into the twentieth century A miniature village Is being provid under way tor for the staging of a large ed construction oi of which is already part of the spirit of the west vest this village with its stockades post office hells halt half acre saloons and gambling halls and trading posts will serve as the background to the stage on which the pageant will unfold the strides ot of time and western progress heralds will announce the important pageant events and the various periods ot of civilization as they are chronicled in history they will prepare the spectators tor for the realistic struggles to be waged between mounted united states troops and war painted and war whooping indians and cattle rustlers and cow punchers the mammoth stage will carry magnificent ent floats which will add to the historical drama pretty girls representing benting the several american states which were organized as such while colorado was tilla till a territory will then receive and welcome the centennial state into the union of states stales under the american flag before the final windup wind up and spectacular tire fire work s which will be played across the sky high over the heads of the spectators showing the crest of the american and canadian flags and bearing the great kiwanis seal will be the complete destruction by tire fire oi of the typical western village at the hands of 0 the indians followed by orty five minutes of 0 cowboy wild west featuring bronco busting trick riding stage coach holdup hold up and fancy trick roping operating cooperating co with the kiwanis club to make this and other conventions undertaking a suc success cessare are the denver chamber of commerce the denver motor club el jebel aebel shrine and and the optimist fj rotary and civitan clubs |