Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1919 — ENTERTAINMENT AT CENTENARY VARIED [ARTICLE]

ENTERTAINMENT AT CENTENARY VARIED

Every Effort Made to Popularize Daily Programs. CHILDREN TAKE GREAT PART Huge Pageant, Representing the Children’s Crusade of the Twelfth Century, Will Be Given Each Day. Famous Speakers Have Agreed to Attend Celebration at Columbus, June 20 to July 13. In addition to the religious features of the Methodist Centenary celebration, which opens in Columbus, 0., on June 20, every effort is being made to popularize the daily programs and to make them attractive to the varied tastes of all visitors, according to Alonzo E. Wilson, director of the department of special days. The Rainbow Division band and a famous Jackie band will furnish music daily, and well known Chautauqua entertainers have contracted to be there with lively programs of singing and instrumental music. For lovers of and sacred music, the Coliseum at the exposition grounds will be a Mecca. Daily recitals by Professor William J. Kraft of Columbia University, at the $50,000 organ; a symphony orchestra, famous singers, a chorus of 1,000 voices and V trombone choir of 100 pieces will be featured there. Pageants in life plays, motion pictures and educational lectures will fill the mornings, afternoons and evenings. "It is our aim to provide entertainment for everybody every, minute of the day,” says Mr. Wilson. That the celebration is not for grownups alone is proved toy the extensive , preparations being made for the ch&dren who come. In addition to playgrounds, well equipped and attended, there will be elephants, camels and burros to ride, and a Wild West show every day. A huge pageant representing the Children’s Crusade of the twelfth century will be presented daily by 500 children, accompanied by a children’s chorus of 500 voices. Among the famous men of the country who have agreed definitely to be here for the Centenary celebration are ex-President William H. Taft, Major General Leonard Wood, Secretary Joesphus Daniels, William Jennings Bryan, Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Governor Henry J. Allen, Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the interior; John Barrett, director general of the Pan-American Union; Henry P. Fletcher, United States ambassador to Mexico; El Sr. Dr. Lie Bonilla, Mexican ambassador at Washington,' and Chaplain Tiplady of the British army. These men wffi speak in the Coliseum during >iif celebration.