Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1904 — WORLD’S FAIR SPECIAL DAYS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WORLD’S FAIR SPECIAL DAYS

Events of Worldwide Importance Crowd One Another on the Season’s Programme—Many Congresses and Conventions to Meet

Each of the remaining days of the World’s Fair season has a programme filled with special events that offer additional attractions for late visitors. National and state governments, municipalities, secret societies, trade organizations and college fraternities have arranged to participate in the special days allotted to them, and thousands of persons will be drawn to the World’s Fair upon these occasions. Missouri is to have an entire week at the Exposition, and the Lumbermen of America will be present for six days. St. Louis day Sept. 15, will be

SOUTH ENTKAXCE PALACE OF MANUFACTURES, WORLD'S FAIRone of the big days of the Exposition In point of attendance. Some of the largest events, including the great airship races, have not yet been scheduled, and they are not included in the Hat of attractions given here: EVENTS FOR AUGUST. Pythian day and convention o? National Firemen's j - association. Horse and mule show in Live Stock section: closes Sept. 3. JS—Rathbone Sisters' day. 24—Deutscher-Krieger Bund day. 26—Conventions of dental examiners and Institute of Bank Clerks, 26 Ramsey family reunion. 27 Liberal Arts day. . 29—Inauguration of great Olympic games. jiammer throwing, running and ' jumping. 26—Tennis''tournament and Marathon race in Olympic games. 21—Eagles' day and Tyler family reunion, i International tug of war in Olympic games.

BFECIAL EVENTS FOR SEPTEMBER, t I—Tennessee and Indiana dgy. : Dumbbell competition and hurdle U /aces in Olympic games. 2— Jewelers’ and Silversmiths' day. s_«>■■ "sand Daughters of Justice. '** -> team race ‘ft Olympic gam eg.

6 Labor dayjtnd beginning es Lumber* men's Week. •* , 6— Oklahoma day. 7 Convention of postoffice clerks and Brigham family reunion, t—Modern Woodmen day. •—California, Odd Fellows’ and House Qt Hoo-Hoo day.'' ** v • ’*“ - , jIJ-Reunlou War Veterans. ** —.aarylanu day. World's amateur cricket contest. j • Cattle show opens in Live Stock seo* - «*» -**•»*«» Xrl ‘ 12—cithblic Knights of America. H_Woodmen of the World and State of Louisiana day. - | IS— St. Louis flay. 15—Jlexico day and Germanic congress. 17—Massachusetts and Colorado day. IS —Congress Qt jAyts a,n<l science and Arizona day. Olymplo golf, cbctflptonship tournament. 2D—Nevada day. Archery contests. , , . t, 21— Illinois day." 22 Arkansas day.. : ■ 23 Lewis and Clark Centennial exposition day and Virginia day.

24—Idaho day. 2D—Fraternal day. Military athletic carnival. 27 North Dakota and Apple day. 28 — International congress of lawyers and Justices and Utah day. 2D—Knights and Ladies of Security day. 3D—Kansas day. ° SPECIAL EVENTS FOR OCTOBER. 1— Indian Territory day. Equestrian polo championship contests. ' 2 New York day. Sheep and swine exhibition in Live Stock section; closes Oct. 15. *—New York State and Advertising Men's day. 6—Rhode Island day. 6 Maine, Ohio, New Jersey and German day. 7W. C. T. U. and Daughters of Confederacy day. t —Chicago Press day. 10 — Cuba's national day. 11— Missouri day. 12— Italian and Michigan day. 13 — Connecticut and City of Detroit day. 14 — A. A. U. Wrestling Championship day. 18—Mystic Toilers' day. 17—American Library Association day. 12—Alaska, Nebraska and Helen Keller day.

19— Jefferson day. 20— Meeting of Colonial Dames of America, a—Congregational day. 22— Fraternal Mystic Circle. M— Bankers of the World day and National Council of Women. Poultry, pigeons and pet stock exhibition in I-lve Stock section; closes Nov. 6. •—Clergyman day. i Dog and cat exhibition In Live Stock section; closes Oct. 28. 26—Nut growers, dairymen and silk culturlsts' congress. 87—Farmers' mass exhibition. Turners’ mass exhibition. »—A. A. U. gymnastics championship. 89— Home missionary convention. A. A. U. gymnastic championships. SPECIAL EVENTS FOR NOVEMBER. B— Convention King’s Daughters and ' Sons and National Humane society, t—iCollegiats Alumni association, i—Missouri University day. 7—lnterscholastic football games. Southern breeding cattle exhibit In Live Stock section; closes Nov. 11 ,10— College relay racing. 01-College football, il—Brooklyn day. ■o—Association football. 17—Cross country championship. 3g—Association football. l 29—Intelschulustlc football