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THE LEADER-TRIBUNE
Program Fourth Peach Festival Blossom Annual •• • • •• • •
FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA
PAGEANT ON PAGE PROGRAM SEVEN. March 19 and 20,1925
Each Day’s Program Complete in Itself; The
Program on Friday, March 20th, will be the Same
as that Presented on Thursday, March 19th.
9 :45 A. M. Coronation Ceremonies, crowning of King and Queen at Fincher Memorial
Park.
10:15 A. M. Float Parade led by Mounted 6th Cavalry Band, from Fort Oglethorpe,
Ga. Parade forms on Everett Square and goes through all principal streets
to Pageant Grounds.
11:15 A. M. Free Exhibition Drills, by Special Drill Detachment of C. Troop, 6th U. S.
Cavalry.
Old Fashioned Georgia Barbecue Dinner. The Barbecue will be ready to
serve by 9:30 A. M. and continuous service can be hajJ at all times, This
will prevent confusion and will give everybody an opportunity to be served
without crowding.
2 :oo P. M. PAGEANT—“The Trail of Pink Petals.”
8 :oo P. M. Special Exhibition Drills, simulating actual warfare, night attacks, fancy
riding, Roman riding, Cossack riding, high and broad jumping. Special
pyrotechnic signals will be used, star shells, etc.
Information Pointers for Visitors
( a ) Music will be furnished by the Sixth Cavalry Band
Mounted, by the 29th Infantry Band of Fort Benning, Ga., by the
Fort Benning Orchestra known as the “Nine Twenty-Niners,”
and by the Central of Georgia Railway Company’s Shopmen’s Band,
and other musical organizations.
( b ) The King and Queen will ride in a carriage of Louis
XVI period, drawn by six horses furnished by the American Railway
Express Company, beautifully caparisoned with silver mounted
harness.
( c ) The Float Parade is expected to far surpass anything of
its kind ever attempted.
( d) Fancy Riding and Drills by some of world’s most famous
cavalry veterans.
( e ) Genuine old-fashioned Georgia Barbecue served hot from
the pits. Ready to serve at 9:30 A. M., and continuous service, to
prevent rush and confusion.
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C. L. SHEPARD,
General Chairman.
(/) The Pageant, most colorful and inspiring event of its
kind ever staged in the world; 1,500 characters in costume, repre¬
senting nearly every country in the world.
(g) Special trains from Atlanta, Columbus, Albany and
Macon both days, with excursion rates from these points, also special
rates from all other points in Georgia. Stop-over privileges on all
tourist tickets, for all trains passing through Fort Valley. On ac¬
count of limited hotel accommodations it is advisable for visitors
from a distance to plan to stop in Macon or Atlanta and take
special train to see the Pageant.
All entertainment at Fort Valley is free, except Barbecue,
which is served at 50c per plate, Pageant Tickets, which are $1.00
for adults and 50c for children under 12 years, and night exhibition
Drill of Cavalry for which a charge of 50c will be made. A limited
number of box seats are available for the Pageant at $2.50 eacli and
$1.00 each for the night entertainment.
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