The Sentinel=record., 1911-09-19
ALLEGORICAL
 SPECTACLE
GROWING FEATURE OF THE ARKANSAS STATE FAIR HAS
 BEEN DECIDED UPON.
Win Be Grand Historical and Ale goricaI Spectacle Depicting plr- ferent Periods of History of
 Hot Springs.

The crowniHg feature of the Ar kansas State Fair has been decided upon by the board of directos, the de- cision being reached at 5 meeting of the directorate last evening.
 It it will be grand historical and lallegorical pageant, taken from tbe pages of the history of this world famed valley of hot springs and care fully and correctly depicsed by hun dreds of characters representing the different periods of history.
 Heretofore it has been the custom to center interest of the big day at the fair in some person of national !note, but this year it was decided to stage on the spectacles wbich have proven So popular at other state fairs.
 At the meeting of the board of di- rectors ast night Secretary Wadley outlined his plan for such spec tacle and the plan was readily adopt ed by the directorate and the neces sary appropriation made to carry it out in fitting style.
 The pageant will deat wrh five inn portant epoths in the history of the famed Hot Springs of Arkansas
 1. The aboriginal period.
 ?. The discovery of the springs by De Soto.
 3. The acquisition of Louisiana territory by Uncle Sam.
 1. The territorial days of the rapper and hunter
 5. Modern Hot Springs. portrayed by an automobile and flower parade
 Tho plan or the spectacle az out lined by the state fair officers is practically as follows:
 l The first or aboriginal period will be represented by party of Ameri can Indians, mounted. and bedecked in their trappings of war and the chase The local gaage of Red Men will represent the tribe of red men.
 Then will come Ferdinand DeSoto, the Spanish adyenturer, with his army of Spanish caviliers, armored and trapped. with gaily bedecked horses. true to this period of his tory
 Next will come Uncle sam. with a party of United States soldiers. talk ling possession of the country in the name 'of the Ungted States. The cast for this part of the spectacle will be furnished by the local Span ish war veterans and probably state militia.
 Then will come the trappers and hunters who inhabited the country for years prior to statehood and the onward march of civilization
 Last will be represented modern Hot Springs. depicted by a monster automobile and flower parade. with no less than 15O or 200 automobiles, gaily decorated for the occasion.
 Ewing's famous zouave band will furnish the music for the spectacle which will be participated in by hun- dreds of characters representing the different periods of history.
 An eastern costume house has been |engaged to furnish the costumes vor lthe spectacle which will he under taken on scale never before at tempted at the Arkansas State Fair. All line necessary costumes, para Iphernalia and trappings will be sup piled to make 1t one of the most gorgeous and inspiring spectacles ever witnessed in Arkansas
 The entire cast will be mounted in order that the spectacle may move with vim and zest and that there may he no delay and presenting the en- Itire program.
 It is panned to supply every vlsi- for to the fair with leaflet pro lgran,. containing sufficient history to lenabls everyone to follow the chang ling spectacle as it passes in review.
 It has not yet been decided whether to give the spectacle both afternoon and evening, but if it is, the even ling spectacle win be beautifully h- Ilpminated with appropriate pyrotecn- mics. @ri
 At the meeting last night s200 was Appropriated to be offered as prizes 5or the best decorated automobile in the final parade of the spectacle lwhidb viii have the effect of calling