The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1912-11-21

Ier interest 10 our national aud 10
cal traditions. These traditions
like those Of old. must be trans
mltted-not from museum. bu
from individual to individual ant
so live where our nation lives. II
the hearts Of the people"
The pageant with each Of its
floats is described here somewhat
in detaib in the hope that many
other towns and counties may be
interested and encouraged TO adopt
this delightful method Of instruct
ing the youth and the people gen.
orally:
/. MERRlE ENcLAND-A forest
scene in England with boys and
girls IN Robin Hood costumes
playing and romping under the
trees.
2. COLUMBUS AT THE CouRT OF
SPAIN Queen Isabella in gorgeous
attire of royal purple and gold,
waving Der sceptre, surrounded by
courtiers dressed in yellow satin
with curled wigs. ferdinand a.
one side and Columbus 10 the at
titude of a supplicant. This float
was drawn by black horses.
s. The PILGRIM FATHERS Eight
or ten stately young men aud
maidens on board The MayAower
with white sails stretched 10 the
breeze. The garb used was real
Puritan, black, with white collars.
Hymn books were in hand; psalms
and hymns were sung IS The float
passed through the streets.
q The RED MEM Boys and
girls In Indian dress, representing
a forest scene. The music for this
Aaat was War Dance.
S. De SoTo DlscovERs THE Mrs.
sIssIPPI--The great General and
Discoverer seated upon . life size
equestrian statue in a dense forest
surrounded BY his Spanish troop
ers.
8 COLONIAL y1RCINfAr-Aha hand
somely furnished drawing room of
the Old Dominion OF Colonial
times, men and women engaged in
the old.time revelries. The men
wearing curIed periwigs with
queues and knee breeches; the
ladies with powdered hair, bro
caded silk and mantilles.
?. DUTCH NEw YoRK = Peter
Stuyvesant sitting sturdy and stern
IN characteristic garb, with his
long hair, smoking handsome
pipe, with handle a yard long.
Prof. Tracy of the A. & M. Col
lege. who was present as a visitor
and who very much admired the
whole pageant, remarked that only
a wooden leg was lacking to make
this the real Dutch Governor.
Upon the green in front, several
boys and girls playing.
8. SIGNING THE DECLARATION OF
INnEpENpENcE-A group OF boys
10 handsome suits, such as were
worn by Thomas Jefferson and
John Adams, solemnly engaged in
signing the great state paper,-a
splendid scene. Music for this
float was "Red, White and Blue"
9. BLAZING THE TRAIL Very re.
alistic, a covered wagon such as
was used BY the emigrants to the
West. hung around with coon
skins, pots, kettles, and old quilts.
This float was surrounded by a |
trooD of COW bows and girls on real
horses with lariats and pistols
10. SAMUEL GIBsoN-The found
er Of Port Gibson settled at the
place in 1888, buying $50 arpents
Of land from the Spanish Govern
ment. Il was all wild woods at
the time, the only roads being the
Indian and wild animal trails; but
in 1903 bis settlement was adopted
as the County Seat Of Claiborne
County. which was the third Coun-
" organized within the limits Of
the present state of Mississippi.
II the pageant he rode along IN
bis carriages wearing beaver and
stately black quit.
II. BHFoRE THE WAR-An old
time Southern parlor, the ladies IN
evening dresses, hoop skirts and