The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-10-30
ANNUAL EVENT
AT LEWISTON
GREAT PREPARATIONS NOW UN-
DER WAY FOR THE NORTH
WEST LIVESTOCK SHOW.
Society Horse Show, Spectacular Pa
rade, and Greatest Exhibition of
Livestock.

LEWISTON, Oct. 30.-A strong gen
eral committee, to have charge of the
administration of the local features of
the forthcoming annual livestock show,
December l too, has been named by
| the Lewiston commercial club. The
| committee is known as the Lewiston
livestock show committee, and is com
posed of both men and women. The
| cooperation of the women of Lewiston
will be asked this year because ofthe
important social and entertainment
functions which will be prominent
features of the livestock show.
A Society Horse Show.
In additions to the receptions which
will be given in honor of prominent
men and women who will visit Lewis
ton from all parts of the northwest,
the stock show week will witness the
staging of the first society horse show
ever given in the lewiston Charleston
valley. 1t is planned to have this event
in the big tent fronting the grandstand
at the fair grounds on Friday night
December s. The boxes in the grand
stand will be appropriately decorated
and it is expected that society people
from every prominent city of the north
west will be present The program for
that evening will contain all the in
teresting features of the big annual So
ciety horse shows of the larger cities. |
The details of this event will be hand.
led from Lewiston by a subcommittee
of the general committee in coopera- !
ticn with the officers of the Northwest
Livestock association.
Parade to be Historical.
Another subcommittee will have
charge of the details of the annual
parade which this year will enter into
IN elaborate historical and allegorical
portrayal of the development of the
lewiston country from the time of the
primitive redman to the present fea-
uring the coming of the white man in
he persons of Lewis and Clark, the
dvent of the prospcctor and miner, the
rst white settlers, etc, and the growth t
# the country, with it's climax in the |
Ugh grade livestock of today and the {
MODERN automobile. The country will t
e secured for attractive features for |
he parade, and the entire procession t
yill be preserved by moving pictures 8
'hich will be shown at the Panama c
'acific international exposition at San !,
rancisco. a
Special Trains to Come.
Arrangements for special trains of
ullman sleepers bringing visitors h
'om distant points are we'll under i.
ay. 1t seems assured that special o
aims will come from Montana, south fl
laho, Pendleton and Walla Walla, fl
Spokane and Seattle-Tacoma, W
he caravans will bring the represen- h
tive men and women of these Sec Ii
ons, public officials and representa- h,
yes Of the stock industry. Action is
Is been taken toward securing a 81
ecial train from Chicago, bearing ia
Of the big packing in m
rests of the middle west, and the out M
ok is favorable. o,
A Week Of Big Programs. IS
In addition to the various special
,etings in the interest of the live III
,ck industry, at which the most n'
ominent experts of the United States eF
i be heard in timely addresses, there ~
Il be the annual banquet and smok- NC
of the Northwest Livestock associa-
n, during the progress of which the
yes will be awarded to the winners. -.
the cash prizes alone exceed $4,000,
occasion will be of unusual in
est. Present at this function also
be the winners in the boy and girl
ging contests, competitors in which T
come from all parts of the north WOW
It. ee'
is estimated by the Northwest W
astock show officials that over 5000 LOT
nails of all classes will be on ex- var
tion at Lewiston this winter, and of
show promises to take rank with frui
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