The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-19
OFFICIAL PROGRAM
cAsPARILLA CARNIVAL, TAMPA,
FLORIDA, FEBRUARY
2t-24.
Saturday.


Firing of guns OF artillery and war
vessels at sunrise announcing the open
dag or the frst day OF the Dig Easpa-
Tiila Carnival. s.
of Homing Pigeons will be released, al
bearing message from Tampa TO the
entire world. These pigeons have peen
secured from twenty different poih's
AT IL o'clock noon the firing OF sa-
lutes from war vessels announcing the
coming OF the Royal Court Cnampe.ia,n,
of King. Gasparilla VII. Inc Eou ~
the people, waving banners, and the mo-
sic Of bands.
Opening Addresses.
| At 1889 Mayor d. b. Mckay VIII de;
liver an address of welcome when wiz
! be responded to by Hon; VIM. Cnase
Temple. President Of the CarnlVai As sa;s-
itors and thea Royal Court Chamberlain
! of King Gaspariila. The Chamberlain
will announce that he is a special , III,
voy from His Majesty. King Gaspar,ta
to the citizens Of the coming OF me
King and Krewe of Pirates boiu. ne s
: advises the Mayor and citizens tna a.a "a
the keys of the city. ara not surrendet tSe
to His Majesty on his arrival, that , she
city will be taken by armed iorce. nc
Mayor will then appeal to the citlaens s
to make preparations for the defense oI
the city against Gaspariiia anu "'a
Pirates.
h. Floral Parade Of School Children.
AZ 2:so p. M. I'VE tho1 s@rsl p seSa
through the principal streets aH .',a %
Plant Park, where they VIII villa sT' for
classic. singing q song compVT Gamma
this occasion "Welcom,ee he carried BY
the children, all OF whom wiz 20 @PP'H
prtately costumed.
A Human Chess Game. 49,.
At $500 o'clock at Plant ParK .ho %
will be q human chess game om r,;t,
. eighty-foot board of alternate WHY WHY
cipated in by thirty-two beautifuiiy w"
tuned people.
The Landing OF DeSota-TamPas
Historic Pageant.
Concentrating the landing OF o ~
Sofa on the shores of Florida NOR sir
than three hundred and seVen..s on,
years ago, will be feature OF M ny 90 :
Saturdays program, but the eRl ne Ia
2 nival. Under the auspices OF tne III
dies Clubs of the city will be shown I'M
) magnificent historical pageant mad
ing into life the characters MN wno 40 rim
: the early history of Florida. Inc antere
!, explorers and adventures VINO en- wi
! unknown wiids, peopled by savages.,, "" y
be presented In q manner tha' ntra nc
> both startlingly beautiful ana enon,,ia
ing. Quite proportion Oh tno 1can
: ton of Tampa is of Spanish uacure
q and from this course will pc te m
Z the people who will impersonnara q
u Spanish characters. Several hI" viii
these will participate and az wnario,
a in the. costumes of De SOFA ssv,fI Ian
Near the place where De Sofa WIZ Indian
VIII be seen camp of Semlnoie re an
: and around the tepees the squa"esP ~
papooses glorying In the freeooll " wi
: wilds. Suddenly from the tepe or All
a ring out the singing OF fory sini
= ing and dancing the corn dance the
o braves will come into camp Win ar r. :.
game. Lolling round the canhp IF I
U they are aroused by the coming 70 ar
Sofa and his halberdiers, lanci burI
: sailors, headed by Juan Orus msk,
forth to meet them. De SOFA .,n@
y peace with the Indians. Mhnn la
the Spanish flag is shown. md ii
: the lowering of the Spanish nag a Final
3 chorus of several hundred voice. Eth
afternoon program Will Close orks
II mammoth display of day nre"o,A
% Illumination Of the City ana m"s"
Street Carnival. -
At dusk, His Honor the MayTmg
press an electric button, tnILer"ids W
Immediately announce the beginn,ne >
l. the masked street carnival ,nrS m
imagineatic of the merrymSaA.hs ma
81 run riot Several blocks OF e asc gi
street win be closed to all EaA Zee
e. ing the maskers the exclusive .Son
this section. A large aggIe me eve
e. bands will furnish music TOT INC
ing's festivities. -. ali n,
lie 1t is the invariabls rule that an ~