The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-10
OFFICIAL PROGRAM
GASPARiLLA CARNIVAL, TAMPA,
FLORIDA, FEBRUARY
1924.

AAoFNhiLLA CARNIVAL, fNmPAs
: FLORIDA, FEBRUARY
Saturday.
! Firing Of guns of artillery and war
vessels at sunrise announcing the open
Ing or the first day OF the big Gaspa-
rilla Carnival
Of Homing Pigeons will be released, all
bearing message from Tampa to the
entire world These pigeons have been
secured from twenty different points
in the United States and Canada
At II o'clock noon the firing Of sa-
coming Of the Royal Court Chamberlain
of King Gasparilla VII The Court
Chamberlain will arrive amid shouts of
the people, waving banners, and the mu-
sic Of bands.
! Opening Addresses.
AT 1:30 Mayor .. 3. Mckay will de-
liver an address of welcome which will
Temple President Of the Carnival Asso-
] citation, extending welcome to the Wis
itors and the Royal Court Chamberlain
xox rom HIS M MAJ King S Gaspari lila
to the citizens OF the coming of the
/ King and krewe Of Pirates Bold. He
advises the Mayor and citizens that if
! the keys of the city not surrendered
| to His Majesty his arrival that the
. city will be taken by armed force. The
Mayor will then appeal to the citizens
to make preparations for the defense Of
the city against Gasparilla and his
Pirates.
Floral Parade of School Children.
At $50 p NJ. five thousand school
children will be seen in floral parade
through the principal streets and to
Plant Park, where they viii give
this occasion Welcome to Tampa"
Thousands Of flowers will be carried by
the children, all of whom will be appro-
priately costumed.
A Human Chess Game.
At 300 O'Clock at Plant Park there
will be human chess game on an
eight t, board OF alternate white
cipated in by thirty-two beautifully cos
TUNED people.
The Landing of DeSota-Tampas
| Historic Pageant.
Concentrating the landing of De
f 1n the bndre5 OF more
years ago, will be a feature of not only
Saturdays program but the entire car
nival Under the auspices of the La
dies Clubs of the city will be shown this
magnificent historical pageant bring
ing into life the characters who made
explorers and Adventures who entered
unknown wiids, peopled by savages., will
both startiingly Beautiful and entranc-
ing. Quite a proportion of the popula-
ton of Tampa is of Spanish descent.
a.,I @-om this course will be secured
the people who will impersonate the
Spanish characters. Several hundred of
in the costumes of De Sofas period.
Near the place where De Sofa will land
will be seen camp of Seminole Indians
papooses glorying in the freedom of the
wilds. Suddenly from the tepees will
1u ad s who viii emerge SF hsy
ing and dancing the corn dance. The
braves will come into camp with their
game Lolling round the camp-fires
sailors, headed by Juan ortis, hurry
tie spanish hag IS SHOWN, Then issi.
the lowering of the Spanish flag and the
raising of the Stars and Stripes: Finale.
a chorus of several hundred voices. The
mammoth display of day fireworks
illumination of the City and Masked
Street Carnival.
At dusk, His Honor the Mayor will
press an electric button, throwing the
city into a blaze of glory. Heralds will
/ Immediately announce the beginning of
| the masked street carnival when the
imagineatic of the merrymakers may
street will be closed to all traffic, CIV
this, section: \ large aggregation of
lng's festivities.
1t is the inyariable rule that all per-
sons entering this zone be in fancy or
wierd costume and masked. and it is re-
guested that all unmasked spectators
keep out of these limits. Absolute free
dom will be given all innocent merri-
| ment Maskers will not be allowed to
wear gloves
Sunday, February %.
Sunday morning, special sermons will
| $50 p. NJ, sacred band concerts will be
| given by all bands in various sections
of the city.
| All Sunday afternoon the officers of
| apd krewes of visiting United States
| submarines, monitor and torpedo boat
| other countries who viii be in Tampa
| during Carnival Week will receive the
| At dusk the city will again don it's
/ electrical garb.
| Monday, February %.
Elaborate preparations will be made
/ for the defense of the city against His
II Krewe At 800 O'Clock will occur the
II celebration in honor of the formal open
/ ing of the new Lafayette Street bridge
a $4,000 structure which will stand
H for all time monument to the ad-
| ADMINISTRATION. under which it was con,
btl m music furnished 1--WE bv GaspariIia BANDS
H Mayor Mckay will make the dedicatory
II speech in the name of the city of Tam
II Judge c. B. Parkhill will respond The
Il bridge will be magnifcently decorated
II The ceremony will be closed with a dis
II play of daylight fireworks.
Il Landing of King GaspariIIa.
II At 80 O'Clock the city will be thrown
u into confusion by the firing of guns as
II the pirate ship and its escort attacks
II the city In this escort will be seer
II many of the finest private yachts that
II make winter headquarters in southern
II waters. This water pageant win b
II one Of the most gorgeous ever seen ir
II this country. All the boats will be gor'
II geous in their holiday attire. The wal
II vessels lift anchor and proceed to meet
II the enemy. Discovering their inferior
II force they realize the hopelessness OF
II combat, and joining the escort Of the pi
II rate ship, follow it on its victorious
II course up the river The pirate ship vii
II land at the Tampa Bay Hotel docks and
II the krewe headed by them king and cap
II tain will march TO the hotel where they