Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-05-03
ATSUGUA WEEK.
Augusta Rallies From Ashes
and VIII Devote One Week
to Mirth and Merry
Making.

After weeks of most strenuous
preparation Augusta is ready for
her festival to be known as Atsugna
week, after the princess of the
Uchee Indians, after whom the city
was named, the fun and frollc to oc-
cupy the time between Tuesday
May 9 and Saturday May l3. When
the great fire occurred 1t was at
first feared that Augusta would be
unable to get together her resources
sufficiently to hold the festival but
bv Herculean efforts all difficulties
have been overcome and now every
thing is ready for the great week.
Starts Noon Tuesday.
The formal opening of the pro-
gram is unique and beautiful. The
Red Men lodges of the city are CO.
operating to make this portion not
only pretty but symbolical. Dis
euised as Uchees they will arrive
in the city at noon from up the
river and will take possession of
the city in the name of Princess
Atsugua. To them as conqderors,
Mayor Littleton will deliver the
KEYS of the city throughout the fes-
t;yities the Indians will play
prominent part.
The first parade will be held
Tuesday afternoon, following a roy
al American salute which in itself
will be unique. Instead of the Gus
tomary salute of cannon there will
be fred high in the air a form OF
PAINS pyrotechnics wherein the re-
port of the exploding bomb a great
fac of some nation of the earth
will be spread across the heavens
the last banner thus displayed
being a great American flag, thus
depicting the position Of honor oc-
cupied by the United States among
the nations.
The parade will be called the
) civic, and will be participated in
by every civic organization IL Au-
4gusta, ,ss5s2messzzof 5sthe city and
County departments, the CONNER
cial and military bodies. Five thou
sand school children all in spring
dress participate. Fully ten thou
sand people are expected to be IN
line.
It is said that never has any
southern city been so we'll decorat-
ed for any fete as Augusta is .or
this occasion. + or days professional
decorators have been at work string.
ing flags and banners across that
great thoroughfare known as Broad
street, eight street and that portion
of the city around Barrett Plaza
where the great hippodrome.is locat-
ed. At night myriads of tiny color
ed lights will add their colorful ra-
dance to the beauty of the scene,
and all day long thousands upon
thousands of banners, flags and
bunting will wave in the breezes
their colors, bright and gay, testify
ing to Augustus renaissance. A
new Augusta has been born after
the baptism Of fire and all her citi-
zens are desirous of showing how
wonderfully re5ourceful she is.
Four Parades Wednesday.
Four parades and pageants have
been combined to make Wednesday
the big event of the week. First
there will be the allegorical pageant
lin which ell the leading organiza-
tions, lodges and firms of the city
will enter floats, some of which are
very costly and on which weeks Of
preparation have been consumed.
Then there will be the automo-
bile parade with a special section
for Fords, about five thousand of
the cars alone being entered.
Next will come the floral display,
many beautiful cars being entered
by the ladies and gentlemen of the
city.
The final section will be tine
trades display, some of the big firms
having spent large sums in endeavor-
ing to outstrip competitors.
Thursday will be parade day for
the bicyclists and motorcyclists W III
races for the former on Broad ST 4et.
More than sixty cash and merchan-
disc prizes have been donated for
, these events and entries with the
result that hundreds of machines
and bikes will be in competition.
Friday will see the L. Y. L. pa
rade. In many respects this will be
the most unique event of the entire
festival. for the travelling men are
backing this parade en- masse and