Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-28
JAPS AND RUSSIANS CEASE FIGHTING
HUNDREDS SEE
SCHOOL, PUPILS
STAGE PAGEANT

Today was fairyland day at the
Furlow grammar school, and several
hundred fond fathers. mothers. sis
ters, brothers, aunts, uncles, cousins
and just plain spectators, gathered
at $50 o'clock to witness the chill
dren's pagent, participated in by
practically all of the pupils of this
school. The pageant was staged on
the steps and campus on the south
side of the school building.
The school campus for the time
being was transformed into a play
city, operated under its own officials
Mayor Laney McMath and Coun-
cilmen Charles Davis, Robert Boyd,
Frank Buchanan, Paul McPheeters
and Charles Laney. A carnival
troupe was given permission by these
city fathers to give a parade through
the streets of this fairyland town.
First came the billposters to portray
the event. These were Junius Per
kins and Benjamin Hogue, and so
well did they perform their task
that the entire fiary city was Gov
I NiCu Will IllC lONCliCoI eluN NGl lloC-
ments made in the art room and un-
der direction of Miss Wheatley.
The town mad its make-beheve
~hopa and stores and the most cour-
teous people imaginable were at the
head of these various departments
There were toymakers, bakers, can
dymakers lacemakers, who were
r. Hamrick, Darby Dudley, Benja
min Davis, J. T, Atkins, Russell
Clark, Macon Dudley, and these
sang a song of appreciation for the
work done by the billposters. All
would have been we'll had not Po-
liceman SAM Merritt come in at
this moment and interferred, saying
the tradesmen also should be al
lowed the privilege of singing song
Clothing was made by Charles Coun-
ell, and sitting in his miniature tai
lor shop, it was wondrous to see how
busily he piled his needle fashioning
clothes for the public. The shoe
maker was there with his awl and
last, and the first grade boys, dress
ed in costumes, sang 1.-The Little
/ Shoemakers.
The second act showed the public
square where were gathered the
mayor and council to welcome all
these newcomers into Little Folks
Town" Look! Stop! Here comes the
parade!
And sure enough here they came
trooping down the streets, while the
mayor and council called Welcome
to Our City," to them. Santa Claus
was there in all his resplendent
glory to give greetings from Fairy
land. Then came the pageantry of
play. Knights and dream fairies
advanced with their splendid gar
ments of fairyland. Especially pret-
ty was the feature of the fairy dance
by Florence Fort, Cordelia Hooks,
Nancy Hooks and Martha Duncan,
who were veritable fairies with their
lovely frocks, and their graceful
dancing.
The Brownies were there, with
their brown suits, turned-up shoes,
stuffed waists and conical caps.
These were the seventh grade boys,
and a great hit they made in their
cunning clothes and bright faces.
The Virginia colonists came and
gave an Interpretation Of the Vir-
ginia reel. The pilgrims were on
hand, and a lovely drill was staged
The Quakers, Reuben and Rachel,
were quaint little figures in their
gray suits and William Pen hats.
The patriots sang Hail to Our He
roes," and one was almost whisked
back three hundred years to see
these little folks in the costumes of
the yesteryears.
The pickaninnies made a sensation
in their typical dances. And the
modern folks-they were there.
In the parade were Pied Piper,
who led all the children, Santa Claus
Mrs. Santa Claus, Mother Goose
Mother Hubbard, Milk Maid, Tom the
Piper's Son, Little Bo Peep, Contra
| ry Mary, Curly Locks, Cinderella
Red Riding Hood, King Cole, Fid-
dlers, Rock a-Bye Baby, Poppy tai-
ries, Brownies, Indians, Dream tai-
ries, Dancers, Bugler, Brave Knight
Virginia Colonists, Pilgrims, Quak-
ers, Patriots, Pickaninnies, Scouts,
Camp Fire Girls, Immigrants.
The costumes worn by the chill.
dren were very attractive, especial
ly those of the Popples, who wore
rfocks with vari-colored popies dot.
ted about over the dresses, and the
costumes worn by the girls in the
hoop drill were clever, made of white
with blue and pink ehoops attached
to them The Camp Fire Girls were
in regulation costumes, as were the
Boy Scouts. There were the blue
overall boys and the shoemakers IL
their aprons.
Never before in the history Of
Americus have the mayot anp tht
councilmen been regaled with Sc
wondrous a sight as met their eye.
this morning, when all these little
people from Fairyland, Toyland Hap
pyland and Dreamland gathered be
fore them in a parade. The pageant
produced under the direction of Mis-
Ella Polk, musical instructor in th'
schools, demonstrated what may bC
accomplished with splendid materia
under competent direction