The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-05-03
MAY DAY FESTIVAL
AT THE COTTON MILL
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

A May Day Festival will be held
at the Cotton Mill May 7th and 9Th.
A complete program has been ar
ranged and will appear in the Press
and Banner of Wednesday. The spe-
. cial features of the festival will be
athletic stunts, base ball, display of
home talent work, fortune telling,
May Pole dance, baby contest, the
crowning of the May Queen, exer-
cises from the children, booths, pa
rade, minstrel and an animal show,
selected from the "Barnyard Co."
In the last few days the Abbeville
Cotton Mill has purchased a Dig NOV
ing picture machine which will play
a most attractive part at intervals
during the festival hours.
Fifty or more of the Abbeville
Cotton Mills prettiest girls are in
the race for the Queen. A very en-
thusiastic contest has begun and
Monday afternoon the girls were
running hand in hand. = mighty
close run for all the contestants is
expected by the close of the contest.
A complete Baby Contest has been
worked out for Friday afternoon,
May 7th beginning at 2:30 o'clock.
DR.. Hayne and his assisting nurse,
Miss Murphy, of Spartanburg, will
be the judges and will examine and
discuss thoroughly every baby in the
presence of it's mother. This will be
helpful for the mother and for the
whole community for it is to be
movement for Better Babies" A
lecture will be given in the audito-
rum for the benefit of all the moth
ers interested. A health picture will
be thrown on the screen and explain
ed by DR.. Hayne.
For Friday night an entertainment
will be given by the school children.
The winner in the Queen Contest
will be announced and crowned dur
ing the evening for the May Day
Festival. She will ride with queenly
honors in the parade. The prize in
the Baby Contest will be given to the
most perfect all round BABY.
The school ground and Y. M. G..
A. building will be opened to the
public on Saturday morning at $50.
The entire playground, bandstand,
and booths will be decorated red,
white and blue. Electric lights will
be strung artistically over the cam
pus to emphasize the color scheme
carried out in the art work.
The Y. M. C. A. building will also
be opened by $50 and the public
will be cordially invited to inspect
all the fancy sewing, plain sewing,
fancy cooking, plain Cooking, baby
clothes, booths, flower booth, canned
goods, old relic booth which will be
displayed for the day. Prizes will be
given the winners selected from
each table.
Athletic stunts will be going on in
the Athletic Field from 9 A. M. to
~ Saturday morning.
The big parade will begin at two
o'clock going through the village,
circulating the town and all the main
streets.
At 4 p. m. there will be ball
game between Ware Shoals and Alb
beville. After the game on the school
ground the booths will be opened up
and ice tea and sandwiches, peanuts,
pop corn,. coca-cola and ice cream
and cake will be sold.
An expert fortune teller has been
secured for the day. A portion of
her material and tent is with US and
she will be expected to arrive some
time during the afternoon. A chance
will be given before the evening
program for all to have their
fortune told by Abbeville's Creates
tune Teller.
The band will furnish the music
for the day and special band con-
cert will be given at 1880 p. m. for
the May minstrel during which time
the May Pole dance will be held
The Festival will end with big