The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
PAGEANT WILL
GIVE HISTORY
OF MISSOURI
VIII Show Developments the
State Has Made During
the Last 100 Years
in Many Lines.
TO PARADE DOWN TOWN
School Girl TO Represent Mis-
souri, as Queen of Pag-
eant-Shoemaker
Planning Event.

General plans for ine historical pa
geant- parade to be given in Columbia or
the public school rally day in 0ctobc
were made public today by Floyd C
Shoemaker. secretary of the State His
iorical Society, who conferred will
Charles E. Northcuit. county superin
tendont of schools, in deciding upon tn,
details Of the pageant. The details o.
the parade made public today supple
ment the outline of the undertaking dis
cussed by Mr. Shoemaker at the annual
teachers convention here yesterday.
In his talk before the teachers yester
day, Mr.. Shoemaker emphasized the val
ue of pageants from a historical stand
point. The importance of history never
has been appreciated by the average cili.
zen." he said. ''0f all the professions,
the teachers need more thorough ground.
ing in. and appreciation Of, the history
of their own state than any other class.
''The pageant-parade will attract at.
ieniion and do good" he continued.
There is diversified population of
American stock in Missouri. If the
state wants progress. it must get the
citizens of the three parts together
through the common cementing influ.
ence of stale history. This can be done
by pageants. historical parades and by
teaching in the public schools
Contrary to the early announcement
Mr.. Shoemaker said today that the pa
eeant-parade will not be given on Rol-
lins Field. The floats and school chill.
dren will parade through the business
section of the city and then to Rollins
Field where Il basket picnic is planned
at noon and where the athletic events
viii be held in the afternoon.
The pageant will show the develop
ment of Missouri during the last 100
years in commerce. industry. education.
agriculture and finance. One Of the
features of the undertaking. according
10 the plans made public by Mr.. Shoe
maker. will be replica Of the main
street of Columbia as il appeared 100
years ago.
-Four boys with trumphets followed by
a hand will head the pageant. Girls
representing woodland nymphs will be
next in line. followed by boys and girls
as Indians and an Indian float. La
Sale and the French soldiers will then
be represented in the parade, immedi,
ately preceding, boys dressed as French
lead miners, the first settlers of Mis-
souri.
The Louisiana purchase of 1904 will
be represented by float with a French
flag, Spanish flag and a United Siaies
flag. Prominent men of that age. in
cluding Lewis and Clark. will be repre-
senied on the float. which will be fol.
lowed by small girls with American
flags.
The coming of the American pioneers
will be the next part in the development
Of the state represented in the pageant.
They will be followed by a prairie
schooner and the Missouri statehood
float. Missouri will be represented on
the float by beautiful girl to be select
ed from one of the schools in the county.
This girl, who will be the recognized
queen of the pageant. will be surrounded
by twenty-three girls representing as
many states.
Behind the Missouri statehood float.
ia girls representing tbs different
counties of the state will march.
The next float will represent the plant
of the old Missouri Intelligencer, which