Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-02-16
ia, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, FEB 49, 1921
pALNlAFESTA GIRLS WILL SEE
City OF Columbia from Aloft-Aero-
plane Trips for Candidates..

The committee in charge of en-
tertainment during Palmafesta week
In Columbia, March 2S to April 9,
has announced an arrangement with
the Columbia Aircraft Corporation
by which the young women delegates
from the various counties in South
Carolina will have opportunity to
view Columbia from the clouds.
The two big Curtiss planes, '"Ori-
ole" and ~. M.-4," Will be put in
commission and piloted by Lieuts. f.
II. Gaines and c. H. Siebenhousen,
two experienced army aviators, and
daily flights will be made over CO.
lumbia and the surrounding country,
furnishing areal thriller for the fair
delegates who care to make the
flight
Forty local daily and weekly news
papers in South Carolina are now
conducting contests to secure the
most popular young woman in each
county. The delegates will 60 to CO.
lumbia for the gala week as guests
Of the Capital City and the Palma
fiesta Association, all expenses being
paid. During the big week an cleo
tion will be held in Columbia, by
which the Queen of Palmafesta will
be chosen from among the county
delegates.
Moving pictures Of the queen and
all delegates will be taken by one Of
the prominent national film services.
While in Columbia the young ladies
from the various counties will be
chaperoned by State House officials
and their wives. An endless program
Of social gayety and entertainment
is being planned by Columbia society
folk.
Palnlafesta week will be crowded
with, interesting features, including
the statewide automobile, ck,and;
tractor SHOWS the Spring styyles ;slioW; Ssys;-
automobile, trades, floral and baby
parades; special musical and theat
rical attractions, daily concerts,
fetes, dances and nightly exhibits of
fireworks, featuring South Carolina
historical events in specially design
ed set prices. The Packard agency
of New York is furnishing profes-
sional models for the fashion show,
which will be staged at the State
Fair Grounds. The automobile show
has been thrown open to all men,
bers Of the South Carolina Automo-
tive Trades Association, and will be
one of the largest ever held in the
South.
Select the young lady whom you
want to vote for as the most popu-
lar In Oconee and get busy with the
work Of getting votes for her. Else
where III this issue will be found the
voting coupon, which is good for one
vote. With every paid-in-advance
subscription to The Courier you will
be given coupon for 100 votes in
this contest for Queen Of the Palma
->oS"' iiS eihiO 50 IL yau
are going to work for some young
lady IN this interesting contest, you
will do we'll to get busy at once. The
coupon will appear in each issue of
The Courier up to and including
March 9th, and the votes will be tab
ulated on Saturday, March 18th, and
the name Of the winner for Oconee
Will be sent to Columbia. There an
election will be held to select one of
the delegates from the several coun-
ties as Queen Of Palmafesta. After
the queen has been chosen, the other
county delegates will be chosen as
members Of the queens court ladies
and all will be guests Of the City Of
Columbia during Palmafesta week,
with all expenses paid and a, hand
some gown for the occasion furnished
without cost to each young lady who
wins in the county contest.
Child Killed by Heavy Truck.