Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-30
CAPITOL Lawn IDEAL SPOT FOR
BRILLIANT PACE ANT TO FEATURE
AUGUSTUS FOURTH CELEBRATION

, Miss Anna G. Beale, Mrs. c. F. Penny,
Mrs. /. B. Peters, Miss Carrie NJ.
Bradford, Miss Adela Fitzpatrick,
Miss Ada Edgecomb, Ralph Brown,
George c. Clarke.
Story of the Pageant
IMPULSE ONE
Herald: To those present: Amer
lea has been from the beginning a
sounding word to wake the nations,
vision TO uplift the hearts of dream
ers and to gladden. all men. Rejoice
| first at the Is original states who
overcoming selfish aims and fears
united themselves in the starry cir
cult Of our flag, snybol of mans in
alienable rights.
| Each Of the 10 states are called by
name and appear in turn. The flag
| of 13 stars is carried in their mist.
| Herald: The frontiers man laid his
axe to the great forests and they be-
came fields and gardens. The man
and woman stood at the edge of the
great prairie, saw in faith the Willis
turned to yellow grain fields and
! hand in hand advance to its con-
quest. TO span 1t with steel and to
| plant it with homesteads.
| Following further explanations by
the Herald, the 35 later states come
into the picture as called by the
speaker. The flag Of full 4S stars is
I carried by one of their number.
America The Beautiful" is sung by
the chorus. The Spirit of America
enters dancing between the rows of
states and finally in full view of the
audience, followed by two rows of
| dancers, ten boys and ten girls.
IMPULSE TWO
| Herald: From the past to the pres
ent there have been men who held
the American ideals of liberty, justice
and brotherhood dearer than their
| own hearts blood; men, who, at the
clarion call of war have put on the
uniform of their country ready to
give their lives, if necessary for their
country. OF these who marched under
this flag when it was first flung out
in battle all have now fallen asleep.
| Our trumpets cannot wake the heroes
who at Lexington or Concord or Bun
ker Hill fought the good fight.
Following due explanatio three
well known veterans of the Civil War,
dressed in the G. A. r. uniform. come
onto the scene, with the flag bearer
before them. Next in order are four
veterans Of the Spanish War in cam
paign hats and khaki. They take
their places at the left of the Civil
War men. Next in order are the
American Legion men, eight in num-
Der. The commander Of the Amer
lean Legion addresses the pOpulace.
| Ten young women IN white, carry
ing evergreen wreaths each encircling
a gold star enter in slow procession
They sing "One Vacant Chair" Jus
tice enters leading little children
When she enters, the wreath bearers
rise and form two lines
IMPULSE THREE
Columbia taking her place on the
pedestal sings Columbia, The Gem
of the Ocean" The Herald announces
the following foreign nations, each
coming in to the strains Of a national
song: Great Britain. "Rule Britain
la" France, "AIarscillaise;" Greece;
Italy, italia Beloved"
The folk dances are borrowed from
England. France, Italy and Greece,
while four American dancers lead the
others through the Virginia reel.
IMPULSE FOUR
The reception to New Citizens is
the closing episode of the pageant.
The presiding officer places before
the people the object Of the gathering.
The Spirit of History comes forward
and speaks. The New Citizen is in
structed in tho principals of the ma
ton. America For Me-" is sung. At
that time the boy and girl, the Git
izen of Tomorrow, come forward,
taking their position beside the Past
and the Present.
The Impulse closes with the singing
of The Star Spangled Banner"
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