The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-08
ALL READY" SAY
PAGEANT MANAGERS
RECORD CROWDS ASSURED FOR
HISTORICAL SPECTACLE TO BE
GIVEN TOMORROW NIGHT

GIVEN IOMOKKON NIGHI
Final dress rehearsals for the big
University of Idaho historical pageant
which will be presented in the Mac
Lean athletic stadium on the univer-
sity campus tomorrow night at $3.50
o'clock, will be held this evening, with
everything included just as it will
be given before what is thought will
be an audience of nearly 10000 peo-
pie. Floats and scenery have been
under construction during the past
week, and the finishing touches were
being added today to make the affair
the biggest spectacle of it's kind ever
given in this part of the country.
One of the features of the pageant
which will come at the close of the
historical production proper, will be
a procession of the characters of the
pageant together with numerous
floats, symbolic of the advancement Of
civilization, with education leading
still farther forward Each Depart
ment of the university has con-
structed float to enter in this part
of the pageant, and some very pretty
and impressive ones it is said will be
seen tomorrow night.
Visitors Arriving
People from over the entire state
began arriving in Moscow today to
attend the historical spectacle, being
given as one of the features of the
commencement exercises this year.
1t is expected that large delegations
from Lewiston, Potlatch, Pullman, and
other surrounding towns will be on
hand tomorrow night for the prduc-
tion, 500 tickets already having been
taken in a block by Lewiston -busi-
ness men, while Potlatch has taken
100, with new orders being received
hourly by the financial managers.
Six extra searchlights to be used
in Illuminating the field upon which
the historic scenes will be enacted,
in addition to the eight already in
place, arrived from Spokane this
and were being mounted on
top of the gymnasium, from where
they will be operated, this afternoon.
1t is said by those who have aided in
focusing the huge lights, that the IL
effects will be excellent,
and will be such that individual
scenes may be picked out of the dark
ness without disturbing or stopping
work of preparation on other parts
Of the big field, inaugurating unique
method of stage manipulation.
Pioneers are Coming
The U " hut, at the university will
be headquarters for the many piO-
leers who will be hre for the pageant,
he committee asking that the pio-
leers assemble at the hut at $50, or
shortly thereafter, Saturday evening,
or get-together meeting. Also, pio-
leers who desire any information re-
,arding the arrangements for the
evening, should make inquiry at the
tut.
Professor G. J. Brosnan, who has
;harge of arrangements for the pio-
leers, informs The Mirror that +
arly day settlers from all parts of /
he state, and especially from Latah (
nd adjoining counties, have accepted
he invitation of the committee to be
Ionor guess at the pageant. Already
number of the pioneers have ar
ived, including some from Boise,
slenn's Ferry, Salmon City, and other
oints
DR.. Minnie F. Howard of Pocatello,
n authority on the history of south
asst Idaho. arrived in the city today
nd states that a number of persons
ill be present for the pageant and
or commencement, from southeast
daho