Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-02-08
PERSONAL AND LOCAL MENTION
THE DEAD COMES TO LIFE

I 1l1E DEAD CNJMGo III LIT Il
1t has been said perhaps too often.
:. that the City of Payette is dead. That
it produces no clean entertainments
for its citizens that it is unpa Lriotic.
That 1t never celebrates a legal hoh-
day. That the Fourth of July. Me
mortal Day. Birthdays OF our nations
greatest men, and Armistice Day
pass by unnoticed unless the drug
stores sell an extra dish of ice cream.
That some merchants refuse 10 close
on such days and that Others close
! with growl.
I II this be true. in whole or in
part. the Portia Club of this City.
will wipe it all out at one fell
swoop." The first day of May Is
set for the biggest day Payette has
ever Witnessed 1t starts with the
rising of the sun. Portland has its
Rose Carnival. New Orleans has its
Mardi Gras. Pasadena has its
Festival of the Roses. Chicago
has its Demons Jubilee and this
will be the birth of Payette's annual
Gala Day. The name decided apon
will be announced in the next issue OF
this paper. Everything in the way OF
clean wholesome fun will be there.
The May Queen will be the queen
bee OF it all. Follow the swarm
Each business house in Payet.e Will
nominate to their opinion, The most
beautiful girl in the city. Thirteen
OF these nominees will be chosen by
lot. The Emma Theatre viii an
nounce the lucky thirteen on March
14th. Don't fail to see this list
Then the big contest starts for The
Queen OF the May" OF course the
one obtaining the highest number OF
votes is 1T. The other twelve will
be her nymphs-f
Then the Big Day. The largest
parade ever staged in Southern
Idaho starts at 1890 O'Clock a NJ.
(Starting point announced Iater).
There will not be room for vehicles so
this parade will exclude all horse
drawn conveyances and automobiles.
Strictly foot affair. Eve organi-
zation in this part of the S ate will
be there The schools 10e q. The
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Artillery in heavy marching order.
The American Legion And the
whole affair headed with : brass
band. Lots of music and lots OF
noise
You won't have time to go home
at noon so the Portia Club has
planned dinner for you extending all
through the afternoon IN the after
noon will be all sorts of races. Sack
races, Fat mans races, Girls races,
Boys races, Old Maids races. Batche-
races. All sorts of concessions, side
shows, etc. A great big circus with
out the tents. The streets viii be
roped off and the town will be yours.
Then get big dipper Of PINK
lemonde and you are ready for the
big final crash of the day. The crown
ing Of the Queen. This viii be an
elaborate affair and the first you
have seen of this magnitude since
the day your great grandmother was
crowned except the hoop-skiri Then
the May-pole dance by a thousand
little fellows as white and clean and
graceful as a swarm of snow white
butterflies. Can you afford to miss
it? Every body yearns to see these
innocent little tikes perform.
Then the band starts off With
stirring march and leads the great
lantern parade. Thousands and thou
ands of girls, boys. little and big. men
and others carrying lanterns
If every size. color and descrip
Torches, fuzees, red, green. purple
Ind gold. Skyrockets, roman
andes, fire crackers. bomb. ma
hine guns and field artillery down
center Avenue from the High school
o Main Street. Then the big pave
nent dance. EVERYBODY DANCE.
he band will make such music that
'oull have to dance 1t all winds
p with confetti battle. DO you
hink you can have any fun? COME
ND SEE. If you are ashamed that
'ayette is DEAD. get in the Gang
nd you'll see her Come Alive at
he first gun. All under the auspices
( the Portia CClub. SOME BCfN'S.
ONE ON. LET'S GO,l! Watch for
lrther announcements.
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