Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-05-08
MAY DAY FEST|-
VAL RECEIVES
MUCH PRAISE


Day festival staged by the ladies OF
the Portia club was a success, would
not suffice. II simply outclassed all
other celebrations ever put on in Pay
cite, and the remarkable feature of 1t
all is, not a dollar was subscribed by
the public to defray the expense. We
will repeat what we have said before,
1T takes the women to do things, and
never fail in anything they under
take, and the splendid program last
Thursday will certainly bear out the
statement.
The morning program at the hlgh
school was pronounced by huidreds
of people to be one of the most beau
tiful entertainments they had ever
seen. Just how the little tots were
trained to perform their part so
perfectly without a single mistake,
and do it all from memory, is mys-
terry, each and every part deserves
particular mention.
The song by the Payette Choral
club, the two herald girls, who ap-
peared in beautiful costume and did
their part so gracefully, in announc-
ing the coming of the princes and the
numbers that followed. The crown
ing of the May Queen, Miss Rather
inc Pence, by Govrnor Moore, was a
very impressive part of the program.
The Minuet by the school children, the
Poppy Dance'' by the children OF
the Fruitland school, also the Rus
sian Snowstorm, by the Fruitland
children, was a most beautiful scene,
but the crowning event of the entire
day, was the Maypole dance by the
120 little girls dressed in the four
colors of the rainbow, the blending OF
colors as the little tots skipped grace
fully about in perfect drill TO the
time of the Payette County Band
actually rought tears to the eyes
of grown men.
The parade that followed immedi-
ately after, more than mile in
length was said to be the best that
has ever marched the streets OF Pay
cite. Many costly floats, most of
which were different in design from
those of previous years. Fruitland
being well represented With four or
five of the best. Many compliments
were paid to almost every float as
it passed.
Governor C. c. Moore was guest
of Portia Club and was speaker of the /
day on this occasion. A large crowd /
gathered around the stand TO listen 4
to what he had to say. His talk J
was along economic lines, was thor /
oughly optimistic and in harmony .
with the spirit of the occasion. He
said in part: Conditions have been
bad, but they might have been
worse; there is marked improve
ment now. Idaho Banks have liqui
dated a large part of their indebted
ness and are now in a sound cOndi-
ton. This, the banks have been
able to do, because the people have
paid the banks. The balance of
trade has been against Idaho, but
this must be remedied by increasing
production and shipping more out
than We ship into the state. If We
are to gain in wealth, production
must exceed consumption. The
sheep business is on a paying basis,
and cattle are coming back to their
own. Speaking of the quarantine
against California, he said, he was
receiving just about equal amounts
OF commendation and critism, so he
is holding his own and keeping the
lid down tight. On the whole it
was a good, heartening talk, and
Payette was glad to have Governor
Moore in the city. His firm stand
against taking any chances of allow
ing the Importation of cattle disease.
is heartily commended in this COM
munity.
Every detail of the days perform
ance was perfectly carried out in a |,
manner that reflected great credit on
the town as well as the ladies of the
club. until the staging of the ball
game, here's where the show fell /,
flat Nearly one thousand people
went to the park, paid their so cents
expecting to see a real ball game, not
a burlesque, it was certainly unjust,
especially to those who do not go to
Sunday games. 1t was good place
to advertise, and they did advertise,
for many who attended, will attend
no more. So far as we know Payette
went to the diamond intending to
give the people an aXhibition game
and the worth of their money, Weiser
can play ball when there is some
thing at stake,
The street sports were pulled off
with considerable excitement espe-
cially to the children who took part.
The volley ball game between Fruit
land and the Payette Baptists was
something new to many and proved i
victory for the Payette team.
The lantern parade, by six hundred
school children many from the
Fruitland district, led through the
streets by the Payette County Band
was next in granduer to the Maypole
dance, it was certainly beautiful and
represented the work or art by the
children who made the six hundred
lanterns. no two alike Immediately
after came the operetta, a musical .
drama by the Payette High School on
the terrace at the high school grounds