Smyrna times., 1928-05-09
N FROM HERE MOTOR l!LIIl. TO
||I1FfIa M FOR FOR BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

|U[R FDf BLOSSON IL0'''Al
-oyrcAL FLOAT, REPRESENT, IESlnTE
I9RlSnS TrSTIyd FIRST ASSEMBLY
"a rIoats Depicts Spring IN
/ uie Of oss.es ~ e. as Wen as Early
1l..IIta;,,nApple !; rniI55 Orchards Visited tied.
Bl''ol' furnished a large delega-
nrr1a n,Ior. lp- Thursday, to witness
= o.tieioate 9otSlt ii the first Blossom t9n
PlEari lod Pageant ever held in the the
r' smprna anp a. not only augmented aug sls1d
e. y u. estimated ll.n at 25,OOO people
a3Tt' W. he fs'l,,,ll various civic organiza-
ols S,,,-rna r-r uut a float in the pa
IT, t snis brought lrp forth much ap-
l'I T. Drepresented a meeting OF
= nolaware Assembly IN the
t-ra II, House in 1922. Inc
snyIl~ qonse stood on the site Of the
1 4 Federal 5tSf Building. Only a por-
\ 7. \ H. room in which the Assem-
N u !. e, could be reproduced on me m
h. NJ II. IVA was the end containing the
N III mantel ant piece with its old
u, n -l candle sticks. Twelve "del-
y n i the Assembly, dressed IN
'.,+nmes Of the period, sat On the
u s'i,, front Of the table and speak
..,ir \ IT.. John 9. Mannering, WELD
q 4. ,'- caveI. sat in the speakers
~ Harry Collins was the sec-
The delegates were: War
n Price, Robert F. Denney, Har-
Ianes. Harry r. Shapley, Walter
,,d william H.Armstrong, John
garris, Ralph J. FAIRIES, Cummins
imam. Jr., and J. Wells FAIRIES
& aislegates" in their colonial cos
M wearing white haired wigs
IL impressive picture and all
tbe line they enacted the pro
Y Il The Assembly Of that per
Tbe float was beautifully decor
rih apple blossoms and bunting
Il sss to say it won much merltec
Il ga;e. Many floats IA the line
IN Snyrna's 's,was very elaborate. Tht
inspected the orchards il the
IN abloom with millions Of pink
7ite flowers, witnessed the pa
Il 40 floats and the pageant il
femOon. The State Highwa!
\ estimated that between 7OOC
III 700 motor cars from Delaware
aarby states were parked in ant
Dover, during the greater par
day. The only occasion 7,
lie attendance and interest j
story Of this place was the cere
1 held in connection with th'
zion Of the dupont Road bull
5. Senator Coleman dupont
nor Robert p. Robinson an,
isnt State officials viewed Til
/ which depicted spring in All it
IS as well az Delaware's earl
y. Among the floats were thos
@ tlg the birth of the nation, tn
lg Of the Swedes at Lewes, tn
ng Of the "Little Red Schoc
signing Of the Declaration Z
ndenCe, early railroad transpol
BaTatt's Chapel, the "CradI
athOdsm," ana floats Of agricu
and horticultural interests. Mar
Indians from Sussex count
Aad a part in the parade.
'srnOr's Daughter is Princess
Frances Robinson, daughter (
Fenor was crowned festivi
IS. The celebration was organ
Y the State Federation Of Won
IllOs. Governor Robinson
sing between six and seve
M persons On the Dover Gree
afternoon, declared the occasic
opinion, "one Of the create
most significant in the history
sie' prestaging similar festiva
Z succeeding year to come, al
Indicative Of what We NAV e
I me future on ever a mut
scale The governors /
H'aue az the public receptio
y Oy the governor and Nj
W. immediately preceding t
which wound up the festi,
q received with a thundero
= which in turn was indicati
way the public felt about I
VI similar festivals in the I
as ne Onlef Executive, pointed o
-s' and foremost" the festiy
=. PEOPLE Of Delaware and tho
tn,i.'. fortunate states nearby"
!. !! 70 come together and
o,a ! sne great beauty of the a
''on time Of year in De
MI. 'eOndly that it was a mea
~y YIN aalpressing upon the peol
,s.s ',on ~ Of the country /
~, y Of Delaware as 4 fruit "a
.osi' thirdly, that it awaker
Dsovs5 " 'ie super-fne net-wC
and a.. loaas y possessed by
ouuor4,,.;..::l mat Delaware is cal
iplsv 4. s and greatness a
squar,, NJ greatness in the lis
spihta great festival and G