The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-09-25
Progress Being Made In Les
Royales' Plans For Bigger And
Better Miss. Colored State
Fair And Parade

that is being made on their plans
for a bigger and better Colored
State Fair and especially an OPEN
ING DAY PARADE that will be
representative of progress and achi-
evements of the Mississippi Negro
in every field.
The club also completed arrange
ments for the big FOOTBALL game
to be sponsored by them on Friday,
SCHOOL DAY, the proceeds from
which will go to their Charity fund.
The committee sponsoring the
football game and school day is
headed by Mrs. Carrie Shepherd,
club treasurer. Incidentally Mrs.
Shepherds name in last weeks pub
licity was left out than an error.
In meeting with Prof l. S.
Sanders, Principal of Lanier High
School it was decided that since
Lanier already had a game schedul-
ed for Friday October %, the club
would cooperate with the school
on basis from which both would
benefit. The visiting team will be
Laurel and all Jackson will be ex-
pected to turn out, to what will
surely be one of the best games of
the season.
A report made by clubs cores
ponding secretary, Miss Ann Rich
ardson revealed that already four
uniformed bands from over the state
namely, Cohomma High School,
Clarksdale; Saints Industrial School
Lexington; Alexander High, Brook
haven and Eureka High, Hatties-
burg had already accepted the in
Vltatlon to place their bands in the
Opening Day Parade favorable
answers from other schools, includ-
ing Alcorn College, Jackson Col
lege, Piney Woods, Lanier and 9TH
ers are expected.
Using as theme for the Fair and
the Parade, Progress Thru Ser
vice" the special fair committee.
headed by Helen w. Griffin, presi-
dent of Les Royales and the Parade
committee, headed by Hilda Gilmore
have outlined plans for the weeks
activity as follows:
Monday, October 10, OPENING
DAY PARADE at Il:3O, with FREE
GATE AT THE FAIR GROUNDS
MONDAY. Tuesday, VETERANS
AND RECREATION DAY; Wednes-
day, HEALTH DAY; Thursday, WO-
MANS DAY, Flower Show and Ba-
by Contest; Friday, SCHOOL DAY
ANNUAL FOOTBALL GAME; Sat
urday, FARM, POULTRY AND
COMMUNITY DAY.
The committee on Parade is DO
sltIve about the following DOS and
DONTS for participation in the
Parade: DO HAVE YOUR FLOAT
OR CAR COMPLETELY COVER
ED WITH DECORATION There
will be NO UNDECORATED CARS
PERMITTED IN THE PARADE.
OTHER THAN THOSE OCCUPIED
BY OFFICIALS. DO SECURE ONE
OF THE ADMISSION CARDS. DO
BE IN LINE FOR INSPECTION
NOT LATER THAN 9 am. on the
morning of the PARADE. DON'T
HAVE ANY BLACKJACK COME
DAMS, NO CLOWNS, NO BICY-
Giles, NO DOGS and COONS IN
THE TREES, NO HANGING ON
CARS.
There will be sections for the fol-
lowing organizations: Educational.
Business, Religions, Fraternal, So
cial, Professional, Agricultural.
According to fair officials, plans
Tor this years fair will include
greatly expanded displays and in
creased awards. More emphasis will
be placed upon agriculture. live
stock and poultry shows. The Wo-
mans department will have num-
per OF exhibits including needle
work and other home crafts. Cram
mar schools, high schools and coll
eyes OF the state will have special
places for their exhibits and will he
offered prizes and awards. all in
all, from all indications, the 1913
Mississippi Negro State Fair will at
least be good beginner for State
Fair that is representative of its
name.
For information concerning Fair
proper contact H. H. Young. secre-
tary, for parade: S. M. Harvey 2
02O8.