The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-04-28
FESTIVAL OF THE
CONFEDERACY SET
FOR MAY 1920

RALElGH - The strength
of today's military forces and the
rich heritage of North Carolina's
role in the Civil War will join
hands in May to present an elabo-
rate North Carolina Confederate
Festival, Governor Sanford has an
nounced.
The Festival will begin on May
10 and eliminate on May 20, the
date in 1861 when North Carolina
became the tenth southern state to
join the Confederate States of
America. In conjunction with the
Confederate anniversary, North
Carolina also will celebrate Armed
Forces Day on May 20.
The two-day Festival will be held
in Raleigh and sponsored by the
North Carolina Confederate Cen
tennial Commission and the North
Carolina Confederate Corporation
the Governor said. Col. Hugh
Dortch of Goldsboro is Chairman
of the Centennial Commission and
also Of the Confederate Corpora
ton.
Festival plans include a reception
at the Executive Mansion, devo.
tional service, a parade, military
exhibits and demonstrations and
climaxed by a gala Confederate
Costume Ball on Saturday night.
One highlight of the Saturday
night ball will be the presentation
of Confederate Bellies" young
women sponsored by the State:
United Daughters of the Confeder
acy chapters. The ball will be helt
at William Neal Reynolds Colise
UNI.
Hector Mclean of Lumberton
chairman of the Festival Commit
tee, is in charge of the two-da.
program and Norman Larson, Elk
ecutive Secretary of the North Car
DINA Confederate Centennial Com
mission, will coordinate Festiva
plans.
The Confederate Festival will
not only be an event of histori
significance, but any funds raise,
will be used later to help finance
various phases of the Commission
program. These include education
al films, publications and the devel
opment of the States historic site
dating from the Civil War period.
Invitations will be sent to APP
,proximately 1900 North Carolin
ians to serve as sponsors of tn
two-day event. Sponsors will parti
cipate in all events as specia
guests of honor.
The Festival begins at a pm. OF
Friday, May 10, with a reception
at the Executive Mansion. Tha
night at 8 o'clock two Civil Wa
Era dramas will be presented a
Memorial Auditorium, "Sketche
In India" and "Major Jones' Court
ship" An after theatre supper will
follow the presentations.
Saturdays program will mari
North Cardinals entry into tn
Confederacy and also Armed For
ces Day. The Festival program be
gins at 10 am. with a devotional
service. A parade follows at 1
am. which will feature floats pre-
pared by the various county Con
federate Centennial Committee
and military units from Fort Brag:
and Camp Lejeune. The parade WI
move from Memorial Auditorium
up Fayetteville Street to HillsborC
Street.
Military arms displays will b.
held at the State Fairgrounds from
8 am. to 6 pm. No admission will
be charged and the public is invit
ed. At 8 pm. a firing exhibition
will be presented at the Fair
grounds and the 82nd Airbornt
Drill Team will perform.
Other units from Fort Bragg
scheduled to participate in the af.
ternoon military show include the
XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort
Bragg Skydivers; the S2nd Air.
ho,.Da Division uopor ond Colo,