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Cast of The Floral Festival Pageant at Sandhill Fair, October 1924

The Sandhill Fair

Pinehurst, N.C., October 28, 29, 30, 31

Jubilee Year 1924

The Floral Festival Pageant

Left Entrance: Floral Melting Pot

Right Entrance: Floral Clock

Queen of the Pageant: Lucile Mudgett, Southern Pines

Around the Year in Flower Land

The following program was given at the Sandhill Fair on Wednesday, October 29, and was enjoyed by the several thousands who were in attendance:

FARM LIFE SCHOOL

Autumn

Scene—Procession and Dance of the Happy Harvesters, led by the Autumn Queen.

Queen: Daisy Michael

Maids of Honor (Russet Leaves) Lula Evans, Myrtle Ferguson

Maidens: (Brown Autumn Leaves) Ennis Byrd, Alice Caddell, Jeanette Henson, Lillie Dunlap, Lillie Morrison, Lessie Williamson

Corn Fairies (with plows): Alice Phillips, Alma Carter, Julia Gilliam, Gertrude Caddell, Betsy Morrison, Mary Mills, Mary Kelly, Valera Caddell.

Queen’s Guard (Corn Kings): Furman Wicker, Windell Mabry, Penn Adcock, Tildon Adcox Drum Major (Pumpkin): Lacy Miller

Peafowls—Patronesses: Estelle Tillman, Vera Harrington, Louise Cameron, Margaret Cameron.

THE CORNFLOWER DANCE

Girls: Lillie Crutchfield, Annie Belle McKenzie, Flora McCaskill, Edith McCaskill, Thelma Dunlap, Katherine Cameron, Grace Randel, Ariel Shaw, Mona Horton, Myrtle McCaskill, Creole McCaskill, Pearl Ray.

Boys: Hugh Phillips, Heath Rice, Floyd Kelly, John Kelly, Neros Ransdell, Wade Ferguson, Joe Stephenson, John McCrimmon, John Rhea, Marshall Frasier, Irvin Rourk, Bill Moore.

VASS

Scene—Wintertime and a Pantomime Dance of the flowers and birds at the Florist’s Shop.

King Winter: Marvin Woodard

Florist (Santa Claus): Denver Thompson

Clowns (Eskimos): Lena Cameron, Helen Vick, Bessie Evans, Mildred Gunter.

Carol Singers (Red Birds with Candles and Carol Books): Willie Pear Alexander, Katharine Graham, Alma McInnis, Ruby Pulliam, Madeline Simpson, Eloise Brooks.

The Band of Pantomimes, Holly and Poinsettias: Vivian Matthews, Eva Oldham, Rachel Brasley, Elizabeth Simpson, Selma Smith, Grace Gardner, Zula Covington, Pearl Jessup, Wylantha Byrd, Lula Eastwood, Lessie Bailey, Josephine Vicks, Bessie Gunter, Mabel Cameron, Lillian Oldham, Elizabeth Byrd, Ileen McFayden, Jonsie Eastwood, Dossie Williams, Edna Allen.

ABERDEEN

Scene—Spring with Daisy Wreaths, Morning Glories, Frogs and Birds.

Mother Nature: Mary Francis Jordan.

Sunbeams: Margaret Miller

Spring: Jeanette Feree

Frog Prince: Clarence McCaskill

Frogs—Clyde Genes, Colin Bethune, Clifton Stancil, Harold Cameron.

Birds—Lester Rushing, Roy Monroe, Heflin Craig, Dan Farrell

Decorations (Morning Glories)—Nannie Belle Herndon, Stowe Peele, Mamie Lucas, Irene Stancil, Sallie Matthews, Lou Martin Miller, Lucile Brooks, Ada Reeves Oglesby, Ollie Green, Elizabeth Johnson, Fanny Mae Morton, Eula Lucas, Agatha Heathcock, Josephine McCaskill, Miriam Johnson, Georgie Wicker, Jeannette Welch, Mabel Brooks, AnnieLee Butler, Elizabeth Feree, Bettie Blue, Francis Wimberly, Josephine Peele, Minnie Hathcock, Myrtle Jordan, Ruth Averett.

DAISY FLIRTATION WITH HOOP-WREATH PANTOMIME

Mary Ella David, Edna Shaw, Ethel Maurer, Caroliyn Oglesby, Annie Belle Thompson, Helen M. Weaver, Nancy Wallace, Katherine Butner, Elizabeth Pleasants, Clarine Welch, Bessie Martin, Isabel McMullen, Virginia Gaston, Lela Blalock, Martin Pleasants, Susan McLean, Bess Horton, Josie Lynn Thompson, Eleanor Smith, Bessie Monroe, Virginia Thomasson, Margaret Thomas, Virginia Bobbitt, Naomi Melvin.

Tournament Scene: Radiel Monroe, Helen Slaughter

Guests of Honor: Edna Monroe, Katherine Bethune, La Netta Wimberly, Edith Creel.

CARTHAGE

Scene—The Flower Basket and Butterflies.

Clowns—Howard Muse, George Penn, Wilbur Fields, Curtis McLeod and Lauchlin Muse.

Tulips: Mary Fowler Spencer, Mary Francis Dowd, Rosalind Caddell, Blanch Shields, Leola Andrews, Hilda Banks, Dot McArthur.

Jonquils: Louise Frye, Newel Shields, Hazel Yow, Florence Battley, Ruby Bryant Purple Iris: Ila Stanley, Margaret McLean, Myrtle Vaughan, Esther Reynolds, Mary Honeysuckle.

Yellow Iris: Mary Wilson, Viola Wallace, Margaret Muse, Rebecca Ray, Swannie Kennedy, Alice Reynolds.

The Ballet Flitters: The Butterflies in a Greeting Dance. The Butterflies in a Ballet Greeting Dance.

Prelude, Geraldine Fry.

Gertrude Banks, Onnie Caddell, Bessie Reynolds, Laura Baker, Pauline Muse, Julia Dowd, Daisy Matthews, Ruth Shields, Katharine McCallum, Blanche Wallace, Jean Leavitt, Hazel Frye, Nannie Caviness, Mary Addie Cockman, Virginia Caviness, Minnie Fry, Jessie Maxwell.

PINEHURST

Scene—A Summer Garden, the Children’s Hour and Blossoming Parasols in a dance. Couple: Dorothy Ehrhardt. [If it's a couple, perhaps a name is missing?]

Guests of Honor: Dorothy Ehrhardt and Robert Shaw

Bees: James Cole, Robert Neal, Walter Neal, Woodrow Campbell.

Girls With Jump Ropes: Livora Sally, Esther Calcutt, Verdon Shaw, Thelma Bliss, Elizabbeth McDonald, Merival McDonald, Lena Lassiter, Esther Mae Campbell.

Balloon Fantasy: Donald Quale.

Tennis Girls: Bertha Williams and Ruby Craig.

Life Saver (The Peppermint Candy Man): Bill Gouger.

The Summer Girls in the Blossoming Parasol Dance

BLOSSOMING PARASOL DANCE

Katharine Cole, Gladys Prim, Dorothy Rigister (Register?), Ethel Horner, Mary Monroe, Viola Wicker, Verdie Ritter, Ethel Ritter, Josephine Ritter, Alma Maples, New Year Sadler, Annie Black, Myrtrice Wicker, Gertrude Willilams, Pauline Curry, Ethel Pointer, Estelle Wiseman, Emily Bosworth, Ida Mae Adams, Mary Vick.

SOUTHERN PINES

Scene—The Festival Dance Around the Jubilee Pole.

Queen: Lucile Mudgett.

Train Bearers (White Roses): Elaine Fisher and Sarah Patterson.

Maids of Honor (Pink Roses): Hera Garner and Clara McCracken.

White Rose Garlands: Iris Tate and Ennise Alexander.

Flower Girls (White Rose): Luana Wheeler, Margaret Kelly, Alice Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Josephine Weaver, Margaret Olmstead.

Maidens (Pink Roses): Edith Whicker, Helen Barkner, Dorothy Richardson, Elsie Chandler, Helen Packaard, Elsie Mae Herndon, Emma Hewett, Louise Chatfield, Dorothy Kennedy, Natalie Wheeler.

Guards for the Queen (Blue Birds): Crowson Cameron, Richard Lachine, Samuel Adams, William Moore, Fred Davis, I.W. Atkins, Phillip Vantruen, Clyde Tew, John Cheatham, Morris Sadie.

Court Dancers (White Rabbits): Malcolm Kennedy, Isinal Woodall, Constantin Montesanti, Walter Yates.

Dancers Around the Jubilee Pole: Algene Edson, Dorothy Stutz, Emily Richardosn, Lenora Riggan, Mildred Marrow, Margaret Silver, Alice Wheeler, Mary Hewitt, Mary Alice Patterson, Georgie Wilson, Nellie Simons, Eline Loomis, Ruth Roberts, Clarie Renegar, Christine Wicker, Eula Swearingen, Katharine Maples, Edna Cheatham, Sue Wicker, Alice Stutz.

Patronesses (Pink Roses): Rebecca Tate, Emma Chatfield, Mary Jane Weaver, Dorothy Tate.

MUSIC

FARM LIFE

March “Aida”, Verdi

Folk Dance, Berrchenal, Arkansas Traveler.

VASS

Grand March, Gilbert

Welsh Song (Ancient Carol)

Fanfare (William Tell), Rossini

ABERDEEN

Piyzicato, Delbes

Melody in F., Rubenstein

CARTHAGE

Waltz (Faust), Gonnod

Dance of the Butterflies, Greeting Dance, Loin du Ball, Stephanie Gavotte, Bevchenal

PINEHURST

Loin du Ball, Stephanie Gavotte

SOUTHERN PINES

Moment Musicale, Schubert

Frolic of the Elves, Eldridge

FINALE

Blue Danube, orchestra

March, orchestra

Mrs. Picquet at the Piano

Mr. Picquet, Director

Eva Minor, Dances

Finale—The Flowers’ Festival Dance Around the Jubilee Pole, Grand March, Entire Cast

From the front page of The Pilot, Oct. 31, 1924

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