Sewickley Herald

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The Herald
The Sewickley Valley's Home News Weekly
Sewickley Valley Festival — Labor Day at the "Y"
Tho advance sale of tickets for tho
Sewickloy Valley Harvest Festival to
'■'<• held at tho Sewickiey YMOA on
Labor Day, has been extc optionally fine
With more than 2,500 tickets turned in
so far. In addition, thoro aro hundreds
of tickets out that haven't had stubs
turned in and candidates for tho honor"
of Festival Quoen should ask their
friends and neighbor- to turn them in.
i'i'iday at six o'clock is positively tho
deadline for votors to vote for candidates, as tho ballot boxes -will bo collected at that time Persons AVho bought
tickets in advance will bo served -first
at the buffet supper from 5 to 7 o'clock
(ind others will bo served as long as
tlio food lasts.
Tho midway is shaping up with
plenty of fun and enthusiasm in pros-
poet. Entries in the garden exhibits
M'o also coining in fast, assuring an
exceptional display. Tennis exports an.d
liorsoshoo exports will givo exhibitions
°f their skills. "First aid teams, competing in the filial for Zone 25, will
demonstrate tlieir anothods find tho win
ning team compato at Forbes Field.
The festival begins at 2. o'clock m
tho afternoon and ends at midnight,
and is being sponsored jointly by the
"RMCGA and tho Sowickloy Kiwanis Club
for tho purpose of reducing tho debt
of tho YjVIIOA. Victory gardeners will
have an opportunity to show tho results
of their summer's labors in the 26
classes of vegetables, four of fruit, 17
of flowers, 16 of canned goods and'
vegetables, eight of baked goods, besides the classes for arrangement and
vegetables of unusual shapes and sizes.
There will also bo a display of noodle*
work, and ft. special <4*H class of tomatoes. Entries close September 2nd for
tlie exhibits.
Awards will' bo granted for first,
second and third places in tho exhibits,
as well us a $1.0 prize for tho highest*
numbor of points in the vegetable
classes aiid $5 for the largest numbor
of points in tho flower classes. The
midway will have fortune tollers, games
of skill aud amusomCiit, Sports events,
pony rides, voice recording and other
interesting booths. There will be sports
programs for men, women and children
with prizes for tlie winners. Booths
will sell refreshments, fruits, vegetables, canned goods, baked goods, candy,
cake, pop corn, knick-knacks and soft
drinks. A- buffet supper will be served
from 5 to 7 o'clock at a nominal chargo
so that residents of tlie Arnlley may
come early and stay late. Since the
pleasure driving ban is lifted, residents
may drive to tho Y if they consider .»
essential, Tho Festival Queen, chosen
ou a basis of tho number of admittance'
ticket- sold in her behalf, will he
crowiiod at 7:30 o'clock.
4 Persons wishing to buy canned goods
will have to bring their ration books, as
8 points arc required for quarts and 4.
for pints.
Coronation of the Queen of the Festival
Thie, program for the (Coronation cere!
moiiy for tho Queen of tho Sewickloy
Valley Harvest Festival on Labor Day,
September 0th, will be preceded by a
parade of .flag-bearers. The High School
band, all WACs, WAVF's S-PAJJ's, and
other- women's services available, the
Girl Scouts, a decorated float carrying
tho Queen, attendants, retinue and
guard of honour, tho Boy Scouts and
the Amorican Legion, will follow.
The line of march is from the Public
School in Sewickley up Broad Street
to Boavor, along Beaver to Blackburn
Avenue into the Festival enclosure at
the "Y.»
Tho procession will then form a 'V
for victory, the Queen's float being the
focal point and the High School Band
will play the "Star Spangled Banner."
Mr. D. B. Davis will crown tho Queen,
present her with a $25.00 War Bond,
and the ten and five dollar War Stamp*
as prizes to the second and third contestants in the race.
After the Coronation the Queen will
award the Sweepstakes prizes to the
winners of the Harvest Festival entries
and the High School Baud will close
the ceremonial with "God Bless America."