A NINE DAYS’ WONDER.
Announcement of Events
Memphis presents to the people—all the people—of the entire Central South Nine
Glorious Days of Festivity, during which all are invited to be the guests of the city.
— It is not just that the latch-string is out, the very doors themselves have been removed,
s t that there should be no obstacle to the royal welcome that is in the heart of Mem
phis to give. Thousands on thousands of dollars have been spent for the entertain
ment of visitors, and from the Parade of Arts and Industries at the beginning of the
grand concerts of the United .States Marine Band at the Fair Grounds on Memphis
] ;v at the rdose. there will not be a dull hour for those prepared to enjoy to the full
tl e welcome arranged.
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■More than six months have elapsed since this great Nine Days’ Wonder was planned,
and all these months have been filled with preparations for the greatest and best en
tertainments ever afforded by the Bluff City. Any of these great events, a pro
gramme of which appears below, would b 3 worth coming hundreds of miles to see.
But each is so dovetailed into the other th >t for Nine Days something of interest and
pleasure is presented every hour. The Fall Festival, the Reunion of the Blue and
Gray and the Tri-State Fair (now far more elaborate and comprehensive than in any
previous year) occur at the same time, and the combined atfraetionls make this a Red
Letter Season in the history of the city.
Tuesday, September 26
Par id? o* ,&rti and Industries .
This great Day Parade will present in a vivid procession of
heats the advance of Memphis and the Mississippi Valley in
Science and the Arts, in Commerce and Industry. It alone
will be worth the trip to see.
Wednesday, September 27
Reunion of Blue and Gray
A splendid programme has been arranged for this First
Annual Reunion of Blue and Gray, and then all will be the
guests of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans at a real
old-time Southern Barbecue at East End Park.
Thursday, September 28
Historical Night Pageant**Life of He Soto
This splendid spectacle has been prepared at enormous ex-,
pense, presenting in artistic and most vivid form of the
Life, Achievements and tragic Death of Hernando De Soto,
the discoverer of the Mississippi River.
The Tri-State Fflir-Bigger and Better Than Ever
Not a Dull Day From Beginning to End. Begins Sept. 26 and Continues to Oct. 4, Inclusive
Without any State Aid and with only the needs of the great Mississippi Valley for incentive, the Tri-State Fair has Program of Special Days ,
grown from year to year in interest and value. This year the Fair will be far and away ahead of the best hopes of pre- |ejjt! ||^®*"*3iLGDiy—ay'
vious years. Beginning with WOMAN’S DAY, which comes on the same date as the Fall Festival, Sept. 26th, right s*pt 2»—cwfdJJ.V'
through to the Grand Concerts by the United States Marine Band, on MEMPHIS DAY, on Oct. 4th, every day will be S*?*’ 3i—Sunday—saJredbco“Jert*.
a Banner Day. The list of special days given in this announcement will serve to indicate briefly the order of the events. Oct! 3—Arkansas Day.
Whenever you come, you will find your days full of interest and happiness. Memphis has no limits to her welcome. °ct‘ “Stfd1states Marin. Band^