Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Fair Parade Instructions 1975

Forty-five years ago, here were the people and their places in the 1975 St. Tammany Parish Fair Parade.

ST. TAMMANY PARISH FAIR PARADE
Lining Up Instructions

Jefferson Avenue
1. Mandeville Band
2. Lt. Governor & Fair Officials
3. State Representatives & Mayor Ernest Cooper

22nd Avenue
4. Senior Citizen line up on 22nd Avenue
5. Salmen Band
6. Police Jurors
7. Baby Contest Winners
8. Mayor Peter Giz & other Dignitaries
9. Slidell Band


23rd Avenue
10. Business & Professional Women's Club line up on 23rd Avenue
11. Miss St. Tammany
12. St. Paul's Band
13. Beauty Contestants
14. Covington High Band
15. Mayor Paul Cordes
16. Mandeville Saddle Club


Time: Line up at 8:00 a.m. Friday, October 24, 1975. Arrive Fairgrounds and enter grandstand at 10:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony over at 11:00 a.m.                   

Each band group must march on into the Grandstand ready for the National Anthem. Please bring the music. They will be called upon to play a selection as well. Dignitaries should go directly to the platform. Horses and others should proceed on to East 33rd Street and disband.

SOUVENIRS: This year we area again offering official fair souvenirs. A special rate is being offered these in the parade. They will be sold at 10 cents each, but you can buy them for $5.00 per hundred from Mrs. Pat Gutowski, who will be at the point of origin of the parade.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION AND COOPERATION IN LINING UP TO THE NUMBER ASSIGNED TO YOU, AND NOT BLOCKING THE STREETS.

See also:

Parish Fair Doubloons

 Fair Parade Pictures - 1983

Fair Parade Highlights

St. Tammany Parish Fair History