The Bermuda Recorder

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""'■■■■ w w«kk9b * : fe - 3 l j_____h is i ."■- . fc t * — s3 a record-breaking crowd of more than 10,000 lined the streets of hamilton thursday to view the colourful 5th annual pageant of tlie bermuda easter lily organized by the chamber tickets which went on salt yesterday for the two bermuda concerts to be given next week by hazel scott the bronze genius of radio tele vision and movie fame were reported to be going like h_________3_lj_k *- ami wawa9*^^^w hazel scott of commerce some 35 floats depicting a wide variety of scenes from deimnda life and construct d with much precision and artistry out of an even wider variety of local flowers and ornamental plants were eii tet-ed in tlie pagraiit theme of tlie parade and tbe meat entered by a voluntary organization hot eakea this morning by mr wesley e v dill spon sor of the noted star's visit to the colony award for the mo>t beauti ful went to gibbons company for its mammoth bermuda butterfly tlie bermuda garden club's huge catter pillar was adjudged the most original entry and smith's parish was awarded the cup for the best parish float for tlie second successive year tlie parish depicted queen giga queen of the conch shells miss scott is due to arrive here tomorrow by plane and will be a guest at sunset lodge spanish point a wel coming committee of promi nent bermudians will meet her at tlie airport included in the party will be the mayor of st george's mr harry g roberts the mayor of hamil ton the wor e r williams m.c.p dr e f gordon m.c.p mr hilton g hiu m.c.p and dr e a cann i or tlie second year in suc cession the entry of the firm of a s cooper won the coveted trophy tor the best entry a<rain exploiting a nautical theme it's surf-riding float was designed by miss bylle lang and constructed of some 16.000 lilies tlie honours for the best school float went to central school for its clock-face a special award in this data went to miss winnifred sea ton's private school for it's basket for bunnies adding much life and more colour to the event were the colony's three marching bands and their gaily-dressed high strutting majorettes t.<i a ■ a - i 4 this front street seene was typical of tlie ones all along llie parade route as thousands turned out 10 see the eolourful pageant on thursday in addition to the two con certs she will give at the xew hamilton hall formerly xo 7 shed on monday and tuesday nights miss scott will sit in as guest artist at a jam session on tuesday eve ning from 6—8 p.m at the hamilton hall participating will be a selection of ber muda's top musicians widely renowned as one of piano's most exciting expo nents miss scott's superlative technique in blending the classics and boogie-woogie has brought her distinction in mo tion pictures radio and her own television show in the united states and has en deared her to millions of jazz fans and music-lovers alike the honour of heading the parade fell to the powerful north village band which was preceded by irma wash ington and brian butter field and a company of majorettes lj , *^_?** ' amwr wm\\mmm\mm*%ld^%&m ' ' ' a a^msmmmmmmm m^^sk - ■ mv^z^em-m^mw *" immmw ipnh^y^jyfc r fc jfe ft jm s jj^i b__ii_ii fc **!£_&■»_. f b ha__bh *' *• tajm bfc v l^x a_fa3ll___wia___ls__*_»_w-i l t4 * * mr e sl *' • v » e^^_____________l_______r ■ ; there is no piansit any where who ean present an exquisitely turned vase by liszt and then swing into fats waller's swift-tempoed aint misbehavin the vasco dagama club for tlie first time in the post war pageant series fell down to second place their entry a colour ful painstakingly worked coronation ring probably lost points because it's coronation theme was not inharmony with the theme of this year's pageant — the spirit of easter the coronation was last year's theme in private life this distin guished star is the wife of u s congressman adam clayton powell who is also pastor of abyssinia baptist chureh — one of the largest in chief patron of the pageant was the mayor of hamilton tne wor e r williams m.c.p who had as his guests in the reviewing stand on front street his excellency the governor sir alexander hood and several other civic military and visiting digna taries flanking the stand were bleachers especially re served for the thousands of visitors who enthusiastically cheered as the parade went by ie world miss scott will be accompanied here by her son adam clayton powell hi and her private secretary other entries which carried away ribbons included that of mr austin bean of somerset who depicted a miniature pipe organ advertising his sandys general repair shop andrew tatem and his floral kite jack patton and his youthful buddies and their donkey cart ; the xorth village band's floral drum frederick phil lips and his replica of the ocean monarch judy tucker and her five girl friends por traying characters from alice in wonderland and h a & e smith with its carousel or merry - go - round complete with music and a clown among the american her presentation here by mr dill will be hei first in the colony and comes at the tail end of a tour to jamaica born in trinidad miss scott went to the united states at the age of four and made her first public appearance at 12 in a girls band led by her mother alma scott after four years at the julliard school of music she began a profes sional career on radio pro grams and later achieved stardom at two of xew york's most famous night spots cafe society down town and cafe society uptown ' am wm , wm rt , i visitors the youth for christ entry we work together depict ing a lily white church with coloured flowers appropriate ly worked in patterns to re present the windows doors and steeple was a double prize-winner it was adjudged the best entry depicting the among the many americans holidaying in the colony this week are the following who are guest at archlyn villa spanish point miss alice cornish and mrs jessie baylor teachers from avashington d.c mr wil liam carpenter of philadel phia miss ruth turner of xew york and miss gwen dolyn taylor and miss betty cowen of detroit michigan the most beautiful entry a bermuda butterflj company m was entered bv gibbon's news bureau photos 1/2 million lawsuit the difficult task of judging tin's year's event fell to mrs william champlin represent ing the xational council of state garden clubs u.s.a and mrs walt thomas repre senting the garden clubs of ontario canada _____________________________________________________________________________ mmw*~^^m m^^^^^r^^^^^ww9m m mmfw^9^m 9 mi a*-9 v ■'•*""' _________________^^ >*_>' m^ri te wa "' fejtiassfr ' ., 4^^h ■ r mjjatfb'^r ____» af r . flt ' ; 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' ■■ '*** **£***% i\ll m ** v s if v - ag mr . % ~'~'~«&- r pending the recorder was reliably informed last night that a law suit involving mm of the largest claims for damages — somewhere in the neighbour hood of v million pounds will be before the supreme court shortly defendants in the case is said to be one of the colony's leading institu at the imperial hotel are mr j scott executive vice president of travel guide magazine of new york mrs dorothv wright miss hazel field and mrs edith allen of plainfield xew jersey miss winnifred annette dean of xew york miss margaret green of detroit and mrs ida lowe of xew york n as a recitalists miss scott has won complete approval of her unusual programmes which combine the classics with her own inventive com positions such works as a tale of tour cities and the judges were full of praise for the artistry used to show off bermuda's floral beaufy and the fine communi ty spirit and competition which made the pageant a success they also praised the xorth village band the somerset brigade band and the church lads brigade band and their majorettes for their displays caribbean fete there is no question about her suprem tions acy in her particular field ocean view golf club forum the monthly forum of the hamilton parish workmen's club notice by special request repeat perfo_rmance will be held on members of the executive committee of the above named club are requested to attend a meeting on friday evening april 30th 1954 at the club room devonshire at 8.30 sharp easter programme sunday april 25th 1954 by paget glebe school at 4.30 p.m pupils guest speaker dr e f gordox m.c.p on music by coral isles vocal ensemble business of importance thursdav april 29 by order of president farl lowe secretary all are welcome at 3.15 p.m best school float entered by central school was a beautifully worked clock with hands that actually moved hill studio pho te<mj w why not try these two