When Priests of Pallas Made the City Festive

Details
Title

When Priests of Pallas Made the City Festive

Description

Article providing detailed early history of the Priests of Pallas parades and festivities, describing the influence for its creation from Saint Louis and New Orleans pageantry and tracing the first unnamed parades from 1884 to the last Priests of Pallas parade in 1924.

Date

1963-10-17

Local Subject

Priests of Pallas
Parades

Notes

Priests of Pallas parades: (1) first on October 13, 1887; (2) continuous from 1887 to 1911 with the exception of 1901; (3) revived in 1922-1924, the last being in 1924; (4) unofficial parades before Priests of Pallas starting in 1884.

Object Type

Newspaper Article

Source

The Kansas City Star

Pages

14D: 3

Shelf Location

Microfilm

Access Conditions

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