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ANNVILLE BAND TO PLAY SUNDAY AT OPENING OF HERSHEY PARKBeautiful Hershey Park, the play ground of Central Pennsylvania, will open on Sunday, May 23d, for the season of 1926.As an attraction the Annville Band has been engaged, giving concerts at 2.30 and 5.00 o’clock p. m. The Annville Band is composed of 42 members, under the leadership of Prof. Carniany, and is the leading musical organization of Central Pennsyl-. vania. Two pleasing programs have been arranged.A number of amusements have been added to the Park, the outstanding one being the Skooter, housed just across the bridge leading to the Hershey Convention Hall. In a structure, 40x50 feet, are the skooters, sixteen in number, eight singles and eight doubles. The skooters are electrically operated, each controlled by the operator in the skooter and these can be guided anywhere and everywhere that the driver may wish—until he bumps into another skooter, or some other skooter bumps into the skooter that he is driving or else bumps into the guards along the wall. With sixteen of these skooters on the floor at the same time—it sure will be some time!The kiddies have not been forgotten, for there is a small Ferris Wheel, with six cats and each car will hold four children.Nearby is the Aeroplane Swing, with electric lights and streamers. This is equipped with six aeroplanes and each aeroplane will hold four children.The Ferris Wheel and the Aeroplane Swing are close to the Skooter, and a attractive fence encircles these two amusement devices.The Merry-Go-Round has been repainted and the animals have been to the repair, man and they look spic and span. A new organ has been installed, which sounds almost like Phil. Fisher’s Orchestra. Instead of six tunes, the new Wurlitzer organ will have forty selections for its repertoire—all the latest hits.The Miniature Trolley is being re-graded and will be in readiness to give the. kiddies, as well as the older folks, its popular joy ride.The Roller Coaster will be running and ready to give its thrills, throbs and sink-away feelings. The Roller Coaster is one of the most popular amusement devices in Hershey Park, and continues to go big with those who like their amusements fast and peppy.Two large comfort stations have been erected— one for the ladies and one for the men. These are modem in every respect.Several additions have been housed at the Hershey Zoo, and this place will be more popular than ever. _The Hershey Park Cafe will be open, under the supervision of Mrs. Harrison Hostetter and Mrs. Jerome Hostetter. The chicken and waffle dinners served at this cafe are the last word in “eats’.”New walks have been laid, and a number of other improvements have been made, and as a result Hershey Park is more beautiful and more appealing than ever.Beginning Monday, May 24th, the Park Theatre will open showing moving pictures—for the one week only—opening on Monday, (Decoration Day) May 31, with vaudeville.
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Hershey Press
Hershey, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, May 20, 1926
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