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NFBPWC delegates ride the "Caterpillar" at Old Orchard Beach, 1925

NFBPWC delegates ride the "Caterpillar" at Old Orchard Beach, 1925
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On July 18, the last day of the convention, the delegates attended an outing to Old Orchard Beach. The day at the seaside resort town was called "Prankfest," and consisted of dancing and local attractions, including the "Caterpillar" ride at Palace Playland.

The event was named “Prankfest” because the delegates performed “stunts,” including kidnapping each other’s mascots, performances, and pageant parades in costume. The event culminated in a dance at the Palace Ballroom which “was filled to overflowing with delegations, all of them in the distinctive and colorful apparel which has so marked them on the streets of Portland during the past seven days.”

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