Payette County ID Archives History .....The Story Of The Apple Blossom Festival May 8, 1933
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11th Annual
Apple Blossom Festival Program
May 8th, 1933
Payette, Idaho

The Story of the Apple Blossom Festival

Payette’s Apple Blossom Festival will celebrate its 11th birthday on May 8th 
this year.  It was back in the year of 1923 that the first Apple Blossom 
Festival was held in Payette, and the origin of its sponsorship was the Women’s 
Portia Club of Payette.

Mrs. F. H. Hogue, then President of the Portia Club, was confronted with the 
problem of Club finances; to defray the club expenses of the coming convention 
of the Women’s State Federation to be held in Payette, “and to that cause,” the 
Apple Blossom Festival was born.  For the nine years following to 1930, the 
Portia Club continued the directing activities of the festival, each year 
improving its festivities, and attracting greater attendance from outside 
communities; and his today brought it up to one of the outstanding May features 
in the State of Idaho.

The Festival has received state wide publicity and have made arrangements to 
take care of the greatest crowd in the history of the Festival.  

In 1931, the Portia Club, as an organization ceased further activity in the 
festival and a citizen’s committee was appointed, headed by John McMillan, to 
carry on where the ladies of the Portia Club had left off. 

In 1932, Earl M. Dean, was named President of the Blossom Festival Committee, 
and was re-elected to act in the same capacity for this years festival.  
Through his untiring efforts and those of his committee, this years Festival is 
looked upon as the greatest event in Payette history, with an expected 
attendance of approximately 10,000.

With its increased success and popularity, Payette realized the prominent part 
the outside communities have played in the giving of their time and co-
operation, for which the Blossom Festival committee and the citizens of Payette 
are very grateful and sincerely hope that this friendly, cooperative and 
neighborly spirit will continue to prevail throughout.  


Additional Comments:
This story was taken from the 11th Annual Apple Blossom program, dated May 8, 
1933.

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