{"id":27,"date":"2018-06-10T12:35:16","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T16:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsatiaclubinc.com\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2023-10-22T15:21:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T19:21:18","slug":"rules-and-regulations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.alsatiaclubinc.com\/parade\/rules-and-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Parade Rules and Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.9&#8243; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#e2e2e2&#8243; global_module=&#8221;108&#8243; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>** Note that Majorette Groups will be in the parade, and will be judged, but will not be in the competition this year. **<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mummer\u2019s parade accepts the following types of submission into the parade:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organized bodies \u2013 those walking in the parade (bands, majorettes, color guard, drill teams, cheer, dance, scouts, 4-H, or schools in special dress)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Floats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vehicles (cars, military units, buses, Nursing Homes vans, units with sound equipment, convertibles)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fire trucks and EMS<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commercial unit &#8211; entries used for advertisement of a business or group for profit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mummer \u2013 person in costume<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General Rules for all entries<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All 2023 parade entries are <\/span><b>due to be submitted<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by DATE AND TIME.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Alsatia Mummers\u2019 Parade committee <\/span><b>reserves the right to reject any entry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All entries MUST sign and return the <\/span><b>Hold Harmless Agreement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the City of Hagerstown and the Alsatia Club before an entry will be accepted.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All members of your group must <\/span><b>follow instructions from parade officials<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at all times.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>NO DISTRIBUTION <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OF CANDY, LITERATURE OF ANY TYPE AND ETC BY ANY ENTRY WILL BE ALLOWED. ANY VIOLATIONS WILL RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM PARADE.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No entries can contain <\/span><b>political, controversial, obscene, or anti-religious<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> messaging in any form.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>No pick-up trucks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be allowed unless pulling a float. NO PASSENGERS ARE ALLOWED IN THE BED OF THE PICK-UP TRUCKS.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All live <\/span><b>animals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are subject to approval by the Alsatia Parade Formation Committee. Liability insurance will be required.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No sounding of <\/span><b>fire arms, open fires, or sirens\/horns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by any type of vehicle will be permitted.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The parade committee may invite incumbent elected <\/span><b>officials and other dignitaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as guest to participate in the Mummers\u2019 parade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Alsatia Club <\/span><b>Mummers\u2019 Queens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> must be from Washington County Competitions. State and National winners will be considered on an individual basis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No antique vehicle later than 1985 will be allowed to entry in the antique vehicle division.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No person or device can be used to <\/span><b>propel, accelerate, lift, or toss one or more performers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. No stacking of persons (no pyramids). This rule intended for ALL entries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All units must <\/span><b>maintain forward motion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> throughout the duration of the parade.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Units will <\/span><b>begin their performance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the \u201csound off\u201d signs along the parade route.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should the forward movement of the parade be stopped due to circumstances beyond our control, <\/span><b>a unit may drill while stopped <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but must stop drilling and move forward when parade begins to move forward again and\/or at the command of the Alsatia Marshall in charge.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marshalls are instructed to inform judges of any and all <\/span><b>violations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Points may be deducted for any and all <\/span><b>violations of any rules<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Judges may be stationed all along the parade route as well as in the Judge\u2019s reviewing area at Bester School.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organized Bodies Rules<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entries defined as <\/span><b>any group marching\/walking in the parade<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (i.e., Bands, majorettes, color guard, drill teams, cheer, dance, scouts, 4-H, or schools in special dress)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An Organized Bosy may register in multiple <\/span><b>judging<\/b> <b>categories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cheer groups <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are permitted to use pom-poms\/other cheer equipment, or they may choose to use hands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Dance groups <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">must use music either by broadcast vehicle of by use of instruments and may include the use of canes, hats or other items but typically not poms or batons.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When applying, make correct selections of <\/span><b>judging categories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>On parade day:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organized bodies will report to Oak Hill Avenue.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rest Rooms are available along Oak Hill Avenue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Busses will be allowed on Oak Hill Avenue off Northern Avenue to unload groups. This is the only place buses will be allowed to unload.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check-in trailer will be located at the corner of Oak Hill Avenue and Cypress Street.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buses will exit at the direction of a parade official. The bus will then go to South Hagerstown High School.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equipment vehicles will not be allowed in the parade, they will exit at the direction of a parade official and proceed to South Hagerstown High School.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All marching units will proceed to South Hagerstown High School to disband and meet transportation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Float Rules<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A $25.00 non-refundable <\/span><b>entry fee<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is due with applications (School K \u2013 12 exempt).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entire <\/span><b>float must be decorated <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">except for the towing vehicle, self-propelled floats must be completely decorated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Floats will be skirted on both sides and back from the deck to the road.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Float entries are subjected to Formation Committee <\/span><b>approval<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>height of the float <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shall not exceed 11 feet 6 inches. Drivers should be aware of any low hanging wires.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No sounding of sirens, horns, firing of fire arms or open fires are permitted.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NO PASSENGERS ARE ALLOWED IN THE BED OF THE PICK-UP TRUCKS.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>On parade day<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check in starts at 3pm \u2013 all floats must be checked in no later than 4:30pm at the corner of Magnolia and Potomac Avenue.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Street assignment will be given at that time along with the float number.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Floats will be staged on Potomac Avenue.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Floats will leave the parade route at Startzman\u2019s Hardware on South Potomac at the direction of a Parade Marshall. You will travel East Howard Street to Rose Hill Avenue to disband.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All units are responsible to clean up any debris when disbanding.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please do not go to South Hagerstown High School or South End Shopping Center.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vehicles Rules<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entries include<\/span><b> cars, military units, buses, Nursing Homes vans, units with sound equipment, convertibles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No sounding of horns, sirens or fire arms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>On parade day:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check in starts at 3pm \u2013 all floats must be checked in no later than 4:30pm at the corner of Magnolia and Potomac Avenue.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Street assignment will be given at that time along with a number.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vehicles will be staged on Potomac Avenue.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vehicles will leave the parade route at Startzman\u2019s Hardware on South Potomac at the direction of a Parade Marshall. You will travel East Howard Street to Rose Hill Avenue to disband.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fire Trucks and EMS Units Rules<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fire Companies and EMS Units are <\/span><b>limited to one<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1) unit per organization.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No sounding of sirens, horns or firing of firearms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>On parade day:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All fire and EMS units will report to Hamilton Blvd from Northern Avenue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All motorized units will leave the parade route at Startzman\u2019s Hardware via Howard Street East to Rose Hill Avenue.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commercial Unit Rules<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entries used for <\/span><b>advertisement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of a business or group for profit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A $200.00 <\/span><b>entry fee <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is due with applications\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mummers&#8217; Rules<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entries of a <\/span><b>person in costume <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">participating in the parade \u2013 participants must be in costume, and the costume must not be offensive to a general audience (subject to denied entry into the parade).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mummers may not enter with a motorized vehicle.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>On parade day:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign up on the evening of the parade after 4:30 pm.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign up will be at the Oak Hill Avenue side of the area formerly known as \u201cBill\u2019s Other Yard Sale\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please space your entry, so you are not near another entry.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judges need to see your Mummer number to consider your costume for judging<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>** Note that Majorette Groups will be in the parade, and will be judged, but will not be in the competition this year. ** Mummer\u2019s parade accepts the following types [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":21,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsatiaclubinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsatiaclubinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsatiaclubinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsatiaclubinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsatiaclubinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsatiaclubinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3208,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsatiaclubinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/3208"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsatiaclubinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsatiaclubinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}