The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-17
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philadelphia is to have a pageant
10 celebrate Founders week next
October, which occasion will mark
the two hundred and twenty-tifth an
niversary Of the establishment Of the
city Of Brotherly Love, and 1t Is ex-
pected that this gorgeous display Will
attract more attention even than did
the celebration rs years ago. There
win be. according to the elaborate
plans which are being formulated,
week Of parades Of various kinds. mill
tary, naval, civic and those by yari-
GUS societies, but, while each In turn
will be viewed by admlring throngs'
the historic pageant really will be the
show piece. So much Is expected OF
it by those who have 1t in charge that
they proudly announce that 1t will
be the first historic pageant ever seen
in the United States. OF course by
that is intended that this will surpass
all that have gone before.
Details OF this imposing show are
not available at this time, which is
Ave months before the event, but sui
ficIent is known to predict a process
sion Of much magnihcence and Of
greater historical accuracy in the mat
ter Of costumes than has been hereto
fore seen in professions in this coun'
try. At present the programe pro
yldes for 40 floats and about 5000
characters properly costumed to rep
resent the times portrayed by the
pageant. which win comprise quite
three centuries, beginning with the In
dians and continuing through tn
Dutch. Swedish and finally the Eng
nsh regime on the Delaware.
There viii be floats representative
OF the principal historic incidents cor
nected with Philadelphia since the a
rival OF Penn in 1882 These will Il
ciude the landing of the proprietar
governor. the making Of the treat
with the Indians at Shaekamaxon, tn
early life and manners OF the co
onists. the beginning of the revolutio
in Philadelphia and the revolutionar
period in the city. together with hoal
showing the Liberty Bell and Jefte
son writing the immortal Declaratie
Of Independence. The bell, OF cours
. viii appear in propria persona.
pleasing feature of this part
the pageant win be details Of con
mental troops. The famous Troop
Horse. now known as the First Ci
troop. win be shown escorting Was
ington through the city, and It Is
pected that some Of the original u
forms will be used. Another hoat v
show Robert Morris, the iinancier
the revolution, who raised the nee
= garv funds to carry on the war VII
things looked dark for the American
and the Battle Of Germantown a
win be portrayed in tableau VIII
the anniversary Of the battle falls
October 4, az that IS the day Of
beginning OF Founders Week C
bration. the event VIII not be c'
brated this yoar until the 9Th Of
month
In a similar manner the city dur
the war OF 1872 viii be treated Of
educative and artistic floats 1t is
tereEting to note that the tinancier
the government IN this conflict,
was also the case In that Of the c
war was a Phiadelphian. In
war OF 1912 Stephen Girard came
the rescue Of the country when no
vestor appeared TO want It's loan.
hnancler viii be duly commemors
BY float. The period Of the NJ
can war also viii be treated by flo
The civil war period will include 81
representation Of Jay Cooke, the fl
cier OF that struggle and most IN
estlng feature Of this part of the
cession will be details Of men, al
90 each. correctly uniformed to re
sent every one Of the Philadelphia
iments which enlisted for the war
AT this time only the merest out
of the extent of the historic pag
can be given. but It is said that
cost or this feature Of the celebra
viii De not less than $4,000 and
estimate, in view Of the elaborate
gram, seems TO be conservative.
ast As the pageant Is In the hands