Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-29

George A. Keppler, who is master
of the pageant. is one of the busiest
men connected with the celebration
as rehearsals for the historical repro
auctions are being held every night
On Monday evening there was re-
hearsal by Tubs band and 1t is as
sured that there will be some pretty
music for the show. The rehearsals of
the participants are being held at the
armory. These tableaux promise to be
one of the big features OF the cele-
bration. Mr.. Keppler also met the
Grand Army men Monday night and
explained their part in the pageant.
Handsome and appropriate costumes
are being made for the participants, II
being found that It was much cheaper
to make them than to hire. The Indian
headgear are designed by G. A. Keppler
and made by Marc Gregoire and are
fine specimens of feather and bead
work. They will be worn b. Uncas and
Miantonomo. A feature of the second
tableaux with the Putnam Phalanx
Will be twelve OF the handsomest
young men and women of the city in
the march. The drilling of the band
of twenty Indians has been hike civil
izing the real savage and Mckinley
avenue has been in terror since the
rehearsals started.
Charles S. Eaton will be Uncas and
Allyn l.. Brown will be Mfantonomo.
There Is realistic duel between these
chiefs. In the Civil war tableaux Miss
Elsie Peck represents the Angel of
Peace, while in the final tableaux Miss
Ruth Henderson represents the God
dess OF Liberty. In the wedding scene
Noah Lucas and Miss Ether Oddie
have the leading parts. The role of
Major John Mason will be taken by
Sumner Armstrong, while S. Howard
Mead WILL impersonate Rev. James
Fitch. .-Ps1
Burton E. Leavitt is the musical di-
rector and has provided characteristic
Indian music. The children are singing
finely and thsir work reflects to the
credit of the training they receive in
the schools. Mr.. Leavitt has set the
ode of Rev. A. @. Chester, written for
the bicentennial, to music, and this
will be sung by the school children.
The words and music are printed here
with. /
The arranging OF this part of the
celebration has been one OF the hardest
tasks any committee has had to wrestle
with inasmuch as 1t became necessary
to make the costumes, but they are
nearly all done and there is not the
least doubt the historical reproductions
will be seen with delight.
Airship Taken to Fair Ground.
Capt. T. S. Baldwin, accompanied
by Augustus Post, who will be asso-
ciated with him in the aiFship flight at
the celebration, arrived here from New
York Monday and at once began to
make arrangements for the ascensions
of his famous California Arrow. The
two air navigators were met by Chair
man n. ]. Aging and Secretary Ar
Inv Dn1In NR s.x~A
mittee, who took them out to the fair
grounds, where Captain Baldwin pick
ed out the big open space near the
exhibition building as the spot from
which the flights would be made.
From four to five days are required
to get things in readiness and they will
need all their time between now and
Saturday to get the machinery ready
for the first fight which will be made
on Saturday afternoon at the races Of
the Gentlemens Driving club. The
airsEip has been here for some time,
stored in a freight car, and a good be-
ginning was made in UNLOADING some
of the paraphernalia Monday afternoon
and transporting it out to the fair
grounds.
The big gas bag with Its propeilers
attracted much attention as it was
taken out on trucks. The airship he
will exhibit here is exactly the same
design as the captain has already sold
to the United States government, but
there are always new things to be tried
out and tested, and the captain well
comes every chance there is to make a
flight. This time he has new motor
which he is to try and has every hopes
that it will be successful. In tests al
ready made it has developed % horse
power which is about three times what
is needed. What is wanted most of all
to make the flight a success is a day
without much wind, so that the air
ship shall be sure to return to its start
ing point. Not to be able to return to
its moorings where the gas is received
and let out again after the fight is a
very expensive thing for the captain,
costing several hundred dollars, II he
should get blown away and have to
land out in the country somewhere.
Air navigation is still IN so much of the
experimental stage with these dirigible
ships that fight could not be at
tempted in a wind over II or IA miles
an hour. A rainy day would be ideal
the captain stated. for that would mean
almost no wind probably.
Captain Baldwin's California Arrow
will carry one man besides the navi-
gator, provided he weighs not more
than $50 pounds. The captain said