The Washington herald., 1909-07-06
INDIAN PAGEANTRY
ALONG CHAMPLAIN
Series of Representations at
Tercentenary Exercises.
HUGHES AS CHIEF DIGNITARY
For Next Three Days President Taft
VIII BE Prominent Figure at CeIe-
bratIon-TOvns In New York and
Vermont Decorated with Amert-
can, British, and French Flags.

Port Henry, n. Y. July 5.-Samuel de
Champlain with his trusty arque6us put
the Iroquois in flight to-day 800 years
ago, after the great French explorer
first met the people OF the Five Nations
and made them allies Of the English,
and ultimately helped TO bring about
American independence. The Iroquois
were routed to-day not far from the
same place where they met defeat orig
inally. II was done in front OF a blum
az Crown Point II was In a series OF
representations OF Indian life before and
after Champlain came
The show took the form OF an Indian
pageantry on a floating island 1t was
the first OF the series Of exercises. under
the joint committee from New York and
Vermont. that Is 70 be held up and down
Lake Champlain. natures gateway from
the ocean at New York 10 the st. Law
renee.
All this region is aglow with the Cham
plain celebrations-towns are decorated
with American, British, and French
flags, and also the old French flag Of
blue with the white cross of st. Louis
and the royal emblem OF blue, and some
times cream color emblazoned with
golden teur de lis-the flag OF Henry the
Fourth, which Champlain. as a personal
aid, was entitled 10 carry.
First Celebration Held.
The first OF the celebrations was held
at Crown Point. just across Biulwagga
Bay. two miles from Fort Henry and
eight miles from the village OF Crown
Point.
Three OF the celebrations are TO be held
IN New York and two in Vermont. To-
morrow there viii be doings at Fort IT,
conderoga. and Wednesday there VIII be
more at Plattsburg On Thursday Bur
lington. Vt. will have the big show. and
on Friday it viii be moved TO Isla la
Motto, Vt, near the Canadian line.
Taft 10 Arrive To-day.
The show to-day was marked by the
presence OF Gov. Hughes as chief dignl-
tsry. Tomorrow. Wednesday. and Thurs
day President Taft will be the chief fig
ure at the exercises. At all the stopping
places there VIII be reproduced the In
dian pageantry presented at Crown Point
FOR the first time II represents the story
Of Hiawatha- not the legendary, myth
illogical story Of Longfellow. but the
story ~ the Mohawk Hiawatha, the
founder OF the Iroquois League Of Five
Nations.
There Is no Minnehaha in the pageant
~, but there IS the story OF the welding
together OF the Indians driven from Mon
treal by the treachery Of the Algonquins,
the Mohawks. with the other tribes The
actors in the pageants are literal de-
scendants Of those who made all this
country famous. One OF them IS Scar
Face. direct descendant OF Eunic WILL
Jams, kidnapped from Detroit
Ceremonies at Burlington.
Burlington. Vt. July 5.-The regular
celebration Of Lake Champlain tercenten-
ary was inaugUrated here to-day with a
mammoth Fourth OF July, the chief
features OF which were the brilliant pa
rade. the patriotic addresses. horse races.
Vermo3t's first Marathon. and beautiful
display Of fireworks in the harbor When
goodnight was emblazoned on the break
water fully 1000 people turned home
ward after a day unequaled in the his
tory Of the Champlain Valley.
The day was ushered in with the firing
OF q sunrise salute and the ringing Of
church bells. At $3.50 there was a deco
. rated automobile parade, carrying the
orphans Of the city institutions. The
literary exercises at 1880 were presided
over by Mayor James E Burke, and the
speakers were Representative D. J. Fos-
ter, OF this city: Rev. DR.. G. G. Atkins
Of Detroit, Mich, and Bishop A Hall,
Of the Episcopal Diocese OF Vermont