Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-12
PARADESOF PROGRESS.
NorthWest's Transformation to Be
Shown at Irrigation Congress.
INDIANS ARE TO PLAY ROLES.
Red Men From Spokane Reservation
Will Be Led by Chief Jim Sam.
March of Civilization to Be Depicted
by FIoats-Many Uniformed Men In
the Line.

by Floats-Many Uniformed Men In
the Line.
Historic incidents, showing the
transformation of the northwest from
semisavagery to civilization, will be
depicted in the parades of progress
through the principal streets of Spo-
kane, Wash, the afternoon of Aug. 10
and the evening of Aug. IL, in connec-
tion with the seventeenth session of
the national irrigation congress, begin
ming Aug and continuing until
Aug. Il.
There will also be march in review
by the industrial and irrigation army
the afternoon of Aug. Il, when it is
expected 10000 uniformed men will
be in line. The evening parade will
be Illuminated. Il. +. Cartier Van Dis
sci has been appointed grand marshal
and will be assisted by large staff of
mounted aids.
The parade, made up of several divi-
sions, will be headed by a mounted
band of music under the direction of
William Ostermann, followed by In
dians of the Spokane tribe from the
Spokane reservation, led by Chief Jim
Sam, who was recently chosen sue
cessor to the late Oliver Lott. They
will bring with them some of the tribal
finery and gala day garb, also their
best horses, and make camp near the
city. The squaws will be accompanied
by their children and papooses.
Lewis and Clark on Floats.
The advent of Captains Lewis and
Clark and their faithful followers into
the Clearwater country will be depict
ed by men in costumes of the period
on series of floats. followed by floats
showing trappers and traders in their
garments of fur. carrying implements
of their occupation. Then will come a
number of floats bearing the early
missionaries ana Jesuit priests: also
the hardy pioneers who made their
way across the plains IN the old fash
iOned prairie schooncrs miners pack
trains, with grizzled prospcctors carry
ing rifles picks and pans, and a band
of wild and woolly cowpunchers wear
ing wide brimmed sombreros. chaps
and high heelcd boots with clauking
spurs
Another division will show the lum-
bermen with axes and crosscut saws,
loads of logs, finished lumber, shingles,
sash and doors followed by n maguili-
cent display of farm machinery. in
cluding plows, drills, harvesters, head
ers and combines, with thirtv-two
horses attached to the latter, and loads
Of grain and -four bringing up the rear
Science Bids the Desert Drink.
The third division will be headed by
a float with the official emblem of the
national irrigation congress showing
Science bidding the Desert drink. This
will be represented by two beautiful
young women in classic garb posed in
the shade Of n bearing fruit tree. This
representation is now to the irrigation
congress, and it is predicted it will
prove bg feature.
Next in line will be floats of the dis
tricts in the northwest and other
states, followed by exhibits of fruits
and grasses of the various communi-
ties on elaborately decorated vehicles.
with flower and bunting covered car
riages, automobiles and smart traps
and a large number of caparisoned
saddle horses. 1t is expected that ev-
cry district in the inland empire will
be represented in this division of the
parade; also that communities in New
Mexico, Texas, Kansas, California.
North Carolina. South Carolina, Flor
ida Georgia, Missouri. New York, Hi
nois, Colorado and other states will
participate in this event, which is de
signed TO show the country's resources.
The march in review of the indus
trial and irrigation army will show
representatives Of every district in
which irrigation is practiced ON the
continent Practically every marching
club will be headed by its band OF
music. The parade will begin immedi.
ately after the close of the afternoon
session on Aug. T., and the plan is to
have each district distinguished from
the other by uniform or headdress.
This will afford opportunities to the
various marching clubs TO bring their
communities directly to the attention
of thousands of delegates and visitors
from the eastern. middle western and
southern states
Many Marching Clubs Expected
I'VE expect to have with us march,
ing clubs from the irrigated and dry
farming districts in Idaho, Oregon.
Montana and Washington" said Mr.
Van Dissel. "also from California.
Wyoming, Utah, North and South Da-
kota, Colorado. Nevada. Arizona, Kan
sas, Texas, Oklahoma and other states
In the middle west east and south. as
well as from the provinces of Briti-h
Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and SaS
katchewan
THE decorations and illuminatiunS
of the principal thoroughfares by
special committee headed 10y Harry J
Neely, president of the 10000 club Of
Spokane. will be the most pretentious
yet undertaken anywhere in the north
west."-Spokane CWashJ Spokesman
Review.
MISTAKE.