Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-01

seldom has scene Of greater en-
ihusinsm ever been Witnessed in this
city than last night la the banquet
hall OF tho Masonic temple when the
guests az the brilliant banquet OF the
shriners' ceremonial session saw the
twenty-four MOBILES constituting the
Navajo patroi' so through the santo
Domingo corn dance, the Navajo va
bechi dance. with the beautiful
Apache bow and arrow dance and
Eagle dance, executed by c. A..
Wright and Juan the Hopi. one of
the six Indians VINO helps to give
the genuine aboriginal flavor to these
wonderful dances.
'rhe enthusiasm last night threat
ened TO jeopard3xe the massive fOun-
dations Of the temple, as the Mobiles.
whose disguise was impenetrablc save
when a familiar grin occasionally
gave one away went through every
motion Of these Indian ceremonlnls
with a fidelity 10 detail which made
81 Impossible 10 believe that the
guests were not watching the real
thing -.
As matter Of fact. hy reason OF
the patient industry and cleyerness Of
Z. a. Wright the Indian trader, who
had entire charge 90 the two months
81 rehcarsing and the preparation OF
the costumes, the dances to be given
bN the Naqaio eatgol as the meeting
Of the lmperial Council ~ LOS AM
Aeles, Of which iaai Nigh IS Wero sam-
Piles, VIII be perfect reproductions OF
the original Not "a atring nor bead
la tie costumes Is lacking. practical
/ ~ everything IS Of Indian workman
ship. precisely the same as that worn
| hy the Indians In their dances al
home, absolutely the same words and
music are used, the same tom toms,
the same feathers and other adorn-
ment and Il WAS noted last night
that nearly every man IN the Patrol
whom properly colored up makes a
perfect indian az far az facial Inca
inengs are concerned.
Very fow among the spectators
We're able 70 recognize amy Of them
last night although the stature Of
scalped Eagle Chamberlin offered a
valuable clue. az did the ayoirdupoia
Of Grizzly Bear Chadwick and Buffalo
J Hump Hugh Trotter, The costume OF
Mr. Wright IN the corn dance was an
example OF the accuracy Of the cos
tuning. lie wore the conventional
| legginEs. silk shawl. turquoise ear
rings and the rest Of a. and was ABB
soiuieiy unrecogniyahle, squaw that
would have fooled the oldest Indian
on the santo Domingo reservation.
In the Apache Bow and Arrow
dance and scalp dance the PERFORM
ers wear each the fringed Indian
chaps" the fringed see string and
+. fringed Jacket, with the tingiine
clrcleta around the arms which pro-
J duco the weird music accompanying
! the performance. The Eagle dance
was perhaps voted the pretieRt iaal
night. the dancers being adorned with
pure white long feathers, their move
mente initiating Ia an nstonishinal,
lifolike manner the movements Of tn'
eagle, hopping Tapping his wing
i preparatory 10 flight, and 80 forth
4 III IA realty a beautiful thing.
The browning hit last night WA
when the Patrol pulled OFT ita closinl
stunt witch II win offer the fei
wearers IN Los Angeles.
AFTER the lass dance tho indiana
retire and hastily rub off the greas'
H paint don their dress suits, and re-
4 appear wilh blankets folded aroun'
them and each man with his fez con
coaled under the blanket The.
march IN. still keeping up the Indial
lingo, and suddenly place the Shrln
+ orr' hoadgear on their heads az an
close Of tho following song, com
posed by Mr.. Wright 10 the tune o
"My Navajo;
March.
Hoo-la, Hoo-la, baa-e-andah
ro- has-e-andah, -haR-e-andah
IIoo-la, HOo-ia, Tg-baa. esondah
Navajo, Ah-ie-na.
III Navajo.
Down from the temple Bailut Apyae
There came a diyan % SINNERS,
They travelled the hot sands % 70
Angeles
10 attend the Imperial counciii
Dressed up ns Indians true az hi'
Blankets and dances galore,
They had their red fez and cards
match.
10 prove they were not Na-va-ios,
But nOblcE from Ballot Abgadi