East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-02

Cayuse Is today a scene of savage
brilliance. the members of the Una
tilla. Cayuse and Walla walla tribes
being there gathered to receive the
members OF the Wannamaker eXpe-
dition who are visiting all of the res
ervations In the United States for the
purpose of securing pictorial and
Photographic records OF the romance
that attached to the native American
An impressive and picturesque cere-
mony is being carried out this after
noon and there are quite q number
Of white people present to witness II.
The visiting party. led by Major
James McLapghliu. veteran inspector
in the Indian service. and Dir. Joseph
X. Dixon. representing Rodman Wan
namaker. who IS financing the expe-
uition, arrived in Pendleton this
morning shortly after O'Clock in
their private car "Signet " They
came directly from the Warm
springs reservation where they were
Yesterday. Accompanying the party
was William McMurray. general pas
-senger agent for the OR. & n.
Nf'tt lSfIOFS.
The visitors were met at the depot
by Major f.. L. Swartzlander. agent
on the reservation. and. after the
paraphernalia used In the ceremonies
had been loaded. all were taken in
automobiles to Cayuse where the In
dians awaited their coming. About
fifty tepees had been raised on the
historic camping ground and the big
majority OF the members of the three
tribes were there in person
The morning was spent in a visit
with the Indians DR. Dixon was per-
sonally acquainted with Leo Samp-
son. umaplne and others who had at
tended the gathering OF tribes at the
Crow reservation in Montana in 1909
where the idea Of the Indian memorial
had its inception.
The ceremonies commenced nj 81
O'Clock this afternoon and were on
ened with photographic speeches by
President Wilson, secretary OF Interior
Lane and Acting Commissioner Abbott
of the Indian bureau. The speeches
were made in Washington on Nav "a
of this year and We're addressed to
the tribes of the United States.
Stirring Address.
DR. Dixon followed with n stirring
address to the Indians telling them |
of the purpose of the expedition and |
to them 10 become patriotic |
citizens OF the Ui tied States. He
planned to them that II was not so |
much the the kind of patriotism that |
Is engendered by war that they should |
cultivate but the patriotism of peace |
The Indians listened intently to what
he had to say
The same flag which was raised by |
old cheftains at Fort Wannamaker |
in New York harbor on February 20 |
was raised to the top of the tall flag |
pole which had been planted in the |
center of the big camping grounds
Later this flag was lowered and an
other substituted and presened to the |
local tribes.
Motion Pictures Taken.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies |
motion pictures will be taken of the |
Indians who are all attired in their !
richest trappings and Photographic |
records will be taken of their love |
and war songs
The members of the party will |
leave this evening for Walla walla en- |
route to the Yakima reservation.
Back Here Thursday.
The members of the party will be !
back In Pendleton Thursday evening |
for two hours. From Washington |
they will go to Cecilo and then come |
on to Pendleton Thursday on the To-
cal. leaving later in the afternoon for
Lewiston.
with them to Cecilo they will take
Spokane Jim. well known and pic
trresque Indian, for the purpose OF
making picture of him at Cecilo. /
Major Mclaughlin declared this
afternoon that the representation of
wild Indians at Cayuse was the largest
that he and his party had met any
where in the United states.