El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-28

remnant of the first bar placed in FL
PasO in 1854.
Thus through the scenes the past Is
linked by history. blood and tradition
with the living present.
Three EDOchs shown
In the prologue with which the
pageant began, the three epochs OF
southwest, the aboriginal or indian.
running from prehistoric times to
about 1886; the Spanish and Mexican
period. extending from that time 20
American period OF our own day were
represented. After the speaker. Eliza
beth Routledge. gOwned in a Clas-
steal robe of white. made the intro
ductory remarks. characters cOstumed
typically for the period each repre-
scented made their way across the
stage, striking the keynote of the
pageant and tuning up the audience
entation OF the epOchs that followed
First. Ramiel JungjOhann, the in
dian, swiftly and with nOiseless step
passed Following him Eldon ROut-
ledge costumed in the armor Of the
Spanish cOnquistadOres, stalked past
grimly and relentlessly, and following
him came Eugene Smith. the Franciscan
fTiar, typifying the mission life Of the
Spanish period. Chris JungjOhann rep
resented the American pioneer. and
Eunice Anderson. in modern dress. de-
picted the present period. Last Of all
came "LOlomi1 ACTED through each
scene by Dorothy COngdOn. who forms
the connecting link of the develop
ment of the narrative and represented
the spirit OF faith. Of progress and Of
good and blessing.
Scene One Depicts s4s A. D.
Scene one, the cliff jewellers. was
announced by Elgie Means who said
The first people migrating through
% &c known
the Toltecs. who settled in the great
valley of Mexico about 642 A D. Fol-
lowing them came the 'Chichimecas-
about 1170. They are believed 10 be
the cliff jewellers"
This scene was a tableau. the desert
and mountains Of the Franklin range
being shown in the distance with the
cliff dwellings as the background
The seniors taking part in this were
Dorothy COngdOn, Aineta Hennlng,
Ramiel Junsjohann. Earl Weisiger,
Eden ROutledge. Alfred Black. Bar
bara Byers. Walter POnsfOrd and Eliza
beth ROutledge. The lower classmen
in this scene were Blanche LefkOVlIZ,
MARITIME Morris. Mabe POlvadO. Rose
Darlington. Elsie McNey Mary Cliff
ford, katherine Foster. Josephine
Thompson, Mamie Lane. Carol Justice,
Har POZil and Manuel Esca1ede.
In charge Of this scene was the Sc
Nor committee composed Of Eunice
Anderson and Lucas Bacon. with p E
Mccormick, faculty director.
Aztec Period Is Second Scene.
The Aztec period was depicted IN
the second scene which was quite elab-
crate. representing a religious cere-
mOnfal in the worship of the god
"Quetzal." in about the year 1890 A D.
Mount Franklin looms up in the dis
tant background, and in the center Of
the stage was the sacrificial stone,
surrounded by Aztec spectators and
= Hura rnT- Oh ant
the priests Of the Aztecs entered with
the sacrificial victim, and followed by
the white rObed priestesses, was Ramiel
JungjOhann, the high priest; Elgie
Means. the victim. and Lucas Bacon,
Earl Weisiger, Alfred Black. EldOn
ROutledge, James German. Walter
POnsfOrd and Roy Darnau the priests.
The priestesses were Katherine Glenn,
Elizaeeth Routledge. Barbara Byers,
Mineta Henning, Mamie HammOnds,
Clarinda Corbin. Charles Carter, An
tOinette Matkiu. Theresa YOungberg,
Alice Bishop, Eunice Preston. Minnie
Lee Lassiter, Edna Scotch. Maria Ma
teus and Kathleen Faris. The specta-
tors were members Of the lower classes
and were Helen Murdoch. Ruth Myers.
Sabra BOurland. Mary Clifton, MurieI
Foster, Pearl PonsfOrd. Eta Mcdaniel.
Annie Perea. Mary Nafe. Winifred
Stewart May Ellsworth. Ruby Pons-
ford. Ethel Critehett. Ethel Hardy, Kate
Tatum. Walter Clayton and Gail Lea
master. and all OF the characters IN
the first scene.
'sLOIOmiv Sacrifices Herself
When the priests have chanted their
way to the sacrifiCial stone and thrown
the victim over it preparatory to the
sacrifice. "Lolomi," impersonated BY
Dorothy Congdon, offers herself in his
place in beautiful song and when the
substituted sacrifice takes place the
priestesses execute a peculiar dance,