South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-06

EXPOSITION END
Centennial Celebration Closes
With Success - 900
See Final Pageant.

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pass into history and to vote it a
complete success.
The celebration from beginning to
end. it is the unanimous verdict Of
all who have witnessed any part OF
it. was everything that could he de-
sired and the greatest event of the
kind ever held in this section of the
state
The largest crowd that had at
tended any of the three perform
ances at the park filed the stands to
capacity and was thrilled for the
last time by the death of Jean
Beaudion, the departure Of the Pot
tawatomies and the boys Of 81, and
was made to laugh for the las: time
at the corn husking bee and the
bob-tail COW episode, and after wit
Messing the wonderful spec .acle OF
the sunburst chorus and the pag-
cant of nations went home pleased
and that it was part of a commun-
ity that could acquit itself so well
in such a colossal undertaking.
Big Day Thursday.
The last day of the celebration
was in many respects the best.
Probably the largest crowd Of any
OF the three days was on hand
for the final day of the celebration
and certainly the largest crowd that
attended the pageant was out for
the final performance.
The reception rendered the pion-
es IS of the county at the Chamber
of Commerce Thursday morning
was attended by hundreds OF old
residents from all parts of the coun-
try, many of them back home for
the first time i'm many years. The
reception was undou btedly one of
the most enjoyable features Of the
whole celebration for those who are
lucky enough to have been early
settlers in these parts.
OF the three parades of the cen
tennial the industrial parade of the
last day with more than two hun
dred floats was hard to excel. A
crowd estimated at between $4,000
and $4,000 people was out to see
the long carnival which illustrated
St. Joseph county's great industrial
development. Most of the leading
Industries and firms of the city were
represented in the parade which was
nearly two miles long.
Pageant Last Night.
The browning event of the day and
the climax of the whole celebration
came however, when the great his
torical pageant was presented for
the last time at SpringbrOok park.
Thursday night, before the largest
crowd that had yet turned out for
the spectacle.
The last performance of the pag-
cant was as nearly perfect, it SEEM
ed to the great throng of specta-
tors, as a show of the kind could
be. The acting, from tie time the
Red Men came upon the scene to
present their thrilling battle, until
the last strains of 'Tentilg Tonight"
in the final episode died away, held
the attention of the spectators. The
different scenes moved along like
the reels of a moving picture and
the actual work of living characters
and the splendid accompaniment of
the Pullman band had an unusual
effect.
The pageant of nations and the
Sunburst chorus of thousands of
singers which brought the spectacle
and the pageant itself to a close
were better staged than ever before
and the last strains of "Old Glory"
poured forth from the thousand
throated chorus in volumn almost
as great as the boom OF the cannon.
An interesting feature of the last
evenings performance was the
christening of the Is day old son
of Chief Black Hawk, who leads the
16 Indian braves brought here for
the pageant. The young papoose
was named Chief Becha Amogatcha
which means Chief South Bend.
After the very interesting Indian
ceremonies were over. the child
was presented with a silver loving
cup by c. B. Stevenson in the name
Of the directors of the South Bend
centennial celebration.
Praise Culver Boys.
Among the many. many features
Of the pageant which received de-
served praise, last evening, and
every other evening Of the week,
was the work of the six Culver
cadets, who had charge of the fir
ing Of the guns in the grand finale.
The cadets were always prompt 10
the minute in discharging the can
mons and their good work added not
a little 10 the tremendous effect of
the final chorus. They were Cadets
Denny, Schneider. Frost. Culver.
Noble. and Nease. and were under
the direction of Capt. Miller.
Since the opening OF the special
exhibit OF historical relics and ref
erences at the Northern Indiana
Historical society. Monday morning,
5000 visitors have been entertained
at the headquarters on S. Lafayette
St
During the time OF the centennial
celebration. special exhibits were
arranged with a view especially 10
the education features. Sources of
information relative 10 the work OF
the explorers Of this section Of the
country and 10 the conquest OF the