South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-03
INVITE ALL To
PAGEANT MEETING
Organizations Urged to Send
Delegates to Session
Thursday Evening.

AT organizations. social civic,
philanthropic and educational. i'm st.
Joseph county have been invited to
send delegates Thursday evening to
a meeting Of the committee which is
working out the plan for the gisan-
tic historic pageant which ST. Joseph
county is 10 present at Springbrook
park in October in celebration OF
Irdiana's centennial The purpose Of
the meeting is 90 enlist the aid of an
these organization in the actual
presentation OF The pageant
The meeting viii bee held in the
public speaking room i'm the base
ment OF the high school IL will be
presided over by the county chair
man. r. A. Miller. and will be adj
dressed by Rev. John Cavanaush. O..
5. c. Of Notre Dame university ana
a member Of the state historical
commission by Henry b. Roney of
Chicago. who has been engaged by
the committee 90 coach the pageant;
By r. b. Barnes pageant master, and
by Mrs. W. *. I.ampOrt. who. with
her assistants. is engaged in writing
the pageant
Mrs. LampOrt viii read as much
of the story as has been completed
thus far. 10 covers Part one Of the
pageant beginning with an impress
sive prologue. The Song of the
Road. and concluding with the
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expulsion Of the POttaWatomies from
this part Of the country. Parts Two
and Three, which have not been
written in full will be outlined
To Portray Varied Scenes.
Each part will consist Of num-
her Of scenes. distinct i'm themselves.
but chronologically related to one
another. and il is the hope of the
committee that each of these scenes
may be presented by a different or
ganization. Such an arrangement. in
the first place. would create a wide
spread interest and strong commun-
ity feeling i'm the event and. in the
second place. would remove the
weight OF the re possibility from any
one body. II is the purpose of this
meeting. therefore TO give delegates
from all organizations an opportun-
ity 20 hear the outline of the pa
seart so that each may select the
scene or scenes which they believe
their respective organization are pc
culiarly fitted TO present
The scenes viii include Indian VIII
lage life and customs. and a thrill
ing battle; IL viii include Incidents
relative TO early explorations, early
missionaries, trappers. hunters and
adventures who crossed the port
age between the St Joseph and the
Kankakee, the pioneers and early
settlers. the founding Of South Bend
and Mishawaka. the underground
railway. the cali 20 arms and the
marching away of the soldier bows
tn 81, the first steam engine TO en-
ter South Bend, the growth of the
various industries i'm the country. the
rural life and its development, and
finally a pageant of nations
Must Have Cooperation.
In the letter which ne sent out
summoning the various organiza-
tions TO this meeting. Mr.. Barnes
pointed OUT
ITO make this historic pageant a
success. there must be the most
Hearty cooperation of every organ
iEation and every individual i'm the
county. Ii is not "a celebration or
South Bend or NTishawaka or of the
rural districts alone. To is n cele-
bration OF the entire county 10 be
staged as far as possible by an the
people in the county. Therefore. the
pageant committee invites and urges
your organization 90 send at least
three delegates TO this meeting.
The purpose of this meeting is
rot 10 raise funds. This is being
taken care of by "a special financial
committee. but the object is 10 enlist
your organization i'm taking part I'm
this pageant by staging one of the
many scenes which are 90 be de-
picted in this production"
Every effort was made % include
an the organizations I'm the county i'm
this call II any have been omitted
by the inability OF the committee 10
get complete list they are cordial
IS invited 90 send delegates anyway.