South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-05

South Bend and AIishawaka have all
the organizations OF every nature
and aim in the two cities co-operat-
ed as they have 20 make the st.
Joseph county centennial celebra-
ton a success-especially IN the pag-
cant end Of IL. Fourteen organiza-
tions were concerned in the pageant
proper besides a number Of National
alliances IN the pageant Of nations
in the grand finale.
Universal opinion comedies that
TO the Independent order OF Red
Men OF South Bend and Mishawaka
belongs a tremendous share of Lhe
credit for the most brilliant and pic
turesque scenic effects ever achieved
in the middle west. The immensely
OF their numbers, the gOrgeOusness
of their costumes and the magnifi-
cence OF the mass effects aid their
dramatic action IN several scenes o.
the pageant contributed to the pro-
duction a barbaric splendOr without
which il would have been reducted
10 the ordinary. The thrilling bat
tie between the "Pottawatomies" and
the "Miamis" led by real Sioux
chieftains in gorgeous battle array
and later their pathetic departure
for the west under military escort,
were scenes never to be forgotten by
those who witnessed them. And
scarcely less effective were the back
ground effects OF Indian village life.
the life about the picturesque tepees.
araong which campfres weTo dotted
TO light up the shadowy wings" of
the huge amphitheater. The Red
Men participated largely in every
episode from one TO eight inclusive.
10 say nothing of their effective part
III the Civic parade of Tuesday after
noon.
others Participating.
The other organizations which par
ticipated. or rather, which are par
ticipating-for there viii be another
performance of the pageant this
evening-are Notre Dame university.
the Canoe club, the COquillard Par
ent-Tteaches' club. the Engineering
department. of south Bend. the
WOmans Civic league, the Sons of
Veterans. the Mishawaka high
school. a group Of pioneer citizens,
the schuyler Rebekah lodge, the
Spanish war veterans. the Stude-
baker club, the G.. A. r., the chorus
from the Rotary club and the ma
tiOnal societies OF South Bend.
Students of the university of
Notre Dame under the direction of
Prof. Emmett Lehman, are response
bic for the greater part OF episodes
one. three, four, fve. seven and
nine, as we'll as the prologue which
portrays the passing of Father Mar
quette. They furnished the charac-
ters for I.aSalle and his party. and
the Miami treaty scene, for the COM
ing Of Pierre Navarro and his mar
rage; for the first missionary,
Father stephen Theodore Badin. and
for the coming OF Father Sorin and
his seven associates to establish
Notre Dame university. Prof Len-
han himself took the part OF Jean
Beaudoin in episodes five and seven.
The scene depicting the coming of
Father Sorin met with a burst of
applause each evening Several Of
the priests. with their leader. arrived
on horse back and the others fol-
lowed in an ox-cart They wore
their long black robes and the
quaint large brimmed hats Of their
day There was something about
their stately entrance and the mem
ory of what the establishment of the
university meant To the community
of South Bend. that made the scene
a most appealing one.
Parcnt-TcaChcrs' club.
The Coquillard Parent-Teachers
club under Mrs L. ). Fickenscher,
did itself proud in the production OF
episodes nve and six. which portray
ed the coming of Alexis Coquillard
and the Johnson family. The cos
tumLng ir these two scenes left moth
ing 20 be desired. the arrival of
the Johnson family in the oX-cart
beins especially picturesque. The
action about the Coquillard home
showing the attack upon Mrs Co
quilard by a drunken indian and
the rescue boy her husband was eX-
ceedinEly well done
one of the very interesting facts
about the incident depictiue the lay
ing out OF south Bend which was
handled by the EnEineerins depart
ment OF South Bend. assisted by w
II. Bulla, was that MT. Buua is the
son OF the man who hrst layed the
city out and the instruments used are
those which actually were used halt
a century ago.
The Woman's Civic league Of
south Bend is 90 be congratulated
for it's part I'M furnishing local color
to the scenes OF episodes seven and
sixteen. the arrival Of the early pio-
neerS in South Bend and the action
attendant upon the departure of the
ArEonauts OF 40 and So
All the military atmosphere OF the
later scenes was furnished hv the
Sons Of Veterans, the Spanish Wal
veterans and the c. A r. The Sons
OF Veterans in clever and historical
Iy correct costumes impersonated the
Continental guard under which the
Indians we're moved 90 the west
The spanish War Veterans evoked q
patriotic thriu with the staging OF
the response 20 Ilncoln's call fol
volunteers. and the g. A. r when
around a camp fire before a whit,
camp tent. they SANG -Tenting To.