Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-04

inch 70 The ipUt They viii be his
Inr1caIlg cgrract as ID every uiace
and plan. and as naar the original
as descriptions and imagination can
mRkH them The cossunHs VIII be
true 10 the periods depicted aaG m
addition, men and women viii be
CHOSEN who haVe a resemblance To
the characters. ass wei as fnr rts,r
ability as 1acrurs. Then, when the
pageant Is dimed-as II undoubtedly
will be-rhe school pupils of rpday
and tumur-uw viii have SHOWN them
real idea Of Maine history, such "a
they have never been able 10 get he
fnre
Practically all the fiaIueue and
muElc Of the pageant VIII be prepared
py Mr.. CDcnrzne. but he win select
from each cpunty the best writer's
and musicians who win each prepa-e
tribute to his or her county.
All viii reaiize the difficulty of cun-
densing the entire ilistuY-y Of Maine
INTO lesson 1f hut ahput "a. hours.
hut IN placaS a dscadF mny be ex-
Dressed m a single line This per
haps might be prnEy-a single line.
but Mr.. Coehrane sRys he LIS endsay-
or1ns To give EuHp TO every last line
and make al the production sp 5pec-
tacular IiIut intarest viii never flag
! but ne held tp tirR end
I Il is intended ID present all the
types Of inhabitants Of Maine f-u,u
the anuI.igines 70 the present. Sam
! oset. the Indian who was kidraupEss
! by Sir Genrge Weymouth. taken 70
England and there etiucatHd ant VINO
aIttafward through his marriage with
/ the dau-tIer Of the Sycamore OF rte
Penaquld Indians became cfrisf of
rtaI tribe. will be there, as will
sChamplHin, Weymouth. Popnarn.
Capt John Smith and other early
+, explorers Miles Standish. John Al
Den and others Of Plymouth fame. whu
established trading houses on the
henneDec anG al other puirItE. Sir
( William Phipps and Sir wiII;um
EeppereI, The first of The American
! nat-nneIs. with Generals kuux. Dear-
( born, Peleg WadEworth. Paul RH-
we're and others Of Revolutionary
lame viii appear. These later Der
sonases VIII only be as prumiueur
! figures, around which will be g-pup-
ed The lesser ligrls Of those hisrur-
/ ic2l periods
I AL the customs of the piuneers
and coiorisls and sxpiure-s viii be
i$eprocucec. as well as the peculiar
iaWs, Their action and effect of
Lnnse periods. In short. the wf,ols
/ prounctlon viii be an ambitious NJ
tempt 10 portray the commercial
nliItaI'y, religious. educational and
/ Indusrrnl life Of Maine, trs birth and
growth. from the beginning ID n.
present cay
me states nusf beautiful scrne-v
VIII be exhibited and i,s RESOURCES
SO prominently placed befu-e m.
young people as To give them q
4rioe ano faItn IN their State thar
/ uneF have newer befure eruer,enr.s
Thousands Of Maine peppIe viii -a-
call the gr'eat specracula~ urud1,rrion
! by Mr.. Cpchrane q few vaa-r
Z The First Crusade The Sta-s ~
. Maine Centennial Celebration M
Eeant is being planned 10 o114c,usr :,
I ID every respect size aud n,,,3-
hcence, SO thar most rnrr.,ur
presentation may confident,v ne a~-
pecred
+ Mi Cochrane said -sear,.irp -,,a
! organizz1iun plans:
We are organizing eva--,-1,,...,,
/ County directors hsvrs haa, ,,,,4
go. VINO are orAnizing in everv
/ I""n d local committee. w,1irh viii
co-ope'ate with US in making IN.
ceienraI1un a grand SUCCESS
we wish first 10 secr,,-e lo.,, ~
H1'ealns Of the exploration ,,,,-
h1sIs and Revolutionary -ir,ar. ~,
oiU H1liAIocks and sidear.rns. We
e@iSo WISH the musizets of -be rri,,;1
war time Musical 1nst-,,rn.,,-s ,,e
We oiusn days are wautaa s,,,,,, -
Inc spunst- ciarinets, ksv b,,p1.r
"t'iiN'ssiues' DaEsoons and the o,d
IoIis -Sarreien RevDIutiuna--v 7-,,,,,v
want 10 fiji ou1 a band cnnrr,e,s g
Win a SET Of Civii war ins--.,,,,a
ano VIII appreciate the loan of o..
Of them. L. aHs
me passant viii have n1,,,.-,,,.
panos or sets Of musicians ,.,,r.
l. au"ons mas q strange y,,,s;r,, :;
s1runent the name of which is mr..
Aiio~n lo nm. note 10 Mr.. cocb-
Iane VILE DE appreciated. for he is
hoI only familiar with all of the MIA
Ni"e 1nsfrumHnts but can nlpv a..,,
anu instruct others in their usp
ne WORK Is being rushed ans
--i''eauV substantial progress no.
p'sen MADE IN the plans but v.r-
,-illotn1 renains To be done ann +ha
Centennial Celebration couyn;+-aa
WIZ appreciate any assistance o-
hvor On the parr Of anv cft;z.n
without further invitation