South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-05
PAGEANT WINS FAVOR
OF LARGE CROWDS

Mrs. Lucie Baker Gum. authoress
and director of the pageant Amer
lea Forever" won the favor of the
thousands of people by the way in
which it was staged as a finale TO
the program Of the day
The pageant was presented twice
the crowd being so close about the
wired enclosure that not all were
given a chance 10 see il at the first
presentation. The Daughters Of the
American Revolution aided Mrs
Gum in the staging of the pageant,
although many other organizations
were represented in the more than
hundred persons taking part.
The pageant opened with the
character Columbus, played by Earl
Myers. making a round Of the small
natural amphitheater before seating
| himself. He was dressed in the
robes of royalty. During the inter
mission between episode one and
two. three young girls dressed in
butterfly's costumes, entertained the
crowd with a series Of interpretive
dances.
The Second Episode.
The second episode gave the peri
Cd of the Virginia COLOMBIA ton. with
several Indians in full war paint
Captain John Smith. played by Ed
win Elbel, and Pocahontas, played
| by Mrs c. Honk. were also includ-
ed. The part OF the Indians was
taken by members of the local Red
I Men lodge.
The landing of the Pilgrims.
/ played by Miss Victoria Strauss.
Miss Phyllis Boyer. Miss Marjorie
| Hull and Carl Baumgartner occu-
/ pied the third episode given in Mrs.
/ Gums pageant. The costumes
were appropriate. with the high
/ black hats Of the men and the gray
| dresses of the women.
Fred Place as George Washing
ton, Miss Doris Campbell as Martha
Washington and Miss Muriel
| SundsmO. Miss Isabel Barter Miss
| Irene Calvert, Miss Helen Miller.
/ Miss Dorothy Thompson and Miss
! Mildred McCIave as colonial DANES,
| presented the fourth episode repre-
| senting the time of the American
| revolution. The six actors in this
/ chapter in our country's history
! danced the stately minuet
Civil War Recalled.
Representing the Civil war peri
cd. was the NTH episode. Harry
! Donovan as Uncle Sam. led the pro-
cession in this chapter and he was
| followed by Miss Marie VoediSch as
Patriotism. Then came r NJ Leck
as Abraham Lincoln and a repre-
sentative of the G. a. r Miss
/ Noedisch's costume as Patriotism
was one of the most beautiful OF
/ those shown during the entire after
noon.
Led by Gen. Shafter. played by
/ William Burch. the Spanish-Amer
can war period was next presented
/ Judge +, w. Miller followed Gen
Shafter as Col. Theodore Roosevelt
Judge Miller's impersonation Of the
late president was easily the best OF
the entire pageant Lieut. Frank
stanley followed Col. Roosevelt, i'm
/ personating Admiral Dewey Frank
[ Coughlin roD~csented Commodore
Schley and coDp.cted the .ableau
Patriotic Episodes.
The seventh episode r'as lea py
Miss Stella Gratten "a tho Goddess O
Liberty. she was followed hv Mis-.
Dorothy Crab5 and Miss iva SAY
man, carrying an American hos
Then came Peace, carrying tho
palm leaf. Peace was iupersonateC
by Miss Mildred LeCk
The hnal episode was school chill
dren bearing American faEs whC
were led by soldiers carrying .hc
pictures OF Pres'J Wilson and Gen
John J. Pershlng. The singing OF
the Star Spangled Banner completes
the program.
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