The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-22

was in the Indian pageant which drew
more applause than any other feat
ure of the weeks long program. This
pageant, designed and led by Ralph
Hubbard, Boulder. Colo, son Of FL
bert Hubbard, was a most artistic
production. The value of the ancient
beaded Indian costumes worn by the
boys is placed at $4,000. All the
boys were in fun feathers and paint
Mr. Hubbard as chief was principally
assisted by Albert Davis, also of
Boulder. Colo, as Spotted Eagle, the
medicine man; and by j. Salomon, of
New York City.
Real towering Indian tepees, the
first the Jamboree has seen-three
of them-wcnt up in the background
while the tribe took its positions in
a great circle Big Chief then smok-
ed his pipe Of peace to the -four winds,
afterwards leading the tribe in the
Omaha prayer and in Shupeda, the
Omaha war hymn. Liveher tattoos
were beaten on queer shaped Indian
tom.toms and the tribe stealthily and
irregularly began the weird move.
ments of the Sioux Circle Dance Two
enormous buffalo skins and n buffalo
skull with horns were placed sacra'
mentally by squaws in front of Big
Chiefs topee, and then Mr.. Hubbard
showed what master he is Of Indian
art. Before the skins and horns,
which were the altar for the buffalo
full chants, which the tribe took up
and made the slow, difficult suppli-
catory steps and swaying-the In
dians' pathetic plea TO the ghost OF
the buffalo to become once more in
carnate and help eXpel the intrusive
white man. Excepting that North
American Indians and trapper scouts
are the idols of the World Boy Scout
movement. the British public is far
removed from Indian lore. Yet the
art and sympathetic appeal Of the
unintellgence chants and the uneX-
planned dances caught the heart of
the London audience. There was
great applause and cheering.
Another Delightful Surprise
The audience was to have a de-
lightful surprise, for its cheering had
not died down before Big Chief, Spot
ted Eagle and six others of the most
resplendent braves dashed into the
arena on horses. The audience did
not know that the horses were British
cavalry horses that the eight boys
mounted for the first time in their
lives when they got in the saddle
before the first performance in Lon
don. These were the only horses In
the Jamboree, and permission to use
them was obtained only after great
insistence The British Jamboree Of
ficials thought it would be dangerous
for boys to appear in the arena on
spirited horses. Col. l.. X. Gignll'
lait of Culver, Ind, commissioner IN
charge of the American delegation, re
piled that there were several dozen
young Yanks with him who could
control perfectly the maddest horse on
legs. It is doubtful if the reluctant
permission would have been granted
if the full program had been known.
Michigan Scout Does Stunts
After the eight Indian horsemen
rode up and down the arena in vari-
Gus evolutons, while the American
Boy Scout band played, Big Chief
and his braves suddenly jumped Off
their nervous mounts, which were
held by other Indians, and delighted
the audience with the pony war dance,
which was followed by the dog song
and the scalp dance. Tepees were
removed upon the appearance of a
cowboy with sombrero and green
handkerchief around his neck. With
wild shout he whipped his horse
with his hat and went up and down
| the arena at break-neck speed, even
| circling the band which made the
horse stand on its hind legs. he
dropped a handkerchief and picked ii
up while at top speed. He was j. f.
Smith, II years old, Of Port Huron
| Mich.
This was something like real eX
citement, and the audience STAMPED
its thunderous pleasure, which made
the horses all the wilder. Next came
six other boys riding recklessly dowr
the arena in pairs. After one round
trip they jumped off and on then
horses while they We're galloping
| This was only a beginner. Next they