Evening star., 1920-02-08
PAGEANT ANDbA[L
PLANS COMPLETED
Entertainment Program on
| Thursday Evening Under
! Navy League Auspices.

Every detail for the American pag-
cant and ball to be given by the Navy
League of the. United States at New
Willard Hotel next Thursday night has
been completed. and prediction is made
that it will be the most colorful enter
tainment of its kind seen in the National
Capital in recent years.
Twelve historic events in the early
history Of the country will be portrayed.
the parts in some instances being taken
by direct descendants of the famous
characters. Almost every state in the
Union will be represented in the groups,
and the costumes will be designed with
strict regard for historic accuracy.
Indian Chiefs to Take Part.
Much interest has been aroused by the
announcement that three Sioux Indian
chiefs, Hawk-Shooter, Hollow Horn and
from South Dakota to take part in the
spectacle, representing the adventures of
Lewis and Clark, the explorers of the
northwest. Mrs. Burton l.. French is
chairman of the committee arranging
this feature, in which seven states,
Idaho. North Dakota. South Dakota,
Wyoming. Montana, Oregon and Wash
1ngton. will be represented
The three chiefs. in full ceremonial
fegalia. Will take the part of the In
dians who discovered Lewis and Clark
aad appointed an Indian girl to act
as their guide out of the wilderness.
Mrs. Gertrude Bonnin, granddaughter
of Chief Sitting Bull. will represent
the guide. Her husband. Capt. Bonnin,
and Ainsley Nugent. son of the sena-
tor from Idaho, will have the roles of
Lewis and Clark, respectively
Tableau Of Independence Signing.
The tableau showing the signing of
the Declaration of independence will
nave peculiar significance, owing to
the fact that all who take part in it
will be descendants of the signers
Russell Duane. Thomas Mexican and
Louis Rush will come from Philadel-
phia to represent their ancestors. Ben
Dr. Benjamin Rush. Others who will
represent signers are DR.. George Kly-
mer as George Klymer. Lieutenant
Commander Richard Stockton Field as
Richard Stockton. Lieut.. Philip Liv-
ingstone Macomb as Philip Livingstone
OF New York. Lawrence Lee as Richard
Henry Lee of Virginia. William Brooke
as Carter Braxton Of Virginia. Harry
Burke as Thomas Jefferson. Edward
Walton. jr.. as George Walton of
Georgia. Capt. Franklin Steele as Sam
uel Chase of Maryland. Walter Tuck
Reeves of Washington, D. c., as
George Reed of Delaware
State Groups and Events,
they will picture include the follow
ing: Virginia. a garden party at Gen.
Lees home at Arlington; Maryland,
the burning of the Peggy Stewart:
Ohio. the attack on the stockade at
GAINESVILLE; Florida. Gen. jackson
taking over Florida territory from
the Spaniards in 1921: Louisiana. the
marriage of the Cassette girls;
Georgia, the first reading of the Dec
laration of independence by Gov. Bull
: loch; New York, the Dutch of New
Netherlands and Franklin at the
court Of France; Massachusetts,, land
ing of the Pilgrim Fathers and the
courtship of Miles Standish.
At the conclusion of the pageant
the orchestra of forty pieces will be
divided. SO that continuous dancing
will be possible in both bathrooms.
Tickets have been placed on sale at
the New Willard Hotel and at head
quarters of the Navy League, 52S
17th street.