Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-22
Thousands Gather To Witness
Spectacle Put On Again Today;
Lay Plans For One Next Year
Wonderful Work Done b
Actors In Historical Pa
geant; Parade Today Sur
passe. That OF First Day
By Wide Margin; More
Features Are Added.
{By stafr CORRESPONDENTS

Minot. N. D.. July 22.-The his
torical pageant, the big feature Of
Minot's fortieth anniversary celebra-,
ton. will be repeated tonight before
a crowd that will tax the huge
amphi-theater in the hills on the
southwestern edge of town. Farm
bers, so that at noon the streets were
lined with people waiting for the pa
rade Of progress. Among the visitors
are many pioneers Of the section,
some Of them dating their residence
back forty years. Among the towns
represented by good delegations are
Bismarck, Williston and Kenmare.
Parade Improved.
The parade this afternoon was
much better than yesterdays for
there were several additional floats.
The Pioneer section. however, pro.
vide the big attraction, its old
vehicles and machines .~contrasted
with the modern machines, giving
1922 people a splendid glimpse of
What h old settlers had.
Minot people today are beginning
to realize what the pageant means to
Of the kind. and they were not pre-
pared for the surprise Melvin B..
Johnson and James Milloy gave
them. Already there is talk Of n
pageant next year. and that means
that Mtnot will have a performance
such as a never been seen in tho
state before. for when, Minot people
get interested in a thing they put It
over In a marvelously big way.
Fine work.
The celebration was staged under
the auspices Of the Association Of
Commerce. Details Of it's arrange
ments we're in; charge OF the secre-
tary. MI. Milloy. and he did a big
lob in a big, way. 1t was one OF the
big accomplishments Of the associa-
ton.
The performance tonight promises
nights. for tonight the performers
have he, ADVANTAGE of experience be-
fore q crowd. and there is no doubt
that it will be witnessed by two or
three thousand people more than last
nights crowd. ,
Figures Of Past. '
A, ThA parade vas&tied Nv G. It: Cor
Fridays parade was led BY G.. N. Cor
, many. who rode one Of the old high
! wheeled bicycles. Behind him came
the Boy Scouts of Minot and the, Har-
yey band. Then came an Indian chief
m" his s"''aw "iding uDon a travois;
followed then the cowboys marching
at the head Of the pioneer sections. In
this section were seen an old OK cart
drawn by a huge OK; a covered wager
such as the early settlers used in
ttheir march across the plains, and the
old carriages carrying the pioneers.
Came next the picture of modern
times, led by the ''pionee of the
w. r. c." who were represented by
two floats. one of which pictured the
child welfare work they are doing.
The Glenburn. N. D., contingent, led
by their band. came next. "Glenburn'
BGosh, Minot to Metigosh,'' was the
banner they carried.
A group of Minot laboring men
followed. after which came the fire
department section. which was head
ed by the first hook and ladder truck
owned BY the city. It was purchased
In 1884. A huge truck purchased in
1919 and two 1922 mo~tor-driven
trucks followed. ava
Many Floats.
Beautiful floats were entered by the
Methodist church. the Kiwanis club
and several local business firms.
The last section in the parade was
devoted to the Harvey boosters. They
were many in number. and they all
carried signs which read: Cob Of the
! corn belt, home Of the tuber."
Minot, N. D., July 21.-The histor-
ical pageant of the Northwest. the
first dramatic performance Of its