Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-08-18

The improved order to Red Men OF
Wildwood will hold a historical fes-
tival and pageant from September 9Th
to 18th, inclusive. 1t promises to be a
spectacular and entertaining affair.
Already thousands of members of the
order of Red Men have written that
they are to be here. All the business,
fr%aternal, social and civic organiza-
tions on the island are cooperating to
make the affair a big success.
A special excursion will be operated
over the Pennsylvania and Reading
railroads from Philadelphia and other
points. Nokomis Council, No. 81, de-
gree of Pocahontas, will have an act
i've part in the celebration. John M.
Turner, a full-blooded Indian, and a
prominent Wildwood business man,
is master of ceremonies. The big
function will be held at night, and
most of them on the beachfront. Cir
culars, posters and printed matter
describing the festival have been
b~roadcasted.
On September 5th the historic pro-
gram begins with a flag raising and
a council of war. A social touch will
clambake and a community choir.
NJ. A. Pyott, the Pine avenue garage
man, is training the choir.
\ On September 9th there will be de-
I picted an attack on a log cabin by red
skins. The cabin will be burned and
the occupants scalped. The members
of Byron Pennington Croker Post, No.
1S4, American Legion, Wildwood, will
act as frontiersmen.
September 7th an actual Indian sun
dance will be reproduced. Chief
Turner says that this sun dance will
be an exact duplication of the red
mans sun dance. On the fourth night
of the festival an Indian corn dance
will be staged. The following night a
genuine snake dance, to the music of
tomtoms, will be reproduced. On Sep
TENDER 10th a beachfront scene repro
duction of the landing of Columbus is
planned. The plans are progressing
rapidly and the affair promises to be
a fitting windup of the summer season.
Pageant Master John NJ. Turner and
his staff of capable assistants have
planned every minute detail and moth
ing has been overlooked in entertain
ing the large number of visitors who
will come to Wildwood during the
week. During the day the "big chiefs"
and their families will no doubt find
plenty to do, bathing in the surf, at
tending the baseball games, fishing,
grabbing and enjoying the many board
walk attractions. In the evening there
will be novel entertainment which will
no doubt prove to be some of the best
ever given in Wildwood.
Just how many braves, squaws and
papooses will attend the celebration
is not known at the present time as all
of the tribes have not been heard from.
Already the organizations from Phila-
delphia, Vineland, Bridgeton, Atlantic
City, Millville, ~Pleasantville and
WATERFOWL, N. Y, have sent word that
they are coming. The program for the
week follows:
Tuesday, September 9Th, 7.30 P. M
Flag Raising, Community Singing,
Clam Bake, Council of War and Smok-
ing of Calumets.
Wednesday, September 9Th, 7.S0
P. M.-Flag Raising, Community Sing
ing, Attacking and Burning of Log
Cabin by Warriors.
Thursday, September 18th, 7.30 P. M.
Flag Raising, Community Singing,
Sun Dance by Members of the Various
Tribes. Music by Tom Toms. Degree
Teams of Tribes will give Drills and
Marches.
Friday, September Sth, 7.3O P. M
Flag Raising, Community Singing,
Corn Dance, Drills by Degree Teams.
Saturday, September 9th, 7.30 P. M.
Flag Raising. Community Songs,
Snake Dance, music by Tom Toms.
Sunday, September 10th, 7.3O P. M,
Flag Raising. Community Singing,
Landing of Columbus, Tableaux, Ok
Roast.
Monday, September 18th, 7.30 P. M.
Parade by Red Men and Degree of
Pocahontas. Line of march will form
at $50 P. M. sharp on Juniper avenue.
Parade will march from Juniper We
nue. to Pacific avenue, Pacific venue
to Burk avenue, Burk avenue to board
walk and up boardwalk to the Ocean
Pier. The parade will be led by the
wildwood City Band and the line of
march will be Illuminated with red
fire. The committee requests that all
business places along the line of
march display as much red fire as
possible. Masque ball. Automobile
given away.
The reception committee will be
composed of Mayor w. COPYRIGHT
Smith, Assemblyman Robert ]. Kay,
E.. G. Slaughter, Senator William H.
Bright and O. 1. Blackwell. The pa
geant officers follow. Pageant Master,
John NJ. Turner; business managers,
James Brannan and Joseph dwell;
-.L1;o;t,- Iorru Croouoc and leonard