Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-07-26
FEATURES OF THE
BIG PAGEANT
Wonderful Displays Of Old Relics
in Show Windows. The
. Pioneers

A feature of the pageant will be the
presentation of representatives of the
first pioneer families in the county by
Judge T. o. Gilbert. One representa-
tive of each family that settled in the
county before the Indian Outbreak as
far as known, now residing in the
on the stage and will be the subjects
of Judge Gnbert's talk. In a few
cases these representatives will be the
aged survivors of these stirring times
Of more than sixty years ago. In 9TH
er cases it will be one of the second
or third generation. -
The relics committee has been very
busy this week collecting and placing
in the windows downtown many valu-
able historic mementoes from around
torical records can we'll be written to
add to the data on file from the mater
ial assembled. Until recently there
has been but little interest exhibited
by Americans in the relics of the pio-
neer days-people have thrown away
the most unique and valuable articles
clubbing them rubbish" until some
collector of antiques has brot to no
tice the need of preserving these OBJ
jects to posterity. The people of Kan
diyohi County are fortunate in having
so many splendid things. Such articles
serve better than any number of his
tory lessons to really get the "spirit'
of the old days across. Among the
articles on display are the following:
Indian stone axes, clubs and arrow
heads, found in various parts Of the
county, and loaned by the owners;
bows and arrows and Indian relics:
Implements and utensils, garments
and inery used by the old settlers or
brought by them from the native states
or countries. Among the many inter-
esting relics loaned by Mrs. Maggie
Adams of Green Lake is a copy of a
Virginia newspaper of 1900 telling Of
the death of George Washington. Mrs.
A. N. Lewis has loaned a whole dis
play Of interesting relics many of
which are very beautiful and which
she has placed in the Leading Store
window.
Promise has been given for the won
derful collection of arrow heads and
Indian relics of the late Oliver Larson;
and Oscar Hi]lman at Green Lake
Mills will loan his collection of such
relics including Indian pottery picked
up by him on his home place. The
biggest collection of all will probably
be that of N. N. Feleen which is be-
ing put in the windows of the Loney
Block (Wellin's Store to be). We have
not time or space to tell all that is be-
ing displayed but you will be surprised
at the many interesting things shown.
The Pageant Committees are as fol,
lows: ...
Costume Committee: Mrs. A F.
Branton, Mrs. Herbert Wadell, Mrs.
Henry Moe, Mrs. Dan Carlson, Mrs
Flanders Peterson, Mrs. Robert An
derson, Mrs. Effel Holm, Mrs. Andrew
Nelson, Mrs. H. w. Rost, Mrs. E. J
Boomer, Mrs. Joe Thorne, Mrs Emil
Lindskog, Miss Amanda Erickson, Miss
Ethel Smith, Mr.. H. B. Lidstone, Mr.
Effel Holm, Mr.. David Aspaas, Mr.
Art Swenson, Mrs. J. e. Gilbert, Mrs
D. o. Hahn and Miss Marion Gratz.
Queen Contest Committee: Mr.. Emf
Aspaas and Mrs. Ella Ramsett.
Grounds Committee: Orlean Chris
tian, chairman.
Ekander, Fritz Blomquist and George
Brogren.
Property Committee: George Bro
gren and Ray Anderson.
Relics Committees: Mr.. Eben Law
son, Mrs. w. D. Virgins, Mr.. Victor
Klingenberg, Mr.. N N. Feleen, Mr.. A
F. Hanscom, Mr.. Arne Wellin and Mis-!
Evelyn Dale.
Dance Committee: the Misses Mar
ion Gratz, Adeline Holm, Stella Lund
quist, the Mesdames D. o. Hahn, Joe
Thorne and c. T. Grace.
Cast Committee: Mrs. A. C. Carl
son, Mrs. Ida Spencer, Rev. j. r. Nc
Cullough, Mrs. O. y. Johnston, Mrs
j. w. Kent, Mr.. A. o. Forsberg, MI
0. B Augustson, Mrs O. H. Redfield
Mrs. A j. Sperry, Mrs T., H. King
Mrs. w. D. Mclaughlin, Mrs. w.
Ruddy, Miss 1nga Imsdahl and Mis-
Rosamond Gerretson
Decoration of the down town dist
rict in honor of the Legion's Pagean
has been suggested and would adj
very much to the celebration
Mrs L. G. Wallin who has been ava
from Willmar for few days assistin
in putting on the pageant at Ne,
Richmond, Wis, is returning with fiv
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