The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-07-21
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Historical Pageant Will be
Staged Three Evenings Of
Fair, August 16, II, Is
HEARTY COOPERATION u
OF COMMUNITY ASKED
Collection of Relics Will Be
Made for Street Museum
Big Display Wanted

A great Historical Pageant will
be staged on the Fair Grounds at
Bemidji on the evenings of August
16, II and 18, under the. auspices
of the Beltrami county Agricultural
association. This will be the biggest
and most spectacular event ever put
across in this county. There will be
and Indian village scene of prehistor-
is times showing the councils, war
dances, Indian 'wooing, massacres,
wild bareback riding and other con-
tests of the braves-all in war paint,
feathers, buckskin and beads of the
genuine savage.
Next will be shown the coming of
the white man-the early settlers of
Bemidji and Beltrami county, his
early struggles with the wilderness
and the redskins, how he conquered
both, his building of log cabins; the
coming Of the railroad and final civ
ilization. The pioneers will be seen
in the old fashioned square dances,
and the fiddler will be there Be-
tween the swiftly moving scenes of
the historical drama will be seen de-
lightful aesthetic dances giving con-
trasts. and added color to the gor-
geous spectacle. s. ~ a..
Hearty Cooperation Asked
The greatest benefit of all to be
derived from this pageant production
will be enthusiastic community cooper
alton throughout. The cast commit
tee,a ofswhich Miss Donna Lycan is
chairman, needs hundreds of people,
young and old, all churches, lodges
and other organizations to assist,
It will be an honor: and an inspira-
ton always to have helped in this
affair, the biggest thing Bemidji has
attempted to put across in many
years. Those who are willing to help
are asked not to wait to be asked,
but to give their names to the chair
man. The Thurston Management
comes prepared with an efficient staff
of trainers and hundreds of costumes.
Very few rehearsals will be required.
There is very little speaking, more
action is required by open air per-
formance- There will be music
throughout the performance, both
vocal and band. :.
Relics Wanted
The committee on streetinuseum-
relics requests that all residents Of
Bemidji and Beltrami county collect
such relics as they own and notify
the committee Of what they have
or bring them to the headquarters
of the pageant where they will be
catalogued and put on display in
downtown windows. Anything in
the way Of old time articles are
wanted-old farm implements, fails,
scythes, grain cradles, OK yokes, tools,
harness, house furnishings, quilts,
table cloths, rugs china, silverware,
baskets, pictures, books, papers,
flags, war mementos, firearms, furni-
ture, stuffed animals, old time cloth
ing, dresses, bonnets, jewelry, shawls,
antique finery of all sorts, Inolan and
other special relics.
Cooperation of the entire public is
needed in order to make this gigan-
tic pageant the success which it is
intended to be and those in charge
especially request that those called
upon to assist do so willingly. Bet
ter vet, they are asked to assist
without being called upon, thereby
giving their services voluntarily.
This pageant promises to make the
Northern Minnesota fair the biggest
ever staged in this state outside of
the Minnesota State fair.