The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-03-01
RED CROSS To PUT
f. ON GREAT PAGEANT

Nearly 5000 persons, including the
largest civic clubs, federated clubs,
patriotic organizations and the most
prominent state officials are forming
the living pictures of a spectacle said
to be the largest of its kind ever pro-
duced west of the Mississippi, the
Pageant of the Red Cross"
They are now rehearsing the whole
STORY of the development of humani-
tartan work from the days of the
| Good Samaritan to the Red Cross of
today, with which the delegates from
states of the northwest from Illinois
to Montana will be entertained in the
Des Moines Coliseum when they at
tend the Red CROSS divisional confer
ence to be held in that city, March z
and 8.
For the realistic world war feature
of the production, fifty manned sol
diers, some of them blind, crippled,
gassed, shell-shocked or otherwise
badly disabled, and rs nurses who
were in the midst Of the war over
seas have volunteered their services.
The men will be brought from the
different U. S.. veterans bureau re-
Mobilization schools.
For the reproduction of a trench
battle, and the Red Cross following
up the action, army regulars will ap-
pear from Fort Des Moines and Ma
tional Guard officers and leaders in
the world war will lead members of
the 168th infantry and 315th Iowa
cavalry.
Men and women in Red Cross uni
form vii revive our of the
service rendered both at home and
"over there" by Red Cross workers,
sewers, knitters, canteen, motor corps
and camp service workers.
Governor N. E. Kendall of Iowa
his official staff will have prom
inent parts in the cast of the big spec
tacle. Mrs. Ella Wister Hanes, sis
ter of the author of "The Virginian,"
Owen Wister, friend Of Theodore
Roosevelt, takes one of the leading
: parts, "The Red Cross as the Great
est Mother" and notable persons and
| actors have been selected for other
/, star parts.
: The chorus is said to be the largest
ever assembled in iowa.
From so to 200 people have beer
3 enlisted in each of the five scenes
: depicting the nursing, health, soldier
service, home service and Junior Rec
Cross programs of Red Cross nov
being carried on in several thousant
e local communities OF the northwest
: ern states alone.
d Among other pageant groups nov
in process Of training under the per
Sonal supervision of the author o
IS the pageant, Mrs. Ruth Mougey Wor
= rell, and management of H. B. Dick
: son, of the National Red Cross, bot
of Washington, d. c., are the Knight
If of King Arthur's Court, monks an
nuns of the Fifteenth centur,
a Knights Hospitalier, a FlorenC
t. Nightingale group, a Spirit of =
to group, Civil War, 48 states, and
s symbolic group of Red Cross.
IL Red Cross Chapters from far an
o. wide are announcing the appointmel
n, of delegates to take part in the pr,
gram of discussions that have bee
IL arranged for the division conferenc
l Mr.. W. Frank Persons, vice charms
or in charge of domestic operations
1T the Red Cross, will De present frO
a national headquarters, as will al.
DR.. Richard Bolt, director of Il
ny American Child Hygiene Assocatio
l and other men of national prom
IF hence.
Ise The Western Passenger Associate,
t." has granted rates of one and one-hs
fares on the certificate plan, and
attendance of 10000 is estimated {
the five days Of the pageant and tv
IS DAVIS of tho confononoo