New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-09-17
MANCHESTER PLANS
big Celebration
Indian Tribe 10 Be al Centennial
On October |

their sar paint, blankets ana READ
dress IL 10 be located on Tbs borders
eft the Nutmeg state. For the pufs
pase of demonstrating the mode OF
Indian life in Colonial days a band
OF forty rassamaauoddy Indians II 20
be brought from the state of Maine
into Connecticut and 10 be established
during the entire week OF October !
10 the 9Th In Manchester.
The Indians are to be brought 10
Manchester as one OF the leading tea
lures OF the big centennial eeiebra.
lion 10 be held In that place the first
week In October. The Indians will be
accompanied by their own band and
will bring into Connecticut genuine
Indian wigwaWs Of birch bark, also
fepees. tents. birch bark canoes and
all the aecoutrements necessary for
typical Indian life In an Indian VII
inEe. The encampmenl. comprising
braves. squaws. maidens and pa
pooses, will leave their reservation at
Pleasant Point. Maine. on the last day
of this month. embarking on the
Eastern Steamship Line at ST. John.
Canada, and will proceed TO. Boston.
Special cara on the New York, New
Haven g. Hartford railroad will con-
Yey them to Manchester, Conn.
In command of the eneampment
will be Chief Neptune, who Is known
throughout the Passamaquoddy tribe
for his splendid physique and honor
able dealings. Chief Neptune's wife
and his grown up daughter who have
been hnely educated in American
schools, will accompany the chief.
The reservation at Pleasant Point,
Maine has belonged to the PaSsama-
Quoddy Indians one hundred and
twenty years. having been coded to
them by treaty. During the stay OF
the encampment In Connecticut the
Indians will follow their native GUS
toms exactly as was the mode of liv-
ing in the period of Cooper's THE
Last of the Mohicans." They will
wear blankets, war paint, baubles
dear to the Indians simle heart; they
will cook their Ash and prepare their
meals after their native outdoor man
ner: they will have birch bark canoe
races on the lake each day and will
give daily demonstrations of Indian
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melody and plaintive weirdness, with
an occasional war whoop for good |
measure.
People Enthusiastic.
The advent OF the Indians to Con-
necticut has aroused much interest
and practically everybody within auto
radius will tour TO Manchester to see
real Paksamaquoddy Indian life first
hand. Their coming Is creating in
Manchester more furore than the
notable visit Of the Forepaugh- Sells 7
circus. and the youthful readers of the
Leather Stocking Tales" are at the
peak Of anticipation. The truant Of
ficers fear q bad week. The grown
ups too are showing special interest
in the visit of the Indians and a sharp
controversy has developed as to where
the Indians encampment will be To-
Gated, Friends OF three different sites
are. earnestly. claiming the Indians,
the sites being Center Park, Center
Park Ravine and South Methodist
church grounds. Considerable feeling
Is being shown in the controversy as
it Is recognized that the Indians will
be q, big feature of the coming CEN
tennial Chief Neptune and his
braves, squaws, n1aidens and papooses
will receive a royal welcome upon
entering Manchester. They are to be
INST at the station with band and an
escort Of, one hundred men in uni
form, the latter being members OF the
Manchester Tribe of Redmen. I
While the coming of. the Indians
will be a notable feature of Man
chesters Centennial celebration the
indian encampments will, be but one
ofEseveral remarkable interesting fea-
tures. Twenty-one committees, COM
prisinE 1872 workers have been much
If the time during the past four
months on arrangements for the com
ng Centennial Manchester, which
consists Of 10000 people is the lead
ng silk center OF New England and II
he whole town is back OF the CON- il
ng Centennial heart and soul. III
Begins October / II
The event will begin on Monday, II
October LIST with the arrival of the
Indians and the es-
orting of them to their encampment
rounds with appropriate exercises.
hat evening the midway will open
nd will continue In operation on
title Coney Island basis for a full
week. The early part of the week
Fill have its features. For exhibits
I special interest large halls are 4
eng utilized for this purpose. There
ill be an educational exhibit which
ill describe the work now done in
Manchester schools as compared with
he work done there one hundred
ears ago. A little red school will be
rected on Main street in the center
{ the town In close proximity to a
uarter million dollar High school.
the difference between
than and now" There will be an
istorical exhibit in. which the an
que collections and treasure lofts of
40 community will loan their choic-
IT possessions and an astonishing as
of revolutionary relics. old
rearns. spinning wheels, andirons,
and looms and colonial implements
nd furniture will be shown. There
i'll also be an agricultural exhibit
rowing crops and fruits grown In
'anchester and many other attrac-
ons of a miniature county fair.
The first part of the week will be
svoted TO visits to the exhibits above
entioned and to Old Home Gather
gs and Old Home Lodge Nights.
Or six months this matter has been
lder development and the back-to-
anchester movement will result in
e return TO the old home town of