The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1924-05-22
The Annual Celebration.

14th of June Celebration is being
rapidly perfected. rhe dates have
been set for June 18th, 18th and
14th, and permission has been re-
ceived from Supt. Wadsworth for
the use Of the grounds where the
celebration has always been held.
The Executive Committee will
spare no effort to make the cele-
bration the kind that our visitors
expect to see when they come here.
Instead of employing outside at
fractions such as are seen at every
celebration or county fair, only
local Indian talent and forms of
entertaining will be featured.
There will be a parade and beg.
gars Dance" to start each day and
the forenoons of the 18th and 18th
will be devoted to canoe races,
lacrosse games, mocassin games,'
bow and arrow shooting contests,
and the afternoons will be devoted
to q Peace Meeting between the
Sioux and Chippewa Indians, fol-
lowed by various ceremonial
dances such as the war dance, the
sign dance, the Sioux grass dance,
the knife dance, and the Indian
one step, with a grand wind up of
dancing contests featuring fancy
and graceful by the best Indian
dancers in the country. Field
sports ard ball games will conclude
the afternoons program. In the
evening there will be staged
spectacular Indian pageant featur-
ing 'The Battle of the Pioneers.
This performance will be staged in
the natural stadium at the school
where thousands of spectators can
be accommodated. After this
performance a grand ball will be
conducted in the school dining
hall.
The forenoon of June 14th will
observed as Flag Day., and every
citizen of White Earth is urged to
show his patriotism by displaying
the American Flag over his home.
This day is National Flag Day and
it is only fitting and proper that
we, as Indians and true Americans
who never knew any other flag,
should show our colors. On this
same day there will be held a
religious meeting on the grounds
of St. Columba's Episcopal church
in commemoration of our first
celebration over fifty years ago.
This ceremony will be observed
particularly by our older Indians
and a feast or picnic will follow.
The afternoon will be conducted
in the manner of the days preced
ing. The celebration will close at
IL O'Clock midnight June 14th.
This celebration mas been
seriously considered from another
angle by the executive committee,
and that is we should take advaut
age of this occasion to advertise
our town and the surrounding
territory as a vacation play ground.
Our lakes ir the backwoods are
among the best in the state and
only a few know it. Thousand
will visit our town and will not
make the effort to find out what Is
in our backwoods. We must tell
them apd arouse their interest. If
we succeed in inducing tourists to
come thru here our town will
benefit by it. Our people will lind
profitable diversion in catering to
the tourists during the summer
months. With all this in view the
committee has decided to inaugu.
rate and maintain an Information
Bureau" during the celebration.
The functions of the bureau will
be to help our town. If you have
a spare room or bed to rent during
the celebration you should file such
information at the bureau. If you
have place on some lake where