Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-17
INDIANS TO HONOR
PRESIDENT TODAY
Executive to See Tribe in
Their Own Environment
for First Time.
BY j. RI SSEIL YO Nc,

BY J. ISSETL YOUNG,
| staff Correspondent of The Star.
FINE RIDGE, s. Oak, August 1t
| More than 5000 Sioux Indians vii
pay homage to President and MIS-
Coolidge when they visit the Fine
Ridge Indian Agency this afternoon
These distinguished visitors to tins
remote Indian country will not only
I've treated to Indian paceantrN. but
they Will he given an opportunity &c
soc how these MANY Indians are hNlnS
and what they are doing in the way OF
farming and cattle raising.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
since coming to the West have visited
Indian schools and have witnessed IN
dian dances and races and other forms
of Indian entertainment. but their
visit to the Pine Ridge country TINS
afternoon will afford them their first
opportunity TO actually visit with the
red man in his own country, and to
see him and the members OF his family
virtually minus their feathers, wan
paint and war whoops. These Sioux
are not to be shoWmen today. They
are TO be hosts to the President and
the first lady.
Will Tour Buildings.
Naturally enough the Indians have
arranged an entertainments program
for their visitors and it will he unlike
anything the latter have ever seen.
However. before this program is en-
tered upon the President will make
tour Of inspection of the principal
buildings of the agency and some Of
the native farms. During this tour
the presidential party will be accom-
panied by Charles IA. Burke. United
States Indian commission. Mai +. W.
denmark. agency superintendent. and
other officials of the agency as we'll
as. several Of the more prominent
chiefs of the Sioux living within the
bounds Of this large agency.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
left the game lodge before $50 O'Clock
this morning so as To make the H.
mile motor trip to Hermosa. where
they boarded the special train which
is to bring their party to Rushville.
Nebr.. the nearest railroad point to
Pine Ridge. 81 miles away from whiC h
place the remainder of the journey
Will be made in automobiles it is
expected that the party will leave the
agency in time TO arrive back at the
game lodge by s o'clock tonight.
More than 800 miles will be covered
in making this trip to and from the
Pine Ridge country. and it will be the
first time the President will have been
beyond the limits of South Dakota
since he came to the Black Hills.
Pageant on Program.
The entertainments feature of the
afternoons program will be held on a
lat oil. fat, a
and track, known as the fair grounds.
Upon the arrival of the Presidents
party at these grounds, Black Horn,
one Of the leading chiefs of the Oglaia
Sioux. will give brief address of well
come, The President will respond to
this with a speech. which he prepared
before leaving the Summer White
House and which will take at least Is
minutes to deliver.
At the conclusion of the Presidents
address there will be a pageant pa
rade, in which more than three-quar-
ters of all the Indians on the reserva-
ton will take part
A 30-piece local Indian band in full
regalia will lead this parade then will
come a group of old Indian Sioux. fol
lowed by warriors connected with the
Custer expedition. Then the Indian
American Legion will appear.
Dancing men. dancing women. In
dian maidens. traders. members of the
farm chapter organizations at the
agency, their women's auxiliary and
members of farm clubs will wind up
the parade. The All Club, the junior
group affiliated with the farm chap
ters, will parade also. Its members
will he dressed as flowers and Sege-
tables
After the parade Indian dances.
moccasin games and tepee pitching by
lnfsan women are on the program
There was report that the Presi-
dent would, on the occasion of his
Oga lala Sioux tribe, and that another
Indian name would be given To him.
but officials here today said that this
is not contemplated
Son VIII Go Along.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
Will be accompanied on this trip by
their son John, Col. BIanton Winship.
military aide to the President Mai.
James +. Coupal. the Presidents ply
stefan, and the newspaper CORE
spondents and photographers and Sc
cret Service men.
Gen. John J. Pershing made a stop
over visit at the Game Lodge yester-
day, While on route from the home of
Senator Warren, in Wyoming, to
Washington, during which time he re-
ported to the President the progress
of the project Of erecting battle monu.
ments in France. he being chairman of
the Battle Monument Commission
The general arrived just before
lunch and left two hours in advance
of dinner. At the station before
boarding his train he said the con.
tlnuance of President Coolidge in the
White House is desired by n great
ma orjty of the people Of the coun =
try, but he declined to say whether
he construed the Presidents an
nouncement that he did not choose to
be a candidate again MS definitely
precluding the possibility of his re-
election.
Urges Flood Control.
I'VE have had wonderful era OF
prosperity in this country" Gen
Pershing said, 'and the people would
like TO see it continued
When asked what he thought
| should he done in the way Of legis-
| lation by the next Congress. Gen
| Pershing said the protection of tht
| Mississippi Valley from a recurrence
OF the disastrous flood of the past
| Spring should be the first considera
| lion of the incoming Congress. He
! stated that while Congress is on tht
| subject of considering this problem i
| should take up the matter Of imprOv-
| ing water transportation in the Mis-
sissippi Valley. so as to facilitate
| cheaper movement of agriculture
products lie thought also that Con
| gress should not fail To give seriou:
attention this Winter 10 the agricul