The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-08
7 a &c ants
to Depict
Early Days
Society Of Pioneers to
Portray History on
Conner Farm.
BY ELIZABETH CARR

Z CHOING a distant past. the VIII
- liam Conner farm viii be in in
habited By Indians" and white
traders" Saturday afternoon. May
Is. when members n the Society Of
Indiana Pioneers bold three his
torcaI pageants Under the trees.
The pareants. 20 depict phases
important in Indiana's history. are
beinC arranged By Charles n. F1Iltz
with the assistance Of Emslev john
son ST.. Othniel Hitch DIT. Q. E
D0nnel and Fermor S. Cannon.
II is through the generosity Of
member ~ the society. and the pres
ent owner ~ the farm. Eli Lilly.
that the members and their guests
VIII have the opportunity to meet
on the homestead Of the first white
settler in this territory and the off,
CiaI government agent % deal with
the Indians
on this site the first trading post
Of the section was located and an
Indian village once stood In 1920
the Indiana legislature directed
commissioners to proceed in select
ing "a new capitol site and the group
voted at Corners farm whether to
put the capitol az StrawtOWn or at
White River. The first post Office
OF the section was established here
and the first court Of Hamilton
County was organized and held
upon these grounds. Although no
treaty with the Indians actually was
signed on the farm. Mr.. Conner
himself took active part and signed
at least u Indian treaties. Mr.. Fultz
informs US
Cast Announced
For the first pageant. Mr.. Can
non. Bernard Batty. Dr. Donncll,
Tom Elrod Walter Montgomery
and AIr. Johnson Will enact the
signing Of the treaty which was
made with three Indian tribes &C
cupying the land in Northern IN
diana This treaty opened the CEN
trail part of the state to settlement.
Indian characters Will be portrayed
by Winamac tribe. No. 279, I'm
proved order of Red Men.
The second phase selected by the
committee is concerned with the
meeting IN 1920 of the state COM
missi0uers. and the third is the or
ganizati0n Of the new court and an
early trial IN 1924.
Mr.. Fultz informs us that in the
latter two. Robert Moorehead. Joe
Rand Beckett. Edwin J. Haerle,
Volney H. Brown. John Rabb Emil
son. K w. Hadley. Lloyd Clay
eombe. Mr.. Hitch. Laurence r. Sui
Ivan. Russell A. Fur. Oren S.
Hack. Dan V. White and Miller
Hamilton will take part. A group of
NOblesville lawyers viii assist with
the trial scene. This year the pag-
eants viii be presented by an all
male cast. Last years presentation
was by women members.
/. Dinner Scheduled
William II. InSley. society presi-
mt. announces a picnic dinner will
Ne served at noon. after which the
pageants VIII be presented.
This May party is an annual one
for the society although it takes diff
ferent form each year. Last year
the entertainment was held at the
Woodstock Club. It is one Of three
yearly activities of the group. In
the fan the members take Pill
grimage to some place in Indiana
Of historical significance and in the
winter a banquet is held.
Mrs. Albert Reep left Monday
FOR Marion to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Robert Franklin Charles and
Mr.. Charles. Mrs. Charles viii
play he first piano in the eight
piano concert tomorrow night in
Marion.
Mrs. Perry Lesh and Mrs. Arthur
Shea are to leave tomorrow for San
Francisco. where they will attend the
fifteenth annual conference of the
Associated Junior Leagues Of
America. The conference will open
Monday and run through Friday,
MAY II.
Mrs. John Gould is the newly
elected city editor of the league and
Mrs. Shea has resigned as editor to
take up her work as Trading Post
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