The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-06-14
All Branches Of Armed Services to Be
Represented at Anniversary
Celebration Scheduled Here June A25
Descendants of Indiuns
Who Participated in
Bottle Also viii Attend

Every branch of the armed
forces will be represented at
the 18th Anniversary program
of the Battle of the Little Big
Horn here on June "a and Is,
it was learned this week as
acceptance of invitations were
confirmed.
In addition to Gen. George C.
Marshall, secretary of defense,
and Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer,
commanding general of the
Sixth army in San Francisco,
many other military groups will
be in attendance.
Also from the Sixth army will
be Major Gen. G. r. Cook. Col.
William A. Harris, commanding
officer of the Seventh cavalry,
now in Korea, will also be
present, as well as a Korean
veteran member of the group,
who will take part in the
ceremonies. The Seventh caval-
ry was involved in the Custer
battle in 1876.
RrepreSeting the Marine Corps
will be Brig. Gen. L. H. M.
Sanderson, deputy commander
of the fleet marine forces at
Cherry Point, N. c., and the
Pacific area Marine Corps band
from San Francisco.
Hugo P. Rush, commanding
general of the Fourth air force
at Hamilton air force base in
California, will represent that
branch of the service, and the
Navy will send Rear Admiral
Daniel E. Barley, commandment
of the Thirteenth naval district
in Seattle.
Representing Indians who
fought Gen. George A. Custer
at the battle of the Little Big
Horn will be four descendants
of Indian participants. They
include Dewey Beard, born 1867;
Eagle Woman, born 1858; Jo-
seph High Eagle, born 1862, and
John Sitting Bull, born 1867.
All are from the Pine Ridge, S.
D, Indian reservation.
John Sitting Bull is a son of
Sitting Bull, who became fam
GUS as a result of the battle.
Adding Indian color to the
ceremonies will be a. group of
Crow Indians, who will conduct
dances and other rituals at the
site near Crow Agency.
Word was also received this
week that Senator ZaleS N.
Ecton of Montana will attend
the ceremonies.
State Commander w. Barn.
ard of Butte and Herb Kibler,
state department adjutant- will
represent the American Legion.
Ray III. Brannaman of Denver,
Colo, will represent Charles G..
Rails, national commander of
and Dean C. DeMaree, national
the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
vice commander of the AmvetS,
will be in attendance. Other
veterans organizations are also
expected to be represented.
Carl Sloan, Anniversary
chairman, announced this week
that a souvenir program of the
event, which is being printed.
will be off the press June Is
and will be placed on sale by
the Hardin post, American Lee
gion. Tickets for the banquet to
be held Monday, June Is, at
the Hardin high school gym
nasium in honor of the visiting
dignitaries, also are on sale and
may be secured at the Chamb-
er of Commerce office, from
Mrs. Amy Dehnert or from
Mrs. Lillian ColStad.
50 A parade will be staged both
days of the celebration, and the
final days parade is expected
to be one of the largest ever
seen here.
In addition to the rodeo and
float sections, other groups
which will participate include
the Shrine Black Horse patrol,
the Billings Drum and Bugle
corps, a unit of the 163rd in
fantry and the naval reserve
unit of Billings, a number OF
Legion posts of Montana and
wyoming, the Billings Legion
Auxiliary drill team, and other
groups.
Bands will include the Pacific
area Marine Corps band and
the Hardin high school band.
Others may possibly participate
since the list will not be COM
plete until near time for the
event.