.Bis Pageant Tells ivid Storv of
alem
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Music, Color, Action
Combined in Opening as
Oregon Comes to Life
Story Carried Back toftArrival of Indians, Followed
by Traders, Missionaries, Settlers; Development
of Government, Church, Education Is Portrayed
The Salem Centennial pageant will present in living ac
tion the earliest beginnings of Oregon, and take the spectator
up tothe very present.
The opening cycle shows the .Chinook wind dancers ap
pearing upon the huge central platform, where they inter
pret in a symphony of motion the dance of the winds. The
orchestra in the background
plays an appropriate Tschalkow-
sky melody, aa lights give their
changeable colors to the scene.
Suddenly' the sua dancers emerge
and as they spread across the
scene, the rain dancers scatter,
the wind dancers disappear and
the sun brings to light the grow
' tag plants. From the topmost
point of the platform suddenly Is
illuminated the figure of the
Spirit ' of Salem, with the 100
VAflH unwAMiirlliitf Kav
I The story of the arrival of the
Indians is: told first with the or
chestra music, - and then : by the
appearance of the Indians, some
afoot, tome on horseback. They
daace. The for traders are heard
coming down the -Valley, singing
their traditional songs; Jason tee
turns t to his fellow travelers to
tell them that this ' la the place
of which Dr. McLoughlln had
spoken to him. , Courtney -Walker
testa the soil with his hands and
proclaims that it is 'good. The
Indians i who haVe made their
camp come forward and are
greeted by Lee.1
Privations Endured
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There on the banks of the Wil-
&J2lAJ
of the present site of, the city of
h
Mar AS? thf firS JkfSJi S
21 nl wSli uP
arrived when Dr. Elijah, White
a:?A!!!Ji"ltfc
Siln. f B,!n
wedding of Susan gowning and
Cyrus Shepard, the first marriage
lnthe wilderness of Oregon, and
, the smashing of the first whiskey
still by Ewing Young, the Tennes-
seen who was making liquor for
the-Indians. .
The struggle for independence
from the Hudson's Bay company
is depicted when William Slacum
of the US navy arrives at the set-
tlement
The scene changes to the US
senate wnere tne cierk reads "a
bill to provide a, territory, north
of the Spanish California , Una
and west of the Rocky moun-
Senator Benton Appears
v Senator tThomaa Hart- Benton.
militant champion of western ex- Cycle four deals with the evolu
pansion is given the - floor and tion of the school, and the church.,
.he i pleads for Immediate eonsid- Through the portals of Oregon in-
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uiie am. - -XTomment siuute wnica jn asoj oecame wn
cltixens were induced to subscribe lamette university . came Vise
to the Oregon fund. The .ship leaders, in moccasin and buck
Lausanne la ehartered to bring to akin, or linsey-woolsey, to , lead
Oregon a party. of missionaries, the state and nation.- Thus-in
On June1 1, the Lausanne lands this scene s depicted the. growth
at ,Fort. Vancouver with- men, of learning In Salem, concluding
women .and, ..children .including with the appearance of Dr. Bruce
Thomas. Adams, the little Indian R. Baxter, as the president of this
hoy. ... . great school of. higher education
SetUera Move to Salem , the oldest west of the' Rockies. ,
' .The arrival of this party eauses Growth of Churches Depleted 1
the group to move to - the pres- Next will be depicted the growth
entjite of Salem, and they named of the church, showing how Jason
it Chemeketa. - The establishment Lee, Father Blanchet and Father
of the mission school Is depicted. Demers brought the word of God ,
Lee begins the formation of the into the wilderness, ' Firsts in a
Oregon 'institute, forerunner of grove of trees later In- rude cab
Willamette i university.: ; ; , , ins, and ' finally in the modern
Cycle two , depicts the growth churches. Joab Powell, the 'eir
in the .governmental picture, cult rider, -carries the preachings
kvoives, ana cougars aniea cattle,
and' the settlers called, s meeting
for; Champoeg, : the first of , the
famous Wolf meetings that led .
to the formation of a permanent
government.'.', ' , i, ' ,
Uolf Meeting Fortrsyed
In this ; scene at "Chamnoe la
depicted the forming of the pro-
visional government to function
until , such time as the United
SUtes established a territorial
form of -government.
Indians Go on Warpath
The Indians of southern Oregon
go on the war path, and much
activity ensuel as measures for
the preteetlon of settlers.
TO fl cycle deals with tat
thtnt ef Jaw and society and da
pictf tfca enactment of the "Viva
Voce' lv, which decreed that at
all special elections the votes shall
be cried la an audible voice by
the officer attending and noted by
tne cieras; ana tne question of
women suffrage.
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TRAINING
more ' than 2000
people' la -the ' immense job
filled by Doris Smith, Centen
nial pageant director. ' '
Veomti v the . flood of
tn .,.,, , Th. nrHv.T
merchant - and their wares
eated new ociety. The first
ret northwest woolen mill waa
flnally, flaced t ln Salem af ter a
popular Action. This leads to
holding of "a ball in honor
of tne new aad 0M now aeeg
the beauty and grace of the old-
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Capitol Risea ' ..
There now comes the period of
building that of necessity follows
inthe'wake of an influx: of' set-
tie' The Marlon ' hotel, . Gris-
wold'a Opera house, Ladd Bush
bank, Patton building, the' Che-
meketa house, Marlon county
courthouse and finally ln 1876
the Oregon state capitol building.
Concluding this 'scene, with the
building of the new capitol,
uovernor and Mrs. Charles A.
Sprague are seen leading the
grand march, just as they did ln
I3.
into the wiwa of Oregon. As the
scene progresses, various pastors
appear, each In their, own faith's
costume, and move slowly, to the
central point upon which. is seen
again the Spirit, of Salem. Sudden-.
ly from, behind the tall hills -ap--
Dears the cross and the chorna la
heard singing ,!'A11 Hail the Power
of Jesus' Name." - i
Panl Banyan Appears .
The final cycle of the pageant
'deals with industry and the'fu-
ture. The rain dancers, sun danc-
ers, verdure . dancers" and earth
dancers whirl and pivot across the
huge central stage as the lights
jily symphony of color upon
fbam. Paul pnnyan-.wlth "Babe,"
the big blue ox, enters the scene
followed by the men with their
ae-.
As they exit, the linen weavers
appear, the hop maidens-replace
the weavers, and In turn are re-
placed by the fruit maidens. As
the orchestra strikes up a spirited
Pageanl Glimpses
CYCLE I
Origin and Settlement "
Scene 1 i
Centennial theme song; Spirit
of Salem ascends to pinnacle of
Waldo bills setting. . ,
Rain, earth, sun and fertility
dances.
Seene 2 . .
'Scene: Wallace Prairie, October
, 1834.
Indians meet Jason Lee, French
fur traders and trappers. . t
Scene 3
Scene: Willamette valley, 1837.
Early mission days at Wheat
land; first skilled white help ar
rires; ReT. Jason Lee and Anna
Maria Pittman marry; United
States senate hears of problems
of great Oregon country; Laus
anne party arrives, settlement
moved to Chemeketa (bow Sa
lem); Oregon Institute pupils as
sembled, f ' v
cycle ii ;
Government and Expansion
Scene 1 , -
Scene: Champoeg, 1843.
" Settlers hold famous Wolf
meetings leading to formation, of
permaneni government at gnam-
poeg May 2,
1843.
Scene 3
Saw mills and grist mills rise,
fields flourish, gold discovered.
Scene 8
Scene: Oregon Trail, 1849.
Oregon become us taitr.
torch parades, rivalry over capi-
tal. with SalemwinningMndian
wars. break out In southern Ore
gon.
CYCLE in
Law and Society :
Scene, 1 . . .
Oregon pioneers again
suffrage, initiative and
dura, direct primary. .
Woman
referen-
Scene a ' " "'
Scene: Governor Curry's ball,
1MT, .
Thomas Cox, first merchant ar
rives; Industry and society join
hands as woolen miUa started,
Scene 3 )
Scene: Inaugural - ball, 1858
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City grows: Hotels,,
house, first bank, county
house, state capitol.
opera
court-
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CYCLE IT v
School and Charch
Scene 1
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r
law. Mhoola.
City of peace,
cHurches, typified by . early edu- tion of the program as a surf
cators, pastors and law makers, board rider. -
coming by canoe, covered wagon, , , 1
steamboat,' railroad and airplane;
Willamette university,, student, e Awards '; V
Father Blanchet and Father,. Pllt Up ' f OT
Demers teach faith at St. Paul; -rra Ti 1
Aurora colonists gather; circuit r lOnCCr r araQC .
rider comes;., processional . -of, , ' -
Christianity, all faiths represent- , Nine trophy and ash awards
' ' 'wlir be presented to. winning en-
Indastry and Future
Scene 1 ; .' ,
Rain, sun,, verdure . and . earth , Beat pioneer float, silver pitch
dancers appear; . . lumberjacks. - , : ,:,; ,t ;
busy, led by Paul Bunyan- and
Babe, the blue bti flocks thrlVe,
fields : bountiful; thresheri . and;
linen weavers, hop maidens and.,
iruu xnamens . pose, , . vncrrjans, .
Mt. Angel Flaxarians '. and civic
groupa drill. .
Scene 2, Finale : . ', ,! ;,r
Progress of , Oregon and Salem ,
"From Wilderness to Wonder
land" typified at state , fair;-, all
members 'of cast salute the .capi
tal's, future, youth organizations
massed. , ,.'.''.'
'march,, the Salem Cherrlans apr
pear and go through an intricate
drill, followed by the 'Salem high'
The grand finale begins with
.the atrains of Sibelius' beautiful
meiooy, "bweet Lana ot Horns,-? Edouard Hurllmann will be an
which fades as the narrator be- ther "thin man" by the time the
gins his recapitulation' of - the Centennial celebration Is over if
cycles ox progress or tne wi nam-
sees the dancers appearing. with
the Future Farmers of America,
4-H club boys and girls, cowboys
and cowgirls, and modern horse
men, as the chorus sings "Salem
Wonderland," the song written as
a . theme melody by two Salem
men, Ivan Martin and Wayne
thXtraiM ofetheCOr"elgonbstit!
song, the many hundreds of per-
sons in eacn cycie taae tneir
places, and the Spirit of Salem
appears again on her . pedestal,
as the 3000 persons in the cast
alnr. ' '
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The OREGON STATESMAN,
River Program
Races to Open
Celebration
, IK . - ' in.
. Observance to Start on
Waterfront at 9 1 30
In the way of 100 years ako. :
pioneers of the Salem Centennial
will disembark on the shores of
the Willamette river la the first
day's piogram, which, will feature
races, stunts and a program por
traying khe river's Importance in
Salem's history.
The river observance will open
at 9:30 a. m., July 31, arranged
by- Don Madison
Approximately so pioneers will
be greeted at the reviewing stand
SmtH i?u.nSeiJH
east of the Mellow Moon skating
he orriclal reviewing party
wi b composed of Governor
""" ov6uo, owiemry i
State Earr Snell State Treasurer
yi."' ?-e"?n Mf.ror yi W
SirJ . .V 'c ,TJ,
SnT11 v. W!1 sI?m Mair
Willi. E. Vincent o the Oregon
" W1ti; ilvMin;
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afinlcS&m mK
KennetS P?-
The colors- will be raised by
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Boy. Scout troop 15 of West Sa
lem,, the Salem municipal band
ptijrittg "The Sier-Spengied ' Ban
ner." .The Centennial theme song,
"From Wilderness - to Wonder
land," .will be sung by a quartet
composed of . Ernest Albert- and
WiUard Friesen , and, J. Warren
Davis, The spectators, will join
in, singing !'God Blesa America "
Boat Races Arranged. -
: Boat, races by members of the
Oregon Outboard association. In'
charge of William .Tlndula of Os
wego, will follow .with a 1 '. hour
show. Some of. Oregon s out
standing racers are promised.
. ,:Kext will, come a tug boat race
by two ofShe local, craft fol-
lowed by a tug-of-war between
- 4Va '' mama Vas m Qat aaf I An 11 a 4Sa
the same boats. Selection of the
' boats was made by a drawing.
.Timber, trained police dog
owned by Porter Conger of Salem,
will Ka futnMit In thm final
rade through downtown Salem
Friday afternoon They, will be
fnllnwa! i. ' ". i t i. . i , . '
. ..-Beat historic float: ailter t,Tat-
e8t ImAl:drawa entry, cash
wari.
Best pioneer costume,' women
cash award. v- -,t ' ;
JTr
;-S-l;Listed.. for Week
or
" Best mounted " entry; , cash . .
aw'ard. t 1 ' '". : '. ' . ' " .'
, , Best pioneer entry, individual,
cash award..
Best historic entry,', individual,
cash award,
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IHg Job Seriously: '
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toe Word of the pageant's pub-
Hetty department may be believed.
Tne ghost writing department
of the celebration' asserts' that
Hurllmann, pageant music direct-
or, "works so hard at rehearsal
that he loses two or three pounds
In a session." -
College .
Yrjo, Koakl, Centennial eberal
J I a . 1 . t . .. j
oireoior, oecame an instructor ana
choral director while he was still
in college. During bis student
years he specialized in directing
church choirs.
Salem, Oregon. Sunday Morning, July 23, 1843 PAGE 3A
1840 Version
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iiEl ILUHG liSff ...
Paul Hauser's Column
Sure was a coupla unhappy In.
Juns went skootln over the Waldo
hills last week. The two of em
lighted old Torn
Tittle a mile
.away and' came
i a whoopln' and
a hollerin arter
. him - like - those -1
p e s k y redskins
will. Tom didn't
; ice um til they
v - was pretty nigh
up to him . and
ft hen, spottin'
ithe war rouge
jail over the var
jmlnt's hides, he
Jiure Ant his
I.
r
r
heels in that 1812 model burr
he steers around,
The warwhoops was mounted
on tha late8t moi1 aint onle"
and though Tom kept ahead for
.v.n. , . i.,v..t,M) in.--
i8f aa aad a lot Jess caani!t tbaa
a jackrabbit: because the onlT
way that burro of his comes close
to a jackrabbit is in the ears.
Well, these two warwhoops fin.
ally winged old Tom. He'd just
ralsed up t0 ,an the burro M0IJ
the eys with his-hat and try to
get:a ,llttle more pkkun out of
" wUeQ OM of em let fly wlt n
""a'h" ,0,d. T?m in a very.
. ini'f wuiiiHriLiiiB BiiinT. t-i sb iTflrran
to sit down, but the arrer was in
the way and did he leave that
burro standia still I .
When the -Indians caught np
with him, Tom was ail fagged
out. : He was lyln'- there prone
and they whipped out their scalp
la knives. They ripped off Tom's
coonskin chapean 1 and nearly
dropped In : dead faint.. - -
iLike anybody knows, there's
not a hair on Tom's head. Those
Indians were so mad they gave
Tom a kick and rode off over
the hills. . , v . . ,
It was a pretty tough blow to
l, ea, too,, They only needed one
umvifn7tnZ
fJfZSSt $2"
- -v ' ,
more-scaip to. send in with a'
i Tlnen sut matiir Ynrttana
'vv ssv Aaiiaaasr vtviu
the dust round here lately, the
missionaries are thlnkln' of askin'
the govment for an erosion con
trol project.
Ben Ames, the trapper and
gadabout, just got back from a
flyln' trip to Oregon City . t .
Came back in three days flat und
iuk apeeu, oruiuer . tie siys
traffic conditions in Oregon City
are just as bad as ever ?ru . . .
Jaekson Algonquin Archibald
juui i loBEj t w9 ii(uiw inaa, la vara ,
a comical cuss, . . ,' Somebody,
asked him who - that lady was he
was with at the barbecue and he
ses, '"That was no lady, that was
my squaw." , , That's a snapper
that'll bet repeated, we'll warrant
. . Pony Express is a bit
late and-folks are wonderin' who
was nominated in the conventions
Until we hear its
still 'Tippecanoe and Tyler too."
Prnfrfnin Tniirn
- :7i,rt3 '
- 'Ani Open Houses :
, A large number oil special tours
and - open houses .have been - ar
ranged for this week. Free trans
portation will be available daily
from the Centennial, headquarters
or the courthouse .lawn. , ; .
(The- following schedule has
been set; . ; : ' 'r.-t,"r
Oregon state hospital, 9 to 11
a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m. July 81 and
August 1 and 2; state. . peniten
tiary, same hours every day; tu
berculosa hospital, 9:30 to 11:30
a. m. and 3 to 4 p., m. every day;
rirls industrial . school. ; 9 :30 , to
,11 a. m. and 2 to 4 p.. m. each
day; blind school, deaf school and
Fairview home, 9 to 11 a. m. and
2 to 4 p. m. every day.
. The state capitol, state library
and. state forestry buildings will
be open all of each day. . .
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Cavalcade Outdone
- Larger than stage scene of the
.a. . ..it uaik -m -
uavaicaae at tne uomen uate in-
ternatlonal exposition ln Sau
Francisco is the claim made for
the setting constructed for the
Salem Centennial parpant. ,