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tucrDECATUR SUNDAYTwelveDECATUR, ILLINOIS, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY, 1, 1923.• DECATUR CELEBRATES CREATION OF LAKE JULY 4, 5, 6, 7Pageant of Water, Cm, ' jwrir of decaturSangamon Valley HistoryWHERE LAKE CELEBRATION WILL BE HELDDANCE CAST.The CA#t of chara-cter* that Will take part In ‘the daae# JAimbar* in the vadoua eplaodes of tht Fflffetnt of the Water#'*(* at follows.INDIAN DANCE—EPISODE 1. Churtai Fithhaok— Howard BrownSolo _ Warren Char vatByrd Rhia D*wj Hafbert DadyRobert Morrla Edward FlynnDaRoy Barnett Robert HallGilbert Oartl William He-intzaHarachel Hfli-rtngLon Willard LydaDelmai* liavvkma John JWayberryClya* Sn\Uli Harman PriceCarl Lebk Fred She!ionPerry Dunham Richard TlckellIrvinDow Oeoria WarrenCarl Grolla Joseph Dcu*h*rtyWREATR DANCE—EPlSQDE 2.Batty Bennett Flo DorseyAnna Pe^rl Hill Florence PazeHelen Flora KwtU LipscombVirgin!* Fuffh Virginia TaughtChristina Mom® Virginia. AlcGulra Mary Greenstone Vjvian MayberryHarriet Anderson Kies nor FruitJanet AHp Barbara SohroederJustine Schudel Marjorio Montgom-Mnrtha Bear eryBessie Cummins Caroline Kecshb'rg’rtols Holmes Jean, Hook ^Lof* O’Brien Roman* J5eel*hllhJeanette blutde Francis RndcUfCeDANCE OF THE NYMPHS—EPISODE 2 Elisabeth Btederm'n Jane Rule Catherine Doane Helen ICretzlngcrCleo Wykoff Flossie RichardsonWretha. Devore Marr PeehlesMable Roll Ins Mary HartfordAlice Schohy Alary 7-*ek .Mir Ian MftTtln Noia 'Warthma.nWilma. Funkltouier Dorothy Kelly „ Lucille Ford Dor then. XI HI 1Theodoala Porter Madelyn CarrelMaraone Stollard Merna Bk rt dloStable Lynch Ruth WardWyona Hart Is Thelma. AfajotMu rife Gensler JeesI® KlatipFrecia Eiua Opal WyrtckMary WaggonerVIRGINIA REEtL—SET I 'Couple I—Mr. »nd Mrs. D. Miimey.Couple Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Moreland.Couple S—Mrs, C. Kitchen, Jesse Colbert,Couple 4.—Mr, nnd Mrs. I. C Evans. Couple 5—Mrs M„ Lycaa*. Elliott McKee. Ccruple lt;1-—Mr. and Mr*, H, L, Manning’on.*SET IICouple 1—Mrs, Mae Kepler, Charts# Swart i,Couple 2—Mr. end Mr*. Clyde Trlch.Coup I# Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Kelllngton-Couple 4—Alisa Etha DavLa and Jack Holt. Couple Dorothy Kitchen, Clarence Ha*Tina map tshov.» NoUon Park *rithe location of Hi* Lak* Cslcbrathgrand stand and atag*The smaller map show* therangemcnt of the scat* and gruutUNELSON !! PARKVccuo MOuMfWV IUONWfLSO N OAHK 3*1 OCC♦ Fir*»wof««gPAVILIONCouple ?—Mr, juifl Mrs. E. R. Kellington GERMAN HOSPER—EPISODE 5 Ann* Ritter. V**rn SpauldingVelm*. Lowe Edwin StoddardMarlovlt Jackson Verneat BrownHelen Baggot lorca9 JileaMary Wilson Pauline HainbrectitDorothy Miller EIsIq KlrlcimtnDelilah Newell Doimar WolfctskJMaxine Krutslnger Ralph BurohamCecil Oftborn Winona Otrte*iHarry PetersonRAINBOW DANCE—EPISODE 5 Adelaide pease Inez HallLucll* McCray Francis JohnsonCaroline Jack Lucille BachelderCecil* Jack Nine OtricliMarie Kennedy Dorothv Redd!*Ruth Coleiuan Alice McKinleyMary York Wtnnefred HalppKa-thryn Reinhart Naomi WarrenRhoda Bready Cota Mae RamseyTheltna Richardson Helen DavisMargate t ha Haa* Wilnr* MottrartiMartha. Fltncr Jiunlta FottzBernice Kortuin Hdtli TTnnepanLAODONQ-lN0icgre5 H*tt«unc standO-rN0*lt;ATM POP *Th*oMrs* E« B. HitchcockMrs, E, B. Hitchcock, foimierly Miss Myrna Shartow, takes the part of The Spirit of Decatur11 in ihe pageant lo be presented on July 5,LAKE CELEBRATION GROUNDSSOLO DANCER—EPISODE S “SEA DREAMS’1—SIISS IMELDA MORAN SCARF DANCE■Dorothy Abaly ore Ini a KennedyVlvtan Elliott C*rolme DrennanEvanfelitt# Shively 3IoI«ti Reeve* Virginia LtpwomTi Gra-ce MArchCAST FOR THE PAGEANTPROLOGSTANDING rtOOf-lRoll in Pea me, Paul Evan* Miss Eloiie O'Mara........Frederick Schaub........Edward Powers Mrs. E. B. Hifchcock.Irving Bright (reorge A, C«IdwA.........Dr. A. R. TaylorTwo Hcralda ...............Spirit of the Past .....................Oblivion ...... * - • *Spirit of Fajceautry ..........................Spirit *f Decatur \........-.............Industry . • v., • ^ ...............Commerce ...........Learning ....................................Old Man ..................................Old Woman ...........«...............EPISODE ONESpirit of France ....................Joliet .......................................LL Tonty ................................Father Marquette ...................Chemaug ..........................French Guides, Indiana .....................Indian Women ............ Nellie Fieher, Elisabeth Schlera.Viola Beck, Velma Aker, Maude Oak leaf, Lola Wttkensen, Gladys HooperEPISODE TWO...........Miss Ruth Staley Frances Armstrong ........Mary Staley Elizabeth Young...............Caroline Roll Marjorie Lowery.........Mrs. Carlton Mattes ..................Chaa, Lee..............T. W. Samuels........Basil 0*ShaUfhne*Jiy.............William Pitner...............Mrs. J. EvansEmily and Marie Reddington .......* .Robert Doepel........Sarah Jane Dunstan.............Oscar Van Hall Mrs. Edna WhIHey................R. W, Heady...................J. Stumpf ...............Harry SpaydtwNceSLOOQ.Wonderful Four DayProgram For CelebrationLake Celebration CommitteesKBnATTt.Frank JjintUt:, chaLrman.V. . H,J. 33. Taokaberr.Frank po*it-Jack Grimm.BOY KCOIT C ONCESSIONS.W. M. Wnod, chairman,\ M- K*nney..Tick Power®.W. H. Diwirr.Charle* Stewart.Lynn Clark.WHh*.Tn Shorb.ANTMW KS AND HORRIBLES PARADEInn Cl^rk, chairman, t’irl IJpfcau.KjrrvKalph Varner. ‘* lex Campb#1l. ihutchtr Shcllabarser. i r. R. Z, Sander*.FIREWORKS,Lutz Knpbaum, chairman Uyron M«rrld.Rotko Bartello. l-a'ph Tenney.It. Leonard Cnssell.John Humphrey.Marcii* ShlbJey,Trod Hoyt,Fred Tiookef.,( harlp* tjcc.Ash Park p.Walter Stanton.DEDICATION tDBEMO.NT,r.cv Harry Meyer, ohairman. f Ihur Humphrey.) in 1 Rein hold.J. I4. Wallace.I DECORATED AtTO PARADE.;Irp. It. l, Winer, chairman.Mr*. T. Moore.EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,TV. P. Tlaril, chalirnati.Jiaud Oukes.W. i. Rtarr.C’ P. PickW. II. Wll«3-__t OSTC M K CO M ^1ITTKE,lt;P**wintL.Wm. Pan Vat V net, rhalrman fr». i'o If. iMiteraon.Mrs, tleurxpi Siroln.Jlrw. Vi. M. Ra^rL Him, 4*. U. Irwiu.Dr. E. T E'flni A he L C.reenhergHflP* Mar n Hurklngham.tr*. Etta KnoTis.PROPERTH COMMITTEE.{Pageant).ft p Ralnev, « hilrman Arthur O»*»*«• king.I,. 1 Cile Earl W ra1h«rfird.Irrt RuMhrr n. 0 M.lUamt.Ben ouiiftt.li, \\ , Rkhmcrid,‘ PERSONrEI. lt;OMM1TTTEE PHgrsntRC J. Do^lt, rhnlrnmn.Mr*. Ben fiachrach.O, P. Kyle-Arthur Metztfr.If. F. Wilaon Dev. A. M. Well#\t\«n Mildred Holme*.Herbert Ifoll.Charlr* Lee,Mr*. .1Mr* f* P. GUf»U*rd Ml-* Klnlsfi oll.Ui*Mi** Mr»r1 nn l.vumsMl** Mary KSn AIMl** ISMini* Bl*ekbii-n.Xir* H. D. WarnerSWIMMING RACftS ioe/itt -Spirit of th« Prairie* ..Spirit of Flowers ......Spirit of Forests ......Loneliness ........Privation ..............Hardship .............Spirit of Waters .......Community Spirit .....Abraham Lincoln .John Ranks ...........Sheriff Warwick ..Mary Wiri lck .........HeleA and Jsne Ward ..Pioneer Man .....Pioneer Woman ......The Fiddler...........Spirit of EnglandA. Miller..............Spirit of Transportation Carpenter .....F‘N»SM Of SO AT RACCSrrnftcwoBKtand cups oflercd by the committee and individuals. From the Chicago Athletic association. Illinois Athletic association. Missouri Athletic asso-ciaton and other clubs throughout the middle west will como swimmers to compete jr» attempts to break existing- world’s record#,Swimming: races oC all dlstince®. diving cxlilbitions, water puio between the I. A. C. Uarn, wot Id's oh amp l-ons and the C. A. A. team, fchelr closest rivals, and the contests lor local championships \vlU furnish a program of water sports that will fill t/he afternoon. In addition to thir J. IT. Starr, Decatur Country Club professional will give an exhibition of golf ball driving from a flout in the lake.FIREWORKS DISPLAY.A« soon as darkness settles a display of firework* that will tlval any ever seen In the state will bo set off from the float off shore m the lake. More than eighty pieces of pyrotechnic art Interspersed w\tn scores of smaller pievisn will keep the sky ablaze for almost two hours.DECORATED PARADE.Beginning Thursday mornhifr at 1 a. m, the parade of decorated automobiles and floats will traverse the town, As In the great flower carnivals in Los Angeles and Seattle.bcn.utlft.lly dc'Pi\ite4 cars and ftf will con^pei** for the pnzt a offer** Till*: TM11:ANT At 4 p m. and again at p. m. ;be preseiiIrtl Hie apcclaele. “1 FiiRtatit of tht* Waters.” tracing history of the Sangamon Valley to Gio nchhni'inenr or me $2,000water ini pounding projcoD. Tlundf of dance i miip#ih and chnrad will ^tago the pugrant on the*tagc at tiie water’® flt;lK#THE LAST JK\ Y. Saturday, the final day i*f (Ua « ebralion w.il thlt; rinal* of rowing rlt;icrs, more epe®d boat re tin exhibition of airplane and *p boat stunts, funey dU'tuHr and i«vi added uUractloim that w 111 cmn* ,i ‘iurpris^ lo the vpcctntor* The *oh rat ion w H close Fj turdrt y *nlng.To oil re for 1 lie crowd* that gtt the et-lob rat ion, fucilitiea for *e*1 30 U00 people each perfo r nut IK1* h been made Fifty p^i*cU1 l*rkoffUer^ will be on hantt Equippedtint k hoiueen UJjuo and 7.0tl(l 4 t,i:b d n ts un the ground* will fating iinf*. refre^hmeflt ronce**!a»lt;l a fully eijnipped Midway 11 wild ckmuvhI a:truction* Klrsl station*, amhulflnolt;** room*all commlenc*rlt; f«»r t)u * nmfort nat*ity of the crowd* w 1«I b* | \ Wed for.EPISODE THREE F. E. Brenner Otto R. KyleEverett Peithattegon T. H. Power*... .Leonard Shlirtx ...Bbir SpenceMerchant..........................Chairman of County .Commissioner*Richard Oglesby ...................Court Crier .................Leonard Sweet- i ....Judge Divld Dlvii ...............Rer. JesEe Moore ................General Grant ...........The BoyColonel Pugh*....................Officer .......................Jam** Millikin ....................Citizen ..................Mra. H. C. John* ...............Farmer* ..........................Fine Souvenir ProgramFor Lake Celebration Freeman Wilmeth .......Isidore Newman.... .Townsend B. Smith/ Thomas Hughes ........Chcateen Smith.................H, HeilMb* Maria Buckinghambe worth saving as a souvenir. It ie published for the Lake Celebration* * ommlttee by The Review PrintItig and Stationery company.The story of the pageant In the souvenir is the exact words as they will be spoken by the character* in i he production. They will be well worth keeping for the''pageant dls-piclmg the development of the Sangamon river and Decatur will be long re members d.ON SALE EARLY.The program Is to go on sale one day in advance of the celebration as it Is expected that many will want to send the booklet away to friend* who cannot come for the big celebration. It is also expected that the aouvenlr will have a b?g sale among those who come to the city for the celebration as many of them will not1 have had the opportunity to read of the celebration like Decatur realdenta.A SDinenjr program f»f the Lake Decatur calibration on July 4, 0, 6 and 7 ha* been prepared thut will bo a real souvenir of the big event. This program, sixteen pages in size vrilh a pipit la 1 eo\er In color contains the full program of events for each day. 3i contain* the full script of the pageant, the cast of vharacters, a short history of Decatur** water supply problem and facts about Lake Decatur.The booklet Is Illustrated with many beautiful pictures of the lake, tha Aim and A aeries of pictures illustrating the progress of the construction work of the big dam. One Interesting picture is the old covered wagon bridge serosa the Sangamon.COVER IN COLORS.The cover picture Is a large photograph of the take with a red, white and blue banner running through It. Th* booklet Is well printed and willEPISODE FOUR............ .Catherine Freeman.........................Dr- Kelso ____\ „ .Miss Gold* Luptoa I.'./ Leon* Hlie....................Mrs. Roy Cope .................Ray Aydelot....................Patricia Hunt... ...........Charlotte MuellerHerman Pritchett, Jack Henderson ..............j . .Dettltn Broasean ...........Geneva Tucker..................Bert C. Whitnitt ...... - Helen Gorham .............. .Dan Dlnpeen Himself.......... Him act f...........................Himaeir......... .Ulmaelf ........ .Himaelf..............Mr*. W. HeKnle.......................Company ALight ...................EM a cat Ion ............Sanitation.............Hospitalization .........Park*..................Street* ............Spirit of Despair.......Civic Spirit ..........Spirit of Co-operation ..Effort ...............Confidence ............ TSpirit of Tell , ,V......Spirit of Faith .......Mayor of Decatur......Commissioner KuthrsuffA* M. Kenney..........M. L. Harry *......A. E* Staley ............Dr., Barnes.............National Spirit.........Soldier* ...........Citizens .......*.....BATHING IN LAKE DECATUREPISODE FIVE. .Mary E. Anderson . .Mra^ 2L D. Spencer Emanuel Roaenberg Mrs. A. J. Hedfcock.........Joe Catlin...John tt Peterson «... .Ed. E. Lindsay ., Raymond Stengel '.John RodgerSpirit of ProphecyNature Study .....City Plan........Art .......Sport .....Ait Oarsman^...Yachtman........Fishertaan .......Bather ......Boy and Girl ... Children ........Lake Decatur Celebration leaociationPresident—-W. F. Hardy.Secretary—H. A. Pogue,Treasurer—W, A. Hammer.Directors—Carl Dick, D. S. Oakes, W. C. Starr, W. H. Wiley. * rtn*ao^ 7 . — py lUfrvThe above sceiic issn-Sunday .afternoon crvad at thg*bathing.beach near Nelson Park. The city ckpecls to open Its own bathing fcidtti M tkg 1*1« aoon uSOLO DANCERS. .Charles FI.hb.ch Mtn laclii HoranEpliode I EpIio4«V
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