Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 219, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1913 — MESTACH WILL FLY IN HIS MONOPLANE [ARTICLE]

MESTACH WILL FLY IN HIS MONOPLANE

WRITES k LOCAL RED MEN THAT HE WILL NOT DISAPPOINT CROWDS AT THE BIG POW WOW.

INDIANS ARE COMING. Preparations Are Well Made For One of the Biggest Three-Day Celebrations Ever Held in This City—-Monon Cancels Ball Game and Lowell Will Fill the Thursday Date—Friday Frankfort Will Come on Special Train and Remington Will Be Our Opponents Saturday—-Programs Tell of the Other Attractions. The Indians are coming. It is a mission of peace, however, and the pale faces need have no fear of losing their scales. The tomohawk, and hickory bqw will be simply means of adofbment to recall the days of a century ago when the redskins had villages along the Iroquois and the Pinkat mink. The Indians who are coming are not akin by any ties of blood to the aborigines of America, but are members of the Improved Oitler of Red Men and their motive in gathering in this city is to give a boost to their order which has an extensive membership among the best people of this and other communities. I’he meeting to be held here is officially called a pow-wow, which was the name given the celebrations held by the North American Indians during the yearsUefote the Caucasians had encroached on their domain and limited them to reservations.

This should be some pow-wow and if the native people of America could see what is done in their commemmoratkm they would have partial cause to forget that the white men had driven them from the broad acres which their freedom so loved. The program for the .celebration includes two daily aeroplane flights by a daring French aeronaut, George Mestach, and he will be, here to All this engagement. A report has been circulated that Mestach would send a substitute, but this is not the case. A. E. Wallace, chairman of the monoplane committee, has received a letter from Mr. Mestach stating that he’ will be here personally to make the flights. The only change so far in the program is that Lowell instead of Monon will play the Thursday ball game. Monon laid down on the plan to play a return game here, after Rensselaer had played there for $25 and had taken enough people over to pay that amount in gate receipts each of the three days. But Lowell will probably bring a good crowd here and Lowell’s hall team is always a fine drawing card. The admission to the ball games >will be 25 cents each day. The monopalne will fly from the ball park immediately after the ball games, the gates being thrown open for free admission after the ball game. The following program will be carried out:

THURSDAY, SEPT. 18. f 11:00 A M —Mile. La Greeia Aerial Act. 1:00 P M—Geo. 0. Doie Balance Ladder Act. 1:30 P M—Miss Avery, Soloist. 2:00 P M—Ball Game, Monon vs. Rensselaer. 5:00 P M—Monoplane Flight Fancy. 6:00 P M —Monoplane Flight, Parachute Drop. 7:00 P M—Geo. O. Doie Balance Ladder Act. 7:30 P M—Automobile Parade. . 8:00 P M—Wang Doodle Quartette, popular songs. 8:30 P M —Miss Avery, Soloist.. 9:00 P M —Mile* La Greeia Aerial Act. 10:00 P M—Wang Doodle Quartette, popular songs. FRIDAY, SEPT. 19. 11:30 A M —Mile. La Greeia Aerial Act. 1:00 P M—lndian Pony Race. 1:30 P M—Miss Avery, Soloist. 2:00 P M—Geo. O. Doie Balance Ladder Act. 2:30 P M —Ball Game, Frankfort vs. Rensselaer. 5:00 P M—Monoplane Flight Fancy. 6:00 P M—Monoplane Flight, Parachute Drop. 7:00 P M—Mile. La Greeia Aerial Act. 7:30 P M—Red Men Parade. 8:00 P M —Pow Wow Dance. 8:30 P M—Wang Doodle Quartette, popular songs. 9:00 P M—Miss Avery, Soloist. 9:30 P M—Geo. O. Doie Balance Ladder Act. 10:00 P M—Wang Doodle Quartette, popular songs. SATURDAY, SEPT: 20. 10:00 A M—Monoplane Flight. 11:30 A M —Mile. La Greeia Aerial Act. 1:00 P M—Mule Race. 2:00 P M—Geo. O. Doie Balance Ladder Act. 2:30 P M—Ball Game, Remington vs. Rensselaer. 5:00 P M—Monoplane Flight. 7:00 P M—Mile. La Greeia Aerial Act. 8:00 P M—Wang Doodle Quartette, popular songs. 8:30 P M—Miss Avery, Soloist. 9:00 P M—Geo. O. Doie Balance Ladder Act. <• 10:00 P M—Wang Doodle Quartette, popular songs. PRIZES. Largest delegation from any one lodge in Red Men Parade—slo.oo. « Best girl in Indian costume, under 16 —$2.50. Best Boy in Indian costume, under-16—52.50. Best group of ladies in Indian costume—-SIO.OO. Indian pony race—lst, $5.00; 2nd, $3.00 ; 3rd, $2.00. Mule .Race —Ist, $5.00; 2nd, $3.00; 3rd, $2.00. Auto Parade—lst, sls Clock; 2nd, $lO Clock; 3rd, $5 Clock.