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Andmonth And Andmonth month other Vmcennes Vincennes Vincennesions Vmcennesons ions , ons and maids ( perhaps&t perhaps &t t & It t descendants of those ' 4 4had had once cheered the theit - t of the the"Conqueror theConqueror "Conqueror Conqueror " Conquerorofthe of the + Northwest orthwest " with theiri theirme their theirme me e ) will sing smg that song i \t t \ this time it It1.111 itill will \1.111 1.111 \ill ill \ , . % be m In a ayg ag . yg : g far different from thered thehed the thehed red hed cottages and shadyi shady shadyNCLE j . , i . ; ) " as n nA / A . . . NCLE JESSE ROGERS ROGERSId Id time fiddler from Northx North x Carolina . i- i - " its 'Ii Ii ' 'ts ts * ' ts of the old French vIIion vii'on vil- vil vII- vII vilon - on ion 'on ' the banks of the WaIt WaIt Wa- Wa WaIt - ; : It will be in a city of ofring of'ring ofring ring 'ring ' skyscrapers , a mod- mod modfmerican modAmerican mod-American mod American - f\merican f merican American \ city where the theoC thee " oC e eand and bang of "L L " " trams trains tramsclanging , clangmg clanging bells of street , , the honking of automo- automo automoand automoand automo-and automo and - - and the ceaseless roar roaraffic roara roaraffic affic a ic welcomes the VIS visiyith visi- visi visi1 1- 1 1"rth - yith "rth rth " ' ; h this theme song ofpolls ofpolis of ofohs polls polis polisl ohshen > ohs 1 l [ vhen hen the strains str strains ns of this old oldsong oldsong oldsong song die away , there willrd wIll wIllard willand ard and others which seem seemely seemely seemly ely out of place in such acowboy a acowboy ; > ; cowboy twangs his gUItar gUItarwa guitarwails guitarwalls wa wails s out a song that has'heard has heard 'heard ' * " ' on many a catN.H cat- cat - N.H NH . : ' ) ' _ 'I I ' ' ' - a " akJ N J " " ak akt akJxI t s " 1 1W 1rf d JxI / , aj N Ns vin vina a rf ; ' ' W wcSCas , . . . . . 'e4 e4 'e4J / ' , ' r a aN N 3 + r + .F F .Fh /h h / h'e4 'e4z ' J z a , ( + v 1 ' uaa yr yr4Ii a w 61 61Ktowa 4Ii 4IiA A KIOwa Ktowa Ind1'1ns Ind11ns Indians ' from Oklahoma Oklahomaho \\ho ho uho \ smg sing thclr their name natn e songs and give tribal dccs dances d\ d ' \ ccs . time fiddler from the mountaInS mountainsof of Kentucky or North Carolina 4 * . * . 41 . * 41Thus Thus will it behen be , when \hen hen \ hen "natIve natIve "natIveAmericans "nativeAmericans "nativeAmericans nativeAmericans " Americans " from all parts of the thecountry thecountry thecountry country gather at Orchestra hall hallm hallin hallin m in Chicago to give their folk mu mu- music muSIC music - sic , songs , dances and plays at atthe atthe atthe the National Folk festival on May May22 22 to 28-the 28 the 28 - - the first time it has ever everbeen everbeen everbeen been held north of the Mason and andDIXon andDixon andDixon DIXon line hne This festival is one oneof oneof . of the really unique umque events In Inthe inthe inthe the recent history of this coun coun- country coun- coun country country - - tryStarted tryStarted try tryStarted Started by a Woman . Its originator was Miss Sarah SarahGel SarahGeitrude SarahGeitrude Gel Geitrude trude Knott who , while she shewas shewas shewas was connected with the Univer Umver- Umver UmverSity Umversity University - - sity of North Carolina Carolma , concmved conceived concmvedthe conceivedthe conceivedthe the idea of bringing brmgmg together the thevaried thevaried thevaried varied exponents e"Cponents eCponents " of our "folk folk " cul cul- culture cul- cul culture culture - - ture " Later LaterhIle , while \hIle hIle tthile , \ directorof dIrector dIrectorof of the Dramatic League of St StLOUlS StLouis StLouis LOUlS Louis , she set out to enlist enhst the m- m in- in mterest interest in interest - terest of others who have in one oneway oneway oneway way or another been concerned concernedwIth concernedwith concernedwith wIth the distinctive elements In InAmerica's inAmerica's inAmerica's inAmericas America's Americas ' backgroundAmong backgroundAmong background backgroundAmong Among them " were "ere ere ; ere such nota nota- notables nota- nota notables notables - - bles as Paul Green of the Uni Um- Um Uni- University Umverslty University - versity verslty of North Carolina Carolma , one of ofthe ofthe ofthe the leading leadmg playwrights of thIS thIScountry thiscountry thiscountry thiscountryho country , \\ho ho ttiho \ , \ ho is president of thenational the thenatIonal thenational natIonal committee which WhI'h WhIh ( ' she or- or orgamzed organized or organized - ganized gamzed ; Dr Homer P Ramey Rainey Rameyof Raineyof of the American Youth commiS commiSSIon commission commission MaryAustin SIon , who is vice president , Mary MaryAustm MaryAustin Austm Austin , novelist and poet , WalterPnchard Walter WalterPrIchard WalterPrichard PrIchard Eaton , head of the Yale Yaleschool Yaleschool Yaleschool school of the drama , Constance ConstanceRourke ConstanceRourke ConstanceRourke Rourke , historian lustorIan and folklonst folklorIst ; Prof George Lyman KIttredge Kittredgeof I Iof of Harvard unnversity unllverslty university , Dr Wal Wal- Walter Walter Walter - ter Hough , head curator of an- an anthropology anthropology an anthropology - thropology of the Smithsonian Smlthsoman m- m in- in mstItutIOn institution in institution - stitution in Washington Washmgton ; LOUlse Louise LOUlsePound LouisePound LouisePound Pound , poet , Frances Densmore Densmoreauthority , authorIty on Indian music , and anda a number of others othersStarted othersStarted othersStarted Started four years ago in St StLoUlS StLouis StLouis LoUlS Louis as a co operative , non non- nonprofit nonprofit nonprofit - profit venture and held at Chatta Chatta- Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga - - nooga , Tenn , and Dallas , Te"Cas TeCas Texas Texasthe " , the h\ h two h0 to \ 0 following followmg years , the N Na- Na National Na National a- a abonal - tional bonal Folk festival movementw movement _ _ _ < w _ ' navy ' " e + ' N A , ' ' . 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" it's its ' a group of veteran ; vetcrarderb veterander veteranders der ders singing smgmg . ; < ( all aU you rounders if yoiwant you youant youant ant to hear hearabout hearabout hearry about a brave engieer engI- engI engIeer engi.eer engieer - . eer , . , " 'may may Jmay J ' ; ' may be a bunch of old- old old.mberjacks oldmberjacks - . bcrJacks beriacks oldbcrJacks oldberiacks roaring out the thechorus thechorus thechorus chorus of "The The " Shant Shanty Shantyr ; or r "Wild Wild " Mustard River River'n Rivern . " ' n now to that chorus of ol olhundred ofhundred hundred voices as a3 they the3'Couldn't the3Couldnt they'Couldn't ' 'Couldn't Couldnt ' Hear Nobody Nobodyor . or "Joshua Joshua " Fit de Battle Battlecho Battlecho Battleicho choese cho " icse ese , or other , ncgro negro SplrI spirt spinid SplrId spirtd d . , the next music may be beIckmg beicking bilicking Ickmg icking strains strams ofa of a sailo saIlor saIloror ; r rhythnIndian rhythmndim rhythmndlan or the throbbing throbbmg rhythm ndim ndlan : : dance drum or ; a atune tune " played playcd by some olda oldr old a r . has in this short time become arimportant an anImportant animportant Important one in 20 slates states The Thepeople Thepeople Thpeople ( people who take part in the na- na natIonal national national - - tIonal festival are sent by theIr theIrvarIOUS theirvarious thenvarious varIOUS communities or civic and andeducatIonal andeducational anceducational educatIonal organisations organizations orgam atIons They Theyare Theyare The ; are not paid entertainers but peo- peo people people peopie - ple who are arc interested in pre- pre preservmg preserving proserving - - servmg serving American folk spirit and andmolding andmolding ancmolding molding it , through an annual annualnatIOnal annualnational annuanational natIOnal festival , into mto a presenta- presenta presentation presentation presentation - - tion of those ei expressions : + pressions , , such a as assongs assongs ; songs , music and dances , which whichmany whichmany whicimany many believe beheve form the real basIs basIsof basisof basiof ! of this country's countrys ' cultural l le life lLast lifeLast lifeLast e Last year ycar'b ycarb year's years ' festival was held as asa asa ara a part of the Texas Centenmal Centennial CentenmalexposItion Centennialexposition Centenmaexposition exposItion and this year's years ' IS ISsponsored issponsored i ; sponsored by the thc Adult Educa- Educa Education Education Education - - tion council councll of Chicago as its con- con contrIbutIOn contribution contnbution - trIbutIOn to the city's citys ' charter JU- JU - bIlee bIleeDurmg bileeDuring jubilee jubileeDuring During Durmg the last few Cew monthsmany months monthsmany monthsmany many local and sectional festi va vals Is have been held and it IS ISfrom isfrom isfrom from these , as well as from simi SImi- SImilar simi- simi similar similar - - lar ones held m in former years , that yearsthat the outstanding outstandmg performers performersare are selected for the natIonal natIonalfestIval nationalfestival nationalfestival festIval Indicative of the wide wIde- wIdespread widespread widespread - spread interest mterest of the festivalmovement festIval festIvalmovement festivalmovement movement is this tlus state by state statereVIew statereview statereview reVIew of its progress and the thecontributIOns thecontributions thecontributions contributIOns of the varIOUS varIOUSstates variousstates variousstates states to the national gathermgARIZONACowboys gatheringARIZONACowboys gathering gathermg gatheringARIZONA ARIZONA-Cowboys ARIZONA Cowboys ARIZONA - Cowboys , under dI- dI dIrectIon direction di direction - rection of Romaine Romame LoudermIU Loudermilk Loudermilkof . of Rimrock , bring brmg the balladsi ballads . - i r ( N ' " / ysf\y ysf y \ / ws wsSARAH . , t tt A y t } . ' e . % b h e ewA L Ln , wA tMfaN * ' 4 Y Lg g N n w J Jtv r . . , < - . . . , . _ . . . . . . tv n w M . : yn . ynN N .A A " N / + M.N MN N.w Nw . a.Y aY " ' & _ , wsv " ' _ . .N N N . a . aSARAH SARAH GERTRUDE GERTRUDL : KNOTTOrlgmator KNOTTOriginator KNOTT KNOTTOriginator Originator Orlgmator of th2 thJ tha National rolk Polk rolkreshval PolkFestival FolkFestival reshval Festival . . of early life hfe on the plains plams as \ , \ ellas ell ellas ellas as the present day songsILLINOISA songsILLINOISA songs songsILLINOIS ILLINOIS-A ILLINOIS A ILLINOIS - - A group of veteran veteranChIcago veteranChicago veteranChicago ChIcago railway rallway men will bringsome brmg bring brmgsome bringsome some of the early earljr American rail raIl- raIlroad railroad railroad - "CaseyJones CaseyJones road lore , such as the "Casey Casey "CaseyJones "CaseyJones " Jones " song A chorus of 500 ne- ne negroes negroes ne-groes ne groes - - groes , not including mcludmg any paid or ortramed ortrained ortrained tramed trained performers , will singspirituals smg sing smgspIrItuals singspirituals spIrItuals in m real camp meetmg meeting meetmgstyle meetingstyle meetingstyle meetingstyleINDIANA style styleINDIANA INDIANA - From this state statecome statecome statecome come the French folk groups of ofVmcennes ofVincennes ofVincennes Vmcennes Vincennes , under direction of Ce- Ce Ceceha Cecelia Ce-celia Ce celia - - ceha celia Ray Berry , Chicago Clucago author authorof authorof authorof of French rrench folk songsFrom songs songsFrom From Land of "Evangchne Evangchne Lvangelme "Evangeline Evangeline " : . " LOUISIANA-From LOUISIANA From LOUISIANA - From Louslana Lousiana LouslanaState LousianaState LousianaState State university , Lafayette , andSt and andSt andSt St Martmsville Martinsville Martins ville , home of "Evan- "Evan Evan "EvangelIne "Evangeline "Evan-gehne "Evan Evan gehne " - gelIne , " come the Acadian danc danc- dancers danc- danc dancers dancers - - ers They bring brmg the AcadIan AcadIanband Acadianband Acadianband band , French songs and customsMICHIGAN customsMICHIGAN customs customsMICHIGAN MICHIGAN - Constance ConstanceRourke ConstanceRourke ConstanceRourke Rourke , the Grand Rapids au- au author author au author - - thor , Prof . . . E C Beck , Northern NorthernState NorthernState NorthernState State Teachers college , Mt MtPleasant MtPleasant MtPleasant Pleasant , and H S Babcock , Al- Al Alma Alma Al Alma - ma , bring brmg a group of former formerlumberjacks formerlumberjacks formerlumberjacks lumberjacks who smg sing the songsand songs songsand songsand and dance the dances that were werepeculIar werepeculiar werepeculiar peculIar to the lumber camp bunk-houses bunk houses campbunk-houses campbunk houses campbunkhouses - of 50 years agoMISSOURI agoMISSOURI ago agoMISSOURI MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS ARKANSAS- ARKANSASMay ARKANSASMay ARKANSASMay - - May Springfield Sprmgfield Kennedy McCord of Spring Sprmg- Sprmg Spring- - field and Mabel Mueller of Rolla Rollahave Rollahave Rollahave have organized groups of the theOzark theOzark theOzark Ozark mountaineers mountameers In Kansas KansasCIty KansasCity KansasCity CIty , a group of Mexicans Me"Clcans MeClcans " have havebeen havebeen havebeen been found \ who ho have kept alIve alIvethe alivethe alivethe the peoplehave folk Colk lore which their people peoplehave peoplehave have contributed contnbuted to Amencan American AmencantraditIOl1 Americantradition Americantradition AmericantraditionNEW traditIOl1 tradition traditIOl1I traditionNEW I NEW NCW : MEXICO-The MEXICO The MEXICO - The MexIcan MexIcanI Mexicanand Mexicanand I and Spanish songs and dances dancesthe , the influence mfluence of which is recogmzed recog recogmzed recognized mzed nized in m present day life |