Show MEET TO HONOR DEAD I Primitive Splendor Marks Ceremonies s of Living for Forefathers I YUMA Ariz June 4 splendor sPlendor prevailed pre ailed here her Sunday 1 while more than 1 1000 Yuma Tuma In- In In Indians and nd their invited lIed guests reS re'S the Cocopah and tribes ob- ob ob ser sere e the Indians Indian l ceremonial cere for the dea dead Costumed a as their forefathers were ere generations c ago aeo when hen they ob er ed rites Identical to those of today the Indians were In fever fever- feverish feverish ish lelh activity Ity from before sunrise un- un un until til III after alter midnight out the time Ume l prescribed ritual of the cere cere- ceremony cere- cere ceremony ceremony mony sunup relatives es of tOe dead ded with chants and dances paid to those who had passed beyond This part of or tho the ritual several everal hours I Then hen shortly before noon 2 q 9 II ornamented images of the tIe tribes were ero brought into the plaza an ani 1 homage was as paid to them Th rh nails war ar chants chant were cre sung sun the war r ely Cly was as heard herd and d were ere performed before bHore the Idols some bOme of them carved to a hideous aspect Some of or the tho mourners worked Into such an II Intense frenzy during the ceremony It be- be beCame became be became came ry necess for Cor other relatives s sto sto to intervene and lead led them to one I side Ih afternoon program was ws some somewhat hat In the form of or a page pago I- I I II tant ant in which half nude warriors depicted dl das davs s of the war path war when hen the value of or the tribesman was in direct proportion to hi his abIlity to trail and to fight Ancient methods of n fighting from trailing to execution of prisoners were worked out in minute detail During the afternoon the tribes tribes- tribesmen tribesmen men enga ed In 1 competitive tests of sl s and nd stamina stamm Ability to withstand ordeals was the object othe o 0 the tests many of which were ere In the extreme Tho final celebration was carried carrle l lout out at midnight when the 29 Idols to which tribute had been p ld were burned In an enormous boo bon bon bonfire rife fire ire The belief among the Indians Is that the ceremony lose lo and adoration for their de 1 and that a faithful observance if t tI the ritual will Insure Inure for tor or them them- themselves I selves happiness In the hereafter |