Show Ute lady gives views of Inauguration PUBLISHERS' The following Item written by Groves is being published so many people have asked her about the trip which several of the Ute Indians made to D. C. for the parade and inauguration of President By Groves We went to D.C. to participate in the parade for the inauguration of President The National Congress of American Indians held their Exclusive Council meeting during the same week so we were able to attend these meetings as The activities actually started on a but our arrival was We stayed at the Presidential Hotel from that time until our departure Friday On Tuesday we were assigned to our place in the line of Clifford Harvey Nat-chees and I rode We followed immediately behind President Johnson's float which was a miniature of his ranch in That evening a meeting was called by Pascal Sherman of Indians from Washington State to brief all Indian participants for the next day's There were more than In-j designated for the entire Indian section of the We were informed of the time to be dressed and ready to leave on the The Ebbitt Hotel the headquarters for the Indian It was jammed with Indians from all parts of the United About a.m. thirty riders were mounted and Our unit made up of 30 riders moved into the column at about p.m. Behind us was a section of about 20 Indians from other tribes on followed by four large Indian floats representing the progress and development of the Indian There were dancers on one float The cheers from the crowd that lined the streets were very noticeable for the At about we were passing in front of the President's reviewing stand and President Johnson raised his hand In a military salute and held it as the Indian units of over persons passed his Despite the four hour spent mostly the thrill and excitement of having ridden horseback down Pennsylvania honoring a President of the United distracted all attention from the aches and pains as well as from the chill of the late winter The Bureau of Indian Affairs helped Pascal and I want to compliment them for the success of our Indian unit to get started on |