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More than a Dead American Hero: Washington, the Improved Order of Red Men, and the Limits of Civil Religion

On 22 February 1898, the city of Laredo, Texas commemorated George Washington’s birthday. Organized and financed by members of the Improved Order of Red Men Yaqui Tribe #59 fraternity, the two-day festival on the US–Mexico border featured a parade, a raucous night of entertainment, a reenactment of the Boston Tea Party, and a pyrotechnic show advertised as “the greatest display ever seen in the State of Texas” (“Washington’s”). Those events attracted thousands of spectators from both sides of the US–Mexico border, some from as far away as San Antonio, Texas and Monterrey, Nuevo León (Mexico). The reenactment of the Boston Tea Party was a real crowd pleaser. Onlookers were enthralled when Yaqui Tribe #59 brothers “violently” overtook a “full rigged ship 100 feet long, with masts, sails, lookout station, windlass, and cannon” docked in front of City Hall. Costumed in genuine buckskin outfits and smeared in war paint, they crawled up on deck and engaged local military personnel and municipal employees in “a fierce and realistic hand to hand struggle.” Absolutely committed to their roles, both groups took turns having the upper hand. But they stayed close to the script; the Indians