The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-06-10
The Improved Order Of Red
Men-Its Origin.

The Improved Order Of Red
Men-Its Origin.
Although there are many flourish
ing tribes of this benevolent institu-
ton in this State, but lttle Is geneI<
ally known outside of their INN
ate localities of its origin.
We acknowledge ourselves n
pable, especially in the short space
which we are necessarily limited.
eulightening our readers, ami but
the access which we have
"Loag Talk" of the former Sal
of Okahama Tribe, No. 6, at
place, aud al present Great Senior
Sycamore of the State, DR.. J F.
GRANT, delivered last year, VI should
not undertake The task. We hope he
will pardon US for making use Of his
statistics and condeusing some parts
Of his address.
The Order Of Rod Men is purely
an American institution, conceiv ed
and born upoa our cwn soil, the only
great benevolent and philanthroric IN
sritution that claims an American. or
igip. While we cannot tag bis
tory back to thatprecise pc pen
The first spark Lighted its co
we can at least trace i; as PAL
history of our country to the
days Of its early settlement,
contend that the council fire.
order were first kirdled be
wears 1919 and 1914, at F. fd.l
on thv Delaware river, and grew out
of the bitter animosities which were
engendered betW cen the United States
end Great Britain. But this was not
the beginning of Redmenship. 1
was only the reorganization Of the
sea ,tered clements of much earlier
organization, the gathering together
Of the scattered branches OF a once
perfect order. We claim earlier birth
and organic ID existence. We can
trace it back though the Revolution
into the old Continental army. and
even further. We find by reference
10 the history of the Iudran races Of
North America that there existed a
society known as Red Nm, or as
Sons of ST. Tammany. AS early as
1880 there existed at Fort ST. Tam
many an organization b .arlng tia;
name. consisting Of the officers and
soldiers stationed at the fort and
iendly Indians. From this early
organization we trace through the
Colonial army the organization known
by is members as Red Men" and
-. The world as the Society of ST.
Tammauy," the effects af which up
on the army and soldiers are spoken
Of in the highest praise. Iu their
councils as Red Men the soldiers
pledged themselves to patriotism and
to one another. cultivated mutual
friendship. and pledged aid and as
Kistauce in the hour of need. 10 Gaze
for the sick aud wounded, to, bury
The dead. taBe care Of the widows and
orphans Of deceased b.orhers. Dis
banding at the close Of the Reyolu-
tionary war, the society host its OIL
ganiz4t for a time. AS stated
above. tie society was recognized
IN 1919 for the purpose of securing
the benefits reaped from its sublime
working ia the Continental army
After the close Of the war OF 1919 Is
the society parlOok Of political char
seter 10 some extent. They worked
Tor tho election OF their members to
office we iad in the old Ritual an
obligation admins cred 10 The candi-
dates for admission. Red Man, as
the order now e. ISIS, administer no
oath binding to any religion or Polit-
ical creed; they bud neither your
hands nor your iee'; as you enter
their wigwam so you depart-a FREE
MAx. The society continued lis po-
lilical character unul the year 1927
when it was Invested OF all Its politi
al afliuilirs and became y Lat it now
a purely and emiueptly benevo-
t association. Al This time the