The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-07-29

east bank Of Pickens' Branch, near the
mouth of Frank Smiths olaraee track
The Red Men. ot
Chicamauga Tribe of the Improved
Order of Red Men invited their brethren
in other portions of the State to meet
them in Columbia on the 26tk of July,
1870, and partake of their hospitaaities.
at half past eight o'cock Chicamauga
Tribe went to the Depot to meet the
Nashville Tribes, and escort them to
their Wigwam, where an election took
place for officers of the Great Camp.
About IL o'clock all the tribes moved
out in style, under the inflence of soul
inspiring music, from the Band. They
passed through the principal streets and
the Public Square, commanded by Grand
Marshal, w. J. Whitthorne, Jr., and
Marshals, N r. Wilkes and j. q. Bailey.
They proceeded to the Athenmum Hall
where they found a large crowd ofladies
and gentlemen. Grand Marshal Whit
thurne introduced Maj w. V. Thompson,
who briefly explained tie objects Of the
present meeting in beautiful speech.
The forms and ceremonies, he said, ofthe
order, were founded on the beautiful Gus
toms and legends of the American In
dams. Chief among those customs was
the noble one of hospitality and fraternal
sociability between different Tribes. In
obedience to those customs, the Tribe of
Chicamauga had invited their bethrem
of the different tribes throughout the
State to meet with them, and partake of
their venison and smoke the pipe of
peace. The MAJOR introduced the Great
Sachem.
Col. L. NJ. Temple, OF Nashville, came
forward and gave history of the rise
and progress, and objects of the order.
If Major Thompson's speech was ele-
quent Col. Temples was Interesting,
and clearly showed forth the noble aims
of the Red Men. The time was coming,
when the American Aborigines will have
entirely passed away, and posterity
will know nothing Of their interesting
and beautiful ceremonies and their
unique and peculiar costumes, except
through the charitable order known as
Red Men. At one period of its existence
the organization had a political tenden-
cy, but now its only features are charity,
and the PRONUNCIATION of all the Chris
tan virtues. Every man who lived up
to teachings of the order must be man
of the highest moral and Christian char
acter Owing to Col Temples ill health,
pected, and the crowd was invited out to
dinner, under the magnificent oak and
elm trees in the beautiful Athen@um
Grove. Here everything to eat was
spread out in the grand profusion that
reminded one forcibly of the "days that
are no more" The great crowd was
fed bountifully, and not one went huns
gry away, and much was left besides.
After everybody was through eating a
cake was ratified for. IL was
made by Mr.: Holman & Bro, who gave
it to the Red men. 1t was beautifully
of the Red Man, contain
ing, all over it in candy, every insignia
of office of the Red Men, the war club,
bow and arrows, pipe, pipe
of peace, etc. Saul Samueis drew the
lucky ticket, and sold the cake for five
dollars.
At night the following officers were in
stalled by the Great Sachem at the M.
E. Church: Maj. w. j. Parkes, Past
Sachem Oklahoma Tribe No. 6, Great
Sacheu, P..,S. w. H. Hyronomous.
Oceola Tribe, No. 8. CIR. Sr. Sag. Mai.
H. C. Bate, Oklahoma No. 6, Or. Jr. Sag.
Josh. Bailey, Chicamauga No. 4, CIR.
Chi. Records. Pat. Walsh, Alknooma
No 4, CIR. Keeper of Wampum. II. P.
Seavy, Chicamauga No. 4. Great Prophet,
r. K. Polk, CIR. Sanap. John A. Engle,
CIR Guard WiCwam.