Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-09
. .'oT z 2 T.eB.o .o6T TH.MIIEV
T"ENTr-FIFrn ANNtAL SESSION or THE aREAr
coUNCIL OF TIE UNITED STATES .-oPENtNo
CEREMONIES. '1 f'' go ''t ,f ~ '

TwENTT-FIFT1t ANNGKL SESSION or THE aRKAr
COUNCIL OF THE UNITED srATEs.--OPEstNol
CEREMONIES. &c.. ''' '.' 20 ~
This Worrying tho tWeuty,aAh au1,,,aI soss,o,J
oL INC Great Councll of the United states. Inn
Preven order Of Red Mem con vsnedfin tine ma
sonic Temple this city, The room in which thd
sessions VIII be held, Is one OF the large rooms
s seOEy and has been appropriately
arranged iorthe OccUsIOBi The tents Of the ar
lerent tribes are arranged around the room. tba
moor Is carpeted and chaiFs snd scenes uanl bInJ
vlued for the use of the members IN attend4jccl
ane tonlaqaTks ~ aFo hung aropnd tho Walls,and
upon one side OF the room arc suSnanded nm
Sistp HsSl SStl"Gr90E "'Gr90E q AlhGs Great
few minutes alter nine O'Clock. Pftse Grand
lnGo6onee Joseph Pyle, acting as Great SachemI
CARED lhe Great Council of Delaware 70 Ordev, in
lew remarks, IN which he referred to the fact
tnat this was the frat time the,llreat Council o
the United States had been received on Delal
ware hunting grounds l6On GhsHT
COZ. b. H. Ieisler was then requested to inform
inc treat Gouucil Of the u. 8 through their
Guard, that the Great Council Of DeIaWsra Ivas
ready to receive them Ii'
Col, Helsier soon returned and announced that
the members Of the Great Council of the United
| States were ready to be admitted l.-
Tho Great Sachefn ordered their admittance and
the members Of the Great Council Of the u.
| entered the room, clothed in handsome regaIia
and followed by the Delegates to the Great Coun-
Gil from tne ulnerent States 10 .i--a. 3
Past Grand Incohouee; JoseDh PvIa. r4oeivad
them in the following remarks,
Great LseolOneB Ghts(s 6aI MesaBtTs of the
Great Council ef tie u 81 lt alIoFvls mo uteasuFe
on behalf OF the Great Council Of Delaware, and
the tribes undeTths jhrisdctioh therof to bid you
welcome to our hunting grounds. II Is true
these hunting gropnda aTe Est sowIId and broad
as yours; 1t is trpe uar Gbea& Council cannot
i number so many tribes as some of yours, IL IL
true we cannot call our rhpnterA buVes, WARRIOR,
ana chlels by the tens OF thousands, as some OF
you can, but nevertheless. II Is true that the Or
tor gOSd ln DeIA&are.r MaAyof yoa have met
/ in the days Of the past, on other hunting Rrounds
met you when the angel of peace smiled sweet
\ " upon eur happy land; mat you whom the de-
mon OF war was devastating oqr common country,
and scattering broadcast the seeds of discord anu
Y contention amoag those who should be broth
ers. And am proud as q Red NAa, to- Aay that
there has nlways beon one spot Whsrs strife, con-
tention aud hate could net enter, and where va
could meet and say with the Psalmlst "a Behold,
hov good and ptsaMut = isfoe brethren 40 Sd&eli
1 together IN unity"
some of you have never met before YOU aU-
pear upon the floor OF the Great Council for the
first tms, but, though stt1agefs the bon Of free
dom, friand hip 9nd Charity Uuiies pS y broheffs,
aud 1 but echo tbe wish ana express tue desire of
the entire brothsrhood in Dalaware. whep / saw
that hope this session viii 'bB ApIeaaant and
agreeable to you, as individuals, and beneficial TO
4
Gil fire OF the Great Council Of Delaware, and by
authority In me vested, give ROu pomeAion iof
this wlsWams IN which 70 kinda the tire OF the
Great Counrllok the y, 81 With paFieOt confidence
that the honor OF our beloved Order ia safe in
your hands; and that in the proceedinRs of this
session, there viii be no blot upon the page Of our
history. !"
Ia conclusion, permit me 70 aAy. with all the
soIemnity betting this hour, aud impress It upon
your mihds, aaI veil ias mF own brethRsD Thai fhe
1 RHnak Z,
leIIgtI aHd bFeath Ot llIspaA face nation as we'll
as the eye OF the Great Spirit, is upon Us and
that We viii be held AccOahta Bile for the iegsIhtio
upon Winch w6 are about TO enter, and 4 trust
that the peace aud harmony that has charaeterfzed
the sessions of the Great Council heretofore, maV
alike charactctizs this, the first HessiOn held "A
| Wilmington. Again, Great IneOhonee bid you
wsleome.- Great Chieia, L hid yOA.- -wetoOms.-
ScSsHSS SSisS' p Ne 1sSs s. fpHPsi % EsfHNHs thrice
Great InCOhOuee, James r. Reilley, Of West
Virgins responded ip the following TemATlp :,
/ Iot3e Paeas5eyS 81 ARele ereae CP1s1 sfEZApDa.
,oatS Great ChiefS and BSofhers -
~ had hoped that the response to this cordial
and warm reception would have fallen 10 the IOi
of some older and more gifted member OF the Greai
Council Of the United States than myself. But
4 would do injustice TO my own PERSONA faehngo
no less than the united feelings oil the eEeAt Cons
Gil OF the Unlted States did permA The OCcasiot
to pass without some effort to return our gFateFu
4. thanks to the Great COunelA etlDelqNarp and tht
members Of her respective TtibeD i5r ,4his public
evidence OF her sympathy ana SiOtAefly love.
II "Year after year. in the discharge Of our dutiea
We VssemDle tY diFeHRt iiuEqaictions, and WI
Il frledds amOug the SEetAESR d bur order; but thi
II public reception Of uslby the He'd Men Of Delawar
r amidst her hunting grounds, lends = new charm
II to our social intercourse, and makes us feel in
DECD That WeaIe brpthyen, dYellipg tpgatheg u
pnitHa / " VI j "a III III Oh u N
II accept, sir, Tor the Great Council OF DelaWar
/, and her Tribes, our Warmeat thanks for this kind
reception. trust, a. believe, that our soiOun
among you may be productive Of good results
and tshd % bind iAAtoE, the eOl d that uaits Sal
Z True Red Men everywhere" in the bonds o
II Freedom, FrieRdshiP and Charity. Aud abOV
4 all, may We so live mat When the Great SpiEI
shall summon US from the councils here, IL may b
to, take us 10 hihnsdlf, where his eOdneil IRE o
> Love and Glory buEnoth forever In Righteousness
! S lFFhsn vii SbusaAst h.Sk " Suaar 1e saR
III Where the fAuliAa ala the feEeIO
III Wear the heart end Saste tne body.
iii Ihen Our tha4 Wiltbo completed;
VI With the faithfnl We may fellow
Il To the Island OF the Risseed.-
III To the kiheaAm % PdIisaaAk$-t l. r a
To the land Of the Hereafter"
The Great SAchem then surrendered the t0mG
; hawk Of the Great Council OF Delaware, to IL
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