Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-10
FIRST EDITION.
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN.

ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE GREAT INCoHoNEE AND
THE GREAT CHIEF OF RECoRDs-GRATITYTNG AID
vAEoEMENT OF THE ORDER DURING THE PAST
YEAR.
During the morning session'of yesterday, the
annual reports of the Great Incohonee and the
Great Chief of Records of the Great Council of
the United States were read We present SO
much OF them as is Of general character.
n The Great Incohonee, James p. Rely, Ia the
eutset makes this hattering allusiou to the
| grouth OF the order during the past year: "our
| Order has been very prosperous since the last
session OF this Great Council. number OF
Tribes and Great Oounce have been instituted |;
and think we can readily anticipate, In q few
great suns ct least that our councl-fres will be
burning in every State and Territory Of our
| He then proceeds in detail to set forth the
| work of the year, during which time dispense
tions have been granted, ss follows:
Oregon-To organize Great Council, which
was done on the 23d sun. Buck Moon. Also.
0neonta Tribe, No. 4, was instituted at Portland
on the 18th Of Beaver Moon, G. 8. D. $751; with
IA members.
Nebraska shonee Tribe, No. 1, was in
stituted at Lincoln. with II members, on the
3lst OF Travelling Moon. @. 8 d 381.
inois-Somonauk Tribe No. 4. was instittu-
ted at Chicago. with So members, on the 30th of
Hunting Moon. G. s. d, 38l, Also, Modoc
Tribe, No. 8, with 10 members, at Effingham, on
the Sd sleep OF Plant Moon.
y <ttuUdHtu-obAlithbiS
ted at Olutsville, with 10 members, on the 4th of
Gold Moon.
Massachusetts Sycamore Tribe, No. 2, was
instituted at Lynn with members on the 2Sth
ef Worm Moon. Also, Naumkeag Tribe, No. 8,
at Salem, with members, ON the 9th Of hot
Moon.
Georgia -Nckajack Tribe, No. O. was institu-
ted al Marietta, with II members, on the 10th
Sun, Sturgeon Moon. Also MOdoc Tribe, No.
/ 3, at Atlanta, with so members, on the - Sun,
of the same Moon.
North Carolina-Wyoming Tribe, No. A. was
instituted at Wilmington, with 20 members, on
the 28th of Buck Moon.
Mississippi-Iuka Tribe, No s, was instituted
at Iuka, with 10 members. on the 2Sth sun of
Buck moor. Also, Minehaha Tribe, No. 8, at
Koesuth, with Ii members, on the 10Th sun,
same moon, Chickasaw Tribe, No. Z, at Rienzi.
with is members, on the 22nd sun of hot moon.
and Osceola Tribe. No. 8, Brownsville. with is
members, on the 25th sun, Sturgeon Moon.
The decieions of the Great Incohonee upon
questions submitted by the Tribes are then stat
| ed fully, and he next passes on to make certain
suggestions, as followH:
Iwoud recommend to the Great Council that
Decision No. 54 OF the Digest be so modified as
| to establish some limit to the time THAT the
name: number and property of an extinct Tribe
shall be held in trust for the future use OF the
members of such Tribe" 4
| would also recommend that a change be
made in the form OF ou: Travelling Gard, by in-
serting after the first paragraph tue following
| Tribe allows for seven suns benefits the sum of
-fathoms per seven suns, and funeral benefits
| the sum of-tathe ms; and that Brother--is
entitled to the said benefits from the date OF this
card, and until the expiration OF the same"
| would also recommend that a change be
| made in Sec 4, Art. XIII, of the bylaws of the
| @. @. of U. s., 30 as to leave the propriety OF
| granting petition coming from palefaces resi-
/ ding in place where Tribe has already been
established, to the discretion of the Great 1nco-
honee
Under the head nf Miscellaneous, the Great
| Incohonee states that lie declined to grant q
dispensstion to Milwaukee Tribe, No. /. OF Wis
/ cousin, to confer degrees free OF charge. until
i their membership reaches 80, and also TO Tisho-
| mingo Tribe, No. T. of Corinth. MISS which had
asked the privilege OF giving a ball under its
immediate supervision aud auspices, because he
/ believed it to be detrimental to the interests of
/ the order.
The report was referred without action.
In his annual report, the great Chief OF Rec
| ords, Joshua M iris, states that there has been
| large and rapid increase in the order, and he
then submits the following statement IN sup-
port thereof
Number Of Tribes in Corn Moon
/ G, s. D............ -. .3Sl AZ
Number of Tribes in Corn Moon
| Il D. .................So SoA ..'.'''.''''4o'
Increase. .,........................ 81
Number OF members Corn Moon
G s d D...............,. .3Sl, 81, $40
| Number OF niembers Corn Moon
G s. D..................3S2, 3475S
| lhCr6hse.. e...'s.....s...s- D zlo
Fa In.
SD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. p.' ooia ] .ssi, 2s6sOO ss
s.D.'...r..,.........,,ss ,ss2, 29O15O "a
| Increase 5325I. .56
G.s.D 1881, 71579 4S
G.s,D. $50, s6ss7. 81
Increase observation-disclosures. -. 2595S Os
The aggregate receipts from supplies amount
ed to - 027 26 and from tax 81 ,055 40, making
| - ~ 40 moo ns 49,, r'.,aunt "A