The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-28
GREAT COUNCIL 1. 0. n. n.
second Bays Proceedings.


The Great Council of West Virginia
Improved Order Red Men met at 9
o'clock A.. CO Thursday, pursuant to
adjournment.
The regular business OF the Great
Council having been gone through with,
a resolution was offered and adopted that
the thanks of the Great Council be ten
dered to Great Sachem +. A. Britt tor
the able AMI courteous manner in which
he has presided over the Great Body this
session.
Bro. Past Great Sachem Siebke invited
the Great Council to, visit the Nail City
Brewery, to inspect the vaults OF the
same and test the quality of their stock,
which was accepted. Bro. Louis Steu-
benrach also invited the Great Council
to partake of "corn and vcnison" (dinner)
at IL run, which was also accepted.
Past Great Sachem VIM. WInder pro-
cecded 10 install the officers, as
follows: Brother B. A. Stanley, Great
Prophet, not being present, was not
Installed. Great Sachem Bro. A. y. r.
Eberllng of Logan No. l; Senior Saga
more, John r. Ray Of Black Hawk No.
3; Junior Sagsmore, L. q. Lynch OF
Comanche No. 7; g. of Il II. &. Ulrich
of Grey Eagle of No. s; Great X. OF W.,
John SCHNEIDER of Logan No. |; Great
Guard of the Forest, G. A. Stoker, Great
Sannop, G. D. McGlency Of Black Hawk
No. 8; Great Guard of the Wigwam,
Caleb Burt of Choctaw No. 6.
The ssinstallation being completed, on
motion, the great Council adjourn
ed to partake of 'corn and veni-
son" from Brother Louis Steuben-
rauch, which was highly enjoyed by
the members who attended. The corn
and venison being consumed, the great
Council adjourned to meet at the Nail
CITY brewery through the kind invita-
ton of Past Great Representative, &.
Sebke and Brother Frank Walter. The
Council proceeded in body to the
brewery, and were shown through
by the President, Frank Walters,
who afterwards invited them to test
the quality of the products of the insti-
tuition, which invitation was without
hesitation accepted. Short speeches were
made by A. &. +. Eberling, Charles
Hurch, d. Romer, VIM. Myne, VIM.
Winder, Frank Walters, VIM. Gorhart
and others.
Those from other parts OF the state
were we'll pleased with their visit, and
will no doubt return here year hence
when the Grent Council will again con-
vene in this city. They express them
selves as highly pleased with the inhsol-
tants of Wheeling, and especially with
p. G, r., Chris. Siebke, and President
Frank Walters, of the Nail City Brew.
ing Company.
THE BANQUET.
The banquet given to the Red Men
Wednesday night at Steubenrauch's
Hall was magnificent affair. The dele
gates with their wives and daughters
were all there, about 200 in number, and
at given signal marched to the
table preceded by kramer's band
who kindly volunteered their service on
the occasion and who have the thanks OF
the Great Council and all the Grand
Scribes throughout the State for the ex'
cellent music rendered by them.
Great Sachem +. A. Britt having OBJ
served that all the invited guests were in
their places at the table by request of the
Great Chief made an appropriate and
elaborate speech to the assembly, which
was received with the utmost humor and
applause, after which the party were
seated and done full justice To that which
was prepared for them.
Alter the banquet the ladies and gen.
tlemen enjoyed themselves in the dance
to the music of Prot. 10. Kramer's band
until late hour, or rather early in the
morning.
The meeting of the Great Council wal
one of great harmony, and business was
done with great dispatch, and IN fact
the meeting in general was one OF great
honor to the fraternity,