Daily Republican., 1881-10-28
THIRD EDITION.
lHP. D. =. n.
Annual Session Of the Great C0un.
ell OF Delaware YESTERDAY.

An0U UA1 S0beIOm OA Su0 Ufeos NOuu'
ell OF Delaware Yesterday.
The annual session Of the Great Coun-
Gil of Delaware Imp. o. II. M. was held
yesterday in the wigwam, Maris Build
ing, Sixth and Shipley streets. The
Great Sachem, Joseph A. Bond, pre-
sided and delegates were present In per-
son from each Of the fourteen Councils
in the State. The Chief of Records,
Edwin r. Eckel, had q long talk with
the assembled braves, but unlike
Indians In general his talk was from
prepared manuscript. From the talk
the following statistics of the order are
cleaned:
Number OF members per last report,
827; adoptions. 246; admitted by card,
7; reinstated, Is; withdrawn by card,
5; suspended, 9s; deceased, Z; rejections,
2; present membership, 1913.
RECEIPTS OF GREAT COUNCIL.
Rent of wigwam, $3l1.s4; percentage,
BOG. 9S; dispensationS, q. 50; supplies,
1857; cards, 800. Total, $S60.29. In
bank beginning Of term, 527 .28; expen-
ses Of term 1856 81; balance in bank at
date, 52l 90.
FINANCES OF Tribes.
Received for adoptions, dues, degrees,
s., ,O7O. 40; received from other sources,
96S. 9S; expended tor benefits, l,499.45 !;
ior fu ..erals, AS, 90; for reliet Of widows,
-. 30; for Other charitable purposes,
80 90 for other purposes, 2,7o5.73; wan
pun in heit, 2,756,'6 wampnm invest
ed, 1904 OS; percentage paid Great
Council, $NG.9S.
The Great Sackem in his long talk
recommended the furnishing Of The
reading room in the wigwam, aud his
re-, ommenda ious met with such hearty
approval that II committee of thr e
teading ex-Great Sach-ms were ap-
pointed to take the matter III charge
A pending amendment to the Consi-
tutl changing the time of the election
of chiefs from June and Drctm hSr I"
March and September was aloptt'i.
In the afternoon session the following
were elected TO fill the offices peculiar
to the ord r for the ensuing year, and
i"sDalei by =. &. l., David W. Carter
Gr.a. Sarhem-,Iosbu VI. Clayton
Mattaho N Tribe, No. II, Wilmington.
Great prophet-Joseph Pyle, keohuk
Tribe, No 3, Wilmington.
Great Senior Sagamore- Frederick
Schmid, Delaware Tribe, No. |, Will
mihgtou.
Great Junior Sagamore--George +.
Temple Seminole tribe, No. !, New
Castle.
Cir at Chief of EecordS-Edwin r.
Eckel, Minqpa Tribe. No. s, Whining
ton.
Great Keeper of Wampum-George
C. Maris, Lenape Tribe, No. 6, Whining
ton.
Great Mishineua-Wm.F f. Harrison
Minaua Tribe, No. = Wilmington.
Great Sannap-E Edmund Haines, keo-
kuk Tribe. No 3, Wilmington.
Great Guard of WigWam-Wm. J.
Morrsw, Chickohockie Tribe, No. II,
Gruhb's Corner.
Great Guard of Forest Ferdinand
Chairs, Keokuk Tribe, No. s, Whining
ton.
Great Representative to Great Coun-
I'll of United william +. Harri- |
,on, two years; Joseph A. Bond, ole
year.
The following standing committees
were appoint d by the great sachem:
Appeals-Eiwip Hirst, No, 3; W. II.
Kramer, No. 6; f. l.. Smith, No. II;
samuel Moore, No. 9; W.. c. {. Knowles,
No. Is.
State of the Orders. II. II. Messin-
ger, No. II; S. +. Hall, No. y; NJ.
Johnston, No. 6; William =. Parsons,
No. Is.
Finance-F. +. Gallagher, No. II, j.
Z Barr, No. 3; Thomas Mum, No. II
VIM. G. G. kpowles, No. 10: l.. G. Van
legrltt. Jr., No. H.
Printing-Wm. r. Harrison, No. 8;
Emile Bucher, No. 1; George q. Bryon,
No. i; VIM. +. WainW right, No. 10;
VIM. P. Zebley, No l..
Constitution and Laws-J. A. Bond,
No. &; Edmund Haines, No. 2; II. Van
iasken, No s; l.. G. Vandegriit, ST.,
No. IA; Owen Z-bley, No. II.
Reports-Christian Spoerl, No. II
Lewis Yonker, No. 3; VIM. l.. Countiss,
No. 1; b. d. Rounds, No, l3, James Il.
No. 10.
Trustees Edmund Haines, No. 3; D.
W. Carter, No. s; Charles Krapf, No. l;
Joseph Taylor, No. IL James Hargis, |
No. &.
1t was decided to hold the next coun.
Ill in the new aigwam of Seminole |
Tribe, No. {, at New Castle, now in !
Coarse of erection.
The salary of the Chief Of Records |
was increased and resolution OF
hanks to Joseph A. Bond, the retiring
Great Chief WAS passed.