Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-10
RED MEMS RECEPTION.

Charles H. Litchman, Great Incohonee of
the Improved Order of Red Men in the
United States, arrived here yesterday from
his home in Massachusetts,. He was well
coined by committees Of the Order. Last
night at the meeting of Red jacket Tribe,
No. 2S, ne met members of the four
Tribes Of the Order in this city,
aud paid an official visit. The hall
had been tsstefully decorated by
George Boyne. Banners exhibiting the
name and coat iof arms of every State in the
Union adorned the walls. The Sachem's
chair was decorated with flowers and ever.
greens on each side was situated q large urn
filled with choice flowers, and extending over
the whole was beautiful arch of flowers and
evergreens. There was a large circle, com.
posed Of flowers, on the floor, extending from
one side of the ball to the other, within
which were placed in flowers and evergreens
the word WELCOME" and also various wild
beasts and birds of the forest, stuffed embiems
of their former selves, the whole decorations
giving a very gorgeous appearance to the
wigwam. The Tribe performed the ceremony
of adoption, scalping paieface in the pre-
sence of the visiting officials. After this
ceremony was over the Tribe and visiting
Great Chiefs repaired to Fisher new banquet
hall and partook of a bounteous collation..
There were fully 200 present at the banquet,
and many more who did not attend the BAN
quet were at the wigwam. The visiting
Great Chiefs were Great Incohonee Charles
II. Litchman, of Marblehesd, Mass; Past
Great Incohonee Adam Smith, P. G.. Sachem
j. P. 81. Wentworth, q. G. of r., II. S.
VIM; G. NJ, A. Andrews, and Past
Sachem George Turner, of Pocahontas Tribe.
No. II, of San Francisco; P. q. s., Grove
L. johnson; P. G. s., Geo. B. Katzenstein !;
G. j. s., Charles Z. Spencer, and D. ID. G.
s., j. P. Counts, of this city. During the
evening Jacob Stortz, of Owosso Tribe, No.
SO, of this city, produced two large and beau.
tiful bouquets, and requested p. G. s.
Grove L. johnson, of this city, to make q
presentation of them to the Great Incohenee,
which he did in neat speech, and they were
received by the visiting Great Chief with
appropriate remarks. At the banquet J. P.
Counts acted rs Master of Ceremonies, and
after the guests had disposed of the sumptu-
Gus repast toasts were given and responded
to as follows: "Our Guest, the Great Inco-
honee of the Improved Order of Red Men,
Worthy Representative of Noble Order -
responded to by Charles H. Litchman, G. I.
I" California and its Great Council, Honored
Pillars in the Temple of Redmanship - re-
sponded to by Charles E. Spencer, G. j. s.
Sacramento, Our Home;" responded to by
Chief w. A. Henry, of Red Cloud Tribe,
No. Al. I" San Francisco, Queen City of the
Pacific Coast, Rich in Good Works and Good
Red Men responded to by Chief George
Turner, of Pocahontas Tribe, No. II, of San
Francisco. At midnight the banquet closed
Tonight at Turner Hall the Great In
cohnee will be rendered public reception, to
which the public is invited-the seats all be-
ing free. An address of welcome will be
made by Past Grand Sachem Grove L. John
son. Great Sachem J. A Filcher and the
Great Chiefs of California viii be present and
be received with honors. The First Artillery
Band will constitute the orchestra for the
evening. Great Incohonee Charles 81. Litch-
man will deliver an address on the deeply in.
teresting history, work and purposes of the
fraternity. 1t is seldom, say the Committee
of Management, that such an opportunity
offers to hear the objects of secret Order
ably set forth, or history sketched that is so
connected with the birth of and
the American nation.