The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-22
A SERIES OF PRESENTATIONS IN MlNNEWA
Tribe No. SO, Improved Order of Red Men,
of this City.

On the 31st of last July Indian vernacular,
31st sun Buck Moon,) there came to the wigwam
of Frank r. Carter, senior sycamore of the tribe,
female pappoose. May be Carter didn't put on
any airs over this event. Oh no; but there will
be no attempt to describe with what sublime
contempt he looked down upon the brethren,
especially the bachelors of the tribe the first time
he assumed his stump after the happening of this
important epoch in his life.
AS manifestation of his admiration for the
order, and more especially mis- esteem for his
tribe, he, with the necessary concurrence of his
wife, named the pappoose Minnewa Immediate
ly the tribe set to work devising ways and means
to show their appreciation of the high honor
conferred. After much side-talk and secret
''cancusing' over the matter, the utmost
caution all the while being exercised to keep
Carter in profound ignorance of what was going
on, the usual committee was appointed, with
the power to act, said committee being selected
from the sagest old bachelors, together with a
few of the married chiefs, who were supposed to
know how it was with themselves, and in due
time this committee reported that they had
adopted and prepared beautiful gold Jewell
composed of emblems of the order There was
much speech making and a great ito do" when
the jewel was first exhibited in the tribe: but the
formal presentation was made when the COM
mittee, with entirely too many members of the
tribe, went to brother Carriers wigwam within
the next moon, when the chairman, Big Iniun j.
Burgess Brown in very eloquent and appro-
pirate speech, presented the token to little Min
newa in the name of the tribe. Browns speech
was supplemented by Brother Walter L. Ramsay,
Who besides being the father of numerous
tribe of his own, is really the father of Minnewa
Tribe. The cookies Of his Scottish heart
warmed into poetry that occasion, and he
closed his address with the following wish for
little Minnewa:
Wherever you dwell may content be your lot
And friendship, like ivy, encrcle your cot;
May each rosy morn, dressed in mantle of peace
Shed. health DER your cottage-your blessings in
crease;
May gay smiling plenty adorn the fair spot;
May sorrow ne er enter the door of your cot.
May your honest endeavors be crowned with success
May you ever live happy-neer witness distress;
On your neat humble roof may these blessings de-
scend
TITS wish free from guile It's the wish of Friend
1t was generally supposed that the affair
would end with this very pleasant visit; but there
was yet sequel that has proved to be indeed
the GROWING presentation which occurred On last
Thursday evening at the usual council fire of the
tribe. Brother Carter, inspired with consum-
ing desire to show the tribe that he fully and
feelingly appreciated the action of the tribe had
prepared full life-sized photograph of little
Minnewa, had the same beautifully engraved on
either side with artistic designs of columns of
descending smoke in which Rainsays wish was
printed, and underneath was Browns presenta-
ton speech ard the reply; Immediately under
the photograph is an exact engraving of the
jewel presented by the tribe, and many other
beautiful emblems surrounding the photograph,
and the same encased in a richly embossed
frame. At the proper time during the burning of
the council fire, he called Brother John A. Nc
Cav to the sachems stump. and, in an eloquent
and feeling address, presented the same to the
tribe Brother John McGaw responded in an ap-
propriare speech, on behalf of the tribe in &C
cepting the picture, and Immediately a recess
al vyha fba
to the most appropriate place on the walls of the
wigwam for its hanging. Rest assured that the
picture will be seen by whomsoever enters tho
wicket.
This ended very pleasant chapter in the
history OF Minnewa Tribe, 38, l. O. r. n.