Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-14
THE RED MEN.
by Past Grand nncOhOnees
Joseph Pyle and q. w. Lindsey
Musical and Literary Features -
Kemarks by Rev. n. "a. CrcaIner.

mand of Sergeant Zerby.
Great Messhinewa William H. Boyce, Chief
of Staff Daniel Ross, and Aids-de camp
j. II. Porter, William Hemphill, DR..
John Palmer, John b. Martin
and Tilghman Banner, all
mounted,
First Regiment band, 20 pieces.
Manitou Tribe, No. IS, William Young, mar
shall, II men.
Hopockohacking Tribe, No. II, Howard
Purnell, marshal, - men.
| A float representing Indian life, drawn by
several horses.
Delaware Band, 10 pieces.
| Mattahoon Tribe, No IL, and delegation
| of Cherokee, No. 8, Jonathan Clay
ton, marshal, 80 men.
Wawasett Tribe, No. 8, j. L. Macklem,
marshal, 26 men.
Washington Grays Band OF Philadelphia
20 pieces.
Minqua Tribe, No. s, Samuel F. Hall, mar
shall, "a men.
Two floats representing Indian life.
Lenape Tribe, No. 6, O. A. Frismuth, mar
shal, Is men.
Another font representing Indian lie.
State Band of Coatesville, % pieces.
Keokuk Tribe, No. 3, George X. Yates, mar
shall, 81 men.
Delaware Tribe No. l. Emile Butcher, mar
shall, IL men.
Six carriages containing officers and mem
DefS OF the Greut COulcll Vi Deiu-
ware, % men.
, Favorable comments were made about
, the floats, and considerable merrlmen'
was created by those who appeared in the
tableaux. The parade proceeded MS fol
lows: Along Fourth street to Spruce, t.
Z Eleventh, to French, to Front, to Market
, to Twenty-third, countcrmarch to King
to Tenth, to Delaware avenue, to thu
| 1
march to Madison, to Sixth to Shipley
and there dismissed.
! In the evening n highly enjoyable enter
S tainment was given in the Opera House
4 The attendance was very large, NIL of tn
, seats down stairs, besides many of thos
in the balcony, being occupied. Tn
s stage was decorated with flags an
It banners of the order and the scenery Sc
a to represent woodland scene with N
Indian camp in the background. Mem
II bers of the Great Council and tn
t speakers occupied seats upon the stage
Past Great Incohonee Joseph Pyl
presided. The exercises included ad
n dresses by Past Great Incohonees Josep
Pyle and G.. W. Lindsey, the latter 1
Baltimore, and the Rev. L. II. Dreamer {
Odessa, music by the First Regimen
Band prayer by Mr.. Dreamer, reading
by Miss Lizzie L. Phillips, charactt
"a songs and humorous selections by Fran
m Comfy, tenor solo by John Braunsteii
NJ piano solos by Mrs. Brown, comic du,
at by Mr.. and Mrs. Morrow and the ben
I'd diction by Mr.. Dreamer.
n, Frank A. Comfy received an ovation
= and Miss Phillips reading of Arteml
~ | Wards Mormon lecture was very GOO
% There were frequent encores, and applau
q, was gracefully acknowledged,
o. Joseph Pyle, Great Keeper of Wampu
n of the United States, made brief b
he interesting Introductory address, in whit
ne he spoke of the growth of the order, NJ
es mentioned several prominent men wi
80 are members thereof, naming Judge F,
ht of Philadelphia, and saying that if a pr
hy son visits the White House and shak
,s- hands with the man who preBides oy
ch $4,000, 900 people he will grasp the hal
OF of Red Man.
m 1.-THE day we celebrate" was N
M Lindsey's theme. He read several {
is tracts from the history prepared by t
M Great Council of the United States, al
I'm said the order existed a decade before t
Ter Declaration of Independence. st. Tai
N. many was described ms the patron saint
~ North America, Red Man, who inhabit
Tnr the country west of the Allegheny mon
tains and north of the Ohio river. Al
hunter and warrior he was held in go
ell favor. In battle he was represented
eet the bravest of the brave and in coun
me the wisest of the wise. He treated
~ prisoners kindly and restored many
Ia liberty. The death tnrtures inflicted
n other tribes We're not sanctioned by h
is and his decisions were always recogniz
rly MS law. He had the confidence and estet
Ice of the pale faces and his charact
me illustrates the highest that can be fou
w, among the tribes of the Aborigines. NJ
ne LIST was originally celebrated as Tamma
for Day, but the date of the celebration "
ted subsequently changed to May 18th.
aid conclusion Mr.. Lindsey said the Improv
nd, Order of Red Men is purely AmeriC
orn and from the manor born.
III, Mr.. Dreamer explained that the orr
Il is not religious organization, and
the was glad that it does not pretend to
ex- such. 1t does all that it can and lea
Ter the rest to be done by the churches.
recognizes no denomination and me
o., under one banner, one name and one
81. of symbols, and the same princi
ia actuates all. 1t is not n political orPa
: Zation, but it is secret organiZati
lac Secrecy is determination stone of succ
,rk. i'll every organization. 1t is a luxury d
necessity and every family is a sec
organization. The Improved Order
Red Men have no secrets that will not
Nay Dy revealed under proper circumstances.
is n social organization moral orga
onp zation, teaching the highest principles
the morality, II is benevolent organizat
kes and inculcates, teaches and practices
IS great principle of beneyolence.