Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-12-02


pesred in the Delaware river in 1913, the
Junior srtillerists, formed of young Phila-
delphisns volunteered to aid in the defense
of their city. They proceeded to Fort
Mifliu, four miles bslow TIE city, and
placed themselves under the command o.
the senior officer of the garrison. Among
these young men the society Of Red Men
came into existence. They bound them
selves together. for social purposes, to re-
lieye each other in case of sickness and
distress, and in the event of battle solemnly
pledged themselves az al personal hazards
firmly to adhere to each other IN defense
of eur country's cause"
Several years after thu close of the war
the organization Developed into beneyo-
lent 1ociesy, under the title Of the "Red
Men of Pennsylvania"
The primitive inhabitants of the land,
the Indians, were to the manor born,
md whls they could suffer death, they
could not be enslavei. Their inherent love
Of liberty placed them pre'eminently IN
the foremost rank OF free men. All OF
these characteristics Of the aborigioe in
ducei the young soldiers to style them
selves the Society OF Red Men.
The forms of work, nomenclature and
paraphe rnalia were and are to-day strictly
Io6ian; each member or chief had an In
dian title In 1917 Francis Shallus, one
of the founders, travelled uader the eupho-
Nous sobriquet of YeougheowaneWfg',
which translated means Split Log" An.
other was Pisquemmen, or Strike Fire."
Atchewotctee, or "BlacS Ho)f;" Tutkat-
cree Mico, or BIRD Tail King" Wat
chest, or "Sun Dial; SbinefutchOke,
Good Humor;" Msnatchesa, jumping
Sturpeon;' Observation-Disclosures, Mad
Dogs Son." and numerous others.
The motto of the society is expire 'sed in
the little couplet which binds official doc
uments. 1t is this:
Freedoms our motto,
| liberation our aim,
| Friendship our Watchw0Td,
| Red Men our name.
The order in the course of years spread
through the various states and took q
strong hold upon the people, but, as now,
the principal strength was in the east
Subordinate tribes sent past full degreed
sachems as representatives ID the state
BODY, and from thence representatives
were delegated to the great council OF tht
United States. The head of this latter
body is known as the Great Inchonee, while
the chief officer of subordinate body is {
sschem. The vice president is the grea
senior sagamsre, and the second the gre
iunior sycamore. The other officers ar
the great prophet, the great keeper o
, wampum, or treasurer. great tocakon, o.
inside watchman; great minerva, or out
side Waterman, while the remainder of tt,
supreme body is composed of great chief"
: Subordinate bodies are Differed in Liz
manner, with the omission Of the pref1
great"
Until 1865 tie Jewish style the year o
the world, was observed by Red Men il
dating their documents. In the year re
ferred 10 the system WIS changed to tn
G. S. D , or Great Sun of Discovery, beipe
the year 1892, when America was discov
cred. For convenience it was determined
that the great sun should commence OF
the first cold moon 80 as to conform to The
common era. The Red men calendar j;
otherwise peculiar. A minute il "breath;'
an hour rum day, a 'sun;" sever
sans a week; month is termed moon;
Gold Moon" signifies January; "5noV
Mcoo," February; Warm Moon" March
PLANT" Flower" Hot" "Buck, y
; sturgeon, " Corn, Travelling" "Beav
er" and Hunting" Moons respectively
the other months.
The name of the order was changed il
later years to the Improved Order of Rec
= Men" There are now about 20, 600 Rec
Men in the United States. In the even
of the death Of full degree member 500
is paid to his widow for funeral expenses
and the chief is buried with becoming dig
nifty by his fellow warriors. His calumet
tomahawk and other parsphernaia are in
tered with him. In case of sickness full
degree member can draw s. per well an
other So. There are three degrees IN tht
order. These are the degrees of hunters
warriors and chiefs.