Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-03-25
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THEY NOW HAVE A WtowAM
ALL THEIR OWN.
Tho wigwam Dedicated on Saturday
Nisht-Large Crowds Witness the
Ceremony-Sketcho of the New
Buildlng.


been among, them those they knew and
who were our very best citizens they
might have been taken Tor ytri'able sons
OF the west, and sometimts In their pa
rades their impertonaticns OF the native
aborigines were so complete that there
were come who thought that yeritable
brav.s and papooses bad been brought
from the west to illustrate the principles
oil the order. But the little band inoreas-
81 as !, was found that the striking
snowy part OF the order was but the /, :
PRODUCTION to real deep purposes Of be-
nevovo encP.
II was soon found out that these Red
Men had many parados which the
world knew nothing about. These pa
raues were made up of one or two kei
Men, gong about in cit GEMS Rarb at any
hour OF the day or any hour OF the night,
hioug any avenue, any street, any alley or
byway, wherever there were human in
hab tanis, and wherever a Red Man lived
who was sick OF In distress, or dying left
widow and orphans. No sun was too
bot, no rain too drenchlng, no winter too
cod, no night too dark, to prevent these
little silent parades out on errands OF
mercy. They scattered their beneyoleuces
falling like dew upon the Garth, not let
ting the left hand know whit the right
hand WAS doing, but all the time.heaplng
up treas ure in that fair and happy hunt.
Ing ground OF the Red Man, who sees
God on The moon, aud feels him iu the
wind.
As these principles became kno n, the
order begal to iLcrease rapidly until now
u is one OF the leading orders of the city
having ebaiity for Its object. When IL G
ordtr look po session OF TIE upper story Of
he MaTis building the members thought
they were completely liked, but the order
rev In The city, down the state, every
whe'e, and larger guar. .ers were demand
cd which they could call their own.
They have got one and the full history OF
II was told on Saturday night, when II
was dedicated. For two days previous
the hall lad b,en thrown opfn to the
pub ic aud hundieds of persons ayailed
themselves of the opportunity OF inspect
ing it.
The dedIcatory services commenced al
I3O O'Clock lu the third story OF the
building, where the public were admit.
ted. Tie following were the oiboer,
who participated in the dedication OF thf
hall;
Great Prophet, Joseph Pyle; GreA
saehem1 b; + Sheppard; Great Senior
Sagamore, L Y. Fandes rif); Acting a,
treat Junior Sagamh.A, James q Pisr
.oni Gsat Chief OF Records, T. u. H.
Messipger, Jr.; Acting Great Keeper O.
Wampuin, William A. Moore; Great Sen
mi, John 1. Rodgers; Great Mishenawa
william II. Joppin; Great Guards, VIII
Lam p. Clayton, Lesis C. Young
MI henawa n the fast, Andrew Dettlinn
Of Tribe No. /; Misbenawa IN the West
ffed W. Taylor OF Tribe No. 8; Mishep
ava IN the North, William II, Tayior oI
Tribe No. A. MishenGwa Ia the g. nth. E
A, VanTrump OF Thbo No. o; BaIliipp
Commit ee, L. A, Zshley, Daniel Duhf
HeoTgo w. sasse, representing Josrpt
rye, !. ID. baynard aud NJ. B. smilh.
There were also preseLt .uch di lin.
-ni, he'd Red Men rs ureat lbcohonee
Thomas J. Francis Of New JERSEY. Greai
u NOR sAgamore Thomas X, Donpally
OF Pennsylvania, Great Chief OF Relords
g. &. Comfy Of Philadelphia, aud Rev. r.
X. Stephenson OF Maryland, representa-.
tive to the Ircat Council Of the United
States.
Alter the beautiful dedlcatory servlt ee
had teen performed, William n. TAYLOR
read p per giving II detailed state oi
the iceptlcn AID building OF the hall.
The hail dates Its inc ption to visit oil the
| Great Sachtm A w. Shaw TO Pennsc rove.
July sth, 1856, where he spent the day
with number Of PennsgToVe Red Men.
Mr. shaw was requested to invite the
Red Men OF his jur sd elton To parti .ipate
with them in their anniversary July %.
Mr.. Shaw mei toned the matter to few
Red Men in Wilmington and the result
was that about 100 members of the order
headed by the Firtt X giment Band made
an excursl to Pennsgrove and had de.
lightlul time. From this social visit
sprang Tammany Council No /, orgnn-
lied July 24th, with the following men,
bers: Aaron W. Shaw, N. II; s. +. Hall
No. s; Joseph Duuham No. 8; J. NJ.
Clayton, No. IL; I. II. II. Messenger, No
II; j. z. Barr, No. 3; George q. Guthrie,
No. 8; l.. A. Zebley, No. 3, ami w. Ii
Taylor, No. 4, as organizers. This move
ment was such grand success that i
led to the consideration of the buldinf
of a grand ball with increa ed accommo
datloi (. the home OF the Improved
Order OF Red Men, and with this end II
view q committee OF three was appointed
to witt the various tribee and ask for q
COMM tee of one to meet Jointly ant
taue INTO consideration this interellin2
question.
All the tribes responded, thus legal
izlrg the move neiil. Inc committee
composed of Joseph P, le, 4, II. II. Mes
seuger aud W. II. Topper OF Tamman,
Council, No. ], Christopher Bauer, No
!, George II. Woods, No. 8, W. Ii
lay lor, No. 4, VIM. IL. Kram,r, No. q
+. $. oakes, No. 5, j. NJ. CLAYTON. Nc
II, Josiah Berry, No. il (ie re w
Palmer, No. IL, b. +. sbeppard, No. q
met and organized with Jos, oh PYLE
tary. 's'ie
Ihe committee entered upon tbei
work systematically, Issued circulars an,
raised ny issuing stock ut S12 rer sbar,
payable IN twelve m Jnthly insiallmept
OF one dollar per share. Subscrintln,
books were opened Tor the stock and IN,
ground secured for the erection of IN,
Wigwam. When about 900 shares lat
been sabecrited Tor, meeting was held
and laws made tO govern the Red Mem,
WiRwam Company. A board of direc
tors was elected, each Tribe being en-.
.ltitd to one director, making eight, a.
Daniel DOH, No. /; James Moore No. 4
George w. sasse, No. 4; Wm. Ii. Kra.
mer, No. Q; Howard staito, No. 8; j, M
Clayton No IL; W. II. II. Edwards, No
IL josiah Berry, No. 10.
lhe stocki oliurs a lg~;e were entitled
TO and elected seven, as follows: samuel
Il. Baynard, j. I. Mullen, II. 8. Christy.
I. IL. II. Messenger, Madison b. Smith
l. a. Zebiey aud VIM. II. Taylor, to
gether with the President Joseph Pyle
ana wee Pr' aident Il. Heiss, made the
BOARD OF II directors. As to5n as the
enaIieT was received the board organized
with Joseph Pyle, president; L. Heiss,