Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-07
I'm E RED NJ an.
Annual Session Oi the Great COun-
Cil of Doietvarc.


The 33i annual session OF the Great
O1uucil Of Delaware, Lmp'd . Il NJ, was
hsld on ihursdav in this city. Il
opened al 10 o'eioek, with upwards OF 100
members in attpndRnca aud Great Sachem
Francis OF Camden, N j Great Ircoho-
nrs of the Great Council of the United
States, was present.
The mornings session was devoted to
hearing reports and transacting routine
bGsness Minutes of special sessions of
the Great Council wsre also heard
Great Sschem Sheppard gave an ex-
haustive report of his official acts, and
thanked those who assisted him.
Deputy Crest Sscheme e. White and
John L. Thompson, reported their official
acts.
Great Chiet OF Records Thomas II. Il.
Messenger, Jr., in his report, gave the
following statastios: Ia Grest Council
treasury at beginning OF the yssr,
1854 rs; receipts during the year,
81 46s 80; in treasury ct the end of he
year, ST5J 35; tribes organized during
the year, 2 insin ol rship of tribes at last
report, 97S; adootions during the year,
327; admitted by card, o; reipstated, 90;
Withdrawn by card, II expelled, l; sus-
pended, l46; died, l2; present mem
bership, 2,lG0; Increase during
the year, 1914; rajections, IL /;
received during wear fir m adoptions,
dues and degrees, $ll, 1853 80. from other
sources, So 759 %; expended for ben. fits,
so, 3l8 70; for funerals, 81 SIS; for relief
of wldows $2OS.75; for charitable pur
poses, $4l7.39, for other purposes, S9,-
S4l.23; amount in tribal treRsuries 3D.
744 80; tribal investments SIG, ,220. SO;
paid Great Council, 81 1888.
The report Of Great Keeper of Wampum
james s. Moore was as follows: 10
bank OF lass report, S76l 20; deposited
during the year, 81 5O7.43; expended
diving the year, Sl,49I.S3; now in bank,
$776.S5.
Interesting reports were made by the
representatives to the Great Council OF
the United States.
at the afternoon sitting of the Great
| Council OF Delaware, Imp'd o. X. NJ,
| Thursday, 149 members were present.
| This attendance probably WAS larger than
that OF any previous annual meeting. At
recsnt sessions the attendance did no,
exceed 30. PaGt Sachem Zsbley OF Penn.
sylVania, and Past Sachem Moore of this
city, were present rs visitors.
The annual election was held at
o'clock anu resulted as follows: Great
Prophet, Joseph Pyle; Great Sschem, Il
o. Vandegrift, Jr., of Newport; Grea'
Senior Sycamore, W. j. &cCabe d
Selbyville; Great Junior Sycamore, D. q
Rose; Great Keeper of Wampuu, W. H
Taylor; Great Chief of Records, Thomai
Fl. Ii. Messenger, Jr.; Representatives tt
the Great Council OF the United States
W. A Moore and George q. Guthrie
Great S.chem Vaniegritt appointed tn,
following great chiefs: Great Sannap
Taomss Moreland; Great Guard o
Wigwanl, Aubrey Vandever Of Clayton
Great Guard Of Forest, Y. Il. McKinsey
of Newark; Great Mishenewa, George G
Byron.
The great chiefs were raised to thei
respective stumps during the evening.
wss resolved TO hold the next annua
session in Georgetown. The law provid
ing that annual sessions be held on tn
last Thursday in October was changed
and now stipuistes that annual report
shall be presented and acted upon on tn
last WedneBdey evening of that month
and that an oil day meeting snell bs hel,
on the last Thursday.
Considerable business of Importance I
the order was transacted ut Thursday
session, and the meeting did not aojour
until near midnight.