The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-13
RED MEN IN COUNCIL.
GEORGIA's GREAT BRAVES WARM
LIZ WELCOMED 10 SAVANNAH.


March to the Council Hall-The
Members of the Couucil Its Cfh.
GERS and Proceedin gs-The Trip to
the Sesshore.
The great council Of the Improved Order
of Red Men met yesterday at Odd Fellows
hall.
At $50 o'clock the Savannah tribes, Sa-
vannah No. 4, Yemassee No. %, Nacoochee
No. "a and Pocahontas No. &c assembled in
Telfair place, and. under command of
Grand Marshal c. o. Godfrey, marched to
the Marshall house, the headquarters Of the
great council, to escort the members to the
Odd Fellows hall. At 10o'clock the march
through the streets was taken I'D. The
route was through Broughton, Drayton,
Liberty and jefferson streets to Barnard
and State.
Great Guard of the Wigwam A. N. Ma
nucy, chairman of the committee of ar
rangements, opened the council in a brief
speech, in which he alluded in high terms
TO the great progress made by the order in
Savannah. Twelve months ago there was
but one tribe In the city, with roll of
thlrty-two members, but now four tribes
flourish, with over 400.
Great Mishinewa A. f. Lee OF Atlanta in
voked the blessing of the Great Spirit upon
the assemblage, the Red Men Of Savannah
particularly, the great council of Georgia
and the supreme council of the United
States.
THE WELCOME TO THE CITY.
Great Guard of Wigwam Manucy then
introduced City Attorney s. B. Adams,
who was deputized by Mayor NcDonough
to extend the freedom of the city TO the
Red Men. Mr.. Adams welcome was in his
usually eloquent style and elected frequent
applause from the warriors. On behalf Of
the citizens Of Savannah, Mr.. Adams said.
he was proud to welcome the great council
TO Savannah, which he considered a most
appropriate place for it to meet, because it
was here that Oglethorpe landed and met
the noble red man of other days. He called
their attention particularly Co the fact that
within stones throw of Odd Fellows hall
the first treaty between the Indian chiefs
and Oglethorpe was signed.
Mr.. Adams alluded TO the harsh treat
ment which the Indians had received at the
hands Of the whites, and said that had all
the leaders or the colonists been men of the
stamp OF Oglethorpe-men who regarded
promises as sacred-it would have been bet
ter alike for the white and the red man, and
the history of the country would not bear
the stain that il now does He concluded
on belonging TO an order which was estab-
lished to perpetuate the manners and Gus.
toms or the noble race which had in most
cases been true to its promises.
THE GREAT sACHEM's RESPONSE.
Great Sachem Daniel responded in behalf
of the order. He was aware, he said. that
the hospitality of Savannahians Is
proverbial, and he felt and knew that the
visiting Red Men would be amply cared for.
The order, be said, is founded on the charac-
teristics Of the Indian race and is truly
American in its ideas. He spoke of Savan-
nah as being particularly suitable and fit
for the great council 20 meet In fraternaI
conclave, as il was here that not only Ogle-
thorpe first landed, but also the first place in
the new world where the great missionary
John Wesley preached the word Of the
Great Spirit Mr.. Daniels speech was filed
with witticistns, and the audience was high
ly entertained and applauded frequently.
Sachem t. ID. Rockwell of Pocahontas
No 20, on behalf of the Savannah tribes,
extended a warm welcome to the great
council, and guaranteed the members that
they would be well cared for here, and that
the meeting would be one that will be
always looked back to as pleasant epoch
OF the history Of the order in Georgia.
Hon. John b. Goodwin of Comanche
Tribe No. 6, ex-mayor Of Atlanta, responded
in brief and eloquent speech, at the conclu-
sion of which he presented the great council
with gold tomahawk. Great Sachem
Daniel received the insignia of the order
with few appropriate remarks, after which
Great Mishinewa Lee pronounced benedic
ton and the order went into secret session
At o'clock the council adjourned to take in
the complimentary excursion to Tybee
THE DELEGATES.
The following is list Of the delegates in
attendance on the great council, with the
names of the tribes whick they represent.
Cherokee, No. l, Atlanta-T. w. Keitner.
J. W. Brooks, w. A. King, ]. NJ. Crawford,
B. +. Treadwell, p. n. T. Medlin, j. nj
Sage and J. K Harris.
Nickajack, No. 2, Marietta-H. NJ Han
nett and J. F. Bradley.
Modoc, No. 3, Atlanta. Iseman, E, 8.
Fairbanks and w. E. Dunn.
Savannah, No. 4-G. w. Griffith.
Mohawk, No. 5, Atlanta. A. s. Bars
den, w. w. Clark and w. F. Graham.
Schurtz, D. P. Nolan. j. M. Afford. j, B.
Goodwin, J. w. Asbury, NJ NJ. Turner. W
H. Gardner. l. M. Wallace, G. w. Haw-
kins, G. T. R. jackson.
Powhattan, No. s, Atlanta-T. II. Quinn.
Osceola, No. 9, Augusta-W. j. Spring,
j. G. Lonias.
No. 10, Papoose, Augusta-W. Nj. Hamii-
ton, r. E. Elliott.
Creek, No. IL. Columbus-C s. Brown,
ID. Williams, I. L. Ingram, NJ. C. White,
W. jackson and c. H. Heunie
Okefnokee, No. IL, Brunswick. H.
Clark
Chickasaw, No. IA, Griffiu-D. J. Bailey.
Oconee, No. Is, Athens-R. S. Williams
Minnehaha, No. 16, Augustus. F.
POTTS.
Mcintosh, No. II, Jackson-A. j. Hilch-
ems and r. G.. Bryan.
Etowah, No. Is, Cartersville-T. C. Mil
ner.
Chattahoochee. No. 10, Gainesville-P.
w. McDermid.
Tomochichi, No. 30, Rome-w. G. Nc
Kenzie.
Yemassee, No. %, Savannah-H. C. Boil
ton and G. NJ. f. Bernhard
Nacoochee, No. "a, Savannah-Henry
Kolshorn.
sweetwaver. No. IS. AustelI C. L.
Moorehead.
Pocahontas, No. &c, savannah-C. H.
Van MUSE.
Pawnee, No. 81, Columbus-T. Y. Craw-
ford and G. B. Grimes.
Echeconnee, No. %, Barnesville-J. c.
Wood ward.
THE OFFICERS.
The officers of the great council are:
Great Sachem-Robert T. Daniel Of Crit
6n.
Great Senior Sagamore-S. T. Potts of