The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-29

mitigate in this State2 We hope they
have not given the project.
At present Pioneer Council has the
lead IN the race with Jersey City Council,
but the members OF Jersey City expect to
overtAke them next month, as they nave
eleven applications pending aud several
more to hear from at the meeting on
| Tuesday night
Instead Of closing the Grand Council
year on March 81. as originally intended,
] which cut a whole month from Grand
Regent Tompkins' term and only gave
him eleven months in which to work,
/ arrangements have been made whereby
| it can be kept open until toe 5Oth OF
| April, which will enable him to achieve a
better record The years work viii re-
suit in the institution of eleven new
councils and net increase in member
\ ship of about eleven hundred.
| William I. Sherman Council, No. $40,
will meet on Friday evening in Odd
Fellows Hall, corner Bergen and Fair
Excelsior Council No. eo6. passed a
resolution at their last meeting. whereby
the sum of $50 is paid to the bene-
fcary Immediately upon the death
of member, and also giving to mem
Der the sum of 500 on the death of the
beneficiary named on his certificate. Ex-
celsior Council have nearly $1,000 in their
treasury, and they adopt this measure
rs the best means Of reducing their sur
plus working on the principle that
charity begins at home.
The Loyal Additional Benefit Associa-
ton Is now making rapid strides, and
bids fair to soon become a powerful Or
ganizarion. Work has been commenced
in New York State, and four or five large
councils will soon be instituted in New
York city and Brooklyn. This association
was conceived by the late Brother Halleu-
beck. and gives members of the Royal
A oI hon Of
RED MEN.
The Wawapahahs held large meeting
in their wigwam on Wednesdays sleep.
No pale faces were admitted although
several sent their names IN on birch bark
stating their desire to be taken in out of
the Forest. Spies were appointed to in
quire into their past lives and see If they
had good healthy scalp locks Much
tribal business was done and several long
talks were INDUCED in. Past Sachems
Gray, Forsyth aud Newcomb were pres
ent.
The hair win fly next Wednesdays
sleep at the wigwam Of the Wawapahahs
There are several candidates to be
adopted and the warriors and braves are
ready.
Winona Tribe adopted two pale faces
and raised five brothers to the Chiefs de-
gree on their last Sleep More coming.
Nv mere. on where Is OlSbTlCb lbpuby
Dale? The Indians of this reservation
are mourning because their Chief is lost
He was last seen in the wild forest of Ho-
boken. Swift runners. brave warriors
and our best hunters should be sent there
under Chief Forsythe to look for him.
What was biting Brother Newcomb of
Winona at the last councily Don't let
them sit on you, Brother. Kick for all
you are worth. but kick.
Is the Chief of Records of Winona lost
or has he been captured by the pale faces.
His tribe missed him on Wednesdays
sleep.
The new tribe il Greenville is pushing
on rapidly. At the meeting on Fridays
sleep at Bamber Hall there were present
Past Sachems Williams aud Townley of
New York; Forsythe, Newcomo and
others of Jersey City, and host of In
dams who were looking forward to the
scalp dance to come at the institution.
There was a large gathering OF pale faces
who have signed the charter list. The
tribe will be instituted early next month.
The new tribe under way at the juno
ton is booming it for all il is worth. The
tribe will hold its first meeting in few
days.
Is the world going backwards? There
WAS time long ago when the Indians
were plentiful in this section of Jersey,
but they were scattered TO the four points
of the compass Now the woods are full
Of them again. They are just as wild as
ever
Pepoghon Tribe No. 142 is taking pale
faces every sleep at its wigwam, Frank
lin Hall, on Fridays. Come, brothers.
the flap of the wigwam Is always open.