Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18
The FoREsreRs ARE HERE.
Tie High Court Omesrs fs sessioa-l
Brief History of the Order.

Ths High Court Omcsrs q. sessloa-A
brief History OF the Order.
The lnde pendent Order of Foresters
are holding their annual convention in
this city. Yesterday the officers of the
i.lgh court of Michigan arrived as did a
great many other members, and they
are stopping at Sweets Hotel. A brief
history OF the order will not be out OF
place at this time. The Indepe ndent
Order OF forrest9rs 10 a fraternal organ
ization mentionef IN early English his
tory as being composed o. = hardy
class OF men who were sslonal
foresters and who had som, lorm of
oganIzztlou upward of 200 years ago.
From lis earliest period 1t was OF ben
efciary character. In l745 these sub
ordinate courts assembled at Kparsbor-
ough, En- gland, and created the first
national body, since which time there
has been preserved a continuous record
down TO the present time. In 1874 the
order was introduced into the United
States and An organization perfected at
Newark, N. j. Its grand object Is to
unite IN one true brotherhood all good
men without regard to sectarian creeds
political dogmas or conditions in life.
The first court instituted IN this State
was AT Port Huron IN 1862, and char
tered the Desmond, which was the
name Port Huron Was first known by
Since that time the membership has
greatly increased until now 1t has on its
rolls 30 900 names, and is steadily mul-
tplyipg.
The high court was instituted at Flint
August 4, 1887, and is composed of the
subordinate courts of the State. The
next annual meeting OF the high court
was held at West Bay City with twenty
five courts. The next at East Saginaw,
July 4, 1899, with forty-five courts. In
1890 the annual convention Was held at
Port Huron with seventy-two courts
represented, to which there belonged
261O members. In this city there will
be l30 courts. There are five courts in
Grand Rapids: Kent, Rescue. Lyon,
Leonard and DAISY. The high court
officers are ~ follows: Hon. Fred
Dunn, high chief ranger. Lansing;
Gen. II. IL. A'pin, P. III. c. K West
Bay City; :. A. Frise, H.V. G.. r., Flint;
John Chambers, high secretary, Port
Huron; Frank Dullam, high treasurer,
Flint; DR.. d. A. McTavish, high phys
ician, West Bay City: Frank Mills,
high counselor. Lapeer; Rev. 4. Collier,
Detroit. w. b. Roseyear, East Saginaw,
high auditors. There is an auxiliary
committee which works in conjunction
with the high standing committee, des-
iganated xs the appointed officers.
They are: IL. Chap, Ii. +. Edwards,
Grand Rapids; ii. S. W., Geo. w .Frary,
Lansing; II. J. W., f. J. James, Che
toygan; II. s. B., +. II. Smith, Bay
City; III. j. B.. Thomas Shir5, Luding-
ton; II. NJ, b. T.. Hall, Port Huron;
III. c., T. j. Goodmen, Cadillac;
II. Mes, Terry Corliss, Mayville.
The appointed officers and high court
officers will transact the regular busi-
hold festivities appropriate for the oc-
cssion. A noted and somewhat De-
culiar character which will be pre- sent
and speak is DR.. Oronhyateka, the su-
preme chief ranger. He will arrive to-
day. OrOn-ee-ah-teck-ah, AS the name
is pronounced, is full blOoded Mo-
hawk Indian and the supreme chief
ranger of the order. He was born in
Canada, and educated 1T Oxford uni
versity, England, by the Prince of
Wales, and afterward studied medicine
in Canada. He is about 45 years of age,
feet 10 inches tall. weighs 250 pounds
and wears an 81 hat. He is the highest
officer on this continent of the order of
Good TempIars, and the second highest
in the world; 10 President of the Coun-
cil of Head Chiefs Of the Tribes Ut
Canada, is a 33 degree Mason, and last,
but not least, IS the head of the Inde-
pendent Order of Foresters. to which
he chiefly devotes his time, having
given up MS lucrative practice of
medicine for that purpose. The meet
ing to-day will be held in the Fountain
street Baptlst church