The record-union., 1894-08-10
THIRD DAY OF GREAT SUN SESSION.
The Great Council of Red Men Listen
TO Long Talks.
Proposed Reformation In Sick Benefi
Plans-Grand Ball at Turner
Hall Last Night.

The Great Council of the Improved
Order of Red Men held its third
days session yesterday, with a full dele
cation present.
The Committee on Honored Dead sub
mitted a report in respect to the memory
of Adam Smith, Past Grand Incohonee,
which was adopted by rising vote.
The Committee on Laws and Usage
presented a full report, which was
adopted.
The consideration of the report of the
Committee on Dues and Benefits occu-
pied the entire morning session and was
finally disposed of by referring 1t to the
Tribes to be acted upon and reported by
the representatives at the next GreatSun
session of this Great Council.
The matter treated of in the report has
been under consideration for some time,
as, although there was supposed to be a
certain amount of sick benefits to which
a member was entitled during his disa-
bility to follow the hunt" and as lodge
funds ran low a dispensation would be
obtained to allow q less amount to be
paid. AS this was manifestly unjust, a
solution has been sought for, and the
committee reports that for the past year
there has been paid out for sick benefits
an amount equal to S. % for each MEM
Der.
This ratio has been very closely kept,
Indeed, for several years past. The same
subject has been under consideration in
the 1. O. o. f.. and their statistics show
that, with 564, 735 members, they have
paid 3fS, 7l5 weeks benefits, a ratio of 81
per cent, and if such b law as the COM
mittee proposes had been in force with
them annual dues of 50 47 would have
enabled them TO pay IS per week sick
benefits. Fifty cents month would
have paid every sick member S. per week
and left 90 cents per capita in the lodge
benefit fund, or would have been sut1i-
cient to pSy each sick member S5 50 per
week benefit.
The committee therefore recommends
that the monthly dues be fifty cents and
the sick benefits s. per week, and that at
the Council Fire of the Plant. Buck,
Travelling and Cold Moons april, July,
October and January meetings. a report
shall be made to the Finance Committee
OF the Great Council. which shall levy a
pro rata per capita assessment on each
tribe sufficient to cover all benefits paid
throughout the reservation (State) dur
Ing the previous three moons. If the
amount paid out by a tribe exceeds the
amount of its assessment it receives q
for the excess, and if the assessment ex-
ceeds benefits paid the tribe sends him
the difference.
Numerous amendments to the consti-
tuition of the Great Council were pre-
sented and referred to the proper COM
mittee
The Committee on State of the Order
made a report, which was adopted.
The Insignia was adopted as the official
organ of the order.
A resolution was adopted to mold the
next session at Redwood City.
The remainder of the session was
passed in the transaction of miscellane-
Gus business, and at $3.50 P. NJ. the Great
Council took recess till 10 a. NJ. to-day.
The Great Council, degree of Pocahon-
tas, was in session during the day, and
adopted n0mber of resolutions. which
will be submitted TO the Great Council of
Red Men to-day for ratification.
BALL AND FLAG PRESENTATION.
In the evening the Tribes of Sacra-
mento and Wenonah Council, No. 2, gave
a grand ball in honor OF the Great Couu-
Gil, at Turner Hall. The hail was hand
sonely draped, the American flag being
the principal feature OF the decoration.
Jones, Fisch Il Watson furnished the
sOul-inspiring music. and the untutored
children Of the forest went through the
mazes of the waltz, quadrille and lancerS
and whirled and dipped IN La Marjolaine
and La Mode with as much grace and
agility as their more civilized brethren
and sisters display on like occasions.
George Clark acted as floor director with
his accustomed urbanIty, and the floor
managers and committeeman were un-
firing in their efforts 20 make it a pleas
ant occasion for their guests.
The Floor Managers were: Julia
Weisemann, Rowena Chambers, Minnie
Plummer, Z. J. Brazile, II. NJ Cooey,
Z. Bergman, w. G. Elssler, Samuel Kay,
A. Dunbar, r. Hunt, John Laberty, ] Ohm
Lafferty. Reception Committee--Cosum-
nes. No. IA, j. P. Counts, II. Winters,
George b. Katzenstein, E. Mannoni,
George Boyne; Red Jacket, No. %, c. E.
Spencer, William Boyne, James McCaw,
J. J. Neagle, William Schmeiser; Red
Cloud. No. IL, b. I. Johnston, L. c. Hop
kins, q. Leithart, j. Latferty. r. Hunt;
Wenonah Council, d. of p, Mrs. r.
Hunt. Mrs. M = Gill Stoll, Mrs. A. Bnr-
nett, Mrs. II. Dillman, Mrs. Q. Mochler.
At 10 o'clock Great Sachem Gumbinner,
in a brief speech, in which he sketehed
the history of the order from the organi-
Zation of ST. Tammany's Society in III
to the present, presented beautiful BAN
ner to Metamora, No. "a, Redwood City,
which has won it by showing the great
est increase in membership during the
past year-a gain of ninety-oue.
Great Prophet LOWE, who is member
of the tribe, responded in a few neat re-
marks.