Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-21
GREAT COUNCIL MEETS.
The |. 0. R N. Leaders Assemble
Here and Raise Great Chiefs.
order In Coed Standing and The keeiing
Most Successful.

the Great Council or Maine improved Or-
der Of Red Men, was kindled in the wigwam
of Cashnoc Tribe, No. IL, at the 10Th sun,
plant moon, Thursday.
The following great chiefs of Maine were
raised to their respective s.umps by the WIS.,
ting great chiefs from Massachusetts. G.
p. W. f. st. John, Portland; G. s., o. A.
Tuell, Augusta; G. S. S., II. G. Starr,
Cumberland Mills; J. s., Otis W. Bailey,
Calais; G. c. of r., J. d. Randall, Port
Land; G. X. of w, w. x. SWEET, Falmouth.
The great representatives to the Great
Council, L. S., W. E. St. John and w. S.
Bailey. Great trustee, John Locke, Jr.,
Portland, was appointed. Past great
sachems present, B. B. Foster, and W.
s. Bailey, Portland, and A. L. Stephenson
Glrdiner.
Tine order reported to be in an excellent
financial condition and .prospering ether
wise. 1t is growing in popular favor and
strength. The character of the tribes in
s,i;uted during the past year is regarded
fully equal to any beneficiary organization
of like principles in the State.
The assembling OF Cushnoc Tribe No. u,
together with the Great Council, Thursday
evening, was decided success. For the
first time since the organization of the l. O.
elected to attend the Great Council of
the United States, the necessary MEM
bership, emitting the order to third rep
resenta.ive, being reported Thursday, by
tn great keeper of records.
Daring the days proceedings 2G past
sachems took the Grea. Council de-
gree, thil being IL greater number than
at any previous kiudling of the Great
Council Fire. The membership in the
State has grown, during the past ear, from
l770 to 205O.
During the past great sun. or year. there
have been five new tribes and one council
of the degree of Pocahontas. instituted in
this reservation, meaning State. The first
one being, Tennessee tribe, No. IS, located
at Freeport. The second tribe was, Sus-
quisong, No. 20, located at Yarmouth and
instituted on the sleep of the 18th sun,
corn moon, with 33 pale faces
to be scalped, or initiated. The
third tribe was Sebascodegan, No. 80, To-
Gated at Orr's Island, on the sleep of the
2ih, beaver moon. Fourth, was Andres
coggin, No. 81, at Lisbon Falls, on the 22d
No. 80, Portland on the sleep of the 2lst
sun, worm moon.
On the sleep of the 9th sun worm moon,
in response to a petition, the Red Men
trailed in company with the great chief of
records and the degree staff of Minneota
Council No. 8, to the hunting grounds of
and ladies', ready and willing to be insti-
tuted as a council of the degree of Poca-
hontas. Soon after assembling at the wig
wan the great prophet arrived from the
hunting grounds of Gardiner and then the
work proceeded to constitute the petitioners
council under the name and title of Hia-
watba Council No. 8.
AT the public meeting held in Cushnoc
wigwam Thursday evening, Mr.. II. w.
Soue Of Augusta, presided, accepting
the honor in few brief and pleasing re-
marks.
After the audience composed of Red
Men and pale faces" became seated, Mr..
Soule was informed by messenger that a
company of great chiefs were waiting in
the forest (ante ROOM and requested ad-
mittanoe to the wigwam. All were
invited to come in. Following are the
great chiefs from Massachusetts hunting
grounds G. S. S. of U. S., Andrew j.
Patton; p. G. l., Charles II. Litchman; G..
X. of W., Fred Dobie; G. r., Joseph Bss-
set; G. r., VIM. Skampton; G. T., c.
f. Bigelow; G. X of r., J. Peter Gardner
G. NJ. of W., Ben Courts. What the or
der terms long talks, we're made by G. P.
w. f. St. John; p. G. l., C. II. Litchman,
G. S. S., A. j. Patton.
The next Great Council fire will be kin.
died in Portland, on the third Thursday OF
next April. There have been nine deaths
reported since the last assemblage. 1t i:
claimed that the l. Q. r. M. is the old.
est American frsternal organization
Since 1880 the membership 10 Amer.
lea has increased $4,000. After
the putting out of the great fire, or close OF
the proceedings in the wigwam, or hall, the
members and invited pale faces gather.
ed in Golden Cross hail where the
Red Men said corn and venison
were served, but the pale faces found it to
be an excellent oyster stew, cake, coffee,
ice cream and fruit, after which short talks
were delivered by several os the visiting
brethren. 1t was pleasant, successful
and interesting pow-wow.
Mr.. Frank A. Owen, the manager of the
Augusta and Bangor Opera houses, is to