The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-17
RED MEMS CONFERENCE.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GREAT
 COUNCIL IN CONNECTICUT.

About One dunured Delegates in Attend
 ance-A Royal Reception to the Visiting
 Braves-The Annual Election.
 Bridgeport, May 16.-The Great coun- ell of Conencticut, Improved Order of Red Men, met to-day in this city in the wigwam of Queriheag tribe. There were about one hundred representa- tives present from the thirty tribes which have a right to representation in the Great council.
 For several weeks past the warriors of Queriheag and Konckapotanauh tribes have been making great tprepa- rations to receive the great chiefs, sa- chems and warriors who were to jour ney to the camping ground of Bridge ports brave Red Men, so that all was ready to-day. The delegates began to arrive last night and some of them visited the council of Queriheag tribe to see several young braves instructed in the mysteries of the adoption de- gree. The visitors expressed their warm approval of the work. This morn- ing the warriors came in great num- bers by the different paths through the forest leading to the local hunting grounds,
 The official order of Great Sachem Charles R. Upson of Waterbury noted that this was the ninth Great Gun council fire, which was to occur on the 16th sun of the flower moon, G. S. D., 404. There were many 'olng talks" to take place so the great sachem or dered the fire kindled promptly on the
 tenth run" or in other words at 10 o'clock, At that time the following "big Injuns" were present: Great sachem Charles R. Upson of Water bury, Great Senior Sagamore George w. Corbin of New Britain, Great Jun for Sagamore Dewitt F. Preston of Hartford, Great Prophet Charles Smith of New Haven, Grand Chief of Records Charles w. Skiff of Danbury, Great Keeper of Wampum Henry K. White of Meriden, Great Sanap John Mckinley of New London, Great Mishinewa How ard G. Hubbell of this city, Great Guard of the Wigwam George W. Gage of Winsted, Great Guard of the Forest John Blair of Waterbury.
 The reading of the records of the last Great council were dispensed with and they were approved. After the reading of the roll call the new representa- tives were admitted, and the council listened to the Hong talk" of the great chief of records. He said in part as follows:
 By the economical management of our great chiefs we have fair bal ance in our great wampum belt. The tribes and councils have very nearly if not all been visited by the great chiefs in goodly numbers and the ex- penditures have not exceeded in the aggregate the estimate at our last pepin. I regret to announce the de- lection of Wasonope tribe No. 16. The brothers of this tribe have surrendered to the Great council nearly all their effects, but the charter and rituals have not yet been placed in my charge or accounted for. Petasur council No. 6, Daughters of Pocahontas, made no G. of D., 404, and, as I am credibly have not kindled a council fire over one great sun. Some one should be authorized to take charge of the. property and effects of all descrip- tion belonging to this subordinate of ours"
 The balance of the talk" related to the financial condition of the tribes under the Great council and 1t was most 
 The report as to membership was not what the warriors hoped, as it showed falling off At the last meet. ing of the Great council there were 2, 966 members, while the figures this year show only 2,7SS, a loss of nearly 200. The report showed that 165 were admitted by adoption, four by card and seven were reinstated. On the other hand there were fifty-three with drawn, 274 suspensions and one war rior was expelled. The number of tribes however. showed an increase of twelve moons ago.
 one to thirty, against twenty-nine
 There are twelve councils of the wo- mems Pocahontas degree, an increase of one, but there was a. loss in member ship, the number falling from 1,O53 to ,13.
 ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
 This afternoon the Great council elected the following officers:
 Great sachem-The Hon. George w. | Corbin of New Britain.
 Great senior agamore-DeWltt P. | Preston of Hartford,
 Great junior agamore-James F. | smith of New London.
 Great prophet-Charles R, Upson of | 
 Great chief of records-Charles W. | ,kiff of Danbury.
 Great keeper of wamputn-Henry K White of Meriden.
 Great sentative-Charles R. Up- on of Waterbury.
 Mir. Corbin, who will preside over he Great council for the next Great jun, Is at presnt mayor of New Britain. Great Sachem Corbin this afternoon the following appointments or the Great Sun:
 treat Saanap-Howard G. Hubbell of 
 Great Mishinewa--W. R. Mattison of 
 Great guard of wigwam-Legrand Hopkins of Danbury.
 Great guard of forest--A. M. Green f Hartford.
 PERSONAL JOTTINGS.
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