The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-11
Enthusiastic G Gathering Of the
Red Men Last Night.
infantry Hall Was Well Filled With
the Delegates and Friends.
Addresses of Welcome by Governor
Lippltt aud cts Solicitor Colwcll.

Infantry Hall was we'll nlleu Iast even
ing with members of the Improved Order
of Red Men and their ladies, for the pur-
pose OF ex.cnd ding welcome TO the offi-
GERS and the representatives OF the Great
Council of the United states, the
hall being very prettily decorated with
the banners OF the many tribes In the
state, and upon the gasiosm ayrenged were many h
brother r. A. Fairbrother. During the
early part of the evening, ii. Z. Macdou-
gall gave several selections on the organ.
Al 500, the delegates, accompanied by
the ladies, entered, and were escorted 10
seats in the center of the hall, and little
later the officers OF the Great Council of
the United States. His Excellency Gov
ernor Charles Warren Lippitt, city solici-
tor Francis Colwel, Ills Honor Mayor
Henry T.. Tiepke Of pswtucket, and OIL
GERS OF the Great Council OF Rhode Island
took seats upon the platform.
Past Grand Sachem James IA. Barry ofh-
ciated as master of ceremonies, and in
trodued, as the irst speaker, Governor
Lippitt, who said that he had not known
much of this order until asked to be pres
ent, but any order, under whatsoever
name, which had accumulated fund as
large as this order had, and had IL careful
ly guarded, and doing the great and
grand work that this order is doing, is
entitled TO the earnest confederation OF
every citizen OF Rhode sand.
"You come here frori Il - the f5 states
| that form this country, from tne East,
| from the West and from tho south, ard
| IL Is with great pleasure rhat Ne.cf me
| YOU 10 the State of Rhouc slaud. luu
| are 10 go TO Newport, the othar capital Of
| this State, and there yoc p.A ind much
| that will intcres. gcu, ana on yonr w1y
down Narragausett bay There are many
| points that are weli-',nowr in history. AT
| Newport YOU VIII ge a Whit OF the
breezes that Is equaied IN no part OF the
world. you will see Gaspee Point, where
| the Yankees destroyed the British vessel
bearlrg thafaname.
81 tender YOU all hearty welcome, and
! hope that your treat ment will T. ot such
nature that we may sec you all
! again. Gentlemen and ladies | well
come you" The Governors remarks were
replete with the history OF the htslc staIe
! of Rhode Islanu, and were very pleasing
| TO the strangers wit hin the gates.
The next speaker was Great Junior
Sycamore George T.. Greene, Mayor of
| Binghamton, y. Y, who said that he
| was going TO speak in -etFec and easy sGrt
| OF way, and so he did. lie vas a oe-
| lighttul speaker, and the city that ne re-
| presents may feel proud OF him. During
| bis remarks he said that he had learned
| since he came into Rhode Island that II a
person wanted TO Say something ridicu-
| lous about his ncighbor he referred 10
| him as Red Man. Now this is not so,
said he, for upon the roster of our order,
| are some of the most eminent statesmen,
| lawyers, philanthropists and representa-
tive men In the United States, and II is
the only true blue American order in the
| world, and claim that il had its birth in
| the very idea of liberty. and in the forma-
tion of this country. He closed by say
ing that he was sorry that more OF the
| citizens Of Providence were not present,
to learn of the characteristics of the order.
The address OF welcome 10 the city OF
| Providence w6s in the hands OF city So
licitor Francis Colwell His Honor May
or +. +. Olney, being out Of town.
Mr.. Colwell said that he was not an Inn
proved Indian, but that he was friend
ly one, ana that he was glad in the abb
sence of the Mayor TO welcome the gen
| tlemen and ladies TO the city on behalf
o. the citizens. ~ think that the order
is not only entitled TO welcdhe by the
city officials, but by the citizens general
ly, and they should consider II an honor
10 have you come.
81 knew not hing of the order until re-
ceived this note. and ON one corner was
a horse, a spear, an Indian and lot OF
feathers. j was utterly at loss TO know
just how 10 answer it, and / made up my
miud that would not, but sent word
that would be here, and here am.
knew by answering the letter this way
that would make no mistake. Then,
| again, i am trying TO live at two places,
one down the river, and another in the
! city, and / was at loss again TO know just
| what 10 wear, and so was my wife. she
said that ii / would get some sort of a
costume, she could get me few feathers.
But ii was decided that should wear a
dress suit, but upon making preparation
to come here, found that my dress suit
was at my other home, but i find that
am partially dressed as Red Man, as
have on red shoes. / have spoken In
this jovial way TO lead up to the many
symbols OF your order, and can say that
when men bind themselves together fol
the common good OF each other, that this
is sufficient for me, the Mayor and the
citizens to welcome you. We have but 9
small lot of land in Rhode Island, but
understand that you are to be taken
down the bay tomorrow, and there we
have an abundance OF water, and / am
sure that you will be entertained. j hope
that you will all enjoy yourselves so much
that you will come again. l welcome
you"
The next speaker was Judge Robert It.
Daniels of Georgia. He IL very fluent
speaker, and spoke highly OF Rhode Is
land, its many attractions and its hospi-
tality.
The interests OF the cities of Pawtuckei
and Newport were cared for his His Hon.
or Mayor Henry Il. Tiepke of Pswtucket
He said that he liked the order, becaus,
one OF its terets was friendship. Tn,
gates OF Pawtucket, the old Slater mill,
and the thousand and one points o! inter
ests OF the thriving city were thrown
open In n most hearty manner TO the
| guests.
Charles Conley OF Philadelphia, who
holds the position OF the great chief o.
records, was the next speaker. He looked
out for the interests OF the ladies, and
also intimated that the members OF tn,
order I'M Rhode Island should see to II
that Mayor Tiepkc and city solicitor Col
well were made TO know more OF the or
der, and that by making them members
OF the order; for, i'm other states, IL wal
Just such men as they that made up the
organization.
Alfred Mowry, great sachem OF Rhod,
Island. welcomed the visitors on behalf o
the Great Council, and Past Great Sa
chem James III. Barry performed a lik,
duty for the committee that had charg'
of the affair. Great Prophet Thomas r.
Peckinpaugh of Cleveland, o., said tina
Governors, Mayors and other city ofiicia
in the East should be better prepared I,
speak upon occasions OF this kind, ant
| that hv hoipu m arm here NJ IA ordor