The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-31
To s. n. Moore Great Sachem OF tn
Great Council of Texas Improved Orie

| To s. n Moore Great Sachem OF inc
| Great Council of Texas. improved Order
OF Red Men.
Dear chief and Brother II affords me
much pleasure to report as great prophet
! of this Great Council, as we'll Us under
| the authority you 80 GENEROUSLY conferred
| upon me as deputy great sachem for the
| reservation Of feXas, that have e3deaV-
arGl TO carry out your recommendations
in the hunting grounds OF san Antonio
where | have been stationed,
/ Ii is a commendab.e fact that our order
| In these hunting grounds Is prosperous
and harmon Gus. There has never been
any dissecs on among our members ana
| our TWO tribes Natchez. No. I. and Anar-
darllo. No II. work together ~ the warm
emf fraternaI relations, the only rivalry
being n the .audab,e sndeuvor of each
| TO excel N the rltualstic work
The jurisdiction Of both tribes being CO.
extensive. they have adopted law un-
der which the ch cf of records of each
tribe notifies the o,her tribe on the re-
cc-.It of each application oil pale face FOR
adoption. THESE notices are read AT the
succeeding council. aad thus an additional
prevention is taken against the adoption
of unworthy persons mo our order
NatchtX TT tie. No 1. has fitted up one
OF the most complies and beautiful Wig
vans ] have seen. Here both tribes hold
arate parapherHala and dressing rooms
and each with their own fun SGT OF cos
tunes and paraphernnGa.
| would lac unjus. TO myself as wen as
to the Red Men of san Antonio if / did
not state the fast that our wgwam and
its excellent and appropriate arrange
ments and decorations are almost Il not
en-roly due 10 the generosity a4d untlr-
ing zeal ami work well as the artistic
taste If Past Sachem WiIiam II. Simms,
who ms chairman Of the w.gwam commit
tee has had all the work to do. with the
tribal wampum belt empty he took the
matter IN hand aud SO successfully ac-
conn shed. 7 that we have now no! on,y
our heaut ful wigwam and many valuable
additions 10 our Tnraph"rnaEa, hut also IL
goodly sum Of wampum In our belt over
and above al our liabilities.
| My own lahors have been made pleasant
pas,imos 10y the uniformly generous al
and fra ,ernal courtesy of az members OF
our beloved order IN these hunting
grounds as we'll as by tne valuable ami
timely GO orc,l and advice Of yourself and
our greai chefs. Truly my trail has led
mo through gardens of beautiful roses
: and without thorns,
| moon ! attended the great chiefs co....cn
Of Texas. with The other great chiefs in
: the POUNDS Of san A@iono, As
lion az these comets.
ON the s,eclsi II the 9th. 23rd ard 2sih
, suns OF the p.ant mooa ! aided pcputy
7 Great Sachem Charles NJ Barnes IN adopt
+ ing pala faces and in advancing, ra sing.
cXaltng aid iusructing thorn as members
of Anarlarko tribe, No II. in these hunt
Ing grounds.
On the eighth sleep of the flower moon
ass stel Deputy Great Sachem Charles
: NJ Rarnes in The Institute Of Anardarkt
$ tribe. No. II, and thon raised its chefs tc
+ the respective stumps
I on he sleep Of the 10th sun OF the ho'
/ moon I attempted TO make an officia
+ visit to Anardarko tribe No II. but they
$ received ma with great h1nors, | madl
= .ngIy extended me a woe OF thanks.
er 9n i1e H ,5E R9 re So ny n 9spen
4 suton without fee to confer hire iegreo.
= N Brother Albert Meyer
. on the sleep of the sa"ou1 sun or th'
hieb moo9 r3 5s s if Gf''fs Of Na'ene'
4 on the fleep Of the 2lsI sun Of tho hu-'
i, moon | raised the chefs Of Anardark'
: tribe No; Il to their sinmps ! the1 n1,,ts
= have also attended the regular on
| sroclal councils Of Ne,en Y trihe NO an'
have performed my duties as prophet n
It y have been called upon for npmorou
r decisions reear ing ne lhws nua ~
g hv read ne from the constitution and law
Of the Great Council II ne lnfel Slhte
# and the Great C3uncil of texas ,Sa chiefs an,
r,cnhers of the rrder have been No'um'
N | nous hut has been u such nn i9,rul.
y pleasant character as MOI ahlr n "r
!, "since MS Great Council was organ e
A. only cne Of our chiefs naS p,r ~ -
n from tho hunting sr0u ,ne an loved ana 10
T. | Sit he was one whom We Az wv" "'' 81
whom we all mourn ,st.f y
10 carl W. A Gos.ing mas hren = In H. -
~, N,tCIog tribe No ( hut n sdns w .
~ Ma,' ,ibs shaf, ~ des'h win INT 1uH w
n ins oo9rase fr which we al ry IKE n =.
- Grr7t spirit Yet N 'h9' ~, b,s imnres
~ , NV niS H. cal 50 ~ Redmansn'n N Ihs :
- h'ntlng grounds, which even time can no
Wht..",r, 'ss"tting ~ ihc u'n.h ,st1 oi ~.
Z me-, MN q. S. n. 4o5 with ful rentt' a., ar
.h .ri f,rsrts w "a led hitri al hh.' 20
" was mortal Of our bel9Ita 6 5,S,j We revel
ID tee c 6S9%'Sh S S' earthly fem WIN he9y
:; tfu nral tributes and conferred G r., io ~'
~ f.neral hor3rs Of the 9 frfr N crb Of Ia
y w wes SINKING in gorgeous splend9I rsr ra :
OF nv Wesiern hills with us last sI'" an - ~
wv '. ~. hn..nnnlN hnnndIrtLlns w