The Portland daily press., 1896-04-24
RED MEN IN COUNCIL.
Big Chiefs Sit Down Together at
ROckland.
Officers Elected For the Ensuing year
Reports of the Various officers of the
Organization.
ESPECIAL TO THE pREss.l


of Maine Improved Order of Red Men
five delegates and fifteen great chiefs in
attendance. A. d. Robertson, special
deputy of the reservation of Massachu
setts, representing the great Incohonee
Andrew H. Patton, was present. The en-
tire code of laws for the government OF
the order was revised. Voted to hold the
next great council in Bangor next April.
Officers were elected as follows: Great
prophet, Otis W. Bailey, Calais; great
saohem, F. E. Wheeler, Woodfords; g. s.
S., R. M. Libby Portland; 6. j. S.
Albro E. Chase, Portland; great trustee
for three years, Moses TAFT, Calais; great
chief of records, W. e. st. John, South
Portland; great keeper of wampum,
Walter K. Sweet, Falmouth; representa-
tive to the great council of the United
States at Minneapolis, September s. Otis
W. Bailey, W. E. ST. John, Fl. R.
Sargent and H. G. Starr.
The following reports were read:
GREAT SACHEM'S LONG TALK.
Great Sachem Otis W. Bailey speaks of
| the great progress made in the methods
| employed by the order in this Common
wealth. over early ones. by the employ
| ment of man of ability and experience
to propagate them. One result has been
| the reminding of the Tribal Council fire
in Bangor. Another is the fact that 1900
men stand enrolled upon the books. S.
d. 6. s., o. ID. Robertson has insti-
tuted and rekindled these fires:
/ I've s%,,tn Ws, IL ~.
18th sun, Flower Moon, 404; Nagwam-
queeg Tribe, No. So, 7th sun, Hot Moon,
404; Wescustogo Tribe, No. 81, 18th sun,
Hot Moon, 404; Newichawannook Tribe,
No. 3S, Goth sun, Hot Moon, 4O4; Bonn
bazeen Tribe, No. 80, Sth sun, Snow
Moon. 405.
Rekindled-M adockawanda Tribe, No.
Tribe, No. 13. 18th sun, Travelling
Moon, 404 Abenakis Tribe, No. 6, Sd
sun, Hunting Moon, 4O5; Nahumkeag
Tribe, No. 10, 18th sun, Gold Moon 4O5.
| Councils-Nokomis Council, No. 10,
21st sun, Cold Moon, 405.
| MISUNDERSTANDING Moon, 6. s. d.
404 the charter, costumes and regalia of
dered to this Great Council. Hiawatha
Council, No. 8, of Augusta, having made
no report this great sun, is hereby de-
clared dissolved.
Resignations-J. E. Thomas, D. D. 6.
S., Of district No. ID; George A. Stafford,
D. D. 6. s., of district No. 8: j. D.
Randall, 6. @. of R.; W. e. ST. John,
Great Representative to the Great Council
Of the United States; Mrs. Jennie L.
White as district deputy of Hiawatha
Council No. 9.
Appointments-O. D. Robertson as
special deputy great sachem; Mrs. B. G.
Murray district deputy of Hiawatha
No. o; Joseph Craig as special deputy
representative; F. Il. Weloh, deputy
Tarratine Tribe No. 49,; Hiram Fattie,
deputy Madockawando Tribe. No. is.
Y A large humber of decision on tribal
points are included in the report. Ten
| prizes for increase were computed for by
{ "A; Maohigonne Tribe, No. 8, in
| = 10; Nahanada Tribe, No. 4, in
CO. so, 10; Algonquin Tribe, No. g. in
crease. u; Mavooshan Tribe, No. 10, in
crease, 81; Cushnoc Tribe. No. 1a, in
crease, 10; Masconomo Tribe No. IS, in
crease, rs; Presumpsoot Tribe No. 81,
increa >, Z; Rookameecook Tribe, No. %,
| 26, increase, 70; Etohiomn Tribe, No. ~,
increase, II; Tennessee Tribe, No. 90, in
crease, 81; Susquisong Tribe, No. go, in
crease, rs; Sebascodegan Tribe, No. 80,
increase, 50; Androscoggin Tribe, No. 81,
| increase, %; Sycamore Tribe. No. SO, in
crease, 6; Wawenock Tribe, No. So, in
crease, II; Nahumkag Tribe, No. 36, in
crease, 20: Wescustogo Tribe, No. 81, in
crease, 90; Newichaw annook Tribe, No,
3,8 increase, 16. Total adoptions. $780,
He recommends that charters be
granted to Wawenook Tribe, No. 35, of
Westbrook; Nagwamqueeg Tribe, No. SO
of South Windham and Gorham; Wescus-
togo Tribe. No 81 of Pownal; Newicha-
wannock Tribe, No. 86 of South Berwick
Bombazeen Tribe, No. 80 of waterville
Also that new charter be granted
Algonquin Tribe, No. 9. of Lewiston
and charter granted to Nokomis Coun-
Gil No.10, D. of p, of Lisbon Falls.
A large number of changes in districts
are recommended and the account of a
large number of initiation made. In con-
oluslon the great sachem says: upon
assuming the tomahawks found that we
had upon our rolls 2,019 chiefs, and in
the belts and invested funds 10, 1886. GA
fathoms. Today we have membership
of $500, and in the belts and invested
funds nearly 90, 900 fatboms. having made
afnet gain in memberssof 1,2s3 and an
increase in wealth of, 664. 36 fathoms. A
percentage of gain over go per cent.
Never in the history of our organization
has this been equalled. All the tribes are
in good condition.
LONG TALK GREAT CHIEF OF
RECORDS.
Great Chief Of Records W. e. St. John
reported:
Membership ACCOMPLISHMENTS Of
members at last report, g 019; number of
adoption since last report. 62S number
reinstated since last report, 119; number
admitted by card since last report, 8.
Total. 2,763. Number suspended since
last report. 81; number withdrawn since
last report, 80; number died since last re-
port. IL. Total, 2O3. Number mem bers
at present (lst Cold Moon, g. S. D. 405)
2, $50; gain since last report, 541 number
OF pale faces rejected, %; nun Der of past
sachems, 252: number of past great
saohems, IL; number of tribes at last re-
port, 25 number of new tribes added, 4;
uIuber of old tribes resuscitated, g.:
number Of tribes in good standing list
sun, Cold Moon, G. S. D. 405), 80.
WAMPUM ACCOUNT OF TRIBES.