The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-11
HOUSTON HUNTING GROUNDS
Assembly Of Red Men for Great
State Council.
FIRE WILL Be KINDLED THIS SUM-.
Arrival Of the Great Incohonee. Andrew
n. Paton-.Advancemont of the Order
In y Short Time.

The past sachems and other representa-
tiyes OF the various tribes In Texas OF tire
Improved Order of Red Men have been ar
irving in the city since yesterday morning
10 attend the kindllng of the first great
council fire upon the reservation OF Texas
The great incohonee OF tbs United states
Andrew II. Patton OF Danvers, Mass,
reached these hunting grounds on Mon
days sleep and will have charge Of the
ceremonies. The past sachems viii as
SER Bile In the wigwam OF Tonkaway u1pe.
located near the crossing Of the Preston
and Main trails, at the 10th run. rising OF
this sun. to receive the past sachems De-
gree, after which a great council fire VIII
DO kindled, the great chiefs VIII be elected
and the great incohonee VIII raise up The
chiefs and institute the great council.
In speaking of the order. Great 1nco-
honee Patton said; up to last rioNer
Moon May there was but one small ifli'e
In this State-.that at Euiils-Nlih atoIt
thirty members. There are now fourteen
mediate prospects of more than dou2l-fs
In number OF tribes and members Iais
makes the groat council Of Texas rank
next to that of Connecticut IN number o.
membership at the start, thai state having
begun with upward Of lf11 members. The
largest State great council ia the oT1er =
its roll, tine city OF Philadelphia having iA-
of the 36s tribes In the Staf~. Texas makes
the thirty-iifth great council In the aieer.
Kentucky. the thirty fourth Aafir- been
Instituted Inst III ming Moon QJee.r1hers.
il Is expected that Oklahoma washing
ton. New Mexico Norm CIroncz Ter
mont and Wisconsin vi! also have great
councils before the great COUNCIL q tire
United States kiudies SITS next great sun
council fire In Minneapolis next Corn
Moon tSeptember).
a atv.~~ a-.es.
great sun, In spite Of the depressing SAD zs-
trial and financial conditions uf TIE rci1-
Try, and ! believe in-t during 't.s era4t
sun II VIII show an ineFeas ttofsi lJspi'
OF the next Hot M0am iJuoFl.
The wonderful ard lncfeasirH pcr,sii a.
ity OF the or5.T - Attributable 10 J1. fSc-
that. ~ addition 10 % us5al frtteruai a-i
beneficial features, Il = tle -lstlr tiF-4T
American sVciety. patriotic and .l--rri ral.
] believe have spreeest1 r. ioierssi.1a
people ln all parts u the country S. ly % --
putting e-ihAsiasl4o e;15Tt irto tre work
Of buiAsinE ete institution - q I4-ae
worthy i,e intrinsic raerlt
Mr.. Patton has. drriuE TIE past gre.
FJr. taken q grfa. interest," 10 she ars--
a-la has Travelled throughout tue 81 Ii-.
InftAa states officially THIS rs tie ihiT4
.1sli 70 ihs h1tlt-aE srR1c-s Of iioast-1.
f,s hrst r. rs during BE Travelling Mp2a
N'ctoi,a-TJ q me rres-. $40 ~ -@t AZ mat
-iFie the order was not asras4-fe5 Hers.
tf1; two lfin-s ha We since been astaliiscs-s
sie Is ~ 91.laus4ast.r Vro.Etr Ri fh- or. ~
sDc MAKES rf1r- favorable i,ryrEHst-r
upon al '7l'-rli.'rs v.t@ W,aorn - le or s.
sf9uhtnffsA - h4s arartiueu's AZ tne
tiv2n9 CEn.-zs Hct43 whic. h4s bssa SEE
2efie9 as heaaq Starters |gr t.e Hs1 Mo-
galc here
\ TEW sCALps TAKEN TrsTFErAy
Pasi Sachen e.. s.. Paukett u Tsi4s
Tribe M. O. rslesi.e. b. asrrr r tl,t l-s,.
aTrfait ~ - busy esria -1itg sazi ~