The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-21
GREAT COUNCIL.
Tenth Annual Session of Red Men
at Newport.
Il Heated but GOoi Natured Struggle Over
The Election OF OF icers.

The tenth annual session of the Great
Council Of the Improved Order of Red
Men was held in Odd Fellows hall, New
port, yesterday.
The members of the order from this
city and other parts of the state left on
the steamer Pawnee at 7.3O and arrived
at Newport at 1890 The trip down the
bay was "A delightful one.
The session was called TO order at III
O'Clock by Grand Sachem Clifford j.
Dean. After the records Of the last ses-
sion were read, 20 past saohems were ad-
mitted and given the degree of the Great
Council. The regular business was some
what delayed by work OF the committee
on credentials, so but little was done at
the morning session.
A Recess Taken.
At II. 10 a recess was ordered and the
members went To Aliens restaurant
where an excellent dinner was served.
The afternoon session was called To order
at 2 o'clock, when election OF officers for
the ensuing year was i'm order, and one OF
the most exciting, but withal good ma
tured, contests was in order.
The first officer to be elected was the
great sachem, and for this thore was but
one nominee Benjamin Maynard of Nara
gansett Tribe ef Natick. Fer great senior
sycamore Charles ii. HILBERT of Canon
chet Tribe and Frank g. Scott of Weenat-
Shasst Tribe were the candidates and as
Brother HILBERT held the position Of great
junior sycamore, it was thought he would
pull through. but when the tellers Henry
Normandy William y. Greene Arthur
Gilman, counted the ballots they found
that of the ia votes cast, Brother Scott
got %, while Brother HILBERT got 56 so
Brother Scott was elected.
Another Lively Contest.
Then came the battle for great junior
sycamore, Great Sannap Henry ;.
Archer and Past Sachem Charles W.
Mercier being the candidates, and Brother
Mercier was the choice by % 20 81. Charles
II. Phillips was elected 90 the position OF
great keeper of wampum without oppo-
sition. Then there was a lively fight for
the position of great chief of records. Will
liam IL. Brown and the present incum-
bent, Lewis !. Steens, contested, the lat
ter winning by two votes.
Past Great Sachem &. j. Dean lad no
opposition for the position of great
prophet but when no found himself
pitted against Past Great Sachem John
j. Clark of Valley Falls for the position
of representative to the Great Council of
the United States the "old' combine
got In its work again but there was but
four votes TO spare, the count being 5S TO
Df. Ibis tUutu tnb tlttilOn NlllCn WAS
enjoyed by all. The newly elected;
Appointments by Great Sachem.
Great Sachem then appointed Henry 5.
Archer rs great sannap, Walter l.. Brown
ell rs great michenew, Il. q. Andrews
rs great guard of wigwam, and w. Il.
Dennis rs great guard of forest; then the
newly elected und appointed officers were
installed by Great Chief of Records of the
United States Council William Proven,
of Westfield, Mass, and Past Great
Saohem j. II. Gardiner of Boston.
After this the reports of the various
officers were received, all Of which showed
that there had been "A numerical and
financial gain during the year.
Several matters of Importance and of a
private nature were acted upon.
The meeting closed about q. 30 and 1t
was decided to hold the next session of
the Great Council in tho hall of Nara
gansett Tribe of Natick on the third
Thursday in May. 1898
In the evening reception and ball was
tendared tho members of Weenat- -Shassit
Tribe and Mineola Council, Daughters of
Pocahontas. which was in charge of
Brothers George w. Richie Hugh n.
Clifford, II. Il. Scott, John T. Mason, Nj.
w. Hall and Charles Il. Eldridge.
The visitors left Newport at IL o'clock
and arrived home happy but tired.