Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-09
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN
Annual Session of Great Coun-
oil of the Uhited States.
ORGANIZATIONS GOLDEN JUBILEE
Notable Occasion in PhiIadel-
phia Next Week.



p@Ghairman Harry z. Shaw of the COM
mittee OF arrangements for the semi
centennial Of the Imp'd o. R. NJ,
which will DO held in Philadelphia on
September lath and 10th, haa sent to
the chiefs in this city an official pro.
Rramme, which has Just been issued.
1t has three leading features, demon.
BtrAtions in the city OF Philadelphia,
80 exemplification of the ceremonies Of
the order, and an eaemplificatlon OF
7 the ceremonies OF the degree OF POGO
hontas
According to the announcement, this
hunting grounds have been laid out in
our districts and the members and their
friends in the districts have been given
cards OF admission, sU that each hail
will have large gathering without
overcrowding The demonstrations
will take place on the 1ith of Septem-
ber in the following places: Academy
OF M uHic, Broad and Locust streets,
Joseph FarEar, chairman; st. james
Hall, Thirty eighth and Market streets,
j.. s.. Bortel. chairman Music Hall,
Twenty. sixth street and GiTard avenue.
William Ii. Hudson, Jr., chairman ;
Textile Hall, Kensington avenue and
Cumberland street, Richard E. Tongue,
chairman.
Addresses will he delivered by G. /.
Robert /. Daniel. Griffin, Ga. G. s.
S. George L. Green. mayor OF Bing
hamtun. n. Y; G. j. S. Il. u. Wiley,
N. D., Des Moines, In. &. r. Andrew
il. Patton, Danvers, Mass. G. X. OF
w, William Provin, Westfield, Mass. ;
p. G. !. Charles Ii. Litchmun, Marble
head, Mass. p. q. |. Ralph S. Gregory.
Muucie. Ind. p. G. S. Joseph Suit,
Frankfort, Ind. =. G. S. Julian
Brewer, Annapolis, Md. 6. S. David
Peterson, Camden, NJ. f; G. S. Joseph
F. Beglew, New York City; G. $.
Walter Il. Rodgers, NJ. d., Philadel
phia. In connection with the addresses
there will he vocal and instrumental
entertainment.
The exemplification of the ceremonies
will take place on September 18th al
Industrial Hall, on Broad street above
Vine. to which every member Of the
chiefs degree is invited, the necess airy
81 qualification for admiss being the
II universal ard chiefs degree passwords.
The adoption degree will be conferred
by Nantihalah Tribe; the warriors and
hunters degree in combiued form by
lliawatha Tribe; the chief's degrse by
Waseua Tribe. The revised ceremony
OF the degree of Pocohontas will be
worked by team from MocaBaqus
Council, and will be held in Institute
Hail. Forteth street above Chestnut,
on Thursday night, September 10th.
All who have attained this degree viii
be permitted TO attend bv proving
themselves in possession Of the degret
and currant passwords. :
There will also be grand celebra
tion at Washington Park on the Della
ware River on Thursday afternoon,
September 10th. The sub committed
d; on sport will arrange for all kinds O.
amusements, such as baseball games
'' foot. sack and bicycle races, and othel
entertainments that will he Of an in
teresting character Members desirou
of participating should communicate
With Joseph Farley, NJ. D., box No
9l7, Philadelphia. Handsome prize
will be given tie winners OF the athletic
events
In commemoration of the golden iubi
lee. the committee has adopted a Hou
venir badge, which will he sold to thu
members of the order desiring them.
This Wilmington Tribes are making
preparation to Ue well represented u
the great event. 1t is likely that
special train for their accommodation
will be run on one DAY at least.