Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-12
ORONHYATEKHA IN OMAHA
Nebraska High Court, Independent Order
of Foresters, Duly Instituted.
EMINENT INDIAN The STAR ATTRACTION
Public Meeting ut UOyd's Thcntcr
where the Purposes Of the
order Were Explained by
the Educated MohnNlS.

uNl vi IhltSltlS' was NulS luSNlNhNNh iAa vi
osters' hall in the Boston store building yes
t,rday. The entire business was done under
tho direction OF the Mohawk Indian chief,
Oronhyatoiha, NJ. D., the supreme chief
ranger Of the order, who travelled all the way
from Toronto, Canada to set the body going.
Altogether 1t was big day for the Forcster5
Of this city and South Omaha, and they let
in the public for shara OF the proceedings
at the big meeting in Boyd's theater in the
evening.
Oronhyatekha arrived in the city yester-
day morning at S;15. coming from Lin
coin. He was met at the depot by
committee consisting OF T. l.. Combs ana
Charles Watts of Court Omaha. w. Il.
| Davis of Court Mondafcin, pev. j. o.
Staples of Court Ak-Sar-Ben, Charles Bum
holt of Court Allemania and Il. M. Hender-
son Of Court Fourmen. This comm ttee acted
as sort Of bodyguard for the chief through
| out the day.
The visitor was taken to the Paxton hotel
| where he brCakfasted. At the conclusion OF
! the meal he was again called upon by the
committee, and conducted TO Foresters nan
| in The Boston Store building. There he
called to order the first session Of the high
| court OF Nebraska.
All the delegates selected by the lodges in
the state we're present when the body as
| scmbled The roll contained the following:
Court Omaha NJ. A. Hall. DIR. j. NJ. Aiken,
| T. L. Combs James Muir and L. G. Bra
brook; Court Mondamin, w. Il. Davis, J. u.
Chisscll, Prof. G. A. Rohrbough. Il. j. Sulli-
van and Dir. Charles Rosewgter; Court AK
Sar-Ben: J. n. Ruthven, DR.. Claussen d. w.
Dodds, Rev. j. o. Staples and f.. T. Roose;
Court hllemania, Charles Bomholt, Judge
Christmaun, Charles Grant Anil harsch and
f. Mertens; Court Fourmen. Il. NJ. Hender-
son, A. l.. Hunter. J. b. Smiley, j. p. Murphy
| and j. L. Kalhorn; Court Pokrok Nelky, j.
A. Brown. DR.. Holoytchiner, j. Kobat and
]. Schlagel.
The morning session was a very brief
one. The supreme chief ranger occupied
the attention of the delegates more than
! did the business that was to be transacted
| The high officer responded to this interest.
| lie made address in which he spoke
| extensively OF the needs and benefits of
! high court He also talked upon other
| matters connected with the order, which
may not be diyulged outside the lodge room.
The chief started the work Of institution
by appointing the following officers Charles
Watts supreme vice chief ranger; Il. G.
! Brabrook, supreme clerk; T. l.. Combs, SUI
preme senior beadle. lie also appointed a
committee to confer with him for the
purpose of deciding upon ayaila-
BILE officers. This committee was COM
pCsed of the following: T. L. Combs,
| Court Omaha; Il. j. Chissell, Court Mon
DAMN; A. l.. Hunter, Court Fourmen,
South Omaha; Charles Bumholt, Court AL
| lemania. South Omaha DR.. Holovtchiner
Court Pokrok VellSy South Omaha; DIR. J.
| C. Claussen. Court AkSar- Ben. This prac-
| tcaly completed the work of the morning
| and an adjournment was taken until
| o'clock
The noon hour was spent by the chief and
committee in fixing UP Slate OF officers
| This was satisfactorily accomplished. Cease
| quenty there was no contest in the election,
which together with the installation Of OIL
| GERS, occupied the entire afternoon session.
The officers selected were as follows;
Matthew A. Hall, II. c. r.; E. J. sullivan,
p. II. C. r.; f. NJ. Henderson, II. V. C. X: {;
T. l.. Combs, H. s.. c. Bomholt. II. T.; J. NJ.
Akin, H. p; j. p. Brown and G. A. Rohr-
| baugh, II. A.; Rev. j. o. Staples, ii. C.; H.
G. Brabrook, II. j. s.; C. l.. Grant, ii. 5. W;
j. E. Claussen, II. j. w; J. p. Murphy II.
! S b.; j. KromOish. II. j. b.; E. j. Chissell,
H. NJ; A. l.. Hunter, II. c.; j. Ruthven'
II. NJ
Omaha was unanimously selected as the
place for holding the second meeting of the
high court This meeting VIII take place IN
Boyd's theater was well filled last night
when the public meeting was held. Both
the lower floors were crowded. The audience
was a very mixed one from social point
| of view The biggest part was composed
of workingmen in various walks, but still
there was an excellent sprinkling of the
| prominent business and professional men
| of the city. There was also a very good
representation OF the feminine portion of
Omahas inhabitants.
The stage also was well filled. This sec
ton OF the audience was Of a mixed char
acter too The majority consisted CT those
in the humber positions of life, but there
were a number who are prominent in the
ewes of the people. Among these were:
Judge Wakeley, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Edward
Rcsewater, Colonel Akin, Frank e. MOorCs
Police Judge Gordon, City Clerk Beech
Highly and County Clerk .Redfeld. In front
sat DR.. Oronhyatekha, with A. II. Stevenson
| Of he
side. and e. NJ Hall, chairman Of the meet
ing on the other speakers stand, deco
rated with. flags and horns, some pictures
and other adornments, gave something OF a
gala appearance to the stage.
Chairman Hall opened the program with
a few remarks of Introduction, in which he
explained the object Of the gathering. He
spoke of the birth OF the order, and of its
struggles for existence until 1t was taken
hold of by a "North American gentleman"
the speaker OF the evening who had made
| II one of the leading frGternal beneficiary
orders in the world. He stated that the
audience had been called together under
the auspices Of the local courts to give this
guest an opportunity TO eXtol the merits of
his order.
Before the address of the evening a short
literary and musical program Of great eN-
cellence was rendered. Little Virginia
Merges, a sweet little songstress and
actress, opened with a pretty song, Sweet
remarkable expression for a child of her
age. She was compelled to respond TO an
encore, and gave a cute little selection,
This Little Pig Went to Market Harry
V. Burkley sang in his usual excellent man
| ner n baritone solo Dexter Smiths Let
All Obey" MIS-. G. w. Johnston. the well
known singer, rendered double number
with great grace arise. Come Forth and
the cradle Song" both from Ries. The
| program was rounded out with a recitation
from Mrs r. f. Sunderland who gave
very satisfactorily a difficult selection, and
was compelled to answer an encore with
another in an entirely different strain.
| When this program was finished Chairman
| Hall introduced the speaker to the audience
In very complimentary terms. He gave
brief outline of his life, from the time he was
a little Indian. Even then he showed his
callber by outdoing all other little indian
boys in athletic sports. He spoke OF the
distinguished mans early school training ana
OF his subsequent study at Oxford unlVer-
sity, from which institution he graduated
with hOnors. Mr.. Hall stated that the In
dams life was an example OF the success
due to the principle that II "a thing was
worth doing at all, 1t was worth doing wel'
DR.. Oronhyatekha spoke on Forestry ana
devoted his remarks to the order he repre-
sented He had hard subject TO handle be-
fore the audience that faced him inasmuoh as