Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-06
THE RED MEN.
The Twenty-Seventh Annual Great
Council, Closed at Palatiue Last
Night---A Brilliant Affair.

Special to the Register.
Fairmont. w. Va, May 5.-The 9th
annual great council OF the Improved
Order OF Red Men closed their meeting
at Palatine tonight by one Of the most
enjoyable banquets that has ever Deen
held on like occasion. The sessions
of the last two days have all been very
ENJOYABLE and the banquet tonight was
a fitting end to the meeting and Tor d
wear to come all the members Will be
content to smoke the pipe OF peace as
for as their Palatine brethren are con-
cerned. Big Chief Joe Plymale, OF
Cercdo. acted as POSTMASTER tonight
and the various brethren called on re-
sponded in the most genial manner
imaginable to the various toasts he pro-
posed. Before the banquet a program
was given in the Red Mems hall and
the large number of Red Men and their
lady friends were in rapture over It's
excellence. The first feature was music
bv II. C. ShOWalter and daughter,
Miss Anna, of Harrisville, which was
followed with prayer led by Rev. IL. j.
Wilson. of Palatine. Miss Myrtle SHAW
came next with a soprano solo, followed
bv a recitation by Miss Anna Scott.
Miss Scott is one Of the most talented
elocutionists on the Palatine side OF the
river. and her reputation was admirably
sustained. VIII Lyons and H. b. Engle
followed with a mandolin duet and they
in turn were followed by a recitation
by Miss Nellie Sterling. the accom-
pIished daughter of Past Great Sachem
DIR. "A w. Sterling. A duet followed
hy Miss Ruth Arnett and Wanda ROD
:r,son the last feature being recltd-
ton by Miss Minnie Hughes. The Red
Men and their ladies were not SATISFIED
with this and Miss Showalter, Miss
Sterling and Messrs. Engle and Lyons
were called for again and responded
willingly.
This session of the Great Council has
been attended well and all report an
ENJOYABLE time. Among the most prom
inent Red Men present have been Pasc
Great Inconhee and Great Chlet OF
Records of the United States, Chas. Z.
Donnelly, of Philadelphia, Pa; Past Sd
chem. Michael Stein, of Wheeling; Past
Great Sachem. Z M. Noel, Of Benwood;
PAST Great Sachem, f. NJ. Farmhouse,
of Grafton: Past Great Sachem, DR.. A.
w. Sterling. Of Palatine; Past Great
Sachem. Hezekiah Markell. of Grafton.
The business sessions have all been
we'll attended and good work is report
ed. The address of Chas. c. DonneIly'
of Philadelphia, on Redmenship, was
especially beneficial and his eXemplili-
cation of the unwritten work IS espec-
tally well spoken of.
The new officers-elect are: Great Sa-
chem. J. Slidell Brown, OF klngWood;
Great Senior Sycamore, II. c. Showal-
fer. of Harrisville; Great Junior Saga
more. John S. Scott, of Palatine; Great
Prophet. c. c. Haines, of Sewell; Great
Chief of Records, L. p. Hurst, OF Graz
ton; Great Keeper of Wampum. }. }.
Krantz. of Maiden; Representative 10
Great Council L. s., c. c. Haines.
The next meeting will be held at
Parkersburg.
The parade this afternoon was made
ND as follows: Fairmont City Band, Is
men,; Great Chiefs, % men; in car
riages. "a men: Grafton Imperial Band,
q men; Delegates to Great Council, So
men: Hiawatha Tribe, 1C6 men.