Evening journal., 1898-10-03
RID MEMS ANNIVERSARY
ENJOYABLE LODGE CELEBRATION
AT CIAYTON-LIVE NEWS of
SMYRNA.

ENJOfABl1E LODGE CELEbhA llOIN
AT CIAYTON-LIVE NEWS of
SMYRNA.
Special Correspondence E~ening Journal.
Smyrna, Sept. S0.-Shawnee Tribe,
No. 27, Imp o. r. NJ, Of Clayton, cele-
brated the ninth anniversary of it's in
stitution this evening. Grand Sachem|
Howard and members Of Minqua and
Delaware Tribes, of Wilmington, were
present, as we'll as members Of tribes
from down the state. Congressman L.
Irving Handy was one of the guests.
The following officers were elected:
Prophet, DR.. c. G. Harmonson; George
Brockson, sachem; Hugh Flemming
senior sycamore; Howard Grant, junior
sagamore; trustee for eighteen moons,
George BrOckson, widows and orphans
committee for eighteen moons, T. B.
Fluharty; representative to the Great
Council, DR.. c.. G. Harmonson.
Degrees were conferred on several
candidates, and some were admitted on
card.
The business meeting was followed by
a banquet and entertainment. Music
was furnished by J. n. Beatty, Lee
Sevil and Howell Sevil. Speeches were
made by Congressman Handy, Rev. w.
/ " DeVinish, w. l.. Gooding and others.
The tribe is in a flouriehing condi-
tion, with a membership Of about sixty
and there were forty or fifty pale faces
among the guests entertained.
The first examination under the
Shearer system was held yesterday and
to-day for the past month, and prom
ises to give entire satisfaction. The
exercises were held in the High School
this afternoon, were very good and
were as follows: Recitation, Cake,
: Cyrus Taylor recitation, "Nobody't
! Child" Edna Ewell; composition
Flowers" Lizzie Bevis reading, "Th'
/ Lighthouse Keepers Daughter" Emma
HAZEL: reading, "a stray Sunbeam,
Emma Stevenson; remarks by thu
lcritic, Professor c. H. LeFevre. Debat'
Affirmative, Bessie c. Middleton ant
Adah Vickers; negative, Alivan Sever
son and Flora Hollett Subject: Re
solved, That the American Indian hai
received worse treatment from th
hands Of the white man than has thu
= negro. It was decided in favor Of tn
1 affirmative. Reading of the Misticu
Amicus, by the editrees, Miss Pag
Dame.
- Mrs Frank Startling returned to he
home. in Elkton, to-day.
William Wilds leaves to-day TO
= Philadelphia on business trip.
Herbert Wood, Of Philadelphia, for
merly of Smyrna, has been visitin
! relatives here. He and Miss Benson
u also of Philadelphia, are to be marie
next month
Miss Carrie Phillips has returne
home after an extended visit to Wi
n mington and eieewhere.
Mrs. Isaac English, of Macon. Ca.
/, visiting her sisters, Mrs. VanGaske
and Miss English.
h Eddie, the 1O-year-old son Of Edwar
Green, met with a very painful accider
- by falling from a swing and fracturin
his left arm.
William A. FAIRIES took out letters ,
administration on the estate of the lat
l. Mrs Christine Wick. yesterday.
l. NJ. c. Fields and family. of Philade
phia, have taken possession Of II
sr house on Delaware street owned
IN Mrs. John Vcshell Mr.. Fields repr
sente Graft Son g. Co.. boot and sh,
g. house. and expects TO make mis- hon
here in the future.
n, The directors Of the National Bar
Of Smyrna Thursday elected Cashl
William H. Janney as president, to su
VI ceed the late David j. Cummins; r
gene Davis, as cashier, and T. NJ. b
steed, as teller
OIL George II. Dick left for Phiiadelph
80 to-day.