Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-03
RED MEMS HALL.
Big Injuns and Mayor Help to
Dedicate New Wigwam,
A Big Crowd Of Braves and squaws Wit
ness the Interesting Ceremony and
Enjoy the Banquet After it,

1t was a great thing to be Red Man
Wednesday night, and even the glory of
the city's chief executive faded into the
background before the splendor of state
and national officials of the Improved
Order Of Red Men, who assembled to
take part in the dedication of the new
Red Mems Hall in the Day block The
exercises were elaborate and highly in
teresting.
Mayor Dodge was present, and the
following great chiefs of the great
council of Massachusetts: Great
Prophet Benjamin s. Curtis Of Lynn,
Great Sachem Charles A. Weaver Of
Worcester; Great Senior Sycamore, AL
fred E. Steele of Northampton.
Great Junior Sycamore William A Jor-
dan of Walliston; Great Chief of Rec
ords j. Peter Gardner Of Danvers.
Great Mishinewa Samuel w. Sawyer of
Fitchburg; Great Guard of the Forest
Gus Renhault of Worcester. The rep
resentatives of the great council of the
United States present were: Augustus
P. Calder Of Boston, Noel e. Converse
of Worcester and Joel G. Tyler of Leo
minister.
At o'clock the ball was packed, and
many stood in the ante-rooms, ~ G.
Overlook of Quinsigamond opened as
| presiding Sachem. In q few moments
w. "A. Jordan, great chief Of ceremon-
les, announced the presence of the great
cnlefs without, and a few moments la
ter they were ushered in, ACCOMPANIED
by four sunnaps, armed with ugly clubs.
PRESIDING Sachem Overlook welcomed
the great chiefs and Great Sachem
weaver took the chair. z. F. Browning
then reported for the building commit
tee, and the great sachem replied.
The dedication was thea begun hy
reading the 1920 Psalm In the exer-
| cIses which followed the wigwam was
dedicated to freedom, friendship, chart
ty and the great spirit. Proclamation
We're received from the great mishine-
was of the north, south, east and west
AFTER the formation of the Totemic cir
Gle about the altar the Wigwam was
consecrated by the great prophet with
an impressive ritual, which ended with
a prayer, The dedication ended with
the dissolution of the circle and the re.
turn of the chiefs to then. stIImns tn
Odd Fellows Quartet assisted in tbe
service with numerous songs.
Remarks We're then in order from the
great prophet of the United States Rem
preventative Calder of Boston ap6
Mayor Dodge, The great prophet ont.
nned the history and aims of the orde,
clearly and Mr.. Calder spoke pleasantly
Inc mayor was warmly welcomed. Hi.
remarks We're witty and frequently in.
corrupted by applause. He said in part
Great Sachem, before whom even tht
greatness of the city's chief executive
fades away l am glad that l am a Rec
man and can appear before you not a:
the mayor. but a simple Red Man O.
/ the forest. (Laughter) I confess that
never felt more at home than when a
the opening four Red Men came dowr
towards me brandishing their clubs I
reminded me of the late municipal cam
paign (Applause.) [ reflect as | hav,
seen the splendor of the occasion and tn
great dignity of the officers participat
ing, somewhat perhaps as Satan re
/ Elected over Paradise Lost. and regre
that l had not in my younger days
! when had half a chance, sought to b
a great official among the Red Men my
self instead of allowing my mind t
drift towards the small Office of mayor
Qaughter)
Continuing, he referred to the tribute
paid the Red Men which he had oftel
4 thought were overdrawn. He had no
gone so far as to say that the only goo,
Red Man was a dead one, but he hat
admired the pluck of Hansah Dustin
and sympathized with the colonists il
their struggles against the Indians.
But the order" he said, Chooses Il
! look at his virtues and not his weak
nesses: his sentiment and not his brutal
! ity. Let us, seek to perpetuate his great
ness, generosity and fidelity"
The quarters are roomy and hand
some, including main hall, banquet
room, ante-rooms, smoking rooms, etc