The Republican journal., 1899-05-04
The Great Council OF Red Men.

| Council of Maine Improved Order of Red
Men, was held in this city last Thursday,
| April 9th. The arrival OF the delegates,
the reception, and other preliminary matters
which took place on Wednesday, were re-
ported in The journal last week.
The meeting was held in Odd Fellows
Hall, as Knights of Pythias Hall would not
accommodate the number present. The
| following officers were present. Great
Sachem, Clarence l.. Buchanan; Great
Senior Sycamore, Herbert b. Seal; Great
| Junior Sycamore, Joseph ID. Randall; Great
Chief of Records VIM. E. St. John; Great
Keeper of Walnpum, John Locke; Great
Prophet, Albro E. Chase all of Portland.
A pleasant feature of the morning session
was the presentation of a beautiful gold
headed ebony cane to Past Great Sachem
Augustus P. Calder of Boston. The pre-
sentaton speech was made by Past Great
Sachem Albro E. Chase of Portland and Mr..
Calder ably responded.
The committee on credentials, T. ID. Seal
Portland B Fl. Conant, Belfast; and W. W.
| Cutter, Westbrook, reported that 40 tribes
We're represented by 100 delegates.
At the afternoon session the following
/ chiefs We're elected:
! Great Sachem-Herbert B. Seal, Portland.
/ Great Senior Sagamore-J. d. Randall,
Portland
Great Junior Sagamore-Francis Fl.
Wech, Belfast.
Portland.
| Great Keeper of the Wampum-John
Locke, Portland
Great representatives to the Great Coun-
Gil of the United States-Clarence L. Buck
nam, Otis w. Bailey, Calais; Fred E. Wheel
er, and Richard NJ. Libby, Portland
Great Sachem Seal made these appoint
ments: Great Sanap, W. W. Cutter, West
brook Great Mashinewa, Harry R. Water
house, South Windham; Great Guard of
Wigwam, Fred B. Haskell Of Augusta
Great Guard of Forest, George E. Foster,
Lisbon Falls Special Deputy Great Sachem,
Past Great Sachem Albro E. Chase of
Portland and Otis W. Bailey of Calais;
Deputy of Pocahonta, Sadie Dickerson,
Lisbon Falls.
The chiefs were raised up in regular
form
The Great Sachem appointed the follow
ing District Deputy Great Sachems: No. l.
Fred Hodgson, Sanford; 2, William Cat
tey, Portland 5, Ira G. Strout, Cumberland
Mills 4, Harry r. Waterhouse, South Wind
ham, 3, Edward S, Beeman Portland; &,
| Walter J. Park er, Freeport 7, J. W. Barnes,
Lewiston; s, Clarence NJ Hutchins,
Mechanic Falls; 8, John j. Wallace,
Pemaqud 10, Frank B. Haskell, Augusta;
IL, E. H fancy, Belfast; - j. B. Atkinson,
Eastport; Is, Ivan W, Bryan, Orrs Island.
| The report Of the Great Sachem showed
that two tribes had been organized during the
year and shat the order is stead lily increas-
ing. The tribes organized were; Paugus
tribe. No. 10, at Bridgton, with % charter
members and Scitterygussett t ,te, No. 46 at
Stroudwater, with 26 charter members
/ Following is the statistical part of the re-
port of the Great Chief OF Records for the
year
NO OF members last year. ..............$ 8, ,424
Adoptons- Observation-Disclosures. PAS
RelnStatemeDts. Observation-Disclosures. 81
Admitted by card. Observation-Disclosures. /
Total. al....,...,............. 3 1888
/ Suspended .... .,..................4S0
/ Withdrawn. ......................, 40
4 Died.. ......................- =. 547
Present membership. Observation-Disclosures 1856
/ Past Great Sachems Observation-Disclosures. 10
Fast Sachems. .........-........,.,..' Sol
, NO. OF tribes. -...,... ,....................... ~
The wampum account is as follows
4 On hand, last report. t....,.-....... $50, III 40
| Reed for dues Observation-Disclosures. 1868 II
/ = - tees. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2 ,099 %
IS from other sources...,.. 4 156 81
Total received. Observation-Disclosures S39, ,O21 %
Paid for relief of brothers ......S 6, ,;534 4S
'' widows and orphans ... As 20
" burlals.. s................... $3.50
other purposes ........... II, ,021 %
Total ...........,......-.... SIS, 1888 43
| On hand, Observation-Disclosures. 2O,O37, ~
The report of the Degree of Pocahontas
was as follows
! Membership, last report. ................. 439
Adoptlons.. ......,.................1 1872
| Re-lnstatements. Observation-Disclosures. 4
Total. Observation-Disclosures. 637
4 suspended. ................. ........1b
| WlthdraWn..... w ..'.........-........
Dleu : :, .''.'...''' '.''''''..'.
EXpel led. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 50
-"
Present memb mbership. p................... $40
| Male members. Observation-Disclosures. 200
| Female 6 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $40
| Past POCahOntaS Observation-Disclosures. "A
| Number of Councils Observation-Disclosures. s
| Widows and orphans. Observation-Disclosures. $50
! OtHer purposes. ..............., bS4 30
| The Great Council closed at O'Clock, and
the visitors left by special train at 8.
| The occasion was very pleasant one
| throughout, and the relations between the
visitors and our citizens were most cordial
Belfast people have cause to remember with
pleasure this visit of the Bed Men to our
shores, and we understand the visitors re-
| turned to their own reservations we'll pleas
ed with their reception here.
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