Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
Annual Session of the Great Council
in This City.
HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION
Program Of the Meetings Begin
ming September II.
lie PRESENT OFFICERS

| States will be convened September 1915 a.
| the Jbitt House, which will be headquar.
| tiers.
The coming session of the Great Council
| in the capital city of the nation will be the
! largest meeting ever held in the history
| of the order. The great chiefs and repre-.
| sentatives will be accompanied by the mem.
| bers of their families, which will inaugu-
| rate a season of social festivities which has
never been equaled in any session ever
| held.
! This organization took leading part in
| all patriotic movements between 1865 and
| the Declaration of independence. Colonel
Isaac Barre was member of parliament
several years following 1861. He was
among the few who opposed the passage OF
| the famous English stamp act. In a speech
| on February 6, 1865, Colonel Barre called
the opposing parties in the colonies 1.-The
Sons of Liberty" which name was imme.
diately adopted by the society.
The opposition by the Sons Of Liberty
to the stamp tax being so pronounced
caused the act to be repealed by parlia-
raeHt. February o. 1866.
While the precise date of organization
cannot be stated, it was evidently at, or
previous to the year 1865. and the time of
assuming the name of the Sons of Liberty
subsequent to February, 1865
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tea party
which threw the tea overheard in Boston
harbor was the work of the Sons of Lib
erty. AT a meeting of the Sons of Liberty,
addresses We're made by Samuel Adams
Young. Barree and others, and it was re-
solved that the tea should not be landed.
They proceeded to seize the three ships
loaded with tea lying at Griffin's wharf
now. Liverpool wharf near the foot of
Pearl street Boston. Mass. in the cos
tune of Mohawk Indians, and proceeded
to throw the tea in the harbor, which was
accomplished in 1889.
"a hot t1o
erty and the st. Tanlna Society is clear
and distinct. While the ST. Tamina Society
of Maryland was the first of record to use
the name of an Indian as the patron saint.
the Sons of Liberty was the first organiza-
ton to use the disguise of Indians
The Sons of Liberty existed among the
northern and southern colonies. The So
ciety of st. Tamina, or Sons of St Tamina
was organized at Annapolis Md. in I'LL,
the name being taken from an Indian chief
named Tamina or Taminend.
From this organization sprang the Tam
many Society. or Columbian Society, a DO
litical organization in opposition to the
Cinclnnatus Society, which was composed
principally of army officers The formal
organization of the Tammany Society took
place on May r. 1888, under a repubica n
form of government, by VIM. Mooney, who
was leader among the Liberty bows dur
ing the revolution.
In 1s13-16 the Society of Red Men was
formed, and in 1893 the Improved Order of
Red Men began it's existence.
The first great council of the order was
convened in Uncas Wigwam in Baltimore,
Md, i'll 1917.
Logan Tribe, No. 1, was the first tribe
March -, 1894 The motto of this tribe.
freedom. friendship and charity, became
the motto of the whole order, the present
membership of which is over 100000
Program Here.
The Washington meeting is expected to be
one of rare enjoyment socially Beginning
Monday evening, an informal reception will
be rendered to the great chiefs and repre-
sentatives at the Ebbitt House.
tuesday morning the great council will
convene for the transaction of business.
TUESDAY evening public reception will
be held at the National Rifles Hall ten
dered by the Red Men of the District of
Columbia to the great chief representa-
tives and friends, which will be opened nv
an ADDRESS of welcome by Commissioner
John w. Ross and responses by the great
chiefs; also the presentation of a souvenir
SILVER tomahawk the first prize awarded
to the Red Men of the District of Columhia
for the best display in the civic parade of
the national peace jubilee held in Washing
ton May -, 1899, by Mr.. Barry Bulkley.
ana a responsive address by Col E. d.
Wednesday afternoon a pilgrimage will
be taken by the great chiefs and ladies
accompanying them TO Mount Vernon on
the steamer Charles Manchester, which will
IedFe the 9TH street wharf at 2 30 nm
Wednesday evening will be spent in visit
ing the Congressional Library.
Thursday will be taken up by a receptIon
rendered to the great chiefs by the Presi
dent of the United States
Thursday evening a complimentary ex-
cursion will be given to the great chiefs
thelr families and the friends of the order
the steamer Charles Manchester, leaving
ith street wharf at $50 o'clock ston
will be made at Marshall Hall
Nhlie the great chiefs and past sachems
panying them will be looked after by the
local committee, members Of which will
always be on hand at the Headquarters.
Ebbitt House.
The Officers.
The officers of the order are: George E.
Green, great incohoonee Binghamton NY:
E. d. Wiley, great senior sycamore, Iowa;
Thomas G. Harrison, great junior saga
more, Indiana; Robert T. Daniels, great
prophet, Griffin, Ga; Charles C. Conley,
great chief of record, Philadelphia, Pa
William Provin, great keeper Of wampum,
Massachusetts; Peter j. Doobs great TOGO
kon, New York: F. H. Saylor great mine
wa, Oregon; George W. Casey. great guard
OF the forest, Ohio, and Thomas K. Dom
neley, national exemplifier, Pennsylvania.
The executive committee in charge Of the
forthcoming meeting of the Great Council
ol tHe tHlteu oldleS, on Denalf OF the
Great Council. are: Charles c. Conley past
great incohoonee, Pennsylvania; William
Scampton, past great sachem, Massachu-
sets, and George T. Fowler, past great
sachem, Baltimore, Nd, and for the Dis
trict of Columbia, P. G. s. Archie Thomp-
son, chairman; p s. James H. Richards,
vice chairman: p. G. s. F. w. Kahlert,
treasurer: p. G. ]. S. ]. A Whitlock Sec
rotary; p. G. ]. S. ]. L. Payne, P. s. A. D.
| Shaw, p. G. S. w. B. Garner, P. S. G. w.
| Barkman. P. S. George E. Baxter, P. G. S.
| William c. White. p S. Joseph ]. Caylor
| P. S. w. D. Castle and P. G. S. George p.
| Johansen.
In connection with the order there is an
auxiliary branch. known the degree of
| Pocahontas, instituted in Philadelphia, Pa.
| February IS. 1887 This branch of the or
| der was instituted to perpetuate the vir-
| tues of Pocahontas. the Indian princess
| which are well known to all readers of his
tory.
| While the order was instituted only q
| few years ago it has grown to be quite q
| factor in Redmanship. having had a most
| phenomenal growth, and has by its mem
| bership and work greatly helped the In
| crease in the membership Of the Improved
| Order of Red Men.
Burial to Occur at Arlington.
Coroner Carr made an investigation of
| the circumstances attending the accident
at the navy yard, which resulted in the
| death of Julian G. Baker, as published In