The evening times., 1899-09-11
Big CHIEFS OF Red MEN
Braves Already Pitching Their Te-
pees in the Capital.
All Prepared for the Opening of the
Great Council TomOrrow-A Large
Number Expected Here by Tonight.
Important Matters Concerning
the order Are to Be Considered.

Big chiefs Of the Grand Council OF the
Improved Order of Red Men. poured over
the trails leading to Washington this
morning and pitched their tepees in the
rotunda of the Ebbitt. The damp weather
delayed many of the warriors, but by 10
a. M there were about fifty of them on
hand and the red badge of the order was
to be seen on all sides. Many of the
chiefs brought their wives along. In this
enlightened age the women OF the tribe
are no longer called squaws, but are hon
cred with the degree of Pocahontas and at
q gathering Of the tribes several years ago
it was officially announced that the word
squaw had been stricken from the language
of the Red Men of today. So the degree
of focahontas was established and ii has
/ hourished. The membership now numbers
/ 50,000 scattered from ocean TO ocean and
/ from the lakes TO the gulf.
/ Among the great chiefs who arrived this
morning and pitched their tents at the Eb-
bitt were Great Senior Sycamore +. ID. Wi
4 ley from the plains of Iowa; Great Proph-
ct Robert T. Daniel, from the cotton fields
of Georgia; Great Chief of Records Charles
c. Conley, from the home Of William Penn /;
Great Mincwo F. II. Saylor, from the
mountains of Oregon. They were royalty
received by the local Red Men and many
pipes of peace were at once lighted and
! friendly powwows followed.
The Ladies of Pocahontas, who accom-
panied the chiefs were likewise taken care
of by their local sisters of the order and
the pappooses also comfortably slowed
away. Many warriors from Massachusetts,
Alabama Indiana New York and
| Colorado have also arrived, and will take
! part in the councils of the national tribe
Runners who have come ahead of the tribes
announced that 100 warriors were en- route
! from the regions around the Great Lakes
| having gathered at Chicago to start to-
gether, and that $50 warriors with many OF
the degree of Pocahontas, accompanying
them were coming along the trails from
the New England country.
About 500 warriors, chiefs, and members
of the order of Pocahontas are expected to
be in Washington by this evening. The
council Of the tribes will begin tonight at
the Ebbitt House with general reception
of all delegates. at which band will dis
course the music Of the tribes
The council will open in the big wigwam
at the Ebbitt at a. m. tomorrow when
Great Sachem T. C. Bornkessell will well
come the chiefs and Great Incohonee
George E. Green, of New York, will re-
spond. Then laws governing the tribes
( will be discussed and in the evening pub
/ lib reception at National Rifles Hall. An
address of welcome will be delivered by
/ Commissioner Ross. Addresses will be
made by George E. Green, of New York,
and Judge Robert T. Daniels, of Georgia.
I silver tomahawk, the first prize awarded
] TO the Red Men Of the District of Columbia
/ for the best display in the civic parade of
| the National Peace Jubilee held in Wash
ing May %, 1899, will be presented by
Barry Bulkley, Secretary of the Business
Mems Association, and will be received on
behalf of the committee of the Red Men by
E. B. Hay.
Wednesday there will be business ses.
sions and in the afternoon a trip to Mount
Vernon, the home and tomb of Washington
by the steamer Charles Manchester, leaving
the Seventh Street wharf at 2:30 p. m. And
a visit to the Congressional Library in the
evening. The session will last until Thurs
day evening. but many of the warriors will
remain in Washington the rest of the week
visiting the points of interest.
This will be the fifty-second annual ses-
sion of the Red Men and will be strictly q
business and executive council. There will
be no election of officers, but one of the
principal questions will be the regulatine
of admitting dispensers of frewater, other.
wire known as saloon keepers, into the or
der. 1t will be debated whether the State
lodges shall have jurisdiction of admit
ting saloon keepers to the State lodges OF
whether il shall rest with the national
council. The increase of the organization
was very large the past year, over II, ,00t
new members having been added to the
roll against half that number the year be.
fore. The warriors from the Northwest
greatly favor the meeting of the tribes fol
1900 being held in Milwaukee and the gen
eral sentiment of the warriors seems to bt
that Milwaukee will be an ideal spot for thu
gathering Of the tribes next year.