The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-05-12
THE RED MEN MEET
The Great Council KindIes
Its Fire.
MANY BRAVES PRESENT
THEY ELECT CHIEFS FOR ONE
GREAT Sun.
BANQUET TO THEIR PAlE-fACE FRIENDS
Wilmington Chosen as The Place for The Next
Great Councij. Braves C Good Char
acter Wi be Admitted at
IS Great Suns.

IS Great Suns.
The Great Council of Red Men of
North Carolina convened in special SEES
sion Wednesday night for the purpose
of the admission OF Past SachemS ami
raising up their chiefs to their respective
lstumps.
Charles c. Conlcy, Great Keeper o.
Records of the United States, from
Philadelphia. was present and directed
the mystic rights and ceremonies.
Yesterday morning at The tenth run.
rising of the sun, the Great Council
convened, in regular Great Suns Coun-
Gil.
An address of welcome WAS made by
| Acting Great Prophet Hill Il. King.
which WAS responded to by Great
Sachem John X. Davis, of Wilmington.
| The representatives from the various
tribes from the old North State were
| introduced and accredited
The long talks of the Great Sachpm,
the Great Chief Of Records and the
Great Keeper of Wampum were read
and referred to an appropriate commit
| tee.
The Great Council took action upon
the age limit for the admission of new
members and decided to adopt persons
of first class standing above the age
Of Is great suns. They also elected
III. f. King, Past Sachcm, as State
organizer.
The following chiefs were elected for
one great sun and duly raised to their
respective stumps by Past Great leo
hoonee, Chas. {. Conlcy:
Great Sachem, John Il. Davis, of vii
nington.
Great Senior Sycamore IL. T.. King,
Of Raleigh.
Great junior Sycamore, James Smith,
of Rocky Mount.
Great Prophet Col. J. i. Anthony,
of Charlotte.
Great Chief of Records. w. Ben
Goodwin. of Elizabeth City.
Great Keeper of Wampunl, L. T.
Whtcomb. of Elizabeth City.
The following are the appointlve
chiefs:
Great Sannap. w. IL. Lane, of VIII
mington.
Great Mi>hennewa, -. ID. Raper, II
Edenton.
Great Guard of the Wigwani, !. NJ.
Bishop. of Raleigh.
Great Guard of the Forest, j. +. kec-
ter. of Henrietta.
The trustees elected We're rs follows:
j. Nj. Bishop, of Raleigh, three great
lsuns.
| j. +. Keeter, of Henrietta. two great
suns.
Il. l.. II. Strunck, OF Wilmington, one
great sun.
Wilmington was accepted as the place
of kindling the next Great Council fire.
The time is the second Thursday Of
flower moon 6. :. ID. 100. Which being
interpreted means that the next Great
Council of Red Men will meet in VII
mington on May Is 1900.
| Upon the s!cris of Yesterdays sun The
members of Occonrch,r Tribe. No. Is
tRaleighl gave an open entertainment
to their palc-facc friends and the Great
Council Of North Carolina and quite
Il large congregation of squaws and pa
posses were present. An abundance OF
corn and venison WAS provided in the
shape of frozen cream, cake and other
delicacies OF the season.
Ample justice was done by the great
chiefs Of North Carolina, who repaid
all present by their able addresses, and
they separated at II suitable hour we'll
pleased with the reception given them
by the Red Men OF North Carolina
Mr.. Charles G. Conley. Great Keeper
of the Records of the United States, who
was present is one of the most distin-
guished and best Informed Red Men in
North Carolina. Perhaps no man in the
country has spent SO much time and
effort in the promotion of tine order.
Il am greatly pleased with the work
that has been done in North Carolina.
he said last night ut the banquet. ''Ihi,
is the youngest council i'll the Union. but
) it is Il good one. North Carolina people
are good PEOPLE anyway ami can always
be counted on. This Council is only
two years old and this is its second
: meeting.
THE first one was held ut Elizabeth
, City. The next one will be held at VII
mington. There are Il few States only
that now have 10 council--ArkanSaS
Wyoming, Arizona and the two DakOtaS.
: nope To live TO see councils organized
in them. Then there will be IL council
i'll every State in the Union
Mr.. Conley left last night for his
home ill Philadelphia.