The evening times., 1899-09-12
Big TALK OF THE BRAVES
Red Men Open Their Annual Great
Council.
Great Sachem BorniesseII Sounds
His Tomahasyk and Welcomes the
MuItifude-Reports Made by the
Cl,Eefs-Euthusiasm for Expansion.
Some of the Fair Attendants.

The warriors and chiefs OF the Improved
Order Of Red Men pitched their tepees in
the big white parior of the Ebbitt House,
and at the ninth run of the rising of the
sun on the twelfth sun OF the corn moon
the tifty-second great sun council fire was
lighted in the presence of a crowd that fill
ed the wigwam and overfiowed into the
trails leading to- the wigwam.
The Great Sachem T. C. Bornkessell,
sounded the tomahawks of authority and
gave short talk of welcome to the as
sembled multitude to which the Great In
cshonee George E. Green, of New York,
made a happy reply, after which the pale
faces. the Ladies of Pocahontas, and 9TH
ens not initiated into the order were re-
Quested 10 withdraw and the making of
peace medicine began with big warrior
standing at the wigwam door TO challenge
all who would enter.
The warriors OF over forty States and
Territories and the Past Great Sacae us
then entered and took Their seats enl the
work of the national uibe was begun.
The Great Incahonee, George E. Green.
then addressed the braves, ont lining tie
work of the various tribes for the past
great sun, copies of which had beea mad
by the scribes of the nat on and Were dis
tributed among the Warriors and chefs.
The talk referred TO the fact that over
fifty great suns ago the council fire O. the
natives had been lighted in the hunting
grounds of Washington, but thai the war
riors and chiefs OF that coInci! had gone
10 the council fire which buns everlast-
ingly in the Happy Hunting Gro -nds O.
the Great Beyond. He said that the sa-
cred motto of the tribe, Freedom,
Friendship, and Charity" still b agei 1
forth Ike the great sun, and that in the
past great sun the tribal receipts were
81 427 4G5 81; paid for relief o. members,
Si43 1878; for the relief OF MiCoAs and
orphans sic. .506.2l; for the burial o. tn :
dead, SlC4 6e4 .55.
He then referred to the great valor of
the warriors Of the natiCn when The war
drum had been sounded over year ago,
how they painted their faces made N'ar
Medicine. and marched TO battle with the
warriors OF Spain, and how many Of them
were still battling in the tropics de
praised expansion, and said that the Fill
pinos would be given a chance 10 govern
themselves when they had shown they
were capable Of self government and ne
did not forget 10 admonish the friends OF
the Filipinos living near Plymouth Rock
that they should defend the flag.
He referred to the speech CT the Grea'
White Father Mckinley, made to The
Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteers a few
weeks ago, regarding the establishment o.
q government OF justice in the Philippines
and said that he was sure every Red Mar
endorsed il. Copies OF the annual Ions
talks We're then distributed.
The Great Chief OF Records Charles c
Conley, of Pennsylvania, then delivered hi
report. which had also been written by tn
scribes of the nation, and copies OF whic!
were distributed and William Proyin, O
Massachusetts, the Great Keeper of Wan
pun delivered his report Of the number 0
dollars gathered last year and tn distribu
tion made OF them. The Great lnCahone
then named his committees 10 transact bus
iness during this council, and then tn
council fire was temporarily covered Will
the great chiefs and warriors Joined III
Ladies of Pooahontas for feast.
The committees continued their Torl
when the council fire was rekindled afte
the feast. while the Ladies of Pocahonta
spent the hours of the setting sun in view
ing the paintings in the Corcoran Art Gal
lery When the sun has set and thP corr
Ladies of Pocahontas, and their pale-fac
friends will assemble at National Rifs
Hall on Street between Ninth and Tent
streets, where the entertainment ALREADY
announced will take place, consisting o
long and short talks, and the sounding o
the drums of the nation by experience
bands, playing all the up-to-date music.
About 500 members and friends o, tn
Red Men are in Washington attending tn
council. and they are having a good time
The banner of the order unfurled in from
OF the Ebbitt is attracting much atten
tion. Ii is composed OF green, yellow
blue, and red stripes, with a golden eagl
in the place occupied by the field Of star
on the national flag; in one cf the Gag e.
claws are the tomahawk, calumet, an
club and in the other the boH and quiver
The whole flag is surrounded by a dee
purple border and on one end are the word
Freedom, Friendship, and Charity
Quite number OF the fair sex are pres
eut though all of them do not belong [
the degree of Pocahontas. Among ther
Bre:
Mrs. George Z. Green, Binghamton. \
Y: Mrs William C. Conley, Philadelphia
Mrs John T. Howe, Scranton Pa; Mrs
Walter r. Rodgers. of Philadelphia Mrs
b. f. Morey. Stroudsburg, Pa; Mrs. DIR
Farley, Mrs John r. Emsley, Mrs T. K
DonnaIley, Mrs ID J. Heuser, all OF PM
adelphia: Mrs r. s Gregory Muncie
Ind; Mrs. William b. Keffer, Iowa; Mrs
Mary L. Young, Boston; Mrs. n. G. Mock
Indiana; Mrs. John A. Zuck, Indiana
Great Pocahontas Mrs. Mary W. Stiles
New Jersey; Mrs. John w. Bissihummer
New York; Mrs. George w. Lindsay, Ma
ryland; Mrs. Thomas E. Peckinpough
Ohio; Mrs. Thomas G. Harrison. Indiana
Mrs. George ". LOWE. California; Mrs
I IonCVuarrh TElinnic- Mrc
Marks, Ohio.