The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-05
GREAT COUNCILS
QUENCH THE FIRES
THE CHIEFS OF BOTH RAISED UP
IN DUE FORM.

The Great Council of the Improved
Order Of Red Men and that of the Degree
of Pocahontas each terminated their
labors and quenched the council fires at
o'clock yesterday.
In the Great Council of the men the
proposition to increase the advisory board
did not carry, but the advisory board was
authorized TO send out an exemplifier of
the work. benjamin T. Josselyn was APP
pointed editor of the official organ of the
order. A special dispensation was granted
to the tribes of the reservation to take
part in the parade in honor of the re-
turning volunteers.
All the past great sachems were APP
pointed a committee on honored dead and
it was decided that the names of all Red
Men in the service of the army or navy
from California should be entered on
roll of honor in the record of the Great
Council.
Thomas G. Harrison, G.. ]. S. of the
United States, acting as great incohonee,
raised up the elected chiefs, whose names
have already been published, and then the
new great sachem, Z. B. Wilson, ap
pointed the following chiefs: c. w. Crone
of Costumes Tribe, Sacramento, great
sannap; F. B. Swan of Osceola Tribe, San
Francisco, great mishinewa; c. NJ.
Brown of Samoset Tribe, Vallejo, great
guard of the wigwam and s. L. X Rich
great guard of the forest.
The great sachem also announced the
following deputies: District No. l, L. A.
Grade of Manzanita Tribe for Tribes 4,
9, 81; District No. 2, NJ. l.. Wheeler of Po-
honachee for TO- II and y; District No. g.
O. n. Cronkeit of Red Cloud for IA, % and
Il; District No. 4, M B. Holmes of Con-
sumnes for 81; District No. >, f. A. Ruhl
of IrOquois for 30 and SO; District No. 6,
E. r. NJ. Derrick of SarT0set for p and
9S; District No. 7, w. c. Havey of Meta
mora for "a: District No. S. O. f. Seavy
for 81, As and So; District No. 8. Thomas
II. BrockingtOn of Weimar for "a and 40;
95; District No. II, w. H. Thomas of Sis
kiyou for 81 and 80; District No. r. A. J.
Timmins Of Ieka for SO, J. Godeau Of
Seminole for 81 J. F: WhiiPple of Santana
nee for 62 and 81; District No 16, j. S.
Colby of Osceola for 81 and Il; District
No. II, A. Hausman Of White Eagle for
70 and So; District No. IS, G. S. Graham
of Montezuma for rs, II and rs; District
No. 10, P. Hansen of Cocopah for 81; Dis
trict No. 20, w. J. Heating Of Comanche
ley of Shawnee for SO; District No. %, ap-
pointment deferred; District No. %, j. j.
O'Hare Of Mono for So; District No. a. w.
G. Herman of Tuolumne for SO; District
Sc and 81; District No. &c, F. P. Mitchell
of Mohawk for 80, and c. Nielsen Of
White Eagle for 100.
Upon the termination Of the business
the members of the council of Pocahontas
were invited into the council chamber
when the great junior sycamore of the
United States, T. G. Harrison, gave
short talk. A diamond ring was presented
to retiring Great Chief Collins, after
which Josiah Sims, P. G.. S., on behalf Of
the Great Council, presented to Charles
F. Burgman, who retlres from the office
Of chief Of records to go to another State,
a beautiful gold watch and chain.
In the Degree of Pocahontas the new
constitution and bylaws were adopted
and the OrOOOSitiOn to apply for a charter
was not carried, so the Great Council IS
still subordinate to the Red Men.
The elected chiefs were raised by Mrs.
Sarah Gutstadt, P. P, and Mrs. Lizzie
scout; Mrs. Minnie Belts, second great
scout; Mrs. H. Rohrbacher, great guard
of the tepee, and Mrs. Celia Britland,
great guard of the forest.
Mrs. Hattie A. Whipple and Mrs. Gut
stadt, past pocahontases, were each pre-
scented an emblematic badge of the order