The evening times., 1899-09-13
BEFORE THE COUNCIL FIRE.
Red Men Deliberate and Visit the
Tomb of Washington.

1t was the twentieth breath of the ninth
run of the thirteenth sun when Great In
cchonee Green sounded the tomahawk for
the kindling of the great council fire and
the warriors and chiefs of the Improved
Order of Red Men began following the hunt
OF the second sun Of the great council in
the wigwam at the Ebbitt.
The Orphans Fund" was first discussed
The committee on this subject had report
ed that it thought ii would not be advisa-
bic TO establish an orphan asylum or home
as the children would be scattered all over
the country and it would be big expense
10 gather them at any one point, and
recommended that the children be placed
in private families near where they had
been living and that a per capita tax be
levied on the members of the order to sup
port the orphans and that a local commit
tee OF each tribe. to be known as 1.-The or
phans guardians. be appointed, and there
was much talk on this subject
Another important matter which is ex-
citing interest in all the tribes over the
country was the report of W. R. Rodgers.
VINO is medicine man among the pale
faces, on the Red Mems League. which is
the uniformed rank of the tribes and of
which there are already branches in Ohio.
Indiana, Illinois, Texas, Colorado. Penn
sylyania, New York. New Jersey. Iowa. and
few other States. The league promises TO
be very popular.
The report outlined the uniform to be
worn by the league braves, which is TO be
OF Continental style, the general staff and
field officers wearing double breasted coat
continental pattern of 1875, of dark blue
with facings and Innings Of buff with brass
buttons on the front of the coat and blue
cloth colored buttons on other parts of
the garment; line officers and priyates to
wear the same coat single breasted The
vest Is to be buff-colored long cutaway
continental in style, with brass buttons.
Inc pants are to be OF buff. extending
just below the knee, with a inch omen :
ing on the side buttoned with four small
brass buttons. White pants may be worn
by staff officers. Officers will wear blacl,
leggings and privates white duck leegings
HATS for both officers and priyates will be
the three-cornered Continental of black
| felt, with round crown four inches tall
| the officers hat being finished with gold
| lace and blue cockade from rosette ot
DUN SILK. while the privates' hats will
nave binding of buff with buff cockade
win blue center. The staff will wear
white and black plume and the priyates
dark blue plume. Both officers and pri-
Yates will carry swords and the priyates
VIII also wear black enameled cartridge
boxes; the officers will wear huff gloves
and the privates white
The great council fire was covered abou
the thirtieth breath of the run of the hiet
sun and the braves adjourned for dinner
During the runs of the rising suns tn
Ladies OF Pocahontas took the trail leadin,
to the navy yard to see how the pale face
make the big iron canoes. They returne,
| at high sun.
AT the thirtieth breath of the second ru]
OF the setting sun the braves and the La
| dies of Pocahontas assembled on the bank
OF the Potomac and boarded the big cano
Charles Manchester and were carried to tn
burying ground of the Great White Fathe
| Washington, where at the tomb Great Sc
nior Sycamore E. d. Wiley, of Iowa. an
Great Junior Sycamore Thomas G.. Har
rison. of Indiana, made short talks l.
honor of the Great White Father who ha
gone to the Happy Hunting Grounds. The
returned at the set OF, sun. The hours be
tween the setting sun and low sun wer
spent by the braves and the Ladies of Pc
cahontas at the Congressional Librar
viewing the paintings and admiring til
manner in which pale faces preserve tn
talking leaves which record the history 6
the world.
The great council still has much wor
to be done, and the following of the hur
will be resumed on the 14th and coutinu
until the 18th sun.
The hunting grounds for 1900 have n