The age-herald., 1899-05-03
THE RED MEN IN
 ANNUAL SESSION Meeting of the Grand Council in
 Birmingham. NEW OFFICERS ELECTED And Tallassee Chosen As Next Place of Meeting-There Was Large Attendance-The Eloquence
 of Mayor Evans.
1 NEW OFFICERS ELECTED

The twelfth annual session of the great council of Alabama, Improved Order of Red Men, met in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers hall, on Nineteenth street, be- tween Second and Third avenues, yester- day.
 J. J. MeClusky, of Agawam Tribe, this city, acted as master of ceremonies. He called for the opening ode of the order, after which Rev. John G. Murray led in prayer.
 MT. McClusky then introduced Mayor Evans to give the welcome address.
 The Address of Welcome
 Mayor Evans spoke as follows:
 .tGentlemen of the Great Council: Yes- terday one of our members came to me and said the Red Men would meet in Bir- mingham and requested that I come and deliver the welcome address I shook my head with some fear. had faced a great many delegations before, had spoken to the Woman's Press club with fright; I met the doctors on one or two occasions, and I even spoke to a meeting of the under takers and welcomed them within our gates. l must Say that all LIeSe SSCthSo lO be tame as compared to the Red Men. In early days I had read about the Red Men, and l formed an opinion of them. This morning two stalwart members took me in a carriage and said that l must appear before the Red Men. When l entered this hall I saw at once that it was the Improved Order of Red Men. It is always great pleasure to welcome to our city an organ ization like this. Organizations like this rxyiD al haHrn m welcome, and I assure you that you will have it. You have the keys to the homes of our city, you shall have the keys to our churches, to our schools and to our pleasure resorts. You will find typical city, the new city of the New South. here you will find the latchstrlngs on the out side; at our doors you will find hearty welcome In Birmingham the birds sing sweeter than elsewhere, and l know the women smile sweeter. In behalf or o0,00J people I gladly welcome you to our city.
 Mr McClusky then introduced Hon. Sum- ter Lea who delivered an address or well come in behalf of the Red Men of Birming- ham and vicinity.
 Hon. Thomas H. Watts, great represent ative to the great council, responded in be- half of the Red Men.
 MT McClusky announced that trolley ride had been arranged for this afternoon at O clock, and he hoped that every visit ing brother Would relnaln over anu teho part in it.
 The great council room was cleared and the official session began.
 In Attendance
 The following officers and representatives to the great council were in attendance: Past Grand Incohonee H. w. Heirone- nous, of Birmingham.
 Great Saehem W. s. Smith, of Montgom- cry.
 Great Senior Sagamore D. B. Ray, of Tallassee.
 Great Junior Sagamore G. T. March, of Eufaula.
 Great Prophet J. T. Freeman, of Phoe- nix City.
 Great Chief of Record T. B. Hazelton, of Jasper.
 Great Keeper of Record $. J. Beggs, of Woodlawn.
 Great Sannap L. c. Jones, of Phoenix City.
 Great Mishinewa w. II. Tice, of Mont gomery.
 Great Guard of Wampum J. M. Bateman, of Prattville.
 Great Guard of Forest M. s. Blank, of Birmingham.
 Great Representative Great Council of United States, Hon. T. H. Watts, of Mont gomery.
 Chairman of Committee on Finance, D. A. Dunston, of Thomas.
 Chairman Committee of Laws, J. H. Cook of Montgomery.
 Representatives
 R. L. Easterwood, Phoenix; H. A. Huger, Montgomery; Jerry Fountain, Newcastle; B. F. Crockett Phoenix; W. T. Walton, Jasper; M. N. Due, Birmingham; Joseph Brown. Tallassee; T. c. Ford, Bessemer; T. Tinney, Pratt City; J. F. Floyd, Pratt vile; R. A. Wright, Blocton; c. A. Stevens, Eufaula; R. A. East, Langdale; A. A. Ross, Sheffield; D. R. Delaney, Woodlawn; Thomas Odgers, America; J. R. Thompson. Oakman: J. M Walls, Cordova.
 Past Great Sachems, T. W. Morefield, Birmingham; B. F. Allday, Montgomery; w. H. Solomon, New Castle; H. M. Aus tin, Birmingham.
 New Officers Place of Meeting
 At the afternoon session of the great council the following officers were elected: D. B. Roy, great sachem, Tallassee. G. T. Marsh, great senior sagamore, Flu faula.
 w. S. Smith, great prophet, Montgomery. T. B. Hazelton, great chief of records, Jasper.
 s. J. Beggs, great keeper of wampum, Woodlawn.
 M. s. Blank, great sannap, Birmingham. w. H. Solomon, great mishinewa, New Castle.
 W. A. Haynes, great guard of wigwam. Prattville.
 .J. M. Walls, great guard of forest, Cor dova.
 T. H. Watts, grand representative to great council United States Montgomery. J. A. McCluskey, chairman committee on finance, Birmingham.
 l.. c. Jones, chairman committee on laws, Phoenix City.
 Next great council meets first Tuesday in May, 1900, at Tallassee, Ala.
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