The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-09
RED men AT GALVESTON
The Houston Contingent Is the Largest IN
Attendance.
ADDRESSES OF WELCOME AND RESPONSE
Were the First Business Attended
To--secret Work of the Order
Was Excmpltned.

Galveston, Texas, August SIT has been
many day since Galveston was treated
to visit by real red man of the forest,
one of the kind that was wont to come in
moccasinei feet. gaily painted visage, with
feathers in his hair and tomahawk at
his belt. However. his pale-faced brother.
who has found among the primitive red
ton, is here in great numbers, but on a
peaceful mission. The welcome they have
met with here today is quite different from
that which would have been accorded to
the genuine child of the forest years ago.
There are great chiefs and sachems and
braves and squaws galore in town. They
brought feathers and paint and wampum
and tomahawks without end, and some of
the council fires that will be lit will be
record breakers in the history of the va
rious tribes,
The annual convention of the great
council of the Improved Order of Red Men
for the reservation of Texas met here to-
day for a three days session. At the
morning exercises not many visitors were
present. A big delegation was expected
from Houston over the Katy, but the train
was late and the braves from the head of
Buffalo bayou didn't get in until the at
ternoun.
The great council met In full form at
Red Mems hall at $3.50 this morning and
then adjourned to meet their brothers
from Houston. When the train failed TO
arrive on time the members of the local
tribes and the visitors marched to the new
court house. where the only public exer-
cises of the day took place. When all the
braves had assembled, the great sachems
occupying places of distinction in the jury
box, Lewis Fisher of the local tribesmen
was called upon to speak welcome in be-
half of the city, Mayor Jones not having
arrived. He performed the duty in choice
terms and made his brothers feel that thev
were more than welcome.
At the conclusion OF his remarks Mayor
Jones, who wore a past sachem badge
himself appeared in the room and he was
at once called for. He responded briefly,
delivered the keys to the visitors and as
sured them they could take everything but
the sand and mosquitoes.
This evidence of heap big time" so
enthused some of the visiting warriors
that one brave pulled his tomahawk and
launched it forth with a motion to it that
Mayor Jones should be given a vote of
thanks right then for his cordial welcome
to the Red Men to the city. There were
grunts of disapproval. but no one said
anything until up rose Great Sachem
Shanlslin of the tribe from the banks of the
Red river. With frown like Mars he
looked down on the muttering, threatening
braves, and after a respectful silence be-
coming his great position he began his
speech In voice like thunder that faiIy
shook the building he uttered few words
of counsel to the warriors and assured
them that that was no time to pass resolu-
tions Their acts should prove whether or
rot they appreciated the mayors welcome
This caused hush of the excitement for a
time, and Brother Herman read a response
to the address of welcome N behalf of the
local tribes. 1t expressed the sentiments
of the order, and the speaker was loudly
oheered.
Then up came the brave with bis tonia-
hawk and motion again to insist upon his
vote of thanks to Mayor Jones. The MAYOR
blushed when called upon to put tho mo-
ticn himself and looked appealingly to the
great sachem whose words of wisdom had
brought peace but few moments before.
This time the silence was longer before
the great warrior from the far away north
began to speak. Assuming more awe
inspiring look. and In the deepest gutteral
torres he could command, the great one
once more settled the camp by his appeal
for peace. Everybody but the brave from
Calumet at once became still, and after
a few more words from the great sachem
the powwow broke up
There was boat ride on the bay at $3.50
this afternoon, and at s o'clock tonight
degree work was exemplihed by Tonkaway
tribe of Houston.