The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-10

onofeS OF Puget sound as ere now In ses
sion in this city
stu, there u q vast difference. The red
men OF Lescnfs day were savages: the
cd Tne men who swsrmed against the
whites In thoe early days came armed and
with hostile and treachsrous intent The
red men who ara hero today have come on
mission OF fraternity and good will
TO speak in palmer terms the great
council OF Washington, Improved Order
OF Red Men. Is now in session, with dele
gates from Oil parts of the state. The
business sessions of the council are held
IN Elks' hall. Colman block They are OF
an executive nature, and the curious vid
tors turned back by an memorable guard
at the door. At the Indian supper last
night there was no such exclusiveness
Tonight the Red Men will show Themselves
ON the streets In q public parade. and
tomorrow evening they win again face
the public In z grand reception and ball
at Ranke's hall
The assembling OF the council wac pre-
ceded on Monday night by the installation
o. new council IN this city. Ii b termed
Princess Angelina No. 5. and enters upon
Its career with the following officers: Po-
cahontas Mrs. W. A. c. West; Wenonah,
Mrs. l.. f. Wolfe: prophecies. Mrs. Geo.
d. Morris: Powhatan. l.. f. Wolfe; chief
wampum. Mrs. ]. J. Madigan; guard of
the forest, A. Muchmore.
The great council spent yesterday fore
noon in the work OF organising. confer.
ring the degree Of past sachem on various
representatives entitled to H. and hearing
the report Of the COMMITTEES on credentials.
The council assembled with the following
Officers:
Great sachem, J. L. McMurray; great
ga0 - ffsv,-
Tor sycamore pro tenn. J. NJ. Hill; great
prophet. John W. Jones: great chief Of
records, ]. T. Cass; great keeper OF wana-
pun. John Seibenbaum: great mishinewa.
q. Bartholet: great sannap pro tenn.
Charles A. Payne: great guard OF wigwam,
y. y. Carpenter: great guard OF forest, L.
Learned: great representative. W. S. Per
ry; great trustee. q. l.. Harris: great
trustee. NJ. T. Matthews: great trustee.
"; +. T: Matshas: past great sachem.
Conspicuous among the visiting chief
tains who are in the city for the big Red
Mems reunion are the members compris-
Ing the famous degree team from Cinema
KUN Tribe, No. l. from Port Townsend
This party arrived on the Alice Gertrude
yesterday afternoon. and includes the fol-
councils Of the fraternity in this state:
Sachem William F. Learned. Senior Sag
amore Charles Kruger Junior sycamore
F. F. 4. Bifgs, iroPhs. Gays stammer First
p. Trimhle. Warriors r. W. For.ythe.
Jack Wtlloughby. n. s. Snyder and o.
sorge. Braves Thomas Hutton. George
berg, John Siebenbaum and Joseph J.
Gichard, Organist ]. G, Pringle.
This team has the reputation OF being
the finest drilled force In the state in the
comforting Of the degrees, and came to
Seattle on the special invitation OF Chief
Seattle tribe TO exemplffy the initiatory,
or ADOPTION" degree before the state
Great council. The work was done at the
regular session last night and received
well-merited and hearty applause. as did
also the comforting OF the Warrior degree
by the Tacoma team. and the Chiefs de-
gree by the drilled body from the local
tribe
Chenakum tribe is the oldest branch Of
the Improved Order Of Red Men in the
Northwest, having recently celebrated the
Twenty-fifth anniversary OF its cryaniza-
ton. The present team, or particularly
the principal officers of it. have been
years. and have attained degree Of pro-
hciency seldom equaled in secret society
workings.
The report OF the committee on creden
tials as adopted showed the following list
OF delegates.
C1nemakum. No. /. Port Townsend. joseph
Steiner, Joseph Gichard.
Kumtux. No. 3. Vancouver. w. II. Met
calf.
snoaualmie, No. 5. Tacoma, George T.
Lawrence. n. Dennis
a11iishe' 1>"' u AVG" " HdtcoH. Al PaIni-
Pluto. No $. Vancouver. A. Stephenson
Spokane; No. :, Spokane, I. 9. Meeks.
Chinook. No. 10, Tacoma, Charles Il.
Teeumseh. No il. wnkeson. David
ouinaul,. No Il. Aberdeen. w. H. Pear
son.
Leschi. No. is. Tacoma. Norman Hay
dock.
skookumchuck. No 30. Cosmopolis. n.
r. Mathews.
walla walla, No. a. waIia walla. John
ii. Hill LEI. A. Shaw.
Yakima, No. 81. North Yakima. ~ Bar
Chief Seattle. No. q. Seattle. NJ. n.
Sachr. H. II. Ku,ies. A. Muchmore
Kittitss. No. g. Eilensburg. Harry Klein
Chehans, No. z. Chehalis. 6. F. Smith.
drew Browitt.
Muckleshoos. No. =, Black Diamond. w.
G. Jones.
Tahona. No 81. Buckley. William Comm.
Thcarora, No. ~. keiso. I. vetter
Enumciaw. No s.. Ennmclaw. Frank
skookun, No. u. Ballard. william Oar
vile
skagiss No. IS woolley. H c. Hosch.
El~ha- No -. Chinook. Chas. A Payne.
ChoaustIan. No II. La Conner. John Nor.
row.
pilchuck. No. q. Everett. John r. Jer-
SAlico. No ~. WaterviiIe. II. g. Wiley.
Tusnaium. No. Is, DAYTON, II N. Pringle
,Nsspielam. No. &c. Davenport. w. H.
Mcnamara
Tonaske,. No 81 Republic w J. Casey.
Pasaha. No. g, Pomeroy. Frank Buchst.
Cnuekanut, No. "a. Falrhaven-~H. J.
Sf-ickfad~n.
The eessson yesterday afternoon was &C
cupied with the election OF general ofYicerx
and hearing the reports Of the great
saehem and The great chief Of records
1'hs general officers elected are as follows.
Great saehenn-E. o. Conner Spokane
Great senior ssgaH,ore-John NJ Hin
Wsila Nal,a.
Great junior sagansore-L Il. Wolfe. Sc
attic.
Gr~at prophss-J. l.. McAurrsy. Ia
Great chief OF records-J. +. Csss TIA
coma
CsresS keeper Of xampam-John stesen-
asum Port Townsend
Delegates ~ great council ~ ynttsss
S.sfsr~I%F. A. Saaw Nalia Wasla. r
j. Bell Tacoma: ". r. Learned Port
Townsend.
Drilling the Peil~emen.