Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN.
Annual Session of Great Council of
Delaware.

DSioWotS
Pocohontn Council Trouble Reviewed by |
Great SaGhein Isaiah j. itrasure, and the |
Continuance OF the R"cugnition OF Each |
Portion of the Divided Council Untii the |
Great Council of TIE United States Acts In |
the Matter Recommended by Him.
The Great Council of Delaware, I'M
proved Order of Red Men, began its
annual session at Red Mems Wigwam,
here, last night week. Great Saohem
Isaiah j. Brasuie OF Selbyvile, presided,
and there was good attendance of
members. The evening session was de-
voted largely to the usual formalities
in opening and presentation of reports
of officers, which were referred to COM
mitees. The great sachem, in his open
ing address, said.
"Gieat Chiefs and Brothers: One
great sun age you placed in my hands
the symbol of the highest authority in
our great reservation, the tomahawk; to
exercise tho power which it implies
with credit to myself, | realized, re-
quired tho same nice discrimination,
tho keen sense Of prudence, Of justice
and of firmness, sc requisite in the
sachems to exercise over their respective
tribes. have endeavored to carry out
the mandates and instructions of our
great council in the same spirit and
letter as implied by their actions while
in council. ! have endeavored to fulfil
the duties Of great chief in accordance
with lifetime construction of the
duties deyolving upon the exalted
stump to advance and elevate has
been my aim, and in this effort J. have
enjoyed the hearty cooperation of our
great chiefs and the order in general.
| feel that good has been done: three
new robust tribes have been added to
our Great Reservation and Indications
are apparent for others in the immedi-
ate future. The hearty good-cheer,
congratulate and compliment feeling SO
| peculiar to genuine Red Men, pervades
| the reservation in general. We have
every reason to be happy and fear not.
He reviewed the history of the POGO
hontas Council difficulty and submitted
the correspondence ON the subject, in
oluding that from the Great Council of
| the United States. He also recon-
mended that each portion of thesdiyided
council, one at Henry Clay and one on
| the Highlands, be recognized until the
matter is settled by the Great Council
of the United States.
Great Keeper of Wampum HI. ".
| Easom made the following report: Bal
ance in hank at last report, $685. S4 /;
deposited during the year, 81, 596. Is ;
disbursements, $l,631.9 81; balance in
bank, SS03. OF. He also reported the
receipt of S12s. 30 for the aged and in
digent Red Mems relief fund, bringing
the fund up to total of 1925. So.
Great Chief of Records George @.
Guthrie reported 81. .030. "a in bank at
the beginning of the term; receipts,
81, 725. "a; disbursements, $1,63l.97 +:
balance. 81, l2S. 90, divided as follows
General fund, S759 4S; extension fund,
S14. 40 aged and INDECENT fund, 1920. SO
interest, S. IA; in trust for Seminole
Tribe, $29. 10. His membership report
was as follows: Members, last report,
| 2,621 adoptions during year, 467; ad-
mitted by card, 10; reinstated, 80
Withdrawn by card, z; suspended, 169
deceased. 26; present memberships pei
reports received, 1885: gain during
year according to reports, 1854. Degree
of Pocohontas-- of members al
the beginning of the term, POP; present
membership, 1873: gain, III.
Great Representatives Eli N. White,
VIM. g. @. Knowles and +. w. Heiss
made full report of the last annual ses
sion of the Great Council of the United
States in Washington, which they at
tended, their report showing tota
J membership of III, 16l and 35, 51S in tht
Degree of Pooohontas.
Tho roll of honor, which was append
} ed showed that the following members
J of the order in Delaware had been II
the service of the country during th'
war with Spain: Keokuk, Frank A
Fullerton, Co. B, First Delaware
private, and Go. 4, Fourth United
States, private; Cherokee. George w
Sasse, 20. d, First Delaware, captain
Lenape, John A. Hanna, Go. @. Firs
} Delaware, corporal: John r. Picker
ing, 90. A, Fi,st Delaware, private
and Howard l.. Shuster, Go. A, Firs
Delaware, private; Manitou, AndreS
, S. Weller, Go. X, First Delaware
: private: Minnehaha, John Whitemal
: and William NJ. Money, Co. L, Fins
Delaware, and A. A. Keeey, Co. M
: First Delaware, I,riyates. The annua
5 election, which was held at 10 o clocl
J Thursday morning. resulted as follows
$ Great Prophet, Emory B. Risgin Q
Laurel; Great Sachem, James Hargi
! of this city; Great Chief Of Records
! George C. Guthrie of this city Grea
of this city; Great Senior Sagamore
|
. Great Junior Sycamore, Il. Powell c
t Newark: Great Representative for tw
q years, State Senator |. j. Brasure c
Sebysill and Frederick W. Heiss c
I. this city. There we've contests for tw
4 offices, Elias NJ. Sargent Of this cit
: being nominated for great keeper {
q wampum in opposi tion to Robert ii
f Hanna, also Of this city, wEo wa
a elected, and William M. Stoddart {
n this city nominated foi great iunie
q sycamore, to which George r. Powe
u of Newark was elected.
c At Thursday mornings session of til
Great Council of Delaware, Imp'd
p r. NJ, the pody adopted the report {
tho committee appointed to ccnside
X the matter of a fund for aged and il
!. digent members of the order, whic
y reported that the matter is in a pro:
/ porous condition, but is not far enoug
IS advanced to form permanent organ
u zation, and recommended that tribe
!, be permitted and authorized to max
financial provision for aged members
without impairing their fraternal n
/ lations with the order, and by relieyin
:. such tribes of further obligations aftt
such members have been provided *
q during their lives.
/ II was also decided that in the futul
:. portrait of the retiring great sache
y shall be printed as frontisriece to IL
annual report
y The annual session of the Gre;
10 Council of Delaware, ImE ID. o. K. M
10 which was held at Red Mems Wigwa
!, in this city, adjourned Thursda.
Prior 10 adjournment it was decide
y to meet next year at Dover. Tho fo
u lowing officers were appointed: Gre