Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-04
THE RED MEMS POWWOW
BEGINNING OF A CELEBRATION
WHICH WILL LAST A WEEK.
Parade of the Braves Over Principal
ThOrOughfares-Big Chiefs At
Head of Line.

With the fncesSant din OF the exploding
firecracker were blended today the war
whoops of the red men. Although the out
cries were warlke in tone. they were in
reality shouts of peace and toyousness.
The only suggestion of strife was in the
pursuit of small colored boys by warriors
bedecked with feathers and paint and car
rying uplifted tomahawks. The pseudo
Observation-Disclosures the Improved Order
of Red Men of Neutrality-suspicious. today
the celebration they have been anticipating
for several months. 1t will continue for a
week. First in order was the parade this
morning. Next was the powwow, inau-
gurated at o'clock this afternoon. A war
dance followed. the incidental features in
Guiding a band concert, a patriotic cere-
mony of raising the flag, and the like.
realistic Indian village is to be thrown open
to the braves and their relatives and friends
this evening. with a Kaleidoscope accom-
paniment-of fireworks. All this, from pow
WOW to fireworks, was arranged to occur
on the grounds on Florida avenue between
18th and 18th streets.
The rendezvous for the tribes which par
ucipated in the parade this morning was
| IN the vicinity of LIST and B streets, near
the foot of the Capitol. To that locality
warriors afoot and on horseback wendell
their way, to the great wonderment of the
residents along the line. All the red men
plains. All faces We're painted. some ar
tistically and others-mostly others-h:de-
ously- The majority of the braves wore
moccasins. and they carried some imple-
ment, either war club, tomahawk bowie
knife or the council pipe. They whooped
constantly,mostly without provocation.
FINALLY order took the place of chaos and
the parade started. The avenue was lined
with interested spectators
Those in Line.
The Washington Light Infantry Band
took the lead. Directly in rear of the mu-
sicians rode Great Chief c. c. Beveridge.
with him were the subchiefs, H. D. Glas-
coe and E. Tilon of Tuscarora Tribe NJ.
kenad and j. Hunter of Usage Tribe Chas.
Reynolds and P. Zier of Logan Tribe ]. H
Harris and r. 1. Holbrook of Seneca Tribe.
E. G. Benson and c. L. Fowler of Idaho
Tribe. c. E. Mcclure and T. E. Arnold of
seitese Tribe and H. De Neal and John
hahn OF White Eagle Tribe. The organza-
lons paraded in the following order: First
Division. Tuscarora Tribe. No. 5, B. Har-
per. chief; second division. Usage Tribe
No. q, H; W. Wallis. chief; third division,
Logan Tribe, No. 8. H. M Helmricks chief:
fourth division. Seneca Tribe, No III. III. j.
koehler. chief: fifth division, Idaho Tribe,
No. 10, ]. A. Souder, chief: sixth division,
| seltese Tribe. No. 10. J. G. Deponai. chief;
| II. w. H. King, chief
The speaker of the day, John ]. Weed,
| and other officials occupied a carriage The
guests of the Washington braves Included
| Piute Tribe, No. 1. of Hyattsville, Md, and
Mlneola Tribe, No. IA, of Anacostia Music
for one of the divisions was supplied by
| the John B. Henderson Drum Corps. An at
tractive feature of the turnout was large
| float prepared and conducted by SaItese
Tribe 1t represented small Indian village,
and. in addition to braves, was inhabited
| by squaws and pappooses in appropriate
costume
band of genuine Seneca Indians from
Erie, N. (which was expected to partici-
pate in the parade, did not arrive in time
| to do SO. The line of march was by way of
pennsylvania avenue to 18th street, to Yer
mont avenue to 14th street, to Florida ave-
| nue.. to the Indian village.
The head of the parade halted on reach
| ing the new Star building. The Washing
ton Light Infantry Band, under the leader
| ship of Prof E. Willes and with Mr. Will
| liam T. Wilkinson, the latter of whom is
six feet six inches in height. as drum ma
| 1or, thereupon serenaded The Star.
| Council Fire Lighted.
On the spacious grounds on the north
side of Florida avenue between 18th and
18th streets the powwow of the Red Men
began this afternoon. The grounds are
dotted with tents and booths and present
| a decidedly picturesque scene
| The great chiefs about . o'clock kfndled
| the great council fire of the confedera ton
| of the seven nations of the Improved Order
| of Red Men, consisting of Tuscaroras,
Osages, Logans. Senecas, Idahos, Saltese
| and White Eagles. This council was in
| commemoration of the signing of the sacred
compact, or Declaration of Independence,
| by the Sons of Liberty, "4th sun, Buck
Moon, G. S. D., 2S9.''
The great chief of the confederation,
! Chasing Buck. in the person of Sam D.
| Nedrey, dispatched his runners and as
sembled in succession the chiefs and SUBJ
| chiefs Of the several tribes. When they
| had met the great chief delivered an adj
| dress. it being explanatory of the motto OF
| the order. Freedom, Friendship and Char
| fty." Next the council fire was lighted and
| the great medicine man, T. r. Hoadley,
| invoked the blessing Of the Great Spirit.
| With tom-tom accompaniment war dance
| followed. There was a flag raising to the
| strains of THE Star Spangled Banner"
| after which the assemblage adjourned to
| the speakers pavilion Mr.. ]. ]. Weed de-
| livered an address of welcome; Mr.. Barry
Buckley read the Declaration of Independ-
| ence, Mr.. Talbot Pullizi recited and Judge
! r. E. Doan formerly a member of Con-
| gress from Ohio, and Col. ]. H. Bingham,
| assistant secretary Of agriculture, deliver
| ed addresses. Owing to illness Representa-
tive Henry R. Gibson of Tennessee was un-
| able to be present. He was on the pro-
| gram to deliver a patriotic address or
| "long talk"
The Building Trades.
| The regular weekly meeting Of the two