The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-05
RED men LIGHT
4 COUNCIL! c FIRE
Their Business Pow Wow Be-
gan Yesterday.
A RECEPTION LAST NIGHT
New Officers Elected For the Ensuing
Twelve Moons.
BARBECUE TODAY Ar FAR GROUNDS
installation Of New Officers This Morning viii
Wind up Great Meeting Which Has
Aroused Much Interest in
the Order.

| The first days session of the Great
| Council Of the Improved Order of REQ
Men of North Carolina was most fitting
ly closed with brilliant reception held
last night on Occoneechee Wigwam al
which happy addresses, music and re-
freshment all combined to make an even
/ ing of pleasure.
| Two business sessions of the order
/ by the grand officers, representatives OF
various tribes and Past Great Incohonse
of the United States, c. c. Conley, OF
| Philadelphia, who came as the special
| representative of Great Incohonee Ed
| win ID. Wiley.
The great chieftains of the Great Coun-
Gil who were in charge of the order the
past twelve moons are:
| Great Sachem, W. S. Liddell, Charlotte
| Great Senior Sycamore, H. e. King
| Raleigh: Great Junior Sycamore, w. H
| Lane, Wilmington; Great Prophet, ]. r
Davis, Wilmington; Great Chief OF
| Record, w. B. Goodwin, Elizabeth City;
| Great Keeper of Wampum, T. T. Whit
comb, Elizabeth City; Great Sannap, c.
F. Beckner. Washington; Great Mishine-
wa w. ID. Rice, Rocky Mount; Great
| Guard Wigwam, W. r. DoZier, Hartford
Great Guard fthe Forest, j. F. Keeter,
Henrietta; Great Trustees-E. p. H.
Strunck, Wilmington; ]. NJ. Bishop, Raj
eigh ]. NJ. MCGOWAN, Wilmington.
The delegates sent to the annual meet
| ing were j. F. Keeter and L. d. Duvall,
and NJ
Marshburn, Wilmington: c. C. Bailey and
| ]. w. Richardson, Elizabeth City; A.
Bum and ]. T. Anthony, Charlotte; ]. G.
| HUMPHREYS, Rocky Mount, and c. I.
Buchanan, Washington
The business sessions yesterday were
occupied with affairs pertaining to the
good of the order and the election OF
officers. Legislation was enacted where
| by an organizer will be placed in the
! field for active work and it is expected
| that his work will result in a growth that
will exceed the phenomenal increase OF
| the past year.
The reports of the officers showed an
| increase of over 125 per cent in member
ship during the past year, which is at
| tributed to the excellent guidance OF
Great Sachem W. S. Liddell, of Charlotte.
The election of officers of the Great
| Council for the next twelve moons re-
suited in the choice of the following:
| H. f. King Raleigh, Great Sachem.
w. II. Lane, Wilmington, Great Senior
Sycamore.
C. T. Buchanan, Washington, Great
Junior Sycamore.
| w. S. LiddelI, Charlotte, Great Prophet.
w Ben Goodwin Elizabeth City, Great
Chief of Records.
| T. T. Whitcomb, Elizabeth City, Great
Keeper Of Wampum.
The appointed Chiefs are:
Bunn Charlotte, Great Sannap.
j. +. Keeter Henrietta, Mis-
| henewa.
NJ Marshburn, Wilmington, Great
| Guard of the Wigwam.
Geo. L. Tonnoffskie, Raleigh, Great
| Guard of the Forest.
| The trustees of the order are: J. NJ
! Bishop, Raleigh; ]. NJ. MCGOWAN, Will
mington; E. p. H. Strunck, Wilmington.
| The elimination of the work of the
| day was the reception held last night
presided over by Great Sachem-elect II
E. King. The wigwam of Occoneechee
Tribe was filled with guests, the ladies
of Raleigh being present in great num-
| bers
| The officers of Occoneechee Tribe No
| 16, with whom the Great Council is meet
| ing and who are in charge Of the local
| interests of the order are:
| ]. S. Correll, Sachem.
| Jos. e. Pogue, Senior Sycamore.
| w. J. Andrews, Junior Sycamore.
| Geo. l.. Tonnoffiski, Chief of Records.
| Chas H. Beine, Keeper Of Wampum.
| Jas. M. Riggan, Collector of Wampum
| Robt. 0. King, Prophet.
| After music by a string band Great
| Sachem King introduced Mr.. John w
| Hinsdale, Jr., of the local tribe, who
made a most happy address of welcome
| to the visiting braves and the guests o.
| the evening. He traced the history o.
| the order from it's inception in the
| "Sons of Liberty" who claimed George
Washington as a member to the present
and showed how the principles of the
order had made it's membership multiply
! and increase.
| The next speaker was Past Great Inco
honee C. C. Conley, of Philadelphia,
| veteran Red Man. He is the principa
| visitor to the Great Council and has beer
| luGutlueu with the OTQer LOT over thirty
five years. For sixteen years he filled
the position of Great Chief of Records o
the Great Council of the United States
and was only relieved at his earnest re
quest. His position as Great Past In
cohonee was conferred on him for meri
torious service and he has the prout
distinction of being the only Red Maj
thus honored.
His address was a witty one. He re
ferred to his hesitancy in following tn
young orator as the contrast between
him, bald eagle of the tribes and tn,
young brave, was so great. He told o
the great joy he. as veteran of tn
Blue had in meeting in fellowship witt
veterans of the Gray, whom he loved a
brothers. In referring to the Grea
| Council of North Carolina he said it wa
the peer of any other in the country an
twas truly representative of the 40. 90
AMI more braves of the United States
His closing tribute to North Carolina