The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-21
HOTEL LOBBY GLEANINGS
LAWMAKERS ARE GATHERING FOR
THEIR ANNUAL MEETING.
The Association Allied to the Order
of Red Men-Visitors at
the Hotels.

Haymakers are gathering at the Stub
bins Hotel for the annual meeting of the
state organization, which begins to-day.
The fact that the members of the order
are called "Haymakers'' does not indicate
that they make hay. The Order of Hay
makers is in a way related to the Improved
Order of Red Men. All Haymakers must be
Red Men, but all Red Men are not neces-
sarily Haymakers. Preliminary to the
meeting of the organization to-day the
law committee of the order met at the
stubbins Hotel yesterday. The committee
includes Henry T. Schenck, of Crawfords-
vile; J. H. Ehrick, of Frankfort; c. B.
Hicks. of Lebanon; ]. F. Smith, of Brazil,
past president; D. w. Gerard, of Craw-
louisville, president; Robert Cordle, Of
Nuncie, vice president: c. z. Nobes, of
Flora. secretary: Perry Barr. of Muncie,
treasurer: NJ. G. Mock. of Muncie first
farmer; b. b. Campbell, of Anderson, sec
ond farmer The first and second farmers
of the organization are past great sachems
of the Order of Red Men. This evening at
Parsons Hall, on Delaware street, there
will be an exemplication of work in the
order. a contest having been arranged be-
tween Red Cloud Hayloft, No. 1874. of In
dianapolis, and Ononga Hayloft, No. 50lz,
of Anderson.
The session of the Haymakers will be
held in Druids' Hall. The annual report
of the state president will show that dur
ing the fiscal year ending May q there
have been nearly 1880 limitations and LAS
suspensions for nOnpayment of dues. The
associations have paid out of their treas
ury for the relief of companions the sum
of S6.3O3.34 and for the burial of their dead
aTnftf hnNv hale
in their treasury of IS. against
s.. 1858 last year. The president will say
that the associations in the State are in
a better condition financially and numer-
fcalIy than ever before. On the question
of the rela tionship of the Haymakers TO
the Red Men the presidents report says:
II believe il is time that the State AS
sociation should take such steps as would
definitely fix our relationship TO our parent
society, the Improved Order of Red Men.
While, without question, the best workers
and most enthusiastic supporters of the
various tribes of Red Men in Indiana are
Haymakers, and are made better Red Men
because they are Haymakers. yet Ii is a
fact that we are not recognized as an order
by the Great Councils of this or any other
State. The Haymakers have always been
loyal to the Red Men. They have insisted
that every Haymaker shall first have at
tanned the chieftain's degree, and shall be
a member in good standing of the tribe
to which he belongs. We have been in
every way loyal, true and enthusiastic in
our allegiance to the Improved Order of
Red Men, and we have always given them
our support, and l believe the time has
come when we should ask that the repre-
sentatives from the Great Council of In
diana, to the Great Council of the United
States. be instructed TO secure a recogni-
ton of the Haymakers as a branch of
the Improved Order OF Red Men. Under
proper restrictions l believe 1t would be
the strongest factor for the rapid and per-
manent growth of the Red Men in every
State. If the same restrictions were i'm
posed, and the same requirements exact
ed, that now govern the Order of Pocahon-
tas, the Haymakers WOULD become a recog-
niZed auxiliary of the Improved Order of
Red Men, and we would have a standing
that would not only help our Organizatio
but also be of great value TO the I'M
proved Order of Red Men at large. | trust
that this association will take strong action
along this line and formulate some plan
by which this matter may be brought be-
fore the coming session of the Great Coun-
ill Of Tn1i