The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-05-23
OFFICERS ELECTED
Grand Council OF Red Men Choose
Officials ForComins Year Resolu-
lions, Etc

Grand Council OF Red Men Choose
Officials ForComins Year Resoiu-
lions, Etc
The Great Council Of Virginia Improved
order If Red Men. continued their close
session at the Opera llouse Thursday
meeting at . \. NJ On Wednesday night
nearly all the visitors attended the meet
ing Of Rappahannock Tribe and there
was quite AN amount Of speech making
and music At The morning session thurs
dav officers for the ensuing term were
elected a. follows.
Great Sachem-W. Il Walden. Rich
mond
Great senior Sagamore-Davii John
son, Rip Kaps.
Great Junior SYCAMORE W. Brown.
Petersburg
Great Prophet-A. Nj Tennis, Hamp-
ton.
Great Chief Of Records-Cornelus ;
Wells. Manchester
Great Keeper of Wampum III. 4
Southall. l.ynchhurg
Representatives. TO the treat tounchui
I S.-Cha- ! PHILIPPE Richmond, \ NJ
Tennis. Hampton
Great Trustee samuel Met aughey
Hampton
Great Sannap-A. b Towering, Fred
erlcksburg
Great Mishinewa-lohn H. breeder
NansemOnd county.
Great Guard of Wigwam-Nllliam tai
lahan. " Use county.
a. q
Norfolk
Committee on constitution and Laws
Nelson Powell Richmond t. Emmett
Hill. Richmond. 4 lleinickle. Pho. bus
Committee ON Funeral Reneht-John
". Cherry. Norfolk tbas / Philips
Richmond: K A. Williams. Norfolk
A committee composed of ira I Holt
Cbas BurAert. ". L. Cousins. {. l.
Hoover and f. " Scott presented reso-
buttons of thanks To the railroads Tor r.
duced fares. 10 Lodge No. !. 4. /. T.
VI. for invitation TO visit lodge room
and view historic relics. 20 the hotels Tor
courtesies. 10 liappahannock Tribe, No
1l2. for their untiiing effort 20 make the
delegates have "A pleasant stay here. aud
to the ladies of the Confederate Memorial
pate in the exercises OF Memorial Day
These resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
THE BANQUET
one of the handsOmest hahquets ever
given in this city was rendered the Great
Council OF Virginia Red Men and IL mum
Der OF invited guests az the Exchange
Hotel Thursday evening by Rappshan-
mock Tribe, No. ll2 Covers were laid
for two hundred and fifty guests, and
nearly every seat was occupied when
Toastmaster Dr. J Garnett King called
the mhlage TO order. Alter An invo-
cation. Or. King addressed the banquet
tiers. assuring them oi the pleasure the
local tribe felt in their acceptance OF the
invitation to meet here in council and eN-
pressing the hope that they would 70
AWAY pleased with their reception FOL
lowing DR. King remarks the banquet
begun. the following menu being served q.
oysters on half she'll, oyster stew. cream
-law. queen olives. pickles. slicei toma-
toes. potato salad. lettuce an may on
mAiza. fried chicken. cream gravy. Old
Virginia ham. OK tongue. chicken salad.
sweet bread patties petite pois, soft shell
crabs. fried oysters new potatoes ~
cream. asparagus tips on toast, straw
berries. Ice cream. assorted cake. oranges
bananas. sailed almonds. kdGm cheese,
crackers tea. coffee.
During the serving OF the courses \. u
Towering Jr --plendid orchestra furnish
I'd Inspiring music and added in no small
degree 20 the enjoy ment OF the occasion.
Dixie was received by the hanquetter-
with wild cheers. a. were other ps'rlotir
airs At tie conclusion Of the banquet
proper. TOastmaster King. ia graceful
language, introduced the first speaker OF
the evening, Past Sachem Wheeler. OF
Hampton. who responded 70 the toast :.
The Great Council. lts Work and lts
Representatives. Great Sachem Tennis,
who WAS to have made Response TO the
above. was kept from the banquet by
sickness.
Fraternities and the Good They Ac-
complish was responded To by Mr. W. y.
Carter
The Red Men Of Virginia. Their Origin.
Growth and Present Condition, was dls-
cursed by that well known and popular
Red Man, John ". Cherry, Of Norfolk.
who gave most interesting account oil
the order from its incipiency up to the
present time.
Other toasts were a. follows
fredericksburg, Its Past, Present and
J. Fnture-Judge John T. Goodrich. Capt
I Quinn. who was TO have made response
To This toast was called away from the
banquet, and upon request OF the toast
master. Judge GOOlricE took his place.
Rappahannock Tribe-Past Sachem A.
Il. BOwering
The Red Men In Comparison With Other
FrAternal Orders-SeuiOr Sycamore
Johnson, OF Hampton
Our squaws. May the Council Fire Burn
Brighter for Their Presence C. OConor
Goodrich.
Following the toasts. the banquetters
Joined in singing Aud Lang Syne and
Home Sweet Home, after which adieus
were said.
Much credit ia due Col. Lsughlin, OF
the Exchange Hotel. for the handsome
wav in which the banquet asconducted
nothing occurring 10 any way mar the
pleasure OF the evening.