The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-20

said that when he retired from the tepee Of the Great Incohonee he felt like a faded flower, but after the words of MT. Watts, he believed that he was blooming again.
 MT. Patton spoke on the growth of the order in recent years. stating that when he first entered the Great Council about thirty years ago, there were only 25,000 Red Men in America, and this year, he said, there are over 100000 Red Men in the United States and pale faces are being adopted at the rate of 1000 a week. He declared that this wonderful growth ex- tended over every section of the country. MT. Patton ascribed the growth of the order tc the fact that the Red Men is the only truly original American order, hav- ing been founded by Americans for Americans and on American principles of patriotism, fidelity and friendship.
 He then spoke of the noble character of the Red Man as an example for the mem bers of the order, the beautiful ritual, the benefits and charities performed by Red Men He paid tribute to the good done by all fraternal orders, but said that in his opinion, and he is a member of several orders. that none had more qualities for doing good than the Red Men. He closed by praising the hospi-
 
 The meeting then adjourned. The pro gram was interspersed with music by an orchestra - Today the Great Council will meet in business sessions in the wigwam in Me Donalds Theatre building. Tonight a public meeting in the wigwam will be held at which time the newly elected chiefs will be raised up. A smoker for Red Men will then be rendered the visitors by the local tribesmen and the fire of the Great Council will be quenched amid the puffing of pipes of peace and fellow ship.
 Red Men in Attendance. The following prominent Red Men are in attendance: Great Sachem. w. A. Haynes: Great Senior Sagamore. c. C.. Herrd; Great Junior Sagamore. J. w.. iPerson; Great Prophet, w. H. Tice; Great Chief of Records. w. J. Maxwell; Great Keeper of Wampum, II. A. Car mack; Great Sannap, F. D. Corker; Great Mshinewa, Charles Chappell; Great Guard of the Forest, c. M. Me Cary; Great Guard of the Wigwam, J. T. Jones; Great Senior Sagamore of the United States, Thomas H. Watts; Great Past Incahonees w. IT. Hyronenous and A. H. Patton; Repr ,ss natives to the Great Council of the United States, George T. Marsh; Past Great Sachems. w. II. Solomon, B. F. Allday, Fl. M. Austin, M. D. Friedman, w. s. Smith, D. B. Ray, T. B. Hazletol; Representa- tives. J. r. Grimes, Phoenix; J. R. Wing, Montgomery; Luke Walk ar Jasper; W. G. Cottle, Tallassee; J. Phillips, Pratt City; c. B. Johnson, Langdale; A. S. Owens. Cordova: George H. Todd. Jr., Montgom- cry; J. w. Mcdonald, Avondale; G. D. Mitchell, Belle Ellen; Henry Engehardt, Montgomery; A. D. Yeager, Coleaner; Sam John. Coal City; J. T. Bunch, Mary Lee; w. c. Peacock. Enterprise; David McCrurie. Yylam; w. c. Wall. Landale: c. E. Riggs. Pinckney; Charles D. Will loughby, Mobile; M- NJ. Tidwell. East Lake; J. l.. Rosendorf, Selma; F. c. Schwend, Union Springs; G. B. Gibbs, | Warmers Mines; P. J. Coyle, Birming- | ham; J. F. Jones, Montgomery; T. T. | Allday, Adamsville; J. Tuttelbaum. Jones' vile; w. G. Walls Prattville; w. W. McCSollough. Carrville; B. B. Tread well, Clinton; Charles N. Barefeld, Monte Sano; I. s. Butler, Tuskegee.
 Degree Council representatives-J. Bur- ger, J. H. Cook. A. J. Wigley. M S. Blank, R. J. Burton.
 Pocahontas Representatives-D. L. Jones, H. L. Rose, c. w. Spate, C.. s, Livingston, c. w. Robinett.