The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-03
News of the Red Men.


 regular council fire on last Monday s sleep with the usual large attendance. The sick members were reported to the relief chiefs and several warrants were drawn for their relief. Three applica- tfons were presented for membership and other business of importance was trans- acted. w. T. Johnson resigned as Junior Sagamore and w. w. Cranberry was elected in his place to fill the unexpired term.
 Chickasaw Tribe held the usual meet ing on Tuesdays sleep and transacted | routine business. Immediately after the council fire was quenched, the new de- gree council was organized. The Red
 Men of these hunting grounds have be- come so numerous that 1t was necessary | to have two degree councils as the work was too much for one team
 | The new council is known as Pintlala Beneficial Degree Council, No. 6, of the
 Hunting Grounds of Montgomery. The | ceremony was conducted by Deputy
 Great Sachem George H. Todd, Jr., as
 instituting chief and w. s. Smith as
 Great Chief of Records. 8t Owassa Tribe, No 46, kindied the cotfn- ell fire at the eighth run on the sleep of the 23rd sun of Plant Moon, with all the elective chiefs on their respective stumps. warrants to the amount of fifteen fa- thoms were drawn for the sick and sey- | eral other matters was discussed. The
 tribe Is in a fiourishing condition and has the largest membership in these | hunting grounds. Catoma Degree Council held a meet | ing after the council fire of Owassa Tribe had been Quenched on Thursday,s s sleep for the transaction of several i'm | portant matters.
 The committee on entertaining the members of the Great Council which will convene here on the third Tuesday of
 Flower Moon May i9D has made their | hnal report and everything is in readi-
 ness for the meeting. No expense and l time has been spared to make this one | or the grandest entertainments of the or | der and much credit is due the commit
 tee for its untiring efforts in this mat | ter,
 The representatives from the tribes in | these hunting grounds are as follows: Tallapoosa Tribe, No. 7--Past Sachem | Jos. R. Wing. Owassa Tribe, No. 46-Past Sachem George H. Todd, Jr.
 Chickasaw Tribe, No. H-Past Sachem Henry Englehart.
 Tippecanoe Tribe, No. 65-Past sachem Thos. M. Owen.
 Minnehaha Council Degree of Pocahon- tas, No. .7-Past Sachem Henry L. Rose. Catoma Degree Council, No. 4--Past odcnem James Fl. COOK.
 Pintlala Degree Council, No. 6-Past Sachem M. S. Blank.
 Among the many prominent Red Men who will visit the Great Council in this Moon will be Past Great Incohonee An drew A. Patton of Danvers, Mass. He will come as the representative of Great Incohonee Thomas M. Harrison. Among the resolutions passed by ,ne different Councils of the order in these
 hunting grounds the past week is one endorsing Past Great Sachem w. S. Smith as a candidate for the office as Great Chief of Records of the reserva- ton of Alabama. The resolution has
 been passed by several of the Tribes and Councils. q. Tippecanoe Tribe, No. 65, met at the Wigwam last Friday sleep and the Adoption. Warriors and Chiefs degree was conferred by Catoma Degree Coun- creditable manner and was much en- joyed by the many chiefs present. The Degree Council will confer degrees with Tallapoosa Tribe on next Mondays sleep.
 Minnehaha Council, Degree of Poca-. hontas. will meet at the wigwam on thir- teenth sleep of Flower Moon and several palefaces will be adopted.
 Pluto Haymakers' Association met on Thursday and Friday nights and con ferred the Pluto" Degree on seventeen candidates from the various tribes Pluto now has over 200 members all of whom have crossed the river of Styx. and have