Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-14
Delegates to the Grand Court Of Foresters
and Great Council Of Red Men Meet With
a Hearty Reception. Aberdeen Shows
Appreciation of the Visit.

The visitors arrived on Mondays train !,
nearly Coz strong, many Of them accom-
panied by their families, were met at the
depot by the hotel committees and es-
corted to the stopping places already
secured. When Aberdeen was selected
as the meeting place for both orders, fear
was expressed that we did not have sufli-
cient hotel accommodations, but no
difficulty in this line has been experienced
and the delegates were well pleased with
the care taken OF them.
Both conventions NIT Ties lay for
business, and in The evening had joint
parade. with about 1000 men in line.
The parade was formed at Market and f
streets, by Marshal E. II. Fox and his
aide, DR.. SHIFTS, and marched along Mar
ket to Broadway; roadway to Heron
street; Heron to F, and there counter
marched back over the same route to the
place of starting, in the following order:
Aberdeen Fire Department Band
Aberdeen Conclave No. 1874, Knights Of
Sherwood Forest
Visiting Foresters
Carriages containing Grand Court officers
Visiting Red Men
Hoquiam Concert Band
Ladies' Auxiliary Pochahontas Tribe
Red Men
Cosmopolis Red Men
Indian Conveyance
Hoquam Red Men
Quin:ault Tribe Red Men, Aberdeen
Floats
Indians in Costume
After the parade, the Red Men attended
a grand ball, given in their honor at
Firemen's hall, while the Foresters were
entertained at a banquet, in the Nine
mire building, G and Market streets,
where tables were set for 600, by VIM.
McDermott, the we'll known caterer, and
the tables were pretty we'll filed. Mayor
West delivered an address Of welcome,
and short speeches were made by Grand
Chief Ranger Alfred Butts, Grand Treas
urer Stewart, Past Supreme Representa-
tive Norrington, Chief Ranger Perrielli
OF the Seattle Italian Court, and Past
Grand Chief Ranger Fitzgerald Of the
state Of Massachusetts.
On Tuesday the following officers were
elected by the Great Council OF the Red
Men:
Great Sachem--Frank Dowd, Seattle.
Great Senior Sagamore-H. +. Rob-
bins, Everett.
Great Junior Sagamcre-W. 6. Acker-
man. Tacoma.
Great Prophet-Frank Bucket, Walla
Walla.
Great Keeper of Wampum-H. II.
Kulies, Seattle.
Great Representatives to Great Coun-
Gil of United States-T. j. Bell. OF
Tacoma, and w. II. Metcalf, Of Van
couver.
Great Chief OF Records-J. r. Case,
Tacoma, reelected.
Yesterday both conventions held busy
business sessions, in which numerous
questions of the orders were decided.
The Foresters decided to hold the next
annual Grand Court at Fairhaven, and
the Red Men selected North Yakima for
their Great Council next year.
The following grand officers were
elected by the Foresters.
Grand Chief Ranger-A. r. Ewing,
Spokane.
Grand Sub Chief Ranger-W. L. Nor
rington, Seattle.
Grand Treasurer-G. M. Stewart.
Seattle.
Grand Financial Secretary-Thos. IL.
Andrew, Seattle.
Grand Recording Secretary-O. Holm
Hoquiam.
Grand Senior Woodward-W. T
Thomas, Black Diamond.
Grand Junior Woodward--J. NJ
Doves, Aberdeen.
Grand Senior Beadle-A. ]. Petefish
Wallace, Idaho.
Grand Junior Beadle--S. 7. Hartman,
Quilcene.
Trustees--P. u. Paulson, Ballard; r
Waterworth, Tacoma; &. Witskie
Seattle.