The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-18

session will be one of the most sue cessfu ever held. sl
 No representatives of the Great Coun- cil of the United States are present and Grand Sagamore Thomas H. Watts of Montgomery is absent, R. Tyler Goodwin presiding in his stead.
 The opening of the meeting was initia- ted by a grand parade of the Red Men who gathered in the Academy of Music for public services at which R. E. L.. Mel. of Selma, presided.
 After an invocation by Rev. A. L.. Andrews. pastor of the Church Street Methodist Church, MT. Mel made the in- troductory speech. as follows:
 Brother Red Men. Ladies and Gentle
 men:
 We have gathered here at this hour for the initial exercises attendant upon the annual kindiing of the council fire of the Great Council of Alabama Im- proved Order of Red Men. To you brothers of the forest will be extended by word of mouth. from those duly au- thorized so to do. cordial welcome to the hunting grounds of Mohawk Tribe No, g and to you will be expressed the delight that is felt by this people in having you in their midst
 I want to say to you as chairman of the Committee on Arrangements. that our efforts have been directed for your pleasure and comfort. and if we shall have failed when you come to bid us goodbye. we want you to know that our spirit was willing if the flesh was indeed weak.
 shall leave 1t to the gifted representa- tive of our worthy mayor and to the talented representative of Mohawk Tribe to paint for you in rainbow tints the superb qualities which in Selma abound. I shall leave it to them to tell you of a hundred artesian wells sending forth from their sources in the bowels of the earth that fluid so necessary in life-to wash buggies and clean window panes. will leave 1t to them to tell you of fair wo- men and brave men whose hearts throb out a welcome true and sincere. l will leave 1t to them to tell you of our broad streets bordered with green and shaded by leafy oaks. In truth Brother Red Men shall leave 1t to them to dip their brushes of welcome in the cup of hospi- tality and describe in letters of gold athwart the Armament the manifold at fractions of our matchless community.
 Brothers it gives me pleasure to pre- sent to you Hon. E. s. Starr represent ing the father of the pale faces whose words of sympathy will guarantee you immunity from punishment. hope, should you partake too freely or the nre water of his people.
 The address of welcome on behalf of Selma was made by Hon. E. s. Starr representing Mayor V. B.. Atkins who is not in the city, and on behalf of Mohawk Tribe No. 25 by I. L.. Rosen- dorf, Past Sachem.
 The response was made by R. Tyler Goodwin of Montgomery.
 At the conclusion of the public exer- cises the Council adjourned to the court house and began the work before it.
 The following are the Great Chiefs of the Great Council:
 c. C. Heard, Langdale, Great Sachem.
 J. W. Pierson, Avondale, Great Senior Sagamore
 E. D. Corker. Eufaula. Great Junior Sagamore.
 W. A. Haynes, Grady. Great Prophet.
 w. s. Smith. Montgomery, Great Chief of Records.
 Charles Chapel. Pratt City, Great Keeper of wampum.
 George H. Todd. Montgomery. Great Sannap.
 E. E. Stanley. Langdale. Great Mis- henewa.
 IT. Englehardt Montgomery. Great Guard of Wigwam.
 P. J. Coyle. Birmingham. Great Guard of Forest
 Representative of Great Council of United States, J. H. Cook. Montgomery.