Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-05-28
council or RED MEN
ORGANIZED THIS MORNING WITH
GREAT COUNCIL OFFICERS.

lucobouoa Tbsma8 90. Harrison ot ll F.
dlauap1lis. Ind. and Grca, Keeper of
Records WnIam Brooks. of Chicago F.
instituted a territorial Great council
of Rod Mon Tor Sew Mexico. che pro
cCoIIngs taking place az tho knights
of pytuus bail uu Gold avenue.
After considerable business of mo- |
interest tD tho general public. was
transacted the following territorial .
Great Council officers were elected
Tor the ensuing year.
Great Prophet A y Mitchell Al
buluor1ur
Great sacbom W. A. Krcamor Gal.
lup
Great senior satpuDg o. rs Wyn
koop. silver city
Great Junior sagamoro Iamos
Brown. Captain
Great chief of Records Eugene Mc.
Elroy ias Vegas.
Great Keeper oft Wampuu NJ 20
rOlwpr TuCumcuH
Great sauap George DouiHch
man. Albuquerque.
Great MIaulniova David Donhum
Albuquerque
Great Guard of wIgwm -J. A. Moe.
Itch. Alam0gorlo.
After the election OF the above nf
uCors the meeting adjourned until
O'Clock This afternoon. Tho business
of the Territorial Great Council win
bc concluded this afternoon. anc
which an adjournment viii bo taken.
The loru Rod Men are little bit
disappointed over the number 0r dele
ratos present from territorial tribes
| They had reason to believe that
large number of Delegates would ai
tend. hut tor some reason only a few
pun in au appearance. Thoy how
ever. nre receiving many courteslc8
M tho hands OF the local tribe. and
/ tonight Will bo given q reception and
I bs iqu,t Iu one 01 enc Gryonloai store
rooms ou silver avenue. the banquet
90 bo under the personal management
of thc Ladies' of tbc Grand Army of
the republic.
Local Tribe Meeting.
last night Navajo Tribe. So Q, lm.
proved order of Rcd Men. held AN ln.
teroHlng meeting aud Wilson Brooks.
Great Keeper or tho Records Of the
order for the United States. ezCmpiI
fled the work OF tho order
~ W. Lo Bow. Michael O'C0NnCI
and Robert Massey wore elected mom.
bcrs while Thomas Hughes. Joseph
| vlao. William Gaoanor and nr D. O..
Wilson were ad0ptud into the tribe
| Manuel sodlllu was advanced as o. war
rio-
rho meeting was very pleasant ana
on had a jolly good tire
Some Facts oi Red Men.
IN brIof the Improved Orior of Rcd
Men ls enc oldest frafornal orgaulsn.
llou of purely American origin o.
wa born ln patriotism uurturod ln free.
dom. inspired ln friendship and conao
Grated in charity "a i8 tho lneal de-
scondont Of me Sons OF Liberty. who
Tor more than ten years prior 90 tho
Declaptlon or Independence. had. by
their active work paved the way to
that Immortal act
TUry were members of me- Sons of
Liberty. disguised as Indians, who
went aboard tho vessel ln Boston har
bor ana threw into the sea lfs cargo
nJ tea. me uwt protest which led ur
to the Revolution against the act 00
. King George &C., iu placing upon th,
colonies taxation without representa-
, tl1n
Whom the Sons 0f Liberty ln manl
localities merged into Societies of so
Tamlna from i77l 90 1900 the love OF
country atd the conservation of ub
orty were FtiIl tho guidir b impulse 10
IlBl3 DO took 0n another form ln th'
Society of Rod Men. formed at For
Mmlu. Under this name g ezisto,
, Tor noarIJ twenty years with a prou,
. record of fraternity and beneyoIonco
F0r causes that in liko manner az
focted an similar organizations OF thai
, period from is2s 90 1852. the Society
0f Red Men languIshod and bechme
nearly extinct On 1889 a few OF th,
amouldering embers we're gathered
and the council fires 0i the Improve,
order Of Red Men we're kIndlod IN nal
timoro and extended by adding 90 it'
palrIoiio and Maternal features th,
charitable ana benevolent work of itl
, present ministratiou8.
The present total momhership OF th,
order ln tho United states ls over $50.
900 and its tribes now extend from al
} tho large cities into numerous towns
and villages in every state, and "a
! rapidly growing by tho augmentation
. 0f one or more tribes daily
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS.
Baltimore. Md.. May 26.-The Mary
land delegation 30 tho democratic ma