The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15
Improved Red Men.

At the first council in the Cold Moon
the following were raised up as the
chiefs of Altahmos Tribe No. 81, I'M
proved Order of Red Men, by Henry
M. Blankenstein, d. D. G. s., assisted
by Past Sachem Blaisdell: J. H. FitZ-
gerald, sachem; DR.. A. G. Nathan,
senior, and T. S. Scott, JUNIOR, saga
more; T. Frank Hardy, prophet; F. H.
Seavy and A. Schneider, sannaps; e.
r. NJ. Armstrong, guard of the wig
wan; B. F. Carman, guard of the for
est seventeenth term); P. M. Burke,
J. McCaulay F. Bergstrom and F. H.
Behnsen, warriors, and E. P. Roche,
]. B. Welch and E. M. Arragada,
finance committee. At the close of the
ceremony H. L. Lacoste, the retiring
prophet, was presented by the tribe,
as a token of admiration of his ser
vices, a valuable emblematic jewel of
his rank in the order. Then followed
congratulatory speeches and COLA
ton in the banquet hail. The new
sachem called upon the members to as
sst him and the other chiefs to in
crease the numerical strength of the
tribe to 600 before the close of the cur
rent term.
On the night of the first Saturday in
January Great Pocahontas Annie M.
Bliss paid an official visit to Alfarata
Council No. 10 in the Laurel Hall of
the Shiels building. The team of the
council in costume escorted the great
Pocahontas and attendant great chiefs
into the very artistically decorated
tepee, where they were received with
the honors due their chieftaincy. There
was work in the adoption degree by
team composed, for the first time in
the reservation of California, of past
Pocahontases and past Powhattans-
The ritualistic work wasfperfect while
the floor work, which was entirely
new, was warmly commended. Great
Prophecies Minnie Belts, member of
Alfarata, was the Pocahontas of the
team, and it was stated, under good
for the order, that her rendition of her
part in the work was beyond the ex-
pectation of her most sanguine friends
and was as near perfection as possi-
BILE. The team was brought to it's state
of perfection by William Belts. At the
close of the council Great Keeper OF
Wampum Harriet James, also mem
ber Of the council, on behalf of the
council, presented the great Pocahon-
tas, as a souvenir of the visit, beau
tiful set of carvers. Then followed the
presentation of flowers to the great
chiefs, and dancing.
The following were raised up as the
chiefs of Kaweah Council by Katie 8.
Adams, d. d. G. p, assisted by Past
Great Pocahontas Jennie Weisel, Great
Minnehaha Ida Wheeler, and Past Po-
cahontases Emma Wedemeyer, Nina
Thompson, Lizzie Kemnister, George
Wheeler and a full corps of other acting
great chiefs, who all discharged their
respective duties in most creditable
manner: Mary Baltic, prophecies;
Tina Fosen, Pocahontas; Loretta
Welsh, Wenonah; George E. Souther,
Powhattan; Annie Casey, keeper of
records; May Houston, assistant; Kate
Sheble and Lottie Hamilton, scouts;
Fannie Harris and Gertie Gagin, run
ners; Amelia Baltic and Myrtle Stein,
counselors; John Hennie, James
Thomas, George Kuhlman and L.
Kaughman, warriors; Sadie Cleve.
guard Of the tepee; P. Brody, guard of
the forest.
At the council of Manzanita Council
of the Degree of Pocahontas held on
the sixth sleep of the cold moon the
chiefs whose names have already been
published In this department were
raised up In private by Deputy Great
Pocahontas Hattie Beach in the pres
ence of the great Pocahontas, great
keeper of records, Great Trustee Net
tie Libbing, Past Great Pocahontas
Wisell, Past Great Sachem Brandon
and as many members of the order as
could crowd into the council chamber.
The work was we'll done and at the
closet. ]. Bryan. at the request of the
council, presented Frances Conroy, the
retiring prophecies. handsome jewel
from the council and ring from MEM
bcrs of her family, then an Indian sill
yer souvenir, spoon to the district dep
uty Flowers were also presented to
che outgoing and incoming chiefs. This
council has organized new adoption
team. with Sophronia Thompson as
Pocahontas and William Winter as
Powhattan. and it will endeavor to