The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-25
RED MEN MEET IN
MOBILE NEXT YEAR
officers Were Elected at Yes
tcrday's Session
ORDER GROWING RAPIDLY
Pocahontas, or Ladies' Auxiliary, Is
Growing In Numbers and Will
Ask for the Organization
of State Council.
ORDER GROWING RAPIDLY

The eighteenth annual Great Council
of the Improved Order of Red Men il
Alabama closed yesterday afternoon, at
ter selecting Mobile as the next place OF
meeting, and electing officers for The
ensuing year.
The two sessions yesterday were pre-
sided over by M. d. Friedman, past great
sachem, and chairman of the general
committee.
Considerable business pertaining to the
good of the order was transacted at botf
sessions, though of an executive ma
ture.
Wilson Brooks of Chicago, great CHIEF
of records of the United States, was in
troduced in the morning and he made an
address on the progress and work of thu
order in the United States, and especial
ly in the south. In his speech he tool
occasion to say that Alabama was max
| ing especially good progress and that tn
reports from this state were among tn
best from the entire country.
He stated that during the past yea
about $4,000 new members had been ad
mitted to the order, bringing the entir
| membership up to more than half mil
lion. lie spoke with enthusiasm of tn
healthy growth of the order in all part
of the country and outlined a great cam
paign for the future. He expressed hi
determination to extend his work of OF
ganlzing tribes in the nearby eountrie
of Porto Rico and Panama.
Mr.. Brooks address was received wit
enthusiasm by the members of the Grea
Council.
T. c. Clark, in behalf of Mobile, invite
the Great Council to meet in that cit
next year. Jacob Burger extended an in
vtation in behalf of Birmingham. TIL
former city was selected by vote of q
to 30.
Election of Officers.
At the afternoon session the order o
business was the election of officers 70
the ensuing year. The result was as fol
lows:
Great Sachem-E. d. Corker. Eufaula
| Great Senior Sachem--John f. Jones
Montgomery.
Great Junior Sagamore-R. E. L. Niel
Selma.
Great Prophet--John w. Pierson, Avon
dale.
| Great Chief of Records-William Smi
| lee Smith, Montgomery.
| Great Keeper of Wampum-Cha
Chappell, Pratt City.
Representatives to the Great Counc
of the United States to be held at Nash
vile, Tenn, in September, John W., Pier
son and NJ, d. Friedman.
The appointive officers were selecte
yesterday afternoon as follows,
Great Sannap-P. ]. Coyle.
Great Mishenewa--H Henry Engelhardt.
Great Guard of the Wigwam-J r
Wardlaw.
Great Guard Of the Forest-H. b Keith
Chairman on Laws-George T. Marsh.
Chairman on Finance-M. M. Marsh
Board of Appeals-R. 4. Goodwin, A
l.. Arnold and r. G.. Arlington.
Order of Pocahontas.
The order OF Pocahontas. or ladies' aux
Hilary, Is growing in strength and will
make applicatin to the Great Council o
the United States for the organization
of a state council Many OF the members
of the Order Of Pocahontas were in at
tendance at the great council and tool
great interest in the work of the ses'
sions.
Many of the delegates and visitors left
for their homes last night and others re-
manned over until today. They are ali
loud in their praise Of Birmingham's
hospitality and progress.
This Is pronounced the most successful
council that has ever been held in the
state.