Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-24
RED MEN WANT
LEGISLATI0 N
FOR EMBLEM.
Great Council in Convention at
Trenton Ended Its DeIibera-
tiOnS Last Might.
THE OFFICERS ELECTED
Negroes in Atlantic City Have
Organization and Have Adopt
ed the Same Badge.

TRENTON, Feb. "a Election OF
officers was the chief business trans
acted Yesterday by the great council
of New Jersey, Improved Order of
Red Men, at its great council fire in
Association Eall, East State street.
Those chosen were. Great prophet,
Herbert z. Stetser, Of Gloucester
City; great sachem, Charles D.
Thompson, OF Atlantic City; great
senior sycamore, Frank p Jackson,
of this city; great junior sycamore.
Emil W. Schabilon, of Hackensack; ;
great keeper of records, Daniel NJ.
Stevens, of Camden great keeper of
wampum, William J. Smythe, Jr., of
Long Branch; great lannap, Harry j.
Rathbone, of Iroquois tribe No 80,
of this city; great mishenawa, John
Thompson, Avon; great guard of the
wigwam, Gilbert Anhold, Paulsboro;
great guard Of the forest, Stanley
Kalbach, Wildwood
Much interest was manifested in
the selection of the representatives
to the great council of the United
states. Those elected were Herbert
=. Stetser, Gloucester; former Mayor
Joseph L. Nowrey, Camden; Walter
S. Whitmore, Oceanic; David p. Pc
terson, Camden, all past great sa-
chems. The fact that hereafter only
past great sachems will be eligible TO
election as representatives 10 the
great council will serve to limit the
number of candidates for such posi-
ton. In the past any voting brave
could run for representative, and the
history of the order shows that many
ed. One provision Of the new law is
that "all past representatives to the
supreme body shall be eligible for
election. -'iI.s-'-.-t
Daniel NJ. Stevens has held the po-
sition of great chief of records for 20
years, and has the honor of being the
oldest great chief of records in point
Of service, in the order.
Most of the morning session yester-
day was taken up with the considera-
ton of minor matters and routine
business The balloting for officers
consumed considerable time.
Yesterday afternoon the new chiefs
we're raised to their stumps by Past
Great Tncohonee Thomas. X. Donnel-
~ of Pennsylvania. Past Great Inco-
1onee Donnelly also delivered long
talk, during which he reviewed the
progress of the order and cOmpli-
mented the New Jersey hunting
grounds on their general prosperity.
The prominence of Past Great Sa-
nhem Joseph E. Nowrek. former may
or of Camden, in the order, and the
Fact that he has been chosen repre-
sentative from this hunting ground
20 the great council of the United
States, makes him the logical candi-
late for the position of great junior
sycamore of the national council. The
great council will meet at Dallas,
Tex, next September. Mr.. NOwrey
will have the united support of the
New Jersey representatives, and it is
Considered likely that this state will
he recognized by the choice of one of
its favorite chiefs.
Action was taken yesterday on a
report received from Atlantic City to
The effect that a number of negroes
have formed an organization which
they call the independent Red Men. y
and are wearing the official button of
he regular order. II was decided to
ask the enactment Of legislation in
dieting a penalty for the wearing of
lodge insignia except by legitimate
members of the order. A committee
Of lawyers to inquire into this mat
ter was appointed as follows:
Counsellors William Newcorn, of
Plainfield, J. B. Adams, of Atlantic
City, and J. J. Quaide of Sayreville.
After the installation yesterday af-
ternoon Great Prophet Stetser was
presented with two sets of regalias by
his tribe, Standing Elk, No. %, OF
Gloucester. One is a special set to be
used by the great prophet while trav-
cling about the great reservation. He
was also given a gold watch chain
ny IliSdu9 III N"4HuCl' anu UidluOllU
studded watch charm containing the
emblems OF the Red Men and the
Elks, by friends in Gloucester.
The great prophet presented to
each OF his board of great chiefs a
handsome frame containing portraits
of each Of the chiefs, namely, Great
Prophet Frederick p. Rees, of this
city; Great Senior Sycamore Thomp-
son, Great Junior Sycamore Jackson,
Great Chief Of Records Stevens and
Great Keeper of Wampum Smythe.
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