The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-23
REDMENOWN MOBILE
IN POSSESSION OF
Nlneteenth Great Council of Alahama KindIes Brand Where Bienvi1le First
 Settled Among Aboriginal
 Amerfcans.-- Opening Exercfses.
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Mobile has again fallen into the hands of the Red men. After many long years of peaceful possession the rafe faces who. by force of arms, over came the rightfuf possessors of the fields. forests and streams. have been forced to give way to the inevitable.
 But this time the invasion of Red men is one offa peaceabfe nature. busi- ness and pleasure being combined m the; coming of the representattyes Of Of proved order of Red Men in the Great Council of Alabama has it's individual ot the pale face Is sought, For eigh- teen years the allied tribes of Ala ban1a have kindled their Great Coun- eli fires in the chief villages of the
 This year, at the invitation of Tus-- cahoma Tribe. No. 5S, the members ana officers. of the Great Council of Ala. that body in the wigwam Of the great Sachem of that tribe. Needless to say that each and all of the tribes in tns Council sent able bodied warriors to represent them on this auspiicous oc- casfon. From the. North, East and West they came, and many were the councils while smoking the pipe. or peace. prior to the kindling of the
 At 10 o'clock this morning. in the been promptly eschewed.l the Great Council fire was klndled Many braves ard squaw5 wers present. and from cd- were present. Past sachem and Chief os Records T. E. Clarke of Tuscahofna. No 5s. was the presiding officer.
 At his signal the trtbesmen rendered the opening ode. Dragos crchestra ac" companying. Rev. Claude E. Hill, pas tor of the First Christian Church, ot- fered the prayer which was an elo- quent appeal to the All-Wise ana Ona- rin
 one behalf of the. city of Mobile Mayor Pat J. Lyons most gracefully spnsnt to tSe fee Red y Warriors lis sd dress was resplendent in happy ex- pressions of welcome, the full assur- couid capture as many Pale Faces as they sought fit, but begging to refrain from use of the scalping knife.
 Aftsr an oysrtuTTe W Terins T 5n on besaif of Tuscahoma 59. gave hearty welcome to his brother tribesmen, His remarks were eloquent and exceilsntiy WeiI warriors of a equalization on the part of the Pale Faces and assured the visi- tors that the latch string and the door of the Pleasure Palace was hanging on the outside.
 Great Sachem E. D. Corker of the Great Council, in behalf of that body of welcome from the Great Father of Mobile ard the representative of Tus- cahoma Tribe.
 William r. Powers followed with violin solo. Mrs Powers being the piano
 William E. Fort delivered an able oration of the tenets of the I. O. R. M, and was followed by the orchestra with an overture.
 Next on the program was Whist ling Solo," by Miss Kittiebelle Stirling. the piano accompanist being Miss Georgia Sterling. A selection by the orchestra followed by benediction closed the morning service.
 Resume of the Great Council.
 The Great Council of Alabama. I. O.. R. M, was instituted November 19. 1888, by Great Incohonee Thomas J; Roberts, Great Sachem; D. M. Bishop. Great Senior Sagamore; H. Bousheld, Great Junior sagamore; J. H. Cock, sishter Nesspst srpest chief % womPs of PReeords G w. w. H. Solomon, Great Prophet.
 The present officers are: E. D. Cork CT, Great sachem; John F. Jones. Great Junior sagamore; John W. Pearson, Great Prophet; William Snider Smith, Great Chief of Records; c. c: Chappelle. Great sannap; Henry Englehart, Great Inishinewa; J. F Wardlaw, Great Guard of Wigwam; H. B. Keith. Great Guard of Forest.
 The officers of Tucahoma Tribe, No bs, are: F. L. Allen, Sachem; Charles Wemett, Senior Sagamore; P. H. Cham berlain, Junior Sagamore; J. II. Me Nance, Prophet; T, E. Clark, Chief of Records; E. H. Shaffer, Keeper of Wam- pun; Jacob Hartley. First Sannap: Aaron Hess. Second Sannap; Henry Mo Hugh, Guard of Wigwam; G. K. Will loughby. Guard of Forest; J. c. Schroy First Warrior: Charles W. Tompkins Second Warrior; E. B. Jones' Third Warrior; P. C. Bullo, Fourth Warrior; D. H.. Neff, First Brave; Willie Davis Second Brave; E. T. Burgess, Third Brave; William Schwartz, Fourth Charles W. Tompkins, @ Charles W. Vii Vii, loughby, H. M. Sullivan. Trustees.
 At the conclusiuon of the morning session there was an adjournment and this afternoon the Great Council got down to business, Much business was transacted during the afternoon, but the next meeting place and officers for the next term will not be decided upon until tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow night the visiting Red Men and ladies, in company with local Tribesmen. will enjoy a ride on famed Mobile Bay