Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-16
228-23O King St.

commencing him for the successful out
come of the treaty between Japan and
Russia. and said on that day. last Thurs
day, President Roosevelt was made the
only honorary member of the order in
the world.
The purpose of the order, Mr. Cherry
said, is TO encourage liberty in the Amer
lean citizen. no be a member Of the or
gauizatiOn man must be exactly right.
Speaking ol the west, he said it is de-
veloping rapidly and the Red Men of the
west are developing with the country.
In the east the order is doing splendidly.
Last November alone the order added 10
its membership between 10000 and 90
900. More than 10000 ladies are in the
councils of the Degree of Pocahontas, and
they are doing a good work.
To Join the Red Men q man must have
these principles: Our flag, our country,
our fellow man.
Great Junior Sycamore Joseph Farrar
spoke of the duties of the chiefs Of the
Great Council. He urged every Red Man
TO be active, pointing out that ii the or
der is good for the members it is good
for others. There is not an American
citizen who should not be proud to be
member of the Improved Order of Red
Men. the oldest In the country. The light
should not be hidden under a bushel.
Tho time has gone by when candidates
were treated roughly or uncouthly. He
expressed the belief that the order is the
best In existence and there is every in
centive TO tout and bring in pale faces.
I'm PENNSYLVANIA the increase each year
is from 5000 TO 5000. There they are
working among the working men and
from them come the great chiefs. He
hoped that the Great Council of Della
ware would 90 on with its great work
and increase two-fold. He complimented
Great Sachem Mclntire and said he was
sure that the order would grow under his
guidance. He spoke of the good that is
being done in caring for the orphans, for
which Sl,000,000 is spent each year. A
fund has also been created for the care
| of the aged and INDECENT. II is hoped TO
established home for the widows.
Past Great Incohonee Thomas X. Don
nallcy, though 81 years old, spoke with
/ the force and agility of a much younger
man. He has long, flowing white hair
and presents a commanding appearance.
/ He has been q member of the order 40
years. lie says there is no order that he
admiros so much as the Red Men. With
In the past six months, on public oeea-
sions in the order in Pennsylvania he
has been assigned 20 speak 90 the ladies
/ He told the women Of the Degree Of
! pocahoutos that they have a noble work
| 90 do. Wherever there has been a Degree
| of pocahonlas it has had tendency to
improve the men. lie expressed the be-
lief that the Improved Order of Red Men
Is the peer of any organization. In the
first so years there was collected $500,
600 and there was paid out in benefits
| $3.50 600; for the widows. S750O0O, and
for the orphans, S25000O, but this only
conveys q small idea of what the great
order is doing or what il accomplishes
II Is the only order, he said, that takes
care of those members belonging Ia
tribes the charter Of which become ex-
iinct He said Delaware has more Red
Men 10 the square inch than any Other
State in the Union.
T. Irving Handy, Past Sachem Of
Aiinnehaha Tnoe Of Newark, a member
of the Great Council of Delaware, spoke
ON "Rcdmanship in Delaware" lie SAID
there are 1900 Rcd Men in Delaware. II,
was glad TO know that there are ovel
100000 members in the United State.
and also that there will be 100000 beior,
| tNc next Rical council MEETING. TIC
pointed out that it the ratio of Red Mer
to population was the same I'm every
State as I'm Delaware the total number Of
Red Men in the United States would b,
about 100000 The tribes of Red MeI
IN this State have about SIS 5000 in tn,
wampum belt and each year they dis
tribute between $4,000 and Sl5,O0l
among those who are afflicted by illness
and there are no more friendly men OF
earth than the Red Men of Delaware. II,
pointed out Tho necessity of love Of HON,
TO De a Red Man and showed 20 what ex
tent 70 exists in Delaware. He said i
the 1900 Red Men would stand togethe
they could at one election make Della
ware as pure and her name as fair al
ever e was.
The public reception was followed BY
banquet, at which a tempting menu wa
served
The great chiefs viii be entertained b,
The Great Council of Pennsylvania ii
Philadelphia tomorrow, BY the Grea
Council of New Jersey, at Trenton OF
Friday and from there they will 20 {,
Bridgeport, Conn.