Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-28
RED MEMS asMOKE;
LESS" BANQUET
Anaasi Frs,a a Local Tnbe
4 The Banques" Laa
Night.
GREAT SlCHEM VAS PRESENT


a inaaans ~ha gpsaa the sSrcss aad
plain Il ~ aa,s pus ago oetors their !
vsisfses brslhren hiaasa the pasA o.
cisillEatson could hase ri: their hsp-
py hantlng sgoanus ID she either xpsii
ana visited Las Yeas lasa ntstt they
would have xassd With open naoushs
wonder II the slght they hFhslA Ia
Iihe sasiy decorated dining room Ut
The nzaa6ss. IL ~zs occasion of the
annual fiesta Of Red Cloud tf,be No. Z.
lnprosad Order "a Rra Men. II was
sn orHfprieal IL ven ass gastsaan..
y feast and The su~sss fingered NJ III"
board until after midnieht.
rhs pseorsslons
+ A T. shaped tsble seated the fifty
6inSrx Overhead was a trellis-llke
canopy u rcd. white and blue stripes
II crepe paper. A mounted eagle
with wings ontstretched looked down
upop the guests from one end Of the
table md an imitation head Of q bnf-
falo stnrkron pole stood sentinel
like II the opposite end During the
course Of the evening fiashlight pie
ture vas made Of the crowd xhica
wN following the injunction 10 eat.
ldrink and be merry.
The menu embraced al OF The dell
cacics of The season and was served
Ii appstiTing courses A strinEsd oF
chestra stationed IL the balcony ~
the rear Of the dining roofri discpxrssd
swees music thl06rhon, TIM, evening.
Toasts were redUnded to hetwee :,
courses and Il vas enc continual
round of pleasu, The mattresses
performed their kty with clock like
lpreeisioa ana ,hs ruests were all
waited on prses siiy> simultaneously.
Thsre eslns 81 as tiles present the ban
1auef wss u smoskeiess one and there
was nothing stronger Ii the liquid iine
than ginger ehanlISgne.
Or. MIIlsl Presided Z.
! IMy w ", Mills. past sachem NJ IN"
local tribe. and 6ne Of the medicine
men of the order presided as toast
master with pleasing dignity and res,
dy wit Leon l. Godchaux. ~ Dem
Ing gr,a, sachem ~ the reservation
Of NV Mexico. graCed the occasion
with his presence and was the guest
Of honor. Secundino Romero drllv
cred tho address Of welcome to the
distinguished visitor In a felieitops
manner. MIR. Godchaux responded *
the cordial words Of welcome sxt(N
Cd On behalf ofs the local braves,
lsaid Ne great ily appreciated, bos.
Ipisallty Offered as(6l. HI TOOK adyan,
Itake n this olspcrttnily 10 ten some.
thing about the order of Red Men and
how n grew from the SONS OF Lib,
artv who threw the ten overheard IN
Boston harbor he said II vas born
LOT freedom, matufad BY friendshl.i
and eonsecrated to charity.
Regular toasts responded 10 were:
"a Treat" u. l.. Corey. sachem
t"First Man---An Indian" r. Il. Barnes
past sachem: The Order" y NcEl
: roy. great chief ~ records; Our Res
ervation--New Mexico" Thomas v
Blauvelt, junior sycamore: Our Fur
nre," Thomas g. Lipsett. sachem
elect. afAr Mn, Barnes toast, whicl
was in dialect, hat was passed ar
ound at his suggestion for "Po' Siste,
I.insey johnson what been relieved d
! her husban' by the flingif' o., mar,
! mouf burro..@ Coins iingled Tito tn,
hat freely and the money was eivel
no the Mattresses IN appreciation o
their services. 80
Miss Linn Tanning favored til,
4 guests with d character recitation de
, scribing colIoouy between Mr.. AM
! Mrs. Bowss Tbs yoHng lady is al
|, lelocutlanist y 80 mean ability, ant
I she was warmly appIanded as she r.
sumed her seat.
Tribute to Land of sunshIae
Thomas Z. Blauyeit, senior saga
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