The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-04-20
INDIANS M COUNCIL.
Big Chiefs Meet at Baton Henry
Hunsicker of Shreveport Elected
Great sachena-Increasa in
Membership.


The chiefs and representatives of
the Great Council of Louisiana, I'M
proved Order of Red Men, met in
twenty-sixth annual session at Baton
Rouge Monday and Tuesday, and the
reception and entertainments accorded
them was entirely in keeping with the
reputation for open-handed hospitality
and kindness to the stranger in their
midst that the people of the capital
CITY have so long and deservedly en-
joyed.
The body first assembled Monday
forenoon at Ill o'clock in Garig Hall,
where addresses of welcome on behalf
of Gov. N. C. Blanchard and Mayor
Wade Bynum were delivered by Col.
+ W, Nicholson and Chas. Holcombe,
respectively, and we're responded to
by Great Sachem Phil Z. Asher, of
Opelousas. Great Incohonee w. S.
Bird. of Kansas, spoke on the patri
otto origin and charitable purposes
OF the order, after which an adjourn
nlen6 was taken to permit the visitors
to witness a dress parade by the Lou
isiana State University IS cadet corps,
under the command of Capt. A. G.
Read.
The great council convened that aft
ernoon at 3 O'Clock in the wigWam of
Hiawatha Tribe No. 26, with the fol-
lowing chiefs occupying their respect
i've stumps: Phil L. Asher, great sa-
chem; A. G. Whidden, great junior
sagamore; Geo. A. Treadwell, great
prophet; P. W. McKittrick, great chief
of records: T. A. Rattle, great keeper
of wampum; Emile Louis, great mishi-
newa, and A. e. Fridge, great sannap.
The only absentee was NJ. M. Ken
bricks, great senior sycamore, and
this stump was filled by Mack Well
man. The reading of the reports of
the great sachem and great chief of
records, showing an increase in MEM
bership of over four hundred during
the past year, brought forth enthu-
siastic applause, and the great chiefs,
together with State Organizer Ed.
Sedgwick, were highly complimented
upon their splendid work. A long
talk by Great Incohonee Bird followed,
after which Great Minerva Fl. j. F'eItus,
on behalf of the Louisiana Red Men,
presented the great incohonee with a
magnificent silver loving cup about
two feet high. The distinguished gen.
tleman was SO surprised and affected
by this tribute of esteem that his eyes
ments he was unable to speak. When
at last he regained his composure, his
words of appreciation were SO touch
ing and sincerely grateful that there
was not man in the assemblage able
to boast of entirely dry eyes. Alto
gether it was one of the prettiest Incl
dents connected with this or any other
meeting OF the great council, and every
member OF that body has good reason
TO feel proud and happy for having
participated therein. Mr.. Bird left a
few minutes afterwards to visit the
Great Council of Arkansas, then in
session at Mena.
A public scalping of palefaee by
the braves of HiaWatha Tribe, an in
dian perform ance at Elks Theater and
banquet at the Istrouma Hotel were
among the features provided by the
Baton Rougeans for the entertainment
OF the visitors, and to say they were
all highly enjoyable is but a feeble
expression Of the many complimentary
comments made by the recipients of
the courtesies.
At Tuesday mornings session the
election of chiefs for the ensuing year
was taken up, with the following re-
suit:
Great sachem-Henry Hunsicker. Shreveport.
Great senior sagamore-A. G. Whidden, Dom
aldsonViile.
Great junior sagamore-Emile Louis, New
Orleans.
Great prophet-Phil L. Asher, opelousas.
Great chief of records-R. G. Dnbroca, Baton
Great keeper of wampum-Thos. A. Rathe
Jennings.
Representative to Great Council of the United
States-Geo. A. Treadwell, New Orleans.
Alternate representative to the Great Coun-
Gil of the United States-G. NJ. Hochendel,
Baton Rouge.
Great trustees-M. P. Kennedy, Monroe, and
A. 3. Freed, New Orleans.
Monroe was selected as the place for
holding the next meeting, which will
probably convene on the second Mon
day in April. The officers were in
stalled Tuesday afternoon by Great
Minerva Feltus, acting as great inco-
honee, assisted by Past Great Sachem
TreadWell, acting as great tocakon.
Upon assuming his chieftancy, Great
Saehem Hunsicker announced the fol-
lowing appointments:
Great sannap-C. L. Worsham, Shreveport
Great mishinewa-A Alfred Gwinn, Brusly
Great guard of Rigwam-J. E. @. Mills.
Crowley.
Great guard of forest-A. NJ. Melancon. Int
cher.
Shreveport
The members of the standing COM
mittees will be named later. Resolu-
tions thanking HiaWatha Tribe and
the citizens OF Baton Rouge for their
cordial hospitality and the retiring
great chiefs for their efforts in behalf
OF the order we're adopted unani-
m0usIy, after which the great council
adjourned.