Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-01
RED men IN
CONVENTION
AT TRENTON.
Atlantic City Man Elected Great
Prophet Chief of Records
Gives His Report.
j. J. FLYNN FROM THIS CITY.


TRENTON, Mar. 1:-More than
400 delegates were In attendance at
the opening session of the annual
council of the Improved Order of Red
Men of New Jersey yesterday morn
ing in Association hall.
The principal business of the day.
aside from the presentation of re-
ports by the officers, was the election
of officers and the adoption of reso-
luton favoring the proposition to per-
init past sechems to be elected dele
gates to the great council of the Unit
ed States.
The fight for the Office of great
junior sycamore, the third highest
office. was particularly keen, Harry j.
Rathbone, of this city, winning out.
He was tsrongly opposed by George
w. Hummer, of Frenchtown, and
James Dutton,. of Camden.
The officers elected are as follows:
Great prophet. Charles D. Thompson,
of Atlantic City; great sachem, f. p.
Jackson, Camden; great senior saga
more, Emil w. Schabilon. Hacken-
sack; great junior sycamore, Harry
j. Rathbone. Trenton; representa-
tives to great copuncil of United
States. Charles D., Thompson, Atlant-
ic City, Fred p. Rees, Trenton; VIII
liam Newcorn, Plainfield, Thomas H.
Sprague, Burlington.
Charles M. Curry introduced res
olution endorsed by the great chiefs,
which provided that the great coun-
Gil Of New Jersey request other state
councils to cooperate In the move
ment to restore to past sachems the
privilege of being elected to the great
council of the United States. This
resolution was opposed by William
of Gloucester, who offered an amend
ment which provided that the resolu-
tion be sent to the tribes for approx
AL Mr.. Curry's resolution was
adopted
Degrees were conferred upon fifty
FIVE past sachems. Past Incohonee
Robert T. Daniel, of Georgia, and w.
A. S. Bird, of Kansas, were intro
duced to the delegates by Great Sa-
chem Thompson.
Great Chief of Records Daniel NJ
Stevens, Of Camden, who has held
the Office for twenty-one years, was
given a purse of gold amounting to
$500. The money was In $3.50 and
S5 denominations.
Among the recommendations made
by the great sachem were the follow
inU. ssrI,ha orron o;ng of cn,,,e fop,Y1 of
rising ceremony, coupled with q
pledge of honor, for each new deputy,
the work being done by the retiring
deputy or some chief of the tribes.
More definite legislation as to the
duties and rights of deputy in his
relations to his tribes.
THAT badge be authorized for
deputy great sachems and one for past
deputy great sachems, to be offered as
a reward for faithful work"
Chief of Records Daniel M. Stevens
reported as follows: Number of men,
bers last reported, 25,209; adopted
during 1906, 5000; re-instated, 273;
admitted by card, 81; withdrawn by
card. SO; suspended. 2,232; expelled,
z; died, 225; present membership,
26,064; net increase for 1906, 855.
January last there were 191 tribes
and the membership included 25 past
great sachems and 4,105 past sa-
chems. During the last year the
tribes received $3.50, 26992 and paid
out for relief to members $S1 .326.79,
for funeral benefits. $26,S1S.62; to
widows and orphans, $S30.06, and
for general expenses $119.755.08.
At the. close of the year the tribes
were worth $522,432.S1, a net in
crease for 1906 of $41,752.32.