The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-04-11
RED MEMS CONVENTION.

| The Red Mems convention which was
held in this city on Friday evening, April
9Th, was one of the greatest successes in the
this city, and Notwithstanding the bad
weather. was largely attended, about q hun
dred visitors being present. The visiting
delegations came here by the steamer Rock
land. who made special trip down from
Bucksport, and the steamer Golden Rod a
special trip over from Islesboro and Castine,
while there were other delegations which
came in by train. The reception committee
from Tarrantine Tribe of this city met the
visitors at the train and gave them a very
loyal welcome, escorting them to the
Pythian Hall, where they were. well cared
for during the evening.
The evening program opened at seven
thirty witfthe regular Tribal work and the
visitors were made welcome in short ad-
dresses by District Deputy Great Sachem
Orrin j. Dickey, Prophet R. c. Barton,
Senior Sycamore Edwin S. Perkins and
Junior Sycamore W. F. Langill. Then
came the comforting of the degrees by
Sousadabascook Tribe OF Hampden, with
social features intervening, and six cand-
| dates were initiated into the mysteries of
| Red Menship. The degree work by this
tribe is some of the best ever seen in this
city and they have good reason to feel proud
of the many compliments which they re-
ceiyed The degree staff is under the able
| instructorship of Prof. Damon of Bangor,
who has made close study of the work,
and the positions are so well filled that they
could not be improved upon. Each man
has become imbibed with the truth of the
story he seeks to teach, so that he becomes
| an artist in his line, while the presence of a
full blooded Indian on the staff adds inter-
est to it,
Following the comforting of the degree
work, the convention adjourned to the
Memorial Hall where the visitors were
made welcome by the excellent supper
which was served there and in the social
moments which followed.
At one O'Clock the convention was again
called to order and there was short ad-
dresses by many Of the visiting delegations.
In the smoke talk which followed, Prof.
Damon Of Bangor gave very interesting
address upon Red Menship, its origin and
its principles.
During the evening Sachem Henry
Staples and the members of Tarratine
Tribe were taken completely by surprise
by the presentation, by Sousadabascook
Tribe of Hampden, to Tarratine TRIBE
of this city, of beautiful lifesized oil
painting prettily framed in gold, of the
famous Indian chief Wolf Robe, of the
west, which was executed by Artist Read,
of Hampden, one of the members of the
team. The gift was a very pretty one and
| its presentation was made in so pleasing a
manner that the members were taken COM
| pletely by surprise. 1t will long remain,
however, on the walls of their lodge room as
a reminder of the pleasant gathering here.
| During the week the picture has been on
exhibition in the window of Henry Staples
store on Main street where it has attracted
much attention.
District Deputy Great Sachem Orrin j.
Dickey in turn presented to Sousadabscook
| Tribe a calumet, emblelnatic of the order,
in the style of a tomahawk, and with it a
smoking jar in the style of an Indian Head,
with the wish that The pipe of peace might
ever be smoked between the Tribes and
, that its ashes might be preserved as re-
minder of the peaceful relations between
the Tribes which the tomahawk lay buried.
The remainder of the evening was most
socially spent and it was well into the
dawn of another day when the visitors de-
parted. The affair was complete success
and everyone who attended was very