Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-27

James j. Flynn is the representa-
tive from Pc Amboy Tribe, No. 65 TO
the annual convention OF the Improve
ed Order of Red Men OF New Jersey
in Association Hall, Trenton omor
row and Friday and more th,ln eco
delegates will be in attendance from
all parts of the state. Past Grand In
cohee Judge Robert 7. Daniel, Of
Georgia, will attend as representative
of the great council of the United
States. Great Prophet John w Cher
ry, of Norfolk, Va, and Great Chief
ofg Records Thomas X. Donnelly. OF
Pennsylvania, will also attend.
There will be a contest for the posi-N
ton of representative 10 the great
council. AS only past great sachems
are eligible, the contest is narrowed
down to about fifteen candidates with
1 four positions to be filed
Following are the officers of the
great council: Great sachem, Charles
D. Thompson. Atlantic City; great
senior sycamore, Frank p. Jackson,
Camden; great Junior sycamore, Emil
/ w. Schabilon, Hackensack; great
prophet, Herbert F. Stetser, Glouces-
! ter City; great chief of records, Dam
| ial M. Stevens, Camden; great keeper
of wampum, William j. Smyth, Jr..
Long Branch; great sannap, Harry
J. Rathbone, Trenton; great mishine-
wa, John Thompson. Avon; great
guard of wigwam, Gil M. Hannold,
! Pausboro; great guard of forest.
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board of appeals, Arthur H. Stiles.
Atlantic City; John Y. Dater. Ram
sey; William ]. Forsythe, Jersey City.
Law committee-Harold L. Blinn.
Burlington; J. w. Clevenger, Blooms
bury; Peter II. Brady, Camden
Finance committee-Charles M.
Curry, Camden; Andrew 7. Young,
Paterson; Isaac J. Hatton. Bayonnes
Report of Great Sachem.
The great sachem will report hav-
ing made thirty-nine official visits
during his term. Two new tribes
were instituted, one at Englewood
and the other at Gutenberg. The
chief will call special attention to the
fact that the legislative committees
was successful in inducing the state
legislature to pass a law making 1t Il
misdemeanor TO wear the orders en-
h,c-l when not member.
Chief of Records Stevens viii, at
ne coming session, complete a term
of twenty-one years of service In that Z
office. He will report an increase
from 5,911 to 26,064 members dur
ing the twenty-one years. During
that term only three years did the
order lose in membership and that
was during til. wears of business de-
preston, when every order suffered
/ January 1 last the tsibes we're worth
| S522, 1881. During 1906 one tribe
/ surrendered it's charter.
Great Keeper OF Wampum William
/ j. Smyth. Jr., will submit q report
I showing these figures: General fund
receipts, $12,964.73; disbursements.
$7.759.22, leaving a balance OF s5,-
/ 205.51 aged mems fund, receipts.
$2,124.91: disbursements, SIS; ball
ance, $2,046.91; orphans fund, re-
ceipts, $2,563.65; disbursements, ST.
260.75; balance, $1,303.2O.
Condition Of tha Osicr.
The representatives 10 tho great
council of the United States will sub
NIT a lengthy report, showing the
/ condition of the order throughout the
country. Some of tho figures are.
/ Number of tribes, 54 ,4s0. an increase
of 254 for the year 1906: number OF
palefaces adopted during 1906, 7s--
694; admitted by card. 4,035: rein
stated, 4,637; suspended, 56,ls3; ex-
pelled, 613; withdrawn by card.
3.62S; died, 3,623; candidates reject
ed. 1858; members December 81.
1906. 06.774; increase for the year.
29,34O. OF this Increase 1892 were
added to the mems branch and S,04S
TO the degree OF Pocahontas. In tho
mems branch there are SOC past great
sachems and 4l,125 past sachems-
Relating to financial matters. the
report will show: Total receipts for
1905, $S,O6O.339.42; paid for relief
Of members. $S27.7S6 80; paid for
relief of widows and orphans, $lJ,-
/ 7O5.O4; paid death Dement'S, $2l9,-s
/ 234.7S: other expenses, $l,fSS.OI1.-
I rs; amount invested by tribes, S3.-
4S,633.27: cash in treasures. ST.
/ 2S5, 5,146.S4; total worth OF tribes.
! 81 ,333. .7S0.11.