The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-25
AT THE GREAT COUNCIL.
Senator Blease Prominent in Proceed
ings of National Council of Red
Men in Bridgeport.

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Carolina to the great council Improv-
ed Order of Red Men of the United
States, which met last week in
Bridgeport, Conn.
The reports of the meeting of the
great council printed in the Bridge
port papers show that Senator Blease
took an active and prominent part in
the proceedings.
The rctirin" great incohoncc was
presented an elegant silver service by
the great council, and Senator Bleasc
was selected to make the prcscnta-
'tion. The following report of the
presentation is taken from the
Bridgeport Telegram of September
lS:
"Thc presentation Of two beautiful
gifts to w. a. S. Baird, great in
cohoncc of the great council of the
United States, Improved Order of
Rcd Men, marked The closing hours of
| the great suI session yesterday af-
ternoon and the end Of his chicftaincy.
One was in the form of a solid sill
rcr tea set Of five pieces upon II sill
yer salvcr, from the members Of the
| great council, while the other was
the most elegant watch charm cmblc
matical Of the order. presented him
from the great council of Washing
ton. Both presentations were made
al the colsc OF the memorial service
and in the interval before the ccrc-
mony of "raising' the newly elected
! chiefs to their respective Stumps was
begun.
Presentation by G. L. Blease.
"Grcat Representative Cole l..
t'leasc of South Carolina, who is one
OF the foremost orators in the great
council presented the gift of the gerat
qucncc and expressing in the highest
degree possible the sentiments Of the
| members of he great council towards
their rc,rin" great incohonee.
AT the close Of the memorial
service, Great Representative G. l..
f}lease, of South Carolina, made his
way to the great incohonec's plat
form and on being recognized spoke
in part as follows:
Paid Tribute.
"GrcM IncohOncc, | come to pay
tribute to the living in I'LL the
words of commentator and power to
the best Of my ability. Coming from
he State that sent John {. Calhoun
forth. | am speaking 10 the State
hat gave us John J. Ingalls,. .joinin.
hands in 50 doing with the States
that gave us Daniel Webster and
Henry Clay.
Ever since yom were "raiScL 10
your exalted station YOU have per-
formed your duty so we'll that we
can now say with great truth. "Wcll
done. good and faithful Scrvant.'
"My home is in the South which
yields t" none in respect to virtue,
honesty and hospitality. But the
hospitality we have enjoyed here will
never be cxcellcd anywhere in the
world. Let me now present YOU this
silver service as slight token from
the great council in appreciation Of
your services. And so savin" he
stepped back. lifted mp the salvcr con-
tanning" the silver service and laid il
ON the stand in front Of Great IN
"chonrr Baird.
"Thc aScmhlagc broke on; into APP
planSc but when ii was finished
Great lnc"h"nrc Baird Spnkc''
Wowompon Tribes Anniversary.
The following is from the Bridge
port Telegram Of September l8:
"Markcd by speeches Of much
| merit by several Of the leading ora
tors of the Improved Order Of Red
| Men. and attended by Il large and
select audience composed Of many Of
the wives Of visitin" great rcprcscn-
tativcS and people of note in the city,
the observance Of the sixth annivcr-
sary of Wowompon tribe. Tmp'd. O.
| Il. NJ. last nj @ht was Il decided Sue
cess and Formed a fitting close to the
session Of the great council 1t was
held in the Hotel STRAIT field ball room.
'Thc speakers were Cole l.. Blcase
OF South Carolina. Great Representa-
tive w. s. Liddcll Of North Carolina,
Great Representative Alfred Ellison
OF Indiana. Past Great Inrohonrc
Grorgc T.. Green Of New York, Great
Junior Sycamore George b. Griogs
from Houston. Texas. and Great