The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-28
Red Men Finish Labors
 And Elect Officers

smooth as piece of silk velvet. The administration of Grand Sachem R. E. L. Neil was an unqualified success.
 The braves had the time of their lives in Montgomery and by solemn resolution that was ordered to perma- nent record this was voted the great est hunting ground in the forests of Alabama. Indeed. so we'll were the noble warriors pleased with their en- tertainisent here that when they were cordially invited to come back next year 1t took all that the delegation from the enterprislng little city of Cuilman could do to keep them from accepting with war whoop. However. they had second reading of the resolution of thanks to the local Red Men, the city and people of Montgomery, the Street Railway Company, Electric Park Casino and some other friends and in- situations. so that history would bear proper account of their pleasure here and then they accepted the Cuiinan invitation.
 The principal business of yesterday's session was the election of officers for the following year. There were sew eral candidates for some of the places and while the rivalry was spirited It was marked with the utmost good feeling and nobody felt aggrieved when the winners were dHuOunIcds
 Here are the officers elected: Jacob Burger, Birmingham. Great Sachem: Mae Featherstone, Livingston. Great Senior sagamore; J. T. Letcher, Mont gomery, Great Junior Sagamore; R. E. l.. Nell, Selma. Great Prophet; J. E. Maddox, Montgomery, R. F.. l.. Neil, Selma, and ". A. Haynes. Grady, Past Great Sachems. Representatives of the Alabama Great Council to the National In. prfAOa. port, Conn, September 14 this year. These three gentlemen. with M. D.. Friedman of Birmingham and John F.. Jones of Montgomery. the holdover del- egates appointed at the last convention. will represent Alabama at the National Great Council at Bridgeport.
 Great Sachem Burger appointed the following officials for the ensuing year: c. L.. Fuller, Cullman, Great Sanap; Jake Brockman. Montgomery. Great Michenewa: P. c. Dunston. Pratt City. Great Guard of the Wigwanl, and J. E. Nolen, of wyland, Great Guard of the Forests. R. c. Arlington of Montgom- cry. was reappointed a member of the Great Board of Appeals For the next three years.
 The only contest of any note that arose during the convention was over the reinstatement fee of suspended members. The Great Council of the United States had recommended that this fee be fixed at three fathoms. or $3. and the sentiment of the Alabama Great Council favored one fathom as a proper fee. Some of the delegates made a warm fight for the recommendation of the National Great Council being carried out while others were as pro- nounced in their contention that the lower fee was suffleient. Great Sach- em Neil left the chair and made a bril- liant light for the one fathom fee and backed by other influential delegates won out.
 The Great Council voted the sum of $50 to be used in buying of suitable design to be given to retiring Sachem R. B. l.. Neil as token of the high regard in which he is held by the Great Council of Alabama and as reward for the excellent service he has rend- cred the order in office and out. It was ire sy said that the prosperity of the order in this State under the adminis- ttration of Great Sachem Nell was with out parallel and that his annual report delivered Monday was the best ever made to Great Council in Alabama
 Chief among the social features of the convention was the special per formance given the delegates by the management of the Electric Park Ca- sino Tuesday night where they were entertained by sauaws wearing the real apparel of their aborigenal forebears of the forest. They voted the Casino unoficially, the greatest wigwam in the Alabama forest.