Evening journal., 1908-10-29
GREAT GROWTH
OF RED MEN
Order Adds 470 TO It's Mem
berShip in Year lust
Closing

fN+ru AtAS III twenty -elBIln annual seS-
sion last night A feature Of the opening
in the Grand Opera House was the trans
formation of the stage into happy
hunting grounds, where a number OF
pale-faces" were adopted into fun mem
bership into one Of the Dover tribes. The
degree work was all done by uniformed
past sachems OF the order. who had OBJ
tained complete mastery OF the ritualsiic
work.
we wanted to demonstrate and TO get
the people away from the idea that It
means nothing but night Of rough house
to join the Red Men. said Great Council
Chief Of Records McIntife. Some OF the
most striking and beautiful lessons that
car be taught mankind are in these iniua-
tons"
l.. d. Baker Of Selbyville, a banker, will
probably, be chosen as the head OF the
order in Delaware, 1t being his office by
iight Of succession.
Five representatives will be sent uhe
order this year comes within four OF
enough members TO send to Detroit six
representatives TO tho next supreme
National Council OF the Order Two OF
these-James Hargis Of Wilmington aud
DR.. SAMSON Of Glendale. are holding.
over. For the three places to nh this dele
CATION. George {. Guthrie and W. H.
Ferguson OF Wilmington; W. G. G.
Knowles, OF Laurel, and J. j. Hrasure,
o. Selbyville. are active candidates.
Great Saehem Reports.
At the meeting to-day Great sachem
William H. Ferguson reported thar dur
ing the year there had not been a ripple
lof discord to disturbe the peace ana har-
)ny Of the organization. but on tho
other hand there had been unity OF Of
fort among the members. The order had
grown numerically and financially. de-
spite the depression In business. although
the gain in membership had not been so
great as had been hoDed Two new tribes
had been added.
he reported further that during the
year Svery effort had hoen made 20 create
g greater interest among the tribes and
councils and a more liberal giving TO the
Eed Mems Home for aged aud INDECENT
members. The members, he said were
awakening to the fact that there IS a
need Of such a home in this state and
tfat many Of the tribes had amended
their laws so as TO be able 10 dopat,
money 20 such work
The Great Sachem reported that the
Degree OF Pocahontas was in prosper
ods condition and deserved all the en-.
couragement tho Great Council could give
them in their efforts to put into practice
the principles Of freedom friendship and
charity.
During the year Great Sachem Fergu.
Nf oil frff.
] the State. One Of Jhe reasons why tn,
tribes continued to mold together without
a break had been because OF the vista
tion and announcement received from a..
Gieat Chiefs. He recommended thar in.et
irgs be held I'm centrally located place
where several sribes might units an,
where the Great Sachom could nav then
official and fraternal visits. In otre
states. he said this was done and wa.
most successful IN building up the order
The Great Sachem also recommends,
that the laws be so amended that all Pas
Great Sachems will attend the sessions o
the Great Council. In conclusion. Grcr
Sachem Ferguson thanked all those VII,
had given support during his sdmmftrl
ton and hoped that the same lovalt,
and support would be given to .he incon.
ing Great Sachem.
Special mention was made ~ i;rsal
Chief OF Records Edward McIntire. pasl
Great Sachem James II. McGlothen and
to the Deputy Great Chiefs. for thoii
valuable services during the yea-
Increase in Membership Reported.
The next report submitted was that o
the Great Chief OF Records. Edward NJ
Iufira He rauorfe1 o., s,.,-.,-. T.. -
bership of 479. and in connection witt
this increase, he took occasion 10 pa!
a high tribute to Great Sachem Fcrgu
SOIL who had worked with so mucn en-
thusiasm that it was due to his efforu
that the membership had been so sub
stantially added 20. The present mem
bership was reported TO be 5i97.
] The financial statement was as follows
General fund. S1,2s29l aged and indigen
fund. s3.49s.2i.
Receipts from per capita tax. aged an,
INDECENT fund from last year and tb
year ending, charters and miscellaneous
s46s2.s4 total, ss.4ls46; aged and indieer
fund interest sl3s76 grand total Sa.l5a =
The amount received for adoptions
dues and degrees was s3s. 707 Is: amour
expended for benefits. Sl4764CG; amour
expended for funerals. S5As577: amour
expended for relief Of widows. q 40
amount expended for charitable purposes
sIS56I; per capita tax paid Grea; Coun
Gil Of Delaware. S9s2S.s5.
Degree of Poeahontss.
Tho statement OF the condition OF III,
Degree Of Pocahontas was as follows
Members. 722; adopted, 70; renstated. 2
members withdrawn by card, G; suspend
ed 1877; deceased. 10; present member
ship. GA; decrease during the year, IS
Financial-Amount received for adop
ton and dues. S2,92SS5: amount receive,
from other sources, s60425; amount ex
pended for benefits. sl5s7.77; am5unt ex
pended for funerals. $500: amount ex
pended for charitable purposes. SIG; pc
capita paid Great Couacil OF Delaware
s16s2O
Keeper Of Wampum Reports.
Great Keeper of Wampum Leonau
Heiss next submitted his report 1t wa
as follows:
Amount in bank last report sl.2S29i; in
terest on deposits. Si102; amount receive,
from G. c. of r.. account of general fund
s5.26f.67; amount received from the q G
OF r., account OF Aged and Irdigcn
| Fund, Sl.4iL67: disbursements yL757. ID;
balance sliGsT; outstanding check
$3.50: balance in bank as per bank bool
general fund, si,2O627.
Aged and INDECENT Fund: amount q
saving fund last report. ss.4sS2i; received