The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-24
Red Men Celebrate.

The course of fifty great suns was run
over again Tuesday night by Lenni
Lennappi Tribe No. 10, of Burlington,
as its warriors gathered to welcome visit
ing chieftains and friends and brother
Bed Men from far away tribes assembled
to do homage to the two venerable war
riors of No. IL who haYe outlived the
long period of the tribe. 81 have been
present at many semicentennial celebra-
items of tribes In the United States, said
Past Great Incohonee Thomas K. Donnel-
ly In his address, ''but this is the first
occasion on which l have found two
brothers that have lived through the first
fifty years of tribes history to witness
its anniversary"
What this enthusiastic meeting in the
Auditorium meant to these two surviving
charter members, Hugh Armstrong and
Alfred Inglin, who, seated on the stage,
heard the years of the tribe lived over
again from It's humble beginning to It's
proud present, can be imagined. The
story of the statement of Mount Holly
Red Man who originated the idea OF the
tribe In the mind of Brother Armstrong,
the account of that first meeting In which
Brother Inglin consented to act as can
didate, the tales of hardship and the thin
ming of ranks by the Civil War and how
the charter was saved by the intervention
of seven members, all this surely was
doubly interesting to those whose lives
were part of the story.
The celebration was attended by full
house. Seated on the stage with the
speakers were the members Of the COM
mittee on arrangements, the two surViv-
ing charter members of the tribe and
visiting Chiefs aad Sachems from tribes
all over the State. Friends and relatives
of members of No. 10 to the number of
eight hundred crowded the circle and
galleries of the large Auditorium and the
seats which had been reserved for them.
To each person on entering was given q
handsome souvenir program of the event.
Interesting and admirable in every
detail was the early history of the tribe
as presented In q paper read by Past
Sachem Willis N. Ridgway, and the au-
dience listened attentively throughout to
the accounts of the deeds and battles of
the early braves before the tribe gained
the solid footing that it has today. 1t
was a story of gradual advancement.
From the humble beginning of thirteen
members until the present tribe of two
hundred and fifty. from the time when a
sick brother felt compelled to forego the
benefits that were due him In order to save
the tribe from bankruptcy until the
present financial status of Lenni Lennappi
with ten thousand dollars in its treasury,
all was told from beginning to end. Lit
tie wonder that the braves on the plat
form and In the audience listened to the
story again with pride.
Freedom, Friendship and Charity"
the three links In the Red Mems chain,
formed the basis Of the address ON Red
manship" by Past Great Incohonee
Thomas 4. Donnelley, of Pennsylvania.
The speaker showed how the course of
time and history of the order had forged
these different links, how the order was
established in 1914, with patriotic prin-
ciples predominant ''This tribe" said
the speaker, "by its clause Withholding
from any STAKEHOLDER became
the first abolition society In America"
The patriotism Of every nearer was
touched by his accounts of what Red Men
and Redmanship suffer by the interrupt
lon of the War of 81, how their ranks
were depleted and many charters were
compelled to be refunded ON account of
the loss of members this war caused. The
years following 1855 were years of weak
ness for many tribes, but considering the
cause of that weakness, who can regard 1t
with anything but pride2
The entertainment given In connection
with the program by the Majestic Quar-
5ette, of Philadelphia, composed of Miss
Irene Law, Miss A.. Ethel Skilton, Mr..
Charles Law and Mr.. Harry s. Weidner,
assisted by Miss Florence w. Milton,
and reader, was both well
and well received.