The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-08
H0KENOAUQUA TRIBE
HELD BIG MEETING
Nearly One Thousand People
Attended Thirteenth An
niversary Last Night.
IS LARGEST LODGE IN CITY.
THE TRIBE NOW NUMBERS sos
MEMBERS AND is IN MOST
FLoURisHING CONDITION. FL
NANCIAL REPORT.

The thirteenth anniversary Of the
founding of the Hokendauqua Tribe
OF Red Men was appropriately OBJ
served last night. Nearly one thOus-
and Red Men and families were in at
tendance and there was much burning
of the peace fires and smoking of the
peace pipe. Senator Roscoe E Kirk
man was to have been the principal
speaker OF the evening, but he was un-
able to be present owing to illness.
Byram c. Robbins, the other speaker,
was called away from the city.
Richard Gem, one of the most
prominent members Of the lodge, gave
u history of its organization and read
the financial report for the past year.
Hokendauqua tribe has now the lars
est membership of any fraternal or
Sanization lodge in the city and is in
a most prosperous condition. Re
freshments were served, after which
there were cards and dancing. The
following was the program rendered:
Address by Mr.. Gem.
Musical number by Mr.. and Mrs.
Sutton.
Recitation by Mrs. Bitner.
Whistling number by Paul Duke.
Vocal number by G.. Rife.
The following is the history of the
organization as read last evening by
Mr. Gem:
Thirteen years ago on the first Sun
Of Snow Moon, G. S. d. 4O4, Hokeu-
dauqua Tribe. No. 1856 Improved Or
der of Red Men. was granted a charter
with twenty-five members. The tribe
has steadily grown unt1 now it has
the largest membership of any secret
order in the city-593-the number on
which the chief of records paid per
capita tax last month.
Each year we have been helping the
sick brothers, but this year we have
paid out more money for brothers off
the hunt than during any previous
year The amount expended for ben
ofits alone was $1.USS.OO Besides
this, was paid $3.50 funeral benefits
this being paid on two deceased broth
ers and one brothers wife. For re-
lief and nurse hire we have paid
S222.5O. SO, for the general relief Of
our brothers we have paid out the
handsome amount of $1,460.50 Aside
from this we donated 500 to
tho Y. NJ. c. A. The prompt
and careful manner in which the Re
lief Chiefs look after the sick brothers
is the envy of the other secret orders
of the city. This is one OF the fea-
lures which makes Hokendauqua so
popular.
The social features of the tribe is al
SO commented upon by sister lodges.
With commodious ante-rooms the
brothers are provided ii pleasant place
TO spend the evening. mingling as
they do with their fellow workmen-
for this is largely a workingman's or
der.
Hokendauqua distinguished herself
by furnishing the Great Sachem for
the Great Sun just pas, in the person
of Bro. Fred Krone, and during his
administration there was a larger in
crease in Red Men than for many
years previous. and as a token of es-
TEEN the tribe has caused to be placed
upon the walls of the wigwam q
splendid portrait of the now Past
Great Sachem.
The semi-annual report just sent
the Great Chief of Records shows our
financial condition:
Wampum Belt E. E. .....S 1850
Tribal property :. ....... 100000
Building and loans =. ....... 2.15012
Sonds ............. 3,3I1.S3
Trustees cash in hand ...... 64S.S5
$1.595.3O
In conclusion l will say that our
hunting grounds are large, and in
them can be found many palefaces
who would make good "Injuns." and
j would suggest that the brothers
scout the forests aud see if il is not
possible 10 reach the GOO mark before
the close of this term. | believe it
can be done if u little effort is made.
PILES CURED IN s TO IA DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to