The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-15
RED MEN TO MEET
IN GREAT COUNCIL
Annual Session of State Reser=
walton Will Open Tuesday
Morning at Redlands
One Hundred and Fifty Tribes
Will Be Represented in
Deliberations

The next annual session of the great
council of the Improved Order of Red
Men of the reservation of California
viii meet in RedIands this week the
first session of the great sun opening
at 10 O'Clock on the morning of Tues
day.
The great chiefs of the reservation
are:
Frank V. Bell great sachem. San Francisco;
H. c. Gesford. great senior sycamore, Napa;
Charles W Davidson. great junior sycamore
FrsnciscO; Porter i. Bliss, great CHER or rec
ords, San Francisco, Silas h WILCOX great
keeper Of wampum. San Francisco; a M. Sun-
ming, HOLSTER, Jacob Samuels, san rra1elsco'
James Boyes, San Francisco c. 5. Davis,
Angels Camp, Julius S. Godeau, San Francisco
George W. Collins, Mil Valley. F. ID. Brandon,
San Francisco. E. B. Wilson. Sacramento, great
representatives; J. E.. Weller, great sannap,
Fort Bragg: George Hall great mishinewa; Los
wywah Stockton; Arthur Irwin. great guard OF
forest. san Rafael. and Charles NJ. Ifopplnan'
San Francisco, Herman Gutstaot, san rlan'
cisco. Alex Underwood Monterey, great trustees
All the great chiefs who live in the
northern half of the reservation and
the representative to the great council
from that section will leave from the
Third and Townsend streets depot tins
evening at 1880 o'clock, on spe-
cial made up of 10 passenger coaches'
and on the way will take up such
representatives as shall meet the train
on its way to the convention city
ESCORT FOR DELEGATES
on arrival of the train at Redlands
the visitors viii be received at the
depot by a committee of Mohonk tribe
and one from Sacajawea council OF
the Degree of PocahoRtas and escorted
TO places reserved for them.
During the stay Of the Red Men in
Redlands. when not around the council
brand, they will be- entertained as FOL
lows:
Tuesday nisht-Theater party. the play be,
ing presented by members of the tribe ana
council of the place -
Wednesday-Co drill by team from
the tribe in Santa Barbara and the one IN
Friday-Csrriage drives 10 enable the repre-
sentatives to see the country
The election of great chiefs to serve
for the next term Will be held Friday.
Frank V Bell win become the great
prophet: Henry C. Gesford of Napa viii
be advanced TO great sachem, ana
Charles w. Dawson of San Jose will be-
come great senior sycamore.
CONTEST FOR OFFICES
For the chieftancy of great Junior
sycamore there are as candidates II.
Gutstadt of san Francisco. A. r.. Under
wood of Monterey. H. c. Hubbard of
riverside and Walter Klatt of San
Francisco.
Porter L. Bliss. incumbent great
chief of records. and Silas II. Wilcox,
great keeper of wampum, Will not be
disturbed in their positions, but Will be
continued in office.
For the great trusteeships there are
announced as candidates George Wheel
eE Of San Francisco, DR.. c. NJ. Tropp-
mann. also of San Francisco, an incum
bent trustee. and "A. r. Underwood, at
present one Of the trustees, who Will
ask to be continued in office, If not
elected great Junior sycamore. There
will in all probability be number OF
other candidates.
For representatives to the great
council of the United States there are
as candidates ]. Harry Hutaff of San
Francisco. Jacob Samuels of San Fran
cisco. ]. c. Ruddock of Ukiah and
| George w. LOWE of Redwood City.
HAS II NEW TRIBES
The order in this state now has $50
/ tribes. a gain of IL new tribes during
/ the past great sun, and a membership
Of about 10000.
In order to avoid the expense of
sending degree teams TO contest in a
competitive drill for prizes offered by
/ the great council the great sachem
directed that the different tribes that
might wish to compete might do so in
home hunting grounds, and that each
team would be judged by the same
committee. Seven of the local tribes
did this and up to date Modoc tribe is
in the lead If the two teams that
are to drill at Redlands do not obtain
a better percentage Modoc will be
awarded the first prize.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
The representatives to the great
council are:
San Francisco-Manzanita tribe No. 4: s. +
Graham. William r. Twamley, r. ]. Griffith
I r. c. Black; 5Hantonomah tribe No. 8, w. NJ
Joel L. A. Greenblstt. ]. A. Lippie; Pochan
schee tribe NJ L. Wheeler; Pocahontas tribe
William + Yearian o. l.. Berry. A. E. Briggs
George A. Brown, John Fairgrieve. T. Nj. Piu
( kelstein SOtoyome tribe. +. Brandt, {. He'd
ouist J. Locks. A. Sturrock. F. j. Tyrell, S. III
Wilcox: Seminole tribe, ]. Pontacq, Z. Dupuy
Bertiu r. ST. Denis; Modoc tribe William A
/ Bliss VI. f. Hobart J. F. Smerdel, r. f. Gut
stadt r. Stevens. Ernest ID. Leis; Winnemuc;
/ tribe {. J. Pickard Quincy Tilton, c. Peetz. A
! IL Hageman: Osceoa tribe, y. T. Written
Joseph r. Weitzenberg. Benjamin Thomson
/ Thomas II. Parker White Eagle tribe, Henr,
I Trueb ]. ]. Field, F. II. Beig, J. II. Ripe
/ Bald Eagle tribe. NJ. Newman, s RolhnberG
J. F. Buedet. c. T. Morrissey, g. Marcus, NJ
1 J. Mcguire C.. W. Brown; Arapahoe tribe
Thomas r. Laubach John Slime. Henry Walker
r A. O'Connor: Montezuma tribe, Paul n
/ Pidse Joseph Hagen. F. Terramorse ST, NJ B
! Dyer; Shoshone tribe, Samuel Berel, Mye
/ Bloom Abe Goodman. Arthur Scholes; Altoh
inoas tribe J. Harry Hutan, T. Frank Hardy
I 4 schneider. l. v Nightingale w j. Blais
dell T. s Scott, W. T. Lyon; Awashtee tribe
John Collins. Edward Mccluskey. Waite
Z HOwatt, George c. cutberthson. Roland NJ
Roche: Alonadnock tribe. w. PEBBLES, William
Musck. J. Byrne. d. POLAND. II. Cortsen; Yo
semitic tribe. F. L. Danielweiz. J. Lewis. II
MacFarland George Z. Dasttugue: Senec
tribe W. J. ]. Weeks. Charles Gay; Nez Perez
tribe Peter Lautza. Martin ALL; Mohican tribe
John J. Cordy, Edward ]. Hansen; Manito
tribe. H. f. Bounalie. J. c. 0urie. S. Mack, A
! r Joree: WillopI tribe. Thomas j. Stanley, A
J. Raymond. W. kiatt; Waila Walla tribe
wiliem II. Leyey. c. I. Hansen. ]. F. Laying
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