The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-04-16
OTTO KLETTNER ELECTED
JUNIOR SYCAMORE.
Great Council Red Men Close Sue
cessful Session With Banquet.

Ill Uue COulL uOuSe 1uSSudy- SeSuIuS
in public meeting, broke up last night
in a big banquet at the Good Sama-
ritan Cafe. The Great Council will
meet next year at Columbia. The
great council at Spartanburg just
closed has been splendid success.
More than two hundred visiting Red
Men have been in the city the past
two days.
The council was called together in
the Woodmen Of the World hall yes
terday morning for the transaction Of
routine business. One Of the features
Of the meeting in the morning was
the committee report on the Daught-
ers of Pocahontas Order. The report
was exceedingly encouraging and 1t
is hoped that by next year the Daugh-
tiers will be able to hold a Great
Council.
Officers Elected.
At the meeting yesterday after
noon in the Woodmen hall the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year.
Great Prophet, John T. Castor, Of
Columbia.
Great Sachem, J. S. Booth, of
Chester.
Great Senior Sycamore, B. F.
Townsend, Of Union.
Great Junior Sycamore, Otto Klett-
ner, Of Newberry.
Great Chief Of Records, B. &.
Wallace, of Sumter.
Great Keeper of Wampum, S. M.
Clarkson, of Columbia.
Great Trustee Allen was re-elect-
ed.
Representatives to. the Great
Council of the United States, John
T. Castor and Clarence E. Tolley.
The Banquet.
The banquet last night was most
enjoyable. Over 200 guests took
seats at the long tables, which we're
bountifully supplied by the Good
Samaritan Cafe. It was a great
feast.
"Brothers, just give us your at
tention few minutes like you gave
these tables a while ago." request
ed Grand Sachem John T. Castor,
POSTMASTER at the banquet given to
the Great Council Of the Improved
Order of Red Men by the local Red
Men last night.
He then introduced John T. Far
row, Of Philadelphia, the Great
Incohonee Of the Great Council OF
the United States, who received an
ovation as he rose to address them.
Mr.. Farrow referred to the fact
that he was always introduced as
the Great Incohonee," but he was
simply one Of nothing more
Or less. The great office, however,
was one that many good and no
bic men desired, but few could at
tain. He had been fortunate.
The great principles of the order,
"Freedom, Friendship : and Chari-
ty,''' were touched upon briefly as
the ties which bound Red Men to-
gether. During his remarks he told
several good stories bringing ap-
plause and laughter from the audi
ence.
1.-The Great Council
Cole. L. Blease,, in opening, stated
that he would not have anything to
say but for the fact that the order
had been put in a ridiculous light
by a speech he had heard since he
had been in Spartanburg.
With feeling and glowing elo-
quence in hearty language he out
lined the principles of Red Manship
and the sentiment rooted in the hu-
man heart, that lay beneath the care
Of the orphan, the sick and the af-
ficted, the protection and reverence
of woman, and the upholding Of
the religion Of Jesus Christ.
"secret Societies.
Rev. J. T. Fowler, speaking on
''SecTet Societies." had come in con-
tact with men who continually
abused secret orders, and on the
other extreme, men WHO had sub
stituted secret order for their
church-and one was as great
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