The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-04-15
District Convention of Red Men
Held in Henderson.
Contributed.

held in the Wigwam of Mohawk
Tribe, No. So, Henderson, N. C., Mon
day night, April 10Th. There was
large attendance of local and visiting
tribesmen and the occasion was high
ly enjoyable and instructive. The
occasion was the District convention
Fourteen chiefs of Occoneechee Tribe,
OF Raleigh, trailed into the Forest OF
the Mohawks as delegates, A. E. Ohm
stead. NJ. III. Riggan, NJ. F. Ruth, w.
W. Willis, J. B. Lloyd, W. F. Draper,
Ii. III. Roberts, Harry r. Roberts,
VIM. F. Neltsche, G. Fl. King, E. G.
Upchurch. G. w. York, W. II. Bum.
c. j. Smith. P. P. Hight, Fred Lough
lin, J. B. Gee, W. F Johnson, D. W.
Hardee, J. d. Gupton, J. T. B. Hoo
yer were Henderson delegates.
Brother J, T. B. Hoover delivered
the address of welcome which was re-
sponded to by Hon. Joseph E. Pogue
OF Raleigh, the Great Sachem OF
North Carolina. Both addresses were
most appropriate and happy and
greatly enjoyed. Followingis an ex-
tract from the address OF Great
Sachem Pogue who was formerly
popular and useful citizen of Hender-
son:
From September 10th, 1875, until Sep
| TENDER 18th, 1884, covering period OF
nine years, your speaker enjoyed the
honorable distinction OF being a citizen
Of Henderson. Those were days OF his
early youth and manhood and here was
= hT = hao bs1h h. Id ~,
common with its citizens before the New
and Greater Henderson burst upon the
horizon Of the great world about it.
Nearly a quarter OF a century has elapsed
since | had the honor to cast my lot
among the good people OF Henderson,
then aprOvincial town OF less than 900
population with but bare half dozen
stores OF any pretentiOn, bar rooms to
| about the same number, three churches,
one hotel. no passenger station. an old
barnlike freight depot. with but one
| brick building in tire village, two very
small frame tobacco warehouses and not
| q single prizery; two infant tobacco fac
| tories, one OF which was run by a respect
able colored man. one foundry and a
| blacksmith shop. The late DR.. fuckers
| residence was then the most pretentious
| would cover the capital in actual bust
ness at that time. Now you have miles
of paved streets and sidewalks. scores OF
modern business houses in solid brick a
| large number Of the handsomest resi-
dences thoroughly equipped with all the
| modern cOnvenences found in any other
progressive young city in the New South,
| your immense and well managed cotton
mlls, buggy factories and Grand Opera
| House and five churches and many other
| good things too numerous to mention,
| all OF which proclaim to the world that
| thegood old town of Henderson is fully
| in line with the many other progressive
cities OF grand Old North Carolina and
that she has already demonstrated her
| ability to take care of herself in the great
race for modern supremacy, in the new,
vigorous Southland OF today. l rejoice
in Henderson's success and beg to offer
my sincere congratulations upon her
| brilliant prospects, feeling assured that
| you will accept this brief but merited and
| just tribute from former citizen to his
| first love. There is but one criticism that
| would make bold to indulge in and |
| know that your patriotism ald business
astuteness will at an early date overcome
this yonr serious handicap | mean that
| Henderson cannot longer afford to post
I pone the erection OF a thoroughly mod
ern hotel
The following chieftains were
elected:
Sachem-D. W. Hardpe. Mohawk
Tribe, Henderson.
Senior Sagamore-W. W. Willis.
Occoneechee Tribe. Raleigh.
Junior Sagamore-R. H. Banks,
Roanoke Tribe, Roanoke Rapids.
Chief Of Records-Harry R. Rob.
erts, Occoneechee Tribe Raleigh.
Sannap-C. W. York, Occoneechee
Tribe, Raleigh.
Guard of Wigwam-B. F. Payne
Mohawk Tribe. Henderson.
| Guard of Forest-M. H. Faison
Roanoke Tribe, Roanoke Rapids.
The next session of the district
council will kindle its council fire with
Occoneechee Tribe at Raleigh