The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-25
MEETING OF RED MEN
MRS. BRowDER HEADS THE POcA-
HONTAs ORDER.
Great Council VIII Light 81. Fires In
Birmingham Today and Good
Reports VIII BE
Received

Birmingham. May 24.-(Special.)-- IA
State body of the degree OF Pocahon-
tas. Improved order of Red Men. was
organized here today.
Joseph Farrar of Philadelphia, the
Great Incohonee of the Improved Order
OF Red Men. instituted the degree.
The following officers were chosen:
Mrs. w. NJ Browder, Montgomery,
Great Pocahontas; Erin Allen. West
Bfocton, Great Wenonah; Mrs. Narcis-
sus Carmack. Phenix City, Great Min
nehaha; Mrs Sarah Mcpherson. Bir-
iningham. Great Prophecies; Mrs. Ber-
tie Fisher, Pratt City, Great Keeper of
wampum Miss May Davis. Avondale.
First Great Scout: Miss jamie Hall,
East Tallassee, Second Great Scouts
Miss Ollie ". Garcia. Mobile. Great
Guard OF the Tepee; Mrs. Samantha L.
sheldon. Cordova. Great Guard Of the
Forest Mrs. Alice B. Foy, Mobile. Miss
Mary Gadilbra, Pratt City. Miss Minnie
Dean Phenix City. Board OF Appeals;
Miss Mary Hacker, Birmingham. Miss
Dora Rowe, Avondale, Mrs. Mary
Hoskins. Pratt City, Committee on
Law; Mrs. Rosa Wise, Birmingham,
Mrs Mary J. showers. Cordova, Miss
Emma S. wauchope Selma. Several
prominent members of the Improved
OTQeT OIL fttu Mch VI tAC OtotO aSoAot~o
the Great Incohonee in instituting the
new degree Of Pocahontas. among
them being william Smilee Smith of
Montgomery Great Keeper of Records
Great Sachem Jacob Burger OF Birm-
ingham James II. Cook of Montgom-
erya Great Guard of the Forest of the
United States. and others.
The twenty-second annual Great
Council of the Improved order of Red
Men will assemble in Birmingham to-
morrow and be In session two days.
Between 100 and $50 delegates Will be
present, many OF whom have already
arrived. Jacob Burger. the retiring
Great Sachem, will make an interesting
report OF the work of the past term
as well as the other omcers OF the orr
ganization.
"A loss of sos members during the
past year will be shown by the Great
Keeper of Records. the financial de-
preston and the miners strike during
the past year being responsible for the
loss. The financial report shows
balance of more than $1,000 In the
treaury of tho Great Council Of Ala
bama.
& A theatre party was given tonight
to the members of the Degree of Po-
cahontas.
Local Men to Go.
A score Of Montgemerians will leave
for Birmingham this morning TO at.
tend the meeting Of the Great Council
of the several tribes of Alabama Red
Men. About 200 delegates will be In
attendance, at this which Is the TWEEN
ty-second annual convention.
Montgomery win be represented by
the following:
Tallapoosa Tribe NO I'll. H.. Cook
Great Guard of the Forest Great Coun-
ell of the United States; w. Fl. Tics
and w. H. Haynes Past Great Sach'
ems; Jacob Brockman, First Senate Of
Great Sachem; b. f. Roberts. Pas
Great Sachem; Representatives. w. ]
Maxwell, DR.. A. L.. Scott and j. c
MAXWELL
Owassa Tribe No. 46-John F. Davis
Past Great Sachem; DR.. S. H. Saul
Chairman Committee on Law; w. S
Smith, Grand Chief of Records. and w
T. Perry and b. II. Johnson as Repre-
sentatlves.
Tippecanoe Tribe, No. Sd. T. Letch'
err, Great Junior Sycamore. and G. e
Crenshaw and Henry N. Hughes a.
Representatives,