Evening journal., 1909-10-28
H. B. SINCLAIR
GREAT SACHEM
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relief Of widows, S20S; amount expend-
ed for charitable purposes, sl,O424S;
amount expended for other purposes
S17S92.34; amount OF wampum in belt
of tribes, S19. .74S.54; amount of wampum
invested. s6S .321.96; per capita tax paid
Great Council OF Delaware. $S,1S5.15.
Degree OF Pocohontas-Membe last
report. 644; adopted during the great
sun, Sc: present membership, 666; in
crease during the great sun, %; amount
received for adoption and dues, S2.S54.
25; amount received from other sources,
s209.S9; amount expended for benefits
S9i6.56; amount expended for funerals
S115; amount expended for relief OF
widows. S25: amount expended for
charitable purposes. S2O0.16; amount ex-
pended for other purposes. sl,O63.79;
amount of wampum in belt of coun-
ellis. S1,954.06; amount of wampum in
vested. SS.026.64; per capita paid Great
Council OF Delaware s15S.40.
Leonard Heiss great keeper OF wan.
pun reported as follows:
Amount IN bank last report. 81 .16S77;
interest on deposits. SS65; amount re-
ceived from G. c. of r., account OF gem
eral fund. So, 1856; amount received from
the G. c. OF r.. account Of Awed and In
digent Fund, S43.u Total, S5,S79.TS; dis
bursements as per check book. sl.1ss.17;
balance in bank as per bank book. 81
1s06i.
Aged and INDECENT Fund.
Amount in Savings Fund last report,
s5,O5t64; received from the Great Chief
OF Records. S7l37i; interest on deposits.
S24S.7i; amount transferred to Newark
Trust and Safe Deposit co. TO the credit
OF the Red Mems Fratcrnal Home OF Del
aware Incpd. ss.OlzO9.
Then followed reports by the deputy
great sachems W. T. Tappan. William c.
Jostlngs. II. M. Vickers. Harry b. Sin
clair, William +. Silver. Walter Carrior.
W. S. L. Ellis and c. W. Parker.
George c. Guthrie, James Hargis. f. +.
Samson, w. T. Purks. and William II.
Ferguson, representatives to tho Great
Council OF the United States reported OF
the deliberations OF that body. Regard
ing an Indian statue reference TO which
was made in the talk of Great Sachem
Baker, the representatives reported:
''rhe Great Council adopted a resolu-
tion approving the recommendation OF the
Great lncohonee in regard TO the move
ment for the erection of an Indian statue
In New York harbor as n tribute by the
paiefaces to those OF tho red race. in
commemoration OF the many noble quail
tiles that these people had and as a
recognition of their rights on this conti-
nent. and which they were compelled to
reIinquish through the tide Of higher
civilization and recommended that each
tribe and member Of the order contribute
10 the same as far as their means would
allow"
The representatives reported that the
tribal membership throughout America
at the time OF the Great Council session
was s9O0i3. a net increase Of 3172 over
the membership OF the previous year.
There were S5.437 Pocahontases, ssh
tribes. an increase Of 154; 1909 councils,
an Increase Of 5S. The grand total re-
ceipts were reported at S3,6i2, 1914; total
expended for relief of members, burial
of the dead and widows and orphans,
s., ,42s, 1919; invested. S4.0S3, ,770.19; in
wampum belts, 81 ,52S. 1868.
Endorse Judge Boyce for High Place.
''Your Representatives, after a careful
canvass Of the situation. believe that the