Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-19
Especial to The Herald

REDLANDS, Aug. 1S.-This was
San Bernardino day at the great coun-
Gil of Red Men and Pocahontas for
California, and the delegates to the
council adjourned this morning after
a busy business meeting to go to Ur-
bita Springs on trolley cars for a bar
becue at noon provided by the Red
Men of San Bernardino. This after
noon was passed at the resort and
this evening the delegates returned to
Redlands for prize drill competition
between the teams of Santa Barbara,
San Francisco, Riverside and Redands
Another feature of the evening was an
entertainment by the delegates from
Sonoma county, who are boosting Santa
Cruz for the great council next year
Tomorrow a business session will be
held and Friday will be given over
largely to the election of officers and
choice of meeting place for next year.
The contests between aspirants for Of
flee is growing spirited, four candi-
dates now being in the field for great
junior sycamore, which is a stepping
stone to great sachem.
According to a report from Great
Sachem Vliss, the membership of the
order in California in the past year
has increased from about $1,000 to 49,
$50 and eleven new tribes were in
stituted, making 155 in the state. The
financial report shows the organization
in a fiourishng condition.
Queen Clara, to whom the keys of
the city were given last night, is rul-
ing over the festivities and prepara-
tions are being made for the ball in her
honor Thursday night at the Casa
Iona. She has issued a proclamation
declaring the city in the hands of the
Red Men, and asking that business
cares be dropped as much as possible
for a mingling of home people with
the delegates to make their visit en-
joyable. She issued a second procla-
nation setting aside Friday evening
for an "All Fools Night" and it is
expected that the streets in the bust
ness district, lighted by thousands of
colored incandescents, will be crowded
with merry celebrators.
First Session Held
The first session of the great council
of Red Men of California, also of the
auxiliary order, the Degree of Poca-
hontas, was held yesterday morning,
the council organizing and getting
down to business at once. Frank V.
Bell of San Francisco, great sachem,
presiding over the deliberations. All
great officers were present except Judge
Henry c. Gerford of Napa, senior sag
amore, who arrived on a later train,
and John e. Weller of Fort Bragg,
great sannup, Robert e, Morris, past
sachem of Mohonk tribe of Redlands.
being chosen temporarily to fill that
office.
The sessions of both lodges adjourned
shortly after noon for drives and car
rides over the city as the guests of the
Red Men and Pocahontas members OF
Redlands. Free automobiles, carriages,
tallyhos and cars were provided and
the delegates taken for a drive over
Smiley Heights, Prospect park and the
Heights residence section, several get
ting the automobile trip over Sunset
Drive. the ten-mile boulevard over the
mountain south of Redlands
Last night the delegates attended
the production of Before and After"
a comedy by the Redlands Red Men,
I'm which local forensic stars such as
Mayor Kingsbury Big Chief Hennessy,
George Mcintosh and Others delighted
Il crowd that filled the large opera
house. Previous to the play Queen
Clara was crowned by the Red Men,
the ceremony being a beautiful one.
The key to the city was turned over
to her by Mayor Kingsbury and she
will preside over the city during the
great council. With Miss Sears, the
queen, We're her maids of honor Mrs.
J. V. Martin, Misses Pearl Wells, Nan
ME Hird and Stacia Lowe.
With the delegates to the great coun
Gil the principal excitement is in the
selection of place of meeting next
year and Santa Rosa appears to have
the lead, having a big punch of boost
ers in the city.
In the Pocahontas, Mrs. 5. G. Randall
of Redlands, Miss Estelle Bovey of
Nevada City and Miss May Jordan Of
Fruitvale are making an active can
vas for Great Minnehaha.