The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-25
RED MEN TO HONOR
Chief MAHASKA
IMPROVED ORDER or INDIANS IN
CHARGE OF DEDICATION.
BIG pow WOW is PLANNED
Ceremonies Will be Made National
Event When Mr.. Edmundson's
Gift Is Presented to Our
People May IL.

The unwilling ceremonies OF CHIEF
Mahaska will take place on the
Twelfth Sun of Flower Moon, or, in
white mans language, on May 18th.
This date has been chosen for the
ceremonies after conference OF a
committee representing the Iowa or
ganization of the Improved Order Of
Red Men with j. d. Edmundson. do
nor of the statue, with Major John +.
Lacey and with the Red Men OF os-
kaloosa. The Red Men will assist in
the ceremonies of the day and will
most likely give big parade.
The unwilling of statue to an In
dian chief is an unusual event and
will attract wide attention. So far
as is known the statue of Chief Ma
haska" will be the third Indian statue
| in the United States and the only one
to a male representative of the abb
original race. Hence the unwilling
will become an event of national Inn
portance.
w. B. Keffer, Grand Senior Saga
more, and Frank A. bay, Grand Chief
OF Records, representing the Iowa
Red Men, came 10 town Friday to
| confer with Major John F. Lacey and
with DIR. George W. Whitenill, who
is at the head of the local Red Men
I organization, and with other members
Of the Red Men. A meeting of the
gentlemen was held in the Lacey law
Office Mayor Ralston and a number
of others interested in the program
were present.
The date of May 18th is taken for
| the ceremonies on account of being
| the annual memorial or celebration
day of the. Red Men, The date was
established in the history of the alb
brightness of the eastern shores in
memory of the great Tanmany, Chief
of the Leni Napes and one of the most
noted Indians of whom history or ira
dition relates.
| The participation of the Red Men
in the unwilling ceremonies is accept
able and pleasing to Mr.. Edmundson.
| Whatever part of the program the
Red Men may have will leave an inn
preston and a finish on the cere1io-
MES of the day that will be appreciat-
ed and win distinguish the event iiR a
manner that would not otherwise be
possible The Red Men propose to
make their part of the program of a
| national character and invitations
are to be sent to the officers of the
Great Council and all of the Great
| Chiefs. The Red Men have 10000
members in Iowa and all OF these are
to be invited. They intend to make
| the day one of the largest events Os-
kaloosa has ever witnessed or known.
Effort will be made to secure Judge
Robert T. Daniel, of Griffen, Georgia,
one of the greatest jurists and ora
tors of the south, to appear upon the
program. Other speakers of note
who will be invited are Marcus A.
Marks, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Carl
F. Keohnlie, of Denison, who has a
wide reputation as an orator.
Now that the date of the ceremoies
Of the unwilling has been determined,
preparations for the program and the
celebration will he commenced. Com
mittees will be appointed upon invi-
tation and other preliminaries and all
will so into action Immediately.
Messrs. Keffer and Day. who have
been appointed on the preliminary
organization by the state Red Men,
will be in conference with MIR. Lacey
and with the officers of the local Red
Men and the public will be given all
of the news OF the progress Of the
preparations. @