The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-14
PR CAPITA TAX
ON RED MEN CUT
Great Head Council Comes 10
an End After Two Day.
Middlesboro Wins in Fight for the
Next Annual Convention Of
Red Men.
OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR

Lexington. Ky, May l4.-The hf-
teenth annual session of the Ken
lucky Great Head Council OF the I'M
proved Order of Red Men came to a
close in this city after passing several
important matters in the course of the
two days session. In point OF the
attendance and business transacted
the meeting was the largest and most
important in the history OF the order
in the state.
The most important matter OF
business transacted aside from the
regular work was the adoption OF
resolution Offering an amendment to
the bylaws cutting the per capita
tax from one dollar to eighty cents.
The question was discussed at length
and was then referred to the finance
committee who drafted a resolution
providing for the reduction. The res
olution was read and unanimously
approved. The amendment will be
submitted at the next meeting which
will be held in Middles5oro in 1910
and will have to be approved by that
council before II becomes valid.
Officers Are Elected.
During the early hours OF the after
noon all interest was centered on the
election OF great. chiefs and great
representatives There was much
speculation among the members as to
the result Of the election and good
many surprises took place. The In
terest was keen throughout the cleo
ton and close finishes were witnessed
In each contest. The following Is
the result of the election:
Mr. Joseph II. Kemper, Of Mt. Ster
Hing. Great Prophet.
Mr.. w. II. Mcdonald. OF Barbour
vile. Great Sachem.
Mr.. Homer. II. Northcutt. Of Gov
ington, Great Senior Sycamore.
Mr.. W. O. Grader. Of Louisville
Great Junior Sycamore.
Mr.. II. v. Coin. of Louisville
Great Keeper OF w7Snipau,.
Mr.. Fred L. Smith. Of Lexington
Great Chief of Records.
Mr.. William Walker, Of Lexington
Great Representative
Mr.. Dan Russell. OF Louisville
William Walker, OF Lexington. and
DIR. b Myer. OF Louisville, delegates
to the Great Head Council session OF
the United States which will be held
in Detroit this fan. 'a'i- .''i"'t'''" %
Mr.. Lee Zweydorff. of Louisville
First Great Zennap.
Middlesboro Wins.
The next In the order OF business
for the day after the election of off,
GERS was the selection OF the place
for holding the meeting next year
After a good natured wrangle be
tween Elizabethtown. Dawson Springs
and Middlesboro the last place was
decided on as the place for holding
the next meeting This will be the
first time the Head Council has met
IN any of the mountain cities.
Several years ago the Great Ma
tlonal Council passed a law for the
establishment OF national headquar-
ters Later IL was voted 10 locate the
Long House in Louisville. the Ken
lucky legislature appropriating $20,-
900 as a bonus. A question arose
as to the power OF the national coun
ell in taking such action and the mat
ter was never definitely settled. The
great head council has S11 900 col
lected on an assessment last year that
Is now in the widows and orphans
fund. These widows and orphans
would benefit by the Long House II IL
we're built.
Leave Money as II Is.
fne question was brought up az
the meeting yesterday and a good
many of the members wanted the
money given 20 the fund for the cree
tIon of the Long House but II was
decided to leave the money in the wild
ows' and orphans fund. II was de-
cided that in the event OF the erection
OF the house they would give the
money to the building fund. II Is
thought that eventually the obstacles
TO the establishment OF the Long
House will be removed and the orig
inaI plans carried out. Meanwhile
the $1,000 will remain at the dis
posal of the finance committee OF the
orphans and widows fund