The San Francisco call., 1910-07-20
CROWD Sees five
CHIEFS RAISED UP
Public Ceremony OF Red Men
Attracts Thousand to Com
mandery Hall

An interesting and unusual event in
Redmanship was the joint public rails
ing up" in Golden Gate Commandery
hall of the elected and appointed chiefs
of five local tribes of the Improved
Order of Red Men in the presence Of
more than 1000 persons.
Those who were to be inducted in
office were all attired in Indian cos
tune, as were also the raising up chiefs
and seated around the council brand
under the shadows of the tepees, they
presented picture that Frederic Rem
ington would have delighted to trans
fer to canvas.
To the music of the tom-tom the
chiefs of Altahomas tribe No 81. with
j. Harry Hutaff as sachem. entered the
council chamber of the long house. and
in the ceremonial form OF the ritual
opened the council. After an invoca-
tion to the Great Spirit by prophet
in white and with long white hair, the
great meshinawah was announced. He
carried speaking leaf" on which was
inscribed a message from the great sa-
chem conveying the information that
he and his chiefs were in the forest
ready to raise up the new chiefs for
the five tribes of his brothers.
WELCOME CEREMONY
The sanaps of the council were di-
rected to accompany sthe great chief
to the forest and then escort the great
sachem and his chiefs to the council
brand. When they approached the
light that gIowed'' they were welcomed
in short talk by Sachem Hutaff. and
after a reply by Deputy Great Sachem
Phelan, acting in the place of the
great sachem of the reservation. each
squatted around the fire and each in
turn smoked the calumet. or pipe OF
I
chem gave a long talk to the elected
and appointed chiefs. who were all at
tired in varicolored Indian blankets.
beaded costumes and feathered head
dress. He spoke of the responsibility
and the duties they were about to as
sumo and urged them to work faith
fully for the organization
They were then escorted to the cen
trail fire and in turn, according to rank.
each set of five was obligated and in
structed. after which they were con-
Quoted to their respective stations to
the sound of low, weird music. After
the guards of the forest had been in
No. az took charge and exempIified the
closing ceremony of the order.
The raising up great chiefs were:
J. ]. Phelsn, great sachem.
Msrtin Essler. great senior sycamore.
John Donohue. great junior sycamore.
Frank Graham. great prophet.
j.. H. Lehning. great chief OF records
W j. Blaisden. great collector Of wampum.
NJ 3. Ryer. great sanap-
W H. Mclaughlin, great meshinawa.
NEW CHIEFS IN OFFICE
The elected chiefs. who are to serve
the respective tribes for the current
term. are:
Modcc No. 5T-w M. McElwain prophet:
Louis J. Young. sachem: #. ". Plant senior
sycamore; C. J. Humbert junior sycamore: NJ
T. Hobart chief OF records: W. E. Miller keeper
Of wampum; Otto A. E. Schmidt, collector OF
wanpum-
Arapahoe No. Ts-J. Amber prophet: L. j.
Moran, sachem: II. II. Hemett. senior sazs-
more; H. Hendrickson. junior sycamore: Jacob
Fowzer. chief OF records; X. II. Vandleben.
keeper OF wampum; j. Sine, collector Of
pun.
Montezuma No TT Miller. prophet: t. y
Pidge, sachem: c. O. Miller. senior sagamore:
J. W. Frazier. junior sycamore. ". T. Jewell.
chief Of records; R. l. Lincoln keeper Of
pun: W. H Mclaughlin. collector OF wampunl.
Altahmos No SI-George Knauft. prophets A.
W kampfschmidt. sachem: Roy Steele senior
sagamGe F. g. Jaeobus. junior sycamore: 7.
+. Hardy, chief OF records: ". j. Blaisdell,
of wampum-
Sakima No. 210-Carl Troppmann. prophet:
Martin l.. Hanes. saehem: +. :. Robbins. senior
sycamore; A. Schlesselmaun. junior sycamore;
H. G. Watrous chief OF records; J. B. Goodwin.
keeper Of wampass, and Charles Enkel, collector
OF wampum-
The ceremony of the evening was fol-
lowed by a ball till late hour.