Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-24
HOME FOR AGED
RED MEN URGED
IN GREAT COUNCIL
Plan Is Recommended by Com-
mittee That Investigated
Question.
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TRENTON, Feb. 24.-Aboets 900 Red
Men. OF New Jersey, representing prac-
ticaiiy every tribe of the order in the
State, gathered in the YIN. C. A. here
for the annual meeting Of the Great
Council OF New Jersey, Improved Order
Of Red Men, today. Great Sachem
Harry ]. Fsathbone presided.
The opening session wac given over
to reports of tho great saeflsnl. great
keeper OF svarapnni, finance COMMITTEES,
representative &c the Great Council OF
the United. states, board OF appeals and
the committee on an aged mems home.
The report that caused the. most In
tercst WAS that OF tho home commits
tee, which was named at the great
council OF last year. II has made a
thorough investigation. and It's recon-
moridation was that the great council
should take immediate steps to estab-
fish a home for the aged members of
the order in this State. 1t urges that
the home be established on a large
farm, centrally located, near some good
market, SO that products can be readily
-transportedsat a low cost, easy OF ac-
cess by train or trolley and that Some
plan be devised whereby the wife OF a
rather to lay the foundation of a place
that will be O home, in all that the
word implies. a-s< si ~
Closing It's report. the committee
say It does not Recommend that the
great council burden itself with the
erection OF a magnificent institution,
superbiy furnished, something the resi-
dents were not accustomed to, but
lay the foundation of a place that viii
be @ "hoIne" In all that the word Inn
plies.
I'm regards to warnpurl,' the report
continues, there ia. such q diversity
of ways of raising the needed none
that to even attempt to explain them
all would take up more space than has
been allotted. But we will submit ON
OF the various ways In which the
wampunl can be raised without being
a hardship on our membership In a
supplemental report. The committee
does not consider an aged mans fund,
like that OF the orphans fund Of the
order, as feasible"
Members Of the committee are:
Thomas Harris. chairman; Sidney J.
Hall, Gill ii. Hannoid and Charles J.
Lynch. Robert r, Lutton 10 secretary
Of the committee,
Great sachen1 Rathbone reviewed in
his report the business of the order in
New Jersey during tho last year. He
showed that the Red Men have 26,5to
members. and urged thai before the
next meeting OF, the great council a
special effort be made TO increase the
membership TO at least $4,000. He char
acterized the last year as one of the
most encouraging that the order In
New Jersey has yet experienced.
The great sacllem recommended that
the powers OF the deputy great sachems
be Increased. If possible, and that the
duties be made plain and definite. 80
that they may realize the Importance
Of their Offices and the responsibility
they carry as to condition of their re-
spective districts. He also recommend
cd thai every tribe subscribe to the
official Journal OF the order.
Daniel III. Stevens. great chief OF
records, reported that the total wealth
OF the tribes In New Jersey Is $oo1, 2o4.46,
an Increase for the year OF SIS, ass. OF.
The sum, Of SIS, 1884 has been spent for
relief purposes. SS1.5oe.14 for burials.
and &4.12S.s5 for the care OF orphans, q
total Of sils,s Sa. 10. The total money now
l. ell OF the benefit funds OF the Great
Council 10 >$8.742.11. = fsia-
During the year eighty+four tribes
have made a net gain In membership
Of 904. The net gath in the State for
the year was .3s3, despite a total loss
of 81 members. William J. Smythe.
jr., great keeper OF the wampum, re-
ported a balance of s1,421.s3.