Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-05-14
GREAT COUNCIL
MEETING AT END
Big Pow-Wow of Red Men of State
at EIkins is Over.
NEXT YEAR AT HUNTINGTON

Sessions Were Very Interesting and
Event Was a Big success-oficers
For the Ensuing Year E~l-cted-Two
Members OF Local Order Are Made
Great Chiefs Of the State Council
other Notes.
Elkins, May 12.-The Fortieth An
nual Session of the Great Council of
the West Virginia Improved Order Of
Red Men and Degree of P~ocahontas,
opened Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock
in Nathan Hall, with over two hun
bred representatives present, repre-
senting all OF the 120 tribes in West
Virginia.
Hon. Howard Sutherland made an
address Of welcome in behalf of the
people of the city. The response was
made by the Great Junior Sycamore,
Prof. Henry NJ. Payne, of Morgan
town, followed by several musical Sc
lections by the Philharmonic Quar-
tette, composed of H. K. Owens, III. l..
Ryan, H. n. Barnard 'and S. W.
Knapp.
At the close of the public meeting
the Degree Of Pocahontas retired to
their hall and the council proceeded
In the regular ritualistic form. Sew
enty-hve Past Sachems were intro
duced and instructed in the Great
Council Degree.
Great Keeper of Wampum0. D..
Hereford being unable TO ue present
due to i'll health, a telegram Of sym
pathy and regrets was sent to him IN
Oklahoma.
Great Chiefs.
Great Sachem-W. H Bowers, Mar
tinsburg.
Great Senior Sagamore-T. c. Tan
ner, Bluefield.
Great Junior Sagamore-Henry NJ.
Payne, Morgantown.
Great Phophet-Dr. J. E. Bigony,
Hinton.
Great Chief of Records-T. H. Clay,
Huntington,
Great Keeper of Wampun-C. D..
Hereford, st. Adams.
Great Sannap Eddie Soulsby,
Crown Hill.
Great Mishewa-R. D. Wise, Hin
ton.
Great Guard of the Wigwam-J.
Buff Carter, Huntington.
Great Guard of the Forest-C. X.
Chambers, Martinsburg.
CT at Board Of Appeals.
John S. Scott, Fairmont.
w. r. Kline, Martinsburg.
d. K. Reed, Clarksburg.
Representatives to Great Council.
w. ]. Stone, Elkhorn.
T. j. Edwards, Montgomery.
DR.. ]. B. Bigony, Hinton.
ID. X. Reed, C~larksburg.
w. r. Kline, Martinsburg.
A. P. Monroe, Clarksburg.
Elkins, May 12.-The Fortieth An
nual Session of tn Great Council of
the Improved Order of Red Men of
West Virginia, adjourned yesterday,
All the tribes in the state were repre-
scented and the meeting ended with a
play given by the local tribe in the
Grand Opera House, entitled, The
Half Breed which was a great sue
cess.
Tuesday morning the representa-
tlves and members of the Great Coun-
ell, together with the ladies of the De-
gree of ~Pocahontas, and many of the
citizens of Elkins. assembled at the
place of meeting. The meeting was
called to order by the chairman of the
local committee who introduced Hon.
Howard Sutherland, Senator from this
district, who in his very pleasing way
welcomed the Red Men of the state
to the hunting grounds OF Elkins.
After the reading of the various
long talks of the chiefs and appoint
ment of the committees a recess was
taken until after dinner.
At ? p. M. the Great Council again
assembled and the afternoon was TAX
en- up with the general routine bust
ness of the session, ending the day
with a grand ball, which was largely
attended. Dancing commenced at 9 D.
m. and continued until after the mid
night hour, music being furnished by
the Ekins Orchestra.
During the meeting the Hon. Henry
G. Davis invited the Red Men and
their ladies to visit Graceland, which
invitation was accepted, but on ac-
count of the weather being so rainy