Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-01
GREAT COUNCIL
PROGRAM READY
GREAT CHIEF DAY AND LOCAL
COMMITTEE ARRANGE FOR
RED MEN CONVENTION.
HERE OCTOBER 1O,11,12
Monday viii be Devoted to Reception
Of Visitors-Business Meetings
Tuesday and Wednesday,
Committee Commended.

The program for the great council
meeting Of the Red Men Of Iowa in
this city Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday, Oct. 10, II. and - was outlined
yesterday by Great Chief Of Records
Frank A. Day Of Des Moines and
cal committee. The program will be
issued in few days from the offices
of Great Chief Day at Des Moines
Monday will be devoted to receiving
visiting delegates and Red Men who
will come to the city for the conven-
ton. The flfty-fourth band has been
engaged and will play all day Monday
and part Of Monday evening; The Wis
iting Red Men will be met at the
trains by the band and reception
committee composed of the members
Of the Ottumwa Commercial associa-
ton and whizzed over the city In au-
tomobiles. On Monday evening the
memorial services will be held at the
First Baptist church. Rev. B. F. Patt,
pastor Of the church will conduct the
services. The Red Men will meet at
official headquarters Of the lodgemen
and will march in a body, headed by
the Fifty fourth band to the church.
Tuesday and Wednesday will be de-
voted to convention business. It Is not
known definitely at this time what
legislation will come up before the
council but the session promises to be
an interesting one. The Red Men will
holl their convention in the Knights
of Columbus hall on West Main street
and the ladies' auxiliary, the degree Of
Pocohontas will meet in the Odd
Fellows hall on East Main street.
Committees are Commended.
6 Great Chief of Records Day attend
ed the meeting Of Waneta tribe No. 10
last night at the hall over the Ottum-
wa Savings bank There was large
talked to the members upon the COM
ing great council meeting in Ottumwa.
He commended the local committee
men, Samuel Hawks, Thomas j. Lam
cey and Thomas Martin for the great
interest they have taken and for their
work in making arrange
ments for the great council meeting.
He declared that never before had he
visited "a city where the great council
was to be held, where the arrange
ments had been 80 far completed that
he did not have much to do. He had
expected to remain in the city for
three days but he found that he had
completed his mission in a few hours
and returned at noon today to his Of
fees in Des Moines where he will fur
Their arrange the program and send out
copies 10 inc tIlpSS aOScA IllC
state. Four applications were received
last night for membership in Waneta
tribe and big class will be taken in
during the great council meeting Mr..
Day stated that he would bring the
new regalia Of Keokuk tribe of Des
Moines tosthis city and 1t will be worn
On the night that the big class is in
tiated into the mysteries of the order.
The degree team which will put on
he work will be composed of officers
If the great council and members Of
the order from all parts of the state.
Waneta tribe No. 10 will meet next
evening for the last time
before the great council meeting.
Committees will be appointed at this
meeting for the reception, entertain
men, ETC., of the visiting Red Men.