The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-04-15
GREAT COUNCIL I. o. R. M.
Otto Klettner Great Sachem-Coi. L.
Blease Great Representative.
Other Officers Elected.
Columbia State, 18th.

Columbia State, 18th. Il
At the session Of the great counclA
of the Improved Order OF he'd men
of South Carolina, held last nlgn'
in the hall Of the house OF repcesen@
tatives, officers for the coming year
we're eldcted and sd0eral speeches
were heard. The council will come
to a. close tonight with a banquet at
the Mills avenue Y. NJ. c. A., which
is to be preceded by trolley ride
about the city, given to the visiting
DELEGATES. There will be a business
session this morning when the next
meeting place will be selected.
The following officers were elected
last night: Great prophet, }. 5.
Booth, Chester; great sachem, Otto
Klettner, Newberry; great senior
sycamore, DR.. J. P. Carlisle, Green
kille; great junior sycamore, James
Long, Union; great chief Of rec
ds, P. C. Wallace, Sumter; great
(eper Of wampum, S. NJ. Clarkson
Columbia; great representative,
gole L. Blease, Newberry; trustee,
!, C. Summers, Of Nemberry.
There was a public meeting of the
Rneil, held yesterday morning, at
sfch were present a large number OF
ttors and delegates. The Red Men
Re officially welcomed to the city
S. F. Earle, mayor pro TEN. Re-
bnses were made by j. S. Booth,
I. iE. Tolley and S. T. Creech.
An interesting address, delivered
last might before the council, was by
Pastl Great Saehem Bumgarten OF
Pennsylvania.
Th e annual meeting Of the great
council Of the South Carolina degree
Of Pocahontas was held yesterday af-
ternoon, at which were present
number of representatives from the
different councils of the State. Ad-
dresses of greeting were delivered by
W. D. Knox, R. A. Williams and
Rev. ". c. Kelly.
A beautiful gold-headed cane was
presented to Great Saehem Booth by
Otto Klettner on behalf Of the great
council Of the South Carolina degree
of Pocahontas for his work in max
ing the degree Of Pocahontas posi-
bel
The Officers.
The officers for this past year IRE
tiring) are: J. S. Booth, great
sacbem; B. F. Townsend, great senior
sycamore; S. NJ. Clarkson, great
keeper of wampum; B. C. Wallace,
great chief of records; F. C. Garner,
great sannab; H. C. Summer, great
mishenewa; R. L. Sweat, great guard
of forest; R. L. Cromer, great guard
Ct wigwam.
Past Poeahontas.
Rebecca Lewie, Cateechee council
No. 4, Newberry; Nettie Epting, Ca
teeohe council No. 4, Newberry; NJ.
E. HaHacre, Cateechee council No.
4, Newberry; Emma Hair, Cateechee
council No. 4, Newberry; Clara
Mann, Cateechee council No. 4, New
berry; Lavinia Eubank, Mineo:'a
council No. Is, Vaucluse; Mamie
Robertson, Silver Cloud council No.
19, Warrenville; Bette Robertson,
Lavonia council No. 18, WILLIAMSON;
Gertrude Hair, Osceola council No. 3,
Langley.
The Great Chiefs.
The great chiefs Of the great coun-
Gil of South Carolina degree Of Poc1-
hontas of the Improved Order Of Red
Men are: Great prophecies Miss E.
B. Roof, New Brookland; great Po:%-
hontas, Miss Lillian Mann, Newberry;
great Wenonah, Miss Bette Rober-
son, Williamson; great Minnehaha,
Miss Lizzie Corley, Langley; great
keeper of wamppm, Miss NJ. E.
Mauney, Columbia; great keeper Of
records, Miss Clara Wicker, New
berry.
Great Board Of Appeals.
Pearl Attaway, one year, Trough;
Mamie Nicholson, two years, War
renvj4le; Louisa Bean, three years,
Kock Hill.
committee on Finance-Nellie Guf-
fly, chairman, WILLIAMSON; Ella
Themas, Arkwright; Rebecca Lewie,
NewDerry.
Judiciary-Jennie Hardin, Ethel
Evans, Nettie Jones.
Truste5s-Gussie Benson, Gertrude
Hair, Lu,ea Quinn. First great scout,
Mamie Woffond, Pattie Bryant, Vau-
clase; great guard Of tepee, Sabriaa
EubarEs: great guard of forest, &.