The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-26
MAYORS DINE
 WITH RED MEN
Buckingham of Bridgeport, and Frank J. Rice Are Guests
 of Honor
FORMER ON STATE TAX
Many Enjoy Delight Banquet Given Last Night By Ansantawae
 Tribe.

New Haven, Jan. 26-One of the most 1 brilliant banquets ever held in the his- tory of the Improved NOrder of Red Men was that held by Ansantawae Tribe, No. 34, last evening at the Ton tine. Red Men from all over the State were present and the clever the order, the bright lights, the delic- ious viands. the neatly executed menu cards, with a different hand-painted scene on each one made scene not | soon to be forgotten.
 The executive heads of the cities of New Haven and Bridgeport. Mayors Frank J. Rice and Edward T. Buck fngham, were the guests of honor Of the tribe. both being members of the order. Others seated at the guest table were Postmaster George E. Stone, past sachem; Howard Hopkins, great sachem; William Saunders. great chief of records; O. s. Culver. great keeper of wampun; James Holt. Jr., deputy great sachem: Judge John F. Studley, John Otzel, great junior saga more: Jacob Jacobs. great prophet, and Philip Troup and members of the press.
 The Criterion quartet of Bridgeport, a factor of considerable importance in Mayor Buckingham's campaign for the Mayoralty, responded to the many
 
 selections.
 Starting off the toast list. Toast master Stone introduced Great Sachem Howard J. Hopkins of New Britain. who gave brief talk on Red Men matters.
 Mayor Rice made a brief and witty speech. and was roundly applauded.
 Mayor Buckingham spoke of the friendly rivalry existing between the two cities of the contemplated inn provements in New Haven. and of the. great and inestimab1e value of frater- nity, and made an earnest plea for new members. He said that Red Men are always looking out for the inter- ests of their fellow Red Men.
 He also spoke of the cooperation abolishing the State tax. and cited this as one good instance of working together.
 The others of the great chiefs con- fined their remarks to matters of 1n- terest to Red Men in Connecticut.
 MT. Burt Reyes entertained the diners with vocal selection. Hero Mine."
 The committee in charge of the ban quet were G. B. Stone. c. D. Westley, C. L. Leonard. Frank McGovern. sand Wm. R. Smith.
 Among those present were Great Sachem Howard J. Hopkins of Bris- tol: Great Senior Sagamore B. T. Buckingham. Mayor Of , Bridgeport; Great Junior Sagamore John Oetzel. Danbury; Great Chief of Records Vim. Saunders. Naugatuck; Great Keeper of Wampum O. $. Culver. New Ha- ven: Great Prophet Jacob Jacobs. New Haven; Deputy Great Sachem James Holt, IT,, Bridgeport; Mayor Frank J. Rice. Philip Troup. M. Russell. John Gilson, Sachem Frederick Fischer, Senior Sagamore A. c. Holcombe. Jun for Sagamore H. I. Bevans. Prophet F. c. Coons.
 c. D. Wesley. c. Beurer.w A. Stone. G. B. Close. c. E. Hotchkiss. c. H. warfeld. s. R. Smith s. c. Leonard. F. McGovern. R. F. Hitchcock E. De-. Almo. c. Rawling. A. D. Mullen. J. w. Hackett. E. A. Blair. P. S.. Cam bridge. Mass: J. FIaherty. William J. Kiernan. S. Hermann. W. M Anth- ony, w. G. Redfeld. R. Ierardi. M. Cremin Mcfarland. s. O'Brien. F. Kanahan. F. Flanagan. H. Neuweiler, H.. Tucker. D. s. Clock. R. Winnie. F. A. Bliss. E. R. Fancher. E. M. Clarke, R. B. Culver. G. Johnson. Capt. Reif, J. Bromley. T. Scanlon. M. Reynolds, John Hogue. F. S. Wood. s. Hurlburt. Mclaughlin. A. J. LeDuke, Criterion quartet. first tenor. G. E. Lush: sec ond tenor. L. c. Fenton: baritone. G. H. TOrdOff: >basSo, James Holt. Jr