The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-04-15
INDIAN CHIEFS IN SESSION.

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Annual Convention OF Great Council
OF Louisiana Held ut KentWood
Louis n. Eoston, of Mohawk
Tribe, Elected Great sacheln--
Delegates Royalty Entertained.
The thirtieih annual convention of the
| Great Council of Louisiana, Improved Or
der of Red Men. was held at kentWood on
i monday and Tuesday of the current week,
With more than one hundred and fifty
delegates present, representing practically
| i'll of the fifty tribes embraced In the
eservation. The business of the councli
vas almost entirely routine, but OF much
| interest to the assembled chiefs. George
| ). Griggs, of Houston, Texas. Great in
|cyhonee of the United States. was Ill at
| enhance and delivered several instructive
ind encouraging addresses.
| The progress Of the order in this reser-
yation is shown by the TACT that Louisiana
I
ives III the Great Council of the United
! states, instead Of three Plans are ON
.oot locking 10 an even greater percentage
| ]: increase in the membership Of the Or
| Ter during the ensuing great sun, and the
| warriors are enthusiastic over the pros
pect.
| Mohawk Tribe No. 33, of Donaldson
vile. was represented in the Great Council
oy Paul Gisclard, Louis N. Boston, A. j..
Gsneault. 4. N. SlatoE and F. L. 1repag-
,ier. The crack degree team of Mohawk
| tribe also attended the convention ana
slgaged in competitive drill with uncas
tribe No. So. Of Brusly Landing, for the
handsome silver loving cup awarded an
..uaIly to the best-driled degree team in
The reservation. The drill was held Tues
day night and was won by the Uncas
Iteam. Mohawk was the holder of the
cup, having won the coveted trophy at
Alexandria last year. To become the
permanent possession of any tribe. the
cap must be won by that tribe three sue
cessive times.
A great deal of interest was manifested
in the election Of officers, which took
place Tuesday, the Mississippi river tribes
/ bearing off the honOrs. Louis N. Boston,
the jealous sachem of Mohawk Tribe,
who for the past great sun has held the
| position of great Junior sycamore, was
elevated to the post of great sacheha.
Mr.. Boston is an ardent and enthusiastic
Red Man, and no member Of the order in
this state has done more than he to adj
vance its best interests or popularize its
principles. His advancement to the post
of great sachem is an honor most Worthily
bestowed, and the reservation Of Louisi-
/ ana is to be cordially congratulated on
securing as its official head for the ensuing
great sun so jealous chief.
4 The other officers elected were as fol-
lows: Francis L. Knobloch, of Checkbe
tribe, Thibodaux, senior sycamore; Peter
Bylsma, Attakapas tribe, Napoleonville,
great junior sycamore; Alfred Gwin, Uncas
tribe. Brusly, great prophet; R. G. Dubroca
Natchez tribe, New Orleans, great chief OF
records; A. M. Melaneon, Seminole tribe,
Lutcher, great keeper of wampum; Henry
Klein, great sannap; Alphonse Rivault,
mishenewa; Paul Gisclard. great guard Of
WigWam: A. j. Sears, great guard of for
est; Geo. A. Treadweil and Alfred Gwin,
representatives to the Great Council of
the United States.
A reception will be rendered Great
Sachem Boston by Mohawk Tribe at its
Wigwam in the Peoples Bank building
from $50 to o'clock tomorrow evening.
| There will be music, dancing and refresh
ments, and the affair promises to prove
unusually interesting and enjoyable.
The members of the tribe are~urgentiy re-
quested to be present and to invite their
friends, particularly the ladies.
The Mohawk representatives and de-
gree team report that this years conven-
ton was one of the most interesting and
successful In the history Of the Great
Council, and speak in the highest terms of
the hospitable manner In which they were
entertained by the good people of Kent
wood
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