The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-14

lace, of Sumter, and Great Keeper OF
Wampum S. N. Clarkson, of Colum-
bia, were unanimously reelected BY
acclamation.
Great Mischinewa Cannon G. Blease
of Bergell tribe, was chosen one OF
the trustees for seven years to sue
ceed Mr.. Polalty, of Graniteville
whose term expired. Gov. oCle. L.
Blease, one of the trustees, then did
a very graceful act by resigning his
position on the board and nominating
Mr.. Polalty to fill the vacancy
created by his resignation, Mr.. Polalty
being unanimously elected. Cover
nor Blease said that while he had
been honored greatly by the Red Men
of South Carolina there was no honor
which had been bestowed upon him
which he appreciated as much as the
honor which was bestowed upon his
brother, Cannon G. Blease, in his
election as trustee.
Mr.. B. B. Leitzsey was made Great
Guard of the Wigwam.
Bergell Tribe and Her Degree Team.
Bergell tribe, which in point of
membership, in the number Of great
sachemS which it has furnished, and
in the present number of great rep
resentatives, is the banner tribe of
South Carolina, had large deiega-
ton present, and all of them took an
active Part in the proceedings of the
great council. Those from Bergell
tribe in attendance were: Great
Sachem Klettner, o. S. Goree, deputy
great sachem; Cannon G. Blease,
great mischinewa; Ebert H. Aul1, B.
B. Leitzsey, Jno. K. Aull, R. P. Frank
lin, o. O. Smith, B. o. Epting, J. L.
Williams, E. L. Rodelsperger, W. B.
Johnson, ]. H. Chappell.
The degree team of Bergell tribe
was a contestant in the contest held
in the big hall at the Sampson mill
village on Tuesday night, and won
the second prize; thirty dollars. The
first prize was fifty dollars, the sec
ond thirty, and the third twenty dol
lars. These prizes. had been offered
by Great Sachem !Klettner, and his
action in so doing was approved by
the great council. Bergell's team
made very fine showing, and it's
members were generally congratulate
ed upon the very fine manner in
which they conferred the degree. The
contestants were Calumet, No. Sc,
No. "a; Catawba, No. II;
Comanchee, No. 80, Ottaray, No. So,
and Oklahoma, No. 43. First prize
went to Calumet, No. 36, and third
prize to Catawba, no. IL. Among the
judges was the Hon. Carl Foster, and
in announcing the awards he spoke
Of the excellence of the work of all
the teams. Bergell's team has recent
ly been provided with new and hand
some regalia, and under the direction
Of Degree Master O. S. Goree has at
tanned a high degree of excellence !
The members of the team who took
part in the contest in Greenville were:
Prophet, ". B. Johnson; Sachem, o. !
S: Goree; Senior Sycamore, E. L. !
Rodelsperger; junior Sycamore, T. |
3. Kibler; First Sannap, J. E. Frank
in; Second Sa1nap, J. W. Attaway;
First Scout, J. L. Williams; Second !
Scout J. C. Burch; First Warrior, W.
5. Franklin; Seconc Warrior, jim
Padgett; Third Warrior, Lewis r.
Jones; Fourth Warrior, n. M Pad
5ett; First Brave, John Wood: Second /
Brave, Roland Williams; Third Brave,
). A. Cameron; Fourth Brave, Lon
Davis. B. 0. EptinE; acted as elec-
rician, and First Sannap Ira NJ. Sigh
ook the place of the paleface. In ad-
'ition to these members of the de-
gree team who were present, the team
vas accompanied to Greenville by
-ames Caldwell, the faithful guard Of
ne forest, who is one of the most de-
oted members of Bergell tribe, and
vho doesn't mind work when it is for
he advancement Of the order, and
Henry Bouknight another faithful
member of Bergell tribe.