Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-20
400 RED men
AT INITIATION
Thirty Five Candidates Il
Glass Last Night.

More than four hundred Red men,
representing tribes from South AM
boy, Keyport. Roosevelt Wood
bridge, Sayreville, Railway, Eliza
beth and this city, were at the pow
WOW and class initiation of Pc AM
boy Tribe, No. 50, Improved Order
OF Red Men, In Washington hall last
night. Previous to the pow-wow
which was the largest In the history
OF the local tribe since ita aorganiza-
ton thirty years ago, a short parade
WIS held. The march was from the
reservation to the local tribe In the
Jefferson building down Smith street
to State street. up State to Fayette
street and to Washington hall, where
the hig affair took place. In thu
parade, which was headed by the
Goodwill Fife, Drum and Bugle
Corps, was the degree team in full
war paint and regalia and the visit
ing tribes. Opeechee tribes OF Eliz-
that arrived here ona special
g came down with a drum and fife
corps shortly after the parade had
gone to the hall. Past Sachem
Frank Newman presided and vel
coined the guests and members In
place of Sachem William +. Dalton,
who acted on the degree team that
put the thirty-hve candidates
through the three degrees of the or
der. i
Degree Team Works.
The adoption, warrior and chief
degree was conferred on the candi-
dates by the degree team under Past
Sachef Philip Schwartz, the degree
master In such a ann that won
applause from the vast a~ssemblage.
Following the initiation addresses
we're made by Past Sachem John
Hanson, Past Sacilem Nels Jande-
rup, two of the oldest members of
the tribe and the last Of the surviv-
ing eighteen charter members that
organized Pc Ambo tribe here thirty
years ago. MrsJanderup was pleased
on this occasion. when he had the
pleasure TO see three or his ons fol-
low his footsteps and join the tribe
at this time In the class. Addresses
were made by others OF the tribe
and visitors present. The affair was
such "a success that another will be
arranged in about -four months.
Those III Charge weres Fast Sachem
Thomas Lucass chairman, and bans
s Smith, secretsry at tbs commits
tee Of arrangements.
Out OF Town Delegations,
The out Of town delegation pres
emit were from Seneca Tribe, Mo- rs,
OF South Amboy accompanied by
Great MishinewaeGharle T. Grace Z
Quinninpac Tribe, sNos 208s of&Roose-
syeitsa Faptac tribe, No. 227, OF
Woodbridge; Seminole Tribe. No.
234, OF Sayreville; Railway Tribe,
No. 16B.E Of Railway Ghingarora
Tribe, No. 116, Of Keyport: and
sOpeechee OF Elizabeth. A collation.
swass served In the hall following the
ceremonies and 1t was q late hour
when the last OF the visitors de-
ported for home. With the militia
tfon OF this class Po Ambo Tribe has
now a. membership of $50 at the
present time. OF this number about
zoo. were out on this occasion.
The Improved Order of Red Men
is q social. fraternal and benevo-
lent institution founded upon the
customs, traditions and history OF
the Aborigines or first Inhabitants
of this continent It's origin Is as
tho name clearly indicates. purely
American, dating It's history to the
early days of the Revolution. It Is
the Oldest protective and benevolent
society OF American birth and
growth. 1t is secret, but only IN the
senee that secrecy Is proper In those
matters which concern the private
interests of a common family.