The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-06-08
THE REDMEN MEMORIAL
Karl F. Kuehnle of Dennison De-
livers Most Instructive Address.


1oway Tribe No. 4, Improved Order
of Red Men held annual Memorial SER
vices at the Redmen Hall on High ave-
nue. west Sunday afternoon at two
thirty o'clock, with Car! F. Kuehnle,
of Denison, Iowa, as the orator of the
day. The Afternoon was uncomfortably
warm, but the attendance was large
and the program one of much inter
est. The graves of departed Redmen
had been appropriately decorated by
special committee and no pilgrim
age to the cemetery was made.
The opening ceremonies were of a
ritualistic character by the officers of
the Pocohontas and the Redmen. Z.
E. Shaw, Sachem of the tribe, presid-
ed. Following the opening hymn and
a selection by the Penn College Quar-
tette, the opening address was made
by the Sachem, Mr.. Shaw, who called
upon the chief of records, Mr.. George
w. Whitehill, for the roll call of de-
ceased members, which appears below
Mrs. Fannie Johnson gave the address
for the Pocahontas and the list of
honored dead was called by Keeper
of Records Mrs. Ella Carr. Prayer
was then offered by the Prophecies,
Mrs. Whitehill, and Mrs. Hurd sang
vocal salo, Miss Miller accompanying
on piano. A trief address by the
Princess, Mrs. Brittle Ginkins, was
followed by the ritualstic addresses,
the Red Rose" by A. B. Kirkpatrick,
the white Rose" by Mrs. Emma Son
dregger, the Blue Rose" by Mrs.
Bert Haworth, and the Green
Wreath Tribute" was paid by Chas,
C. Ames l.. T. Shangle gave the Jun
Tor Sycamore address, and the Penn
College Quartette sang Lead Kindly
Light.
Memorial Address.
Karl F. Kuehnle, the Memorial or
ator was introduced by Mr.. Shaw.
The address was an appropriate trib-
ute to departed members and a lesson
to the living for greater effort along
the lines of the teachings of the order.
The theme was a plea for a better,
broader citizenship and it should have
been heard by every member of the
orders interested. 1t was marked by
high moral tone and had running
throughout, a thread of lofty patriot
ism that APPEALED to every nearer. Mr.
Kuehnle is an earnest talker and he
held the close attention of the audi
ence throughout. The address was
much liked.
The purposes of the Memorial were
stated and the lessons taught by the
observance were pointed out at the
beginning and beautiful tribute paid
to the deceased members. This open
ed the way for bit of instructive eX-
PLANTATION. The Improved Order of
Redmen is a distinctly American In
stitutiOn. 1t was organized on Ameri-
can soil and is still confined to Ameri
can territoy. Its membership num-
bers nearly half million souls of
which ten thousand reside in Iowa. 1t
has record of patriotic achievement.
1t is the outgrowth of societies organ
lied before the American Revolution.
The following suggest the chain of
connecting links: Sons of Liberty,
1865; Sons of St Tamiua. 1771; St
Tamina Society, 1883; Society of Red
men, 1S13-1S16, and the Improved Or
der of Redmen, 1893. We may justly
lay claim to having had a part in the
making and the upbuilding of this
great Republic. The Sons of Liberty,
one of the forerunners of our noble
order, organized tea party" at Bos-
ton, December 16, 1878, and in the
garb of Indians the members threw
King Georges tea into Boston Bay,
thus helping to precipitate contest
which brought liberty and freedom
to the colonies. Our motto is inspir-
ing Freedom ennobles, friendship en-
dears, and charity softens the asperi-
ties Of men We inculcate fraternal
love and good fellowship. We seek to
cultivate that sympathy which rejoices
at the happiness and success and
grieves at the sorrows and disappoint-
ments of our brethren.
Then followed an Interpretation of
the tenets of the order relative to a
higher and more comprehensive Citi
zenship and truer patriotism and
plea for a more general intelligence
and more universal education of the
masses, restraints upon authority and
checks upon misrule and abuses.
The sentiments expressed by the
speaker found Judgment with every
listener and the approval of the audi
ence was voiced in long continued
applause as he closed the address.
The benediction was pronounced by
the prophecies, Mrs. Whitehill, and
the audience was dismissed by the
Sachem, Mr.. Shaw Many remained
after the program to meet Mr.. Kuehnle
personally and a brief informal recep-
ton resulted.
Memorial List.
The Redmen dead are as follows:
William Ramsay, 1887.
E. y. Williams, October 4, 1888.
J. l.. Coffln,-
Calvin Paine, June %, 1888.
P. c. Herbig, Nov. 49, SO.
H. c. Parry, May, 1900.
John Tippits, Sept. 25, 1892.
James Davis, Dec. IS, 1894.