Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-22
GREAT COUNCIL
Of RED MEN IS
NOW IN SESSION
Chiefs Make Encouraging Re-
ports-ElectiOn Contest Exe
pected This Afternoon.

TRENTON, Feb. 22.-The Great
Council of New Jersey, Improved Order
of Red Men, opened its annual ses-
sion in the Y. NJ. C. a. building, in this
city, this morning at 10 o'clock. The
session will continue two days. and
more than 400 past sachems from al
sections of the State are in attendance.
The session will be a busy one, as there
are many matters of importance to be
discussed besides the annual election
OF officers, which takes place this after
noon.
These officers are in charge: Harry
J. Isathbone, Trenton, great prophet;
John Thomson, Asbury Park, great
sachem; John B. Wright, Camden.
great senior sycamore; Charles M.
Curry, Cam en-, great junior sycamore:
Daniel NJ. Stevens, Camden, great chief
of records; William J. Smythe, Long
Branch, great keeper of wampum;
Harold r. Blinn, Burlington, great
sannap; Alfred j. Roger, Atlantic city,
great mishinewa.
Fight for Junior
The main contest at the election this
afternoon Is for great junior sycamore,
for which there are three prominent
candidates, Harold T. Blinn, of Bur-
lington; John Hackett, of Mi,lville, and
David Summerfeld, of Clementon.
Hackett, has the support of the ma
jority of the past sachems of the lower
end of the State, while Blinn has the
backing of the State officers, and seems
to be the ~favorlte, and will probably
win out by a close vote, although the
friends of Hackett believe that they
can win.
There is also a contest for repre-
sentative to the Great Council of the
United States. There are usually four
to be elected annually, but this year
the representation of tho Grand Coun-
Gil of his State has been re uced from
eight to six, therefore leaving but two
to be elected. There are numerous
candidates, but the indications are that
John Thomson, who retires as great
sachein, and Emil Schabilon, Of Hack
ensack. will be elected.
John e. Wright, Of Camden, will be
elected great sachem, the highest office
of the order, without opposition.
Charles M. Curry will be advanced to
great senior sycamore.
Great Sachem's Report.
oiCdt CdStIeHu thomson, In his re-
port, showed that he Instituted new
tribes at Audubon, Westville. MARI
boro, Jackson Mills and Evan. Great
Chief Of Records Stevens. who has
held that office for twenty-five years.
submitted a long statement in book
form. II reviews the work OK the
tribes during the past twenty-five
years, showing that 1918 members
were adopted into the order, 5,973 re-
instated. 1913 admitted by card, 44,s52
suspended. The financial report shows
total receipts OF "a. 486, ISL. OF; paid for
relief Of members. $l,450, 97S.Os; burial
of the dead. s48S,o2S; for widows and
orphans. $2S,511.la.
The report for this year shows that
3,079 members were admitted and 1850
dropped from the roll of membership,
making h total membership Of the
order In the state 1894, an increase
OF 400 for the year The receipts OF
all the tribes for the year were $27o.-
613 "a; paid out for the relief OF men,
bers, SSS, so; funeral benefits, S37,-
32s.05; widows and orphans, $s.623.19
The annual report OF the great
keeper OF warnpum, William J. Smythe,
shows q balance of $6,6S1.0S in the gen
eral fund, $1,252.97 in the aged mems
fund and S1,34i.71 in the orphans fund