The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-09-13
BLEASE AND KLETTNER
IN PROMINENT PARTS
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF RED MEN
MEETS IN CHARLESTON.
Representatives of Improved Order OF
Red Men From Almost Every
State.

REPRESENTATIVES OF lMpIV'0u VhVeA w
Red Men From Almost Every
State.
Charleston, Sept. 10.-That they
are genuinely welcome in Charleston
and in the State of South Carolina,
members of the Great Sun Council OF
the United States, Improved Order of
Red Men and visiting Pocahontas, now
assembled in their sixty-ffth Great
SIM session, are assured; for never
were greetings more warm and re-
sponses more hearty than those spok-
en- at the Hibernian Hall yesterday
morning in the opening exercises OF
the National convention of Red Men
now gathered in the city of Charles
ton. Fraternal greetings and frater-
nal RESPONSES were the order of the
day. Unity of purpose in accord with
the doctrine of the brotherhood OF
man and the Fatherhood of God, the
essence of fraternalism, was the spirit
of the meeting.
A National Gathering.
The audience, numbering several
hundred, was possibly one of the most
cosmopolitan ever gathered in this
city. there being representatives of
the order of Red Men from every sec
ton of the United States, the great
council comprising as it does the
heads of tribes in every State OF the
Union. In addition, there were pres
ent representatives of practically ev-
ery fraternity in the United States.
The coming of national convention
of such magnitude is source of gra-
tification, to. both the City of Charles
ton and the State of South Carolina,
and this appreciation was warmly
expressed in many of the addresses
of welcome extended yesterday. The
exercises were in the nature of a vel
come and the exchange of fraternal
greetings, followed by brief execu-
tive session of the Council. After ad-
journment, the delegates headed by
the famous red-shirted and red-copped
Cherokee Drum Corps, of Atlanta
marched to the Ferry wharf, thence
to the Isle of Palms, where the re-
naming sessions of the Convention
are to be held.
Unity 0f.Purpose.
The tenor of every talk, the keynote
of every address yesterday was unity,
not only among brethren of the same
Order, nor only among representatives
of certain sections, but unity of pur-
pose in the uplift of mankind and the
consequent glorification of God,
among all fraternal orders, by men
and women of every section and OF
every creed. That there are no longer
sections Or sectional differences IN
this great country was especially
stressed, this idea no doubt being
dwelt upon because the gathering yes
terday was in the very cradle OF Sc
cession and in view of the spot where
was fired the first shot of struggle
that tore the nation asunder. The
sneakers stood beneath "Old Glory,
Northerner, Westerner and Souther-
ner speaking all to one theme and
to one purpose.
Mr Klettner Opens Meeting.
Calling the meeting to order at 10
O'Clock, Mr.. Otto Klettner of Newberry
S. c., after brief address in which
the pleasure of the South Carolina
Tribe of Red Men was expressed at
the honor of having the great Nation
al Convention meet with them, intro
,duced as the first speaker Mr. o. G. w.
Marienhoff, of Charleston, who, on be-
half of the city, bade her guests well
come.
Introducing Governor Blease.
: The announcement that his Excel
lency, Governor Cole L. Blease, would
sneak word on behalf of the State
OF South Carolina was greeted with
sd applause. Mr. Klettner in intro
ducing the Governor said that not even
William Howard Taft, Theodore
Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were