Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-15
Great Council of Virginia Commences
Goth Session in Alexandria
Today.
300 DELEGATES PRESENT.
Largely Attended Meeting This Morn
ing at Young Peoples Building.
Program for Session.

Alexandria is in the hands of the
Red Men of Virginia and their sisters
of the Degree of Pocahontas today.
They commenced arriving early yes
terday and every train since has
brought its full quota Of delegates
to the sixty-siXth annual convention
which opened its sessions here this
morning.
The reception committee has been
meeting the trains and conveying the
delegates to the various hotels and
boarding houses where they will re-
main while in Alexandria. Rammeps
Hotel is the headquarters of the Red
Men and the Mt. Vernon that of the
Degree of Pocahontas.
The opening session of the great
council was held this morning at $3.50
o'clock in the Young Peoples Build
ing, when the following program was
carried out:
Wednesday, May Is, 1912.
Eight thirty a. m.-Reception and
registration at Young Peoples Build
ing. (All are requested to register)
Distribution of badges and programs
Nine-fifteen a. m.-Open session at
Young Peoples Building. Walter S.
Nicl<lfn,.GP. G. S., presiding.
Invocation-Rev.E Edgar Carpenter,
rector Grace P. Z. Church and member
of Seminole Tribe No. SO.
Address of Welcome-for the City
of Alexandria, Hon. c. C. Carlin, con
eressman Sth Virginia district, Alex
andria, Va.
Address of Welcome-for Red Mcn
of alexandria, by Robert S. Barrett.
past sachem, Seminole Tribe No. 80.
Address Of Welcome--for Chamber
of Commerce Judge c. E. Nichol.
Address of Welcome-on behalf of
Silver Moon Council No. &c, d. of P,
of Alexandria, Va, .Pocahontas, Miss
Cora NJ. Pettitt.
Response-Hon. Frank J. Korte,
Great Sackem, Roanoke, Va.
Response-Mrs. J. LevenShon.
Great Pocahontas, Richmond.
Benediction-Rev. Harry NJ. Canter,
pastor NJ. f. Church South
Past Great Sachem Walter S. Nick
lin, presided at the meeting and the
various speeches were most enthusl-
astically received. The addresses
made by Miss Cora NJ. Pettitt, poca-
hontas of Silver Moon council of Al
exandria and Mrs. J. Levenshon,
great pocahontas, of Richmond were
particularly inspiring and brought
the hartiest applause.
At the conclusion of the public meet
in" the two state organizations went
into executive session and the regular
business was taken up.
The mornings session of the Red
Men was largely given up to the
reading of reports Of the great chiefs.
The "long talk" of Frank j. korte,
great sachem told of the work that
had been accomplished by the Great
Council during the past year. The
report of F. H. Couch, great chief OF
records. showed that fifteen tribes
were instituted in the year, the total
number of tribes in Virginia at pres
ent, being one hundred with mem
bership of 1O,l44. The receipt OF the
wear were S9O,952. SIS and the disburse
ments s9l, ,6OS.35. Of latter sum
sll,7s5 was spent for relief of mem
bers of the order.
This afternoon at three o'clock an,
other session of the great council was
held for the purpose of electing OIL
GERS. The following officers will be
elected as there is no opposition to
them: Frank j. Korte, OF Roanoke,
great prophet; George w. Whitley, of
Newport News, great sachem; Harry
Cuthreill, of Portsmouth, great senior
sagamore; Frank H. Couch, OF HamP-
ton. great chief of records and Rich
ard w. Jones, of Richmond, great
keeper of wampum. There are mum
her of candidates for the Office OF
great junior sycamore and grand rep
resentative to the great council of the
United States.
The place of meeting for next
wears convention will also be decid
ed thi. afternoon. The contestns