Milford chronicle., 1912-10-25
57TH ANNUAL SESSION
OF DELAWARE RED men

The Great Council of Delaware of the
Independent Order of Red Men, kindled
its council fire in Armory Hall, Milford,
on Wednesday night, when two hundred
of the delegates from the tribes of this
jurisdiction answered to the call of the
Great Chief of Records, Edward Macln
tire. The evening session was to trans
act the business which always comes
before the Great Council, and to permit
the committees to get their work ready
for the sessions of the following day.
The streets were to have been decorated,
but the rain stopped any elaborate deco
ratiOns, and the store windows seemed
to be especially arranged to please the
eye and speak a welcome to the visiting
Red Men. Many of the window displays
were works of art and attracted atten-
tion from all citizens as we'll as from
Red Men. Sixty-six new members of
the Great Council were admitted to
seats in the Great Council during the
evening, and the presentation of gold
emblem badges was made to the retiring
Great Council officers a custom which
has prevailed for years. Officers were
presented with emblems as follows
James Hargis, William H. Taylor,
Granklin c. Howard, George c. Bryon,
Harry V. Eason and Eli N. White.
Part of the business of Wednesday
night was that relating to Red Mems
Orphanage Fund the principal subject
being the matter of control of the or
phans by the Great Council of Delaware
through and by committee. Formerly
orphans have been cared for by the
Great Council of the United States, but
it is the purpose to have them paced ia
the care Of relatives or friends, and the
Red Men supplying the weekly allow
ance to properly educate and maintain
the child until it arrives to a certain
age, or relize its individual respOn-
sibility. The relative or guardian must
apply and account for the funds salts
factory to the Great Council of Delaware.
On Thursday morning the session dis
the business and received the
reports from the standing committees,
which were very interesting to the dele
gates to the Great Conncil, and which
had been printed in pamphlet form.
Just previous to the annual election of
Chiefs, the Great Chief of Records read
the law regulating the holding of cleo
tlons, which requires every asplrant for
an office to file mis- application as can
ildate at a certain time, and also requires
that the candidate shall be present, or
leliver to the Great Council a statement
1r notice as to why they are absent 1t
developed that DIR. J. S. Cobb, who was
IN aspirant for the Junior SagamOreship,
vas not present, and had not sent any
'eason why he was absent, and under
he law the Great Sachem of course
uled that there were but tWs names
,efore the Council for that Office. The
treat Council then preceded with the
Election, which resulted in the selection
# the following, Great Prophet, Emory
;. Riggin, Laurel; Great Sachem, VIM.
:. Tappan, RehOboth Great Senior
,agimore, John F. Lynn, Wilmington
rreat Junior Sagimore, VIM. Seward
simpson, Milford; Great Chief of Re
Ords, Edward McIntire, Wilmington /;
lreat Keeper of Wampum, Harry A.
Dempsey, Newport; Great Representa-
ives, James I. Semerteen, Wilmington,
nd Edward V. Baker Selbyville.
The Great Councils attention was
allied to letter from Past Great Sa-
hem David c. Rose, who rendered his
to the Great Council as a
lember of the Board of Governors for
he Red Mems Home at Newark. There
Tas an expressed desire on the part of
lany that the resignation be not ac-
epted, but in Difference to the expressed
esire of Past Great Sachem Rose, it
as acted upon by the adoption of the
preamble and resolution, which
as presented by Past Sachem Theodore
ownsend, and adopted by unanimous
ote of the Great Council, it is as fol-
,ws:
Whereas. Brother David C. Rose has rendered
s resignation as a member of the Board Of Man
sers for the Red Mems Home at Newark Della
are and
Whereas. Brother David c. Rose was one Of
e most active members Of the lmprOvedsD rider
Red Men n securing the property ald esla,-
hing a home for old and INDECENT Red Men. and
as also one of the very largest contributors 70
e fund for this purpose, and worked indefagita-
Y for the success of the institution during and
ter its establishment therefore be it
Resolved. That this Great Council Of Delaware
luctantly accepts the resignation Of Brother
avid c. Rose from the Board Of Managers Of tho
"a Mems Home and hereby assure him that the
eat Council Of Delaware fully appreciates his
)rk and efforts in the past and regret his depar-
re from the Board.
The Chief of Records was directed to
nd a COPY of the above to Brother
ose under seal of the Great Council.
AS there were no invitations from
her towns for the Great Council to
eet with them next year, its session of
13 will be held in Wilmington.
Just after the close of the elections,
r. Cobb arrived in the hall, and pre-
nted to the Great Chief of Records a
legram, which he had sent addressed
him explaining that he was detained
cause he was summond to be in court
Dover Ee went to court and was
cused in time to get down to Milford
eleven o'clock, but too late to be
esent and have his name considered
the balloting. This was annoying to
n and his friends present. and was
e result of the poor service of the
egraph company.
rhe delegates left Milford yesterday
sernoon. well pleased with their en-
-tainment, and with the pleasant ses-