The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-08


Foster of Bridgeport, Conn.,, national
| head of 505,l75 Redmen in the United
States and possessions, was present
along with other prominent members of
the order and after the banquet he gave
an illuminating address on Redmanship.
Arrangements for the get-together We're
| in charge OF Iroquois tribe OF Barre, Nn-
chosen tribe Of East Barre and Sioux
tribe of Montpelier, while the other
lodges represented were Windsor, Brat
tleboro, Lyndonville and Beecher Falls
Interest to the occasion was added by
the presence of such we'll known Red
men as +. T.. Marshall OF Beecher Falls,
grand saehem of Vermont, X. b. East
man of jefferson. n H., grand sachem
OF New Hampshire, j. L. MeCarty of st.
Johnsbury, A. L. Humphrey of Lyndon-
vile. L. L. Parker and George Z. Twitch-
ell of Brattleboro.
Freedom, Friendship and Charity"
the Red Mems creed in brief, seemed to
be the keynote of the joint council. At
s o'clock the council fire was kindled in
the wigwam and before the ceremonies
of the opening were over large class
OF palefaces had been ushered into the
mysteries Of the order. The adoption
degree was conferred by a picked team
from Sioux tribe Afterwards the coun-
ell fires were quenched for the time being
and the trail to corn and venison' was
taken up. The banquet was served to
the merrymaking Red Men and their
W ives by corps of walters selected from
the three tribes under whose auspices
the Joint meeting was arranged.
Following the feast the tables were
cleared away and the incohonee. Judge
Foster, was introduced. The national
head of the order spoke at some length
IN the order and paid an eloquent trib-
ute to some of its past performances as
well as to noted Red Men who helped to
make the organization what it is to-day.
He referred to the patriotic and frater-
lal purposes of the order and urged the
assembled Red Men to have the best
interests of the lodges ever in mind. The
is speaker of rare power and
rot for a moment did he lose the atten-
ion of his hearers. He was rormdly ap-
,lauded at the conclusion. The program
i speechmakng did not end until every
member Of prominence in the Vermont
nd New Hampshire councils had added
few remarks to those of Judge Foster.
One of the gratifying features of the
ribal gathering was the interest mani
ested in furthering the usefulness of the
rider throughout the territory governed
Y the Vermont and Granite state grand
in every walk of life. Patriot
len was founded in Boston at the time
/ the tea party of Revolutionary fame.
designated at first as the sons of lib
rty," the organization was later perfect-
I and the name changed to Red Men.
: Redmen. its members have since been
rominent in every walk of life. Pttrio-
m is one of the obligations imposed
pom every member and in an interview
Il night, the state sachem said that
cry council meeting was opened with
le American flag flying over the
chem's head
The order is the largest fraternity Of
Irelv American origin. he continued.
IA It j. confined entirely 10 the United
ates and possessions. Its membership
confined entirely to American citizens.
ere in Vermont. members of the order
we taken a responsible part in civil
well a. social life and for a time the
Oh purpose Of Redmanship has been
overbiai The grand sscbem. r. r.
arshall is the deputy collector and in
ector Of L. :. csstoms at Beecher
H. Judge Poster. the national head.
one Of the substantial public men in
nnecticut.
Credit for last nights rousing meeting
due largely to the efforts of the fol-
wing local committee. James Rothnev.
orge Cooper. Alex Young. Peter
own, George Brand, Ira Wright and
aries Gordon. Great Prophet NJ F.
rmond led a hand 81 nearly one hun
y Fast Barre warriors down 70 the
mel and tie presence of 20 many rep
ertatives of a neighboring lodge also
itributed materially TO the suooess Of
OCoasiOn.