The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-30
SNAKE TRIBE OF
BOY SCOUTS HOLDS
HUNTING MOON COUNCIL

The Hunting Moon Council of the
| Black Snake Tribe took place at the
| scout council grounds on Friday night.
This was the first regular meeting since
| the grand council held last June, when
parents and friends were invited and
| two men from headquarters at New
| York were present and were sworn in
| as members. There had been a meet
| ing in Woodland Valley, in the Cat
| skills, where audience of 300 at
| tended the council, and where Earl
| Potter was named Ooita-eish because
| of his expert work in iron. There
| were several councils during the Au-
gust scout camp at Still River, where,
| though there were many scouts pres
ent, there was an insufficient number
of the tribe to make the meetings reg
ular. On these occasions, Milton Mas
ten was named Shfngebis, because of
his ability as a diver; Albert Bucking-
ham was named Mo-jag because of
his ''stick-to-it' qualities; Albert F.
Borkman was named Wahdaga be-
cause of his mighty dives and under
water swimming; Charles f. Noren
was named Gagoiked because of his
prowess as a fisherman. Friday night
the ceremony of naming these indf-
viduals was performed a second time,
so as to have the record appear in
the minutes of the tribe. At the same
time Robert Mertens was named Bob
Rooster, and Ralph Wootton, Afraid
to-eat.
Then wahdaga and Gagofked were
formally sworn in, the one old
guide of the tribe and the other a
member of the Medicine Lodge.
When the time came for honors, the
following claims were made: Feathers
claimed three high honors for know
ing and naming 800 native birds
mounted in the Museum of Natural
History in New York; 100 wild flowers;
and 20 star groups. Claims were also
made on behalf of Ishka Chissakid,
Nippe Womp, Keemo Sahbee, Onjina, |
Salt, Wa1Ixs-fast, Afraid-to-eat, Air
Talk, Ooitaeish and Bob-Rooster for
walking $50 miles as gang tramper, |
carrying the necessary equipment. |
This was done during the 200 miles or
the Catski11 hike.
Last spring the tribe decided to al
low the privilege of voting only to
those who had passed into the second
degree, that of young brave. The re- |
quirements of this degree are: % |
Know elementary first aid; e2) know |
20 forest trees; fruit, leaf and trunk; |
(3) 100 singns of the sign language; |
"a Light ten successive camp-fres
with ten matches-wiId wood material; |
co. Tie five standard knots in a rope; |
90 Swim 100 yards; % Walk three
miles in an hour; 90 Know the Pole
Star, the two Dippers, and at least
three of the other consultations; 90 |
Have slept out 30 nights; QO) Be Sum
burnt to the waist; Old Have cooked
9 digestibIe meals by the camp fire; |
Q2) Have a good record in keeping the |
Laws of the Order. 1t was made clear |
that the only member present who was |
prepared for all the requirements was
Feathers. Tt was a kindly but char |
acteristic act for him to arise and |
make a motion to the effect that chose
who pass all the requirements. Of the !
Young Brave degree except the 100
yard swim and being sunburnt to the !
waist may be permitted to vote during |
the coming year" This was voted |
So members who wish to vote at the
next council must go to the nearest
Old Guide and give proof of ability
to qualify.
The following nominations were made
for the coming year: For Head Chief,
Keemo Sahbee and Chop-a-tree; for
Second Chief, Walksfast and KaId-
nosit; for Third Chief, Nippe Womp
and Shingebis.
Singing Tongue of the Medicine
Lodge was present, while Loves-his-
canoe Grew Herbert Gallaudet) sent
his regrets that he had been called
out of town.
Those present were: Harvey c.
Went, William Mcclellan, Charles Nor
en-, Lewis T. Hall, Henry w. Hincks,
c. r. Noren, Ray LitteH, Albert T.
Borkman, Alexander Leverty, William
Ti1ton, William Cody, Charles Lewis,
Ralph Sprag que, Ralph Wootton, BTar-
tin Anderson, Lanse Reynolds, Milton
Masten, Robert Mertens, Harold Rock
EFT. Royal Rowland, Carlton Washing
and the new scout master of the Sixth