Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-08
RED MEN GATHER
IN GREAT COUNCIL
Three Hundred Delegates Sing
"AmeriCa" Instead of Civ
ing War Whoops.
SIXTY-SIXTH SESSION
BEGINS THIS MORNING
Visitors Welcomed to City by Dis
trict Commissioner Newman and
William F, GUIDE.

Singing America instead of giving
war whoops or brandishing tomahawks.
more than 300 delegates to the sixty
sixth Great Sun session Of the Great
Council Of the Improved Order of Red
Men and Visiting Focahontas opened a
two-day session in the ballroom of the
New Willard Hotel this morning. The
delegates are to remain in Washington
practically all this week to enjoy various
entertainments provided for them.
The session this morning served as the
introduction as a public speaker OF Dis
trict Commissioner Oliver P. Newman.
who officially welcomed t-.c delegates to
the National Capital. Mr.. Newman
frankly admitted that he has been ION
the job only about two months, and
that previously he was newspaper man
who wrote rather than spoke.
Mr.. Newman began Immediately to
boost for Washington. however. and told
the Red Men that they could help their
capital great deal if they would per-
to help Washington to become the great
est capital in the world.
James A. Madison, jr., chairman of the
District ways and means committee for
the convention, called the meeting to or
der and led the singing of America
Rev. Edgar Carpenter. rector OF Grace
Episcopal Church, and Red Man, de-
livered the invocation, and then came
the address of Commissioner Newman.
Welcome From Business Men.
William F. Guide, representing the
business men Of Washington, also ex-
tended a welcome to the delegates, de-
claring that it is their city and that
they should take a deep interest in its
development. He said that he belonged
to "ffty-seven varieties of organiza-
tions," but that the Red Men was not
among them.
Other addresses were made by Winfield
S. Whitman, great sachem OF the Dlstrict
Red Men; Mrs Halle Martin, member
of White Eagle Council in the District;
Mrs. o. ]. Nugent, past great prophet
ess of Kansas, and Carl Foster, the
great incohonee or executive head OF the
Red Men. The convention then went
into executive session.
No election of national officers Will be
held during the present convention. bu,
a great deal of other business is to be
transacted. Denver and san francisco
are after the 1915 convention, wltn the
Denver delegates making very active
The question of the American Indian
memorial and museum is also TO De
taken up during the convention, Tonntns a COM nf
Texas, C. E. Tolly of South Carolina
and Theodore Fessler Of Oregon is in
charge of this movement.
Memorial Service Tomorrow.
A business session is to be held to-
morrow morning, and tomorrow evening
at o'clock memorial services will be
held for the Red Men who have died
since the last convention. The speakers
are to be E. o. Conner of Spokane.
Wash; w. A. Flouton Of Westfield,
Mass, and ]. T. Letcher Of Montgomery,
Ala. Music for the occasion will be fur
nished by the Lone Star Camp. No. l.
American Indian Guards Band of Alex
andria, Va.
sion to Mount Vernon, which is to have
especial significance because Of the his
torical and patriotic character OF the ira
ditions of the Red Men.
Denial was made today by prominent
he'd Men Of a report that there had been
friction over the desire Of some local
members of the order to hold parade
Wednesday night. Arrangements had
been made for the parade, but national
officers did not think a credit table show
ing could be made, and the plans have
been abandoned.
Committee in Charge.
The committee of the District that
arranged the congress is composed of
the following: James A. Madison. jr.,
chairman representative to Great
Council United States; John B. Alt
man, secretary treasurer, great Keeper
of wampum; George A. Gertrell. great
senior sycamore; John /. Bunch. great
Junior sycamore: Robert w. Thomp-
son, great prophet; H. NJ. Carver.
George E. Click, Roy Algate and
George Kolb.
The national officers at the CONGRESS
incochonee; Frederick o. DOWnes OF
massachusetts, great senior sycamore;
Thomas III. Jeffries Of Georgia, great
Junior sycamore; George B. Grlggs OF
Texas. great prophet; wilson Bro0Ks 2i,
liam Saunders of Connecticut. great
keener of wampum; Walter H. Roog-
ers of Pennsylvania, great tocakon; /;
nan H Russell of Kentucky great
minewa, and Charles W. Doh . "
california, great guard OF forest
Others in Attendance.
Tho CONSERVATIVES present are:
Alabama-John F. Jones, }. robert
7 .etcher. r. E. L. Mel. Samuel H. Saul.
Arkansas-A. B. Smith.
California c. Gesford. H. c.
Hibbard, J. Harry Hutaff. Silas H. Will
coy Clarence r. Winfield.
Colorado-James s. Proctor. John c.
Scott, E. A. Thomas.
onnecticut-Edward T. Buckingham.
Jacob Jacobs. John Oetzel, B. B.
DeiaWare-Edward v. Baker. Charles
McIntire. James 7. Semerteen. Harry
D,strict of Columbia-James A. Madi-
son. jr. mr. ,u,;.
Georefa-E. A. Baughan. Samuel J.
RelI L. H. ChappelI. c. c. Gillett, H.
M. Ward.
idaho-George Cornell.
niinois-Charles T. Bisch. Frank w.
Iones Frank C. Smith. Harry C. Slut
tie. George w. Thompson. Charles
Wakeford.
Kisner Frederick Krone, Oliver C. Nor
ris Charles A. Robinson, John E. Sed-
dick and Charles M. Stoute.
Iowa-Stewart Eason. w. r. MaineS. A.
b. McCown, Richard G. Priebe and Her
man Rosch.
o. j. Nugent.
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