Arizona republican., 1914-05-24
Degree of Pocahontas Imp. Order of
 Red Men

N3kOnllS COunCll NO Nelu a very short but profitable business session at the tepee (K. P. halD after which it indulged in social dance with light refreshments consisting of ice cream and cake, in which q com pany of fifty-five participated, thir ty-four of whom were visitors who were very profuse in the expressions Of appreciation of the good time provided, which was added to con- siderably by an intellectual feast by Brother Struckmeyer, who although thoroughly surprised by the request from the management to say some thing, was found like d true Red Man to be equal to the occasion, making his remarks pertinent to the occasion by dwelling upon the strong traternal bonds found to permeatc the many orders with which our city is blessed and in none of which is the Christian principle of assuming the responsibility of being our broth CTS keepers eXemplified more fully than in our own beloved order. whose very life is built upon this feature
 There was not much time taken up in considering the historical feat Itres of the order but in taking up the frdternal department the editor nf these leaves was very much sur prised to find, when complying with sl request from the corporation com mission to furnish them with data as to our doings, that the Alfred Best traternal Compiling Agency whose business it is to become conversant with the doings of fraternal organ nations and is to the fraternal world what Dunn or Bradstreet is to the commercial world, had no knowl- edge of our existence.
 We have, therefore, come to the conclusion that these leafs can be made more serviceable. if in addi- ton to containing the historical features of the order, they can be used to establish a better under standing of some of the things the Imp. Order of Red Men stand for what they do, and how they do it.
 We appreciate fully the generous spirit prompting the management Of our newspapers, in affording the many traternal orders the privilege of the use of their columns in ad- Vdncing our interests. and as it would be entirely outside the bounds ol reason to attempt in any one is sue of the entire columns devoted to lodge lore, to more than briefly cover the history of our order and it's do- lcGs, We will attempt each week to cover only some portion of our great accomplishments fully satisfied that ibe members of the order will rec cgnize in the brevity of these re- ports strict adherence to a funda mental principle of the order. viz. the consideration of the other fel- lew, and allow him plenty of room for his report.
 This order is the successor of the Tamina societies and their freedom of government, and attempt to instill iii the hearts of it's members a higher love, and q holier veneration. for the flag of our common country.
 In the efforts to accomplish which we cultivate d spirit of fraternal and brotherly love seldom equaled. and never surpassed, by any other soci- ely, the fulfillment of which entails various duties, among which is the care of it's sick members, and the providing for the widows and or phans of it's deceased members.
 The societies of which our order lS reorganization, dating as far back as 1763. was semi -fraternal and political in sphere, and was particu- larly active during the time of the Var of 1912, when it was known as the Order of the Red Men, which in it's reorganization in 1843 was stripped of it's political functions and given the name of the Improved Order of Red Men
 Like our past Great Incohonee George B. Griggs, We cannot help giving an expression of regret that the name is not truly characteristic os it's purpose for inasmuch as this Is truly patriotic, and an American society, we feel it should bear name more in conformity with it's aims, objects and history, and like many others, believe that the name, American Order of Red Men, would be more indicative and dignified
 While the change would incur a great deal of expense we believe the time will come when such d change will be made
 The probable reason that our order is not found listed by the agency above noted is due to the fact that we are entirely free from any in- surance feature. which our great council terms as speculat ton upon the lives of its members. and that notwithstanding the determined eff forts on the part of a few, who be- lieve that the welfare of the order depends upon our ability to com pete with other raternal orders who have these speculative features. there seems no good reason now, or indi- cations that there will be, for us to enter into such, but our order will he found listed in Funk and Wag- nails Standard Encyclopedia, where it is classed as the oldest benevolent society in America, with a member ship of over 500,000, with a woman's branch CD. of p of 80000
 The male membership seems to still fluctuate at about that number, due probably to the fact that the taking in of large classes does not meet with much encouragement from our great council, but the women's branch has increased to 90,000 in the