Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
Improved Order of Red Men.

Improved Order of Red Men.
At its meeting Thursday night Sioux
Tribe, No. IS, voted in ten members,
prominent among them Chick Arnold
Gandil, first baseman of the Washington
base ball club. The others voted in were
J. o. Brooke, B. T. Wilt !. w. H. Amoss.
H. B. Obold. j. l. JOY, James Tolson, N.
E. Barrett, J. P. Taylor, jr.. and C. L.
Miller. Six applications were received
and will be acted on in time for the de-
grees with the foregoing. making a total
of sixteen. Thursday night. Mr.. Gandil,
or Chick" as he is known to his many
friends in this city, has promised to take
an active part in the interest of Red
manship the coming year.
The Red Men of the whole reservation,
1t was announced, are going to hold a
class initiation May Il, and at joint
committee comm meeting Wednesday ~ MI l,;
chairman and Mr.. Benner of Osceola
Tribe secretary. Sachem Heidenheimer
of Sioux Tribe was made chairman Of
the hall committee, which is empowered
to select a hall that will accommodate a
class of 100 and an assemblage of 500.
All the Red Men in this reservation are
enthusiastic about this class 1t Is ex-
pected to eclipse anything done in the
past in this respect. Mr. Benner spoke
in regard to 1t and told the members
the honor Of bringing in the most men,
bers.
DR.. Chapman spoke relative to the
junior camp and stated he has bright
prospects of organizing a camp of about
forty in the near fut- re. The junior
camp organization Is said to be attract
ing the attention of Red Men all over the
country. 1t is expected in few years to
make the Improved Order of Red Men
one of the leading patriotic orders in the
country. J. Levy spoke in regard to
the bowling league which is contem-
plated next fall. 1t be called the
Red Mems Bowling League and will COM
prise team from every tribe iii the res
ervation. The league, it Is hoped. will
tend to bring the younger element to-
gether and furnish clean and healthful
pleasure.
Mr.. kubatZ. press representative of the
Great Council, was present and told the
tribe of the feeling of friendship and fra
ternaiism he had found among the diff
ferent tribes. H. N Levy spoke of his
visit to Red Wing Tribe Monday night.
The crack degree team of Logan Tribe
is going to put on the work Thursday,
class night.
at Northeast Temple, initiated one candi-
date. Past Great Sachem Garner gave an
interesting talk.
al d iIcSllllS OL tteQ NlnS lflDe, NO.
20. in Grand Army Hall recently, three
candidates were initiated into the mys-
teries Of the order. logan Tribe degree
team performed the work and was given
a rising vote of thanks. Members OF
Osceola, No. !, and Simonal Tribes of
Tribe, No. I, is the Oldest tribe in ex-
istence. having received it's charter in
1S4o. 1t only missed one session during
the period from 1861 to 1865. Refresh
ments were served by the good-of-the-
order committee.
Usage Tribe met in Society Temple and
d new member was exalted to the de-
gree. Delegations of Sioux and other
tribes attended. Sachem J. Heidenheimel
of Sioux Tribe invited Usage Tribe tt
the class initiation to be given by his
tribe Thursday night, when a great sur.
prise is promised the Red Men of the Dis
trict Remarks under the good of the
order we're made by various visitors.
Logan Tribe. No. 8, met Thursday night
and had its new electric Council Brand
lighted. Past Sachem H. Angle and
of thanks from the tribe for installing
the Brand
The tribe has pledged its support to
Great Sachem Gartrell for the class
visitation to be held Tuesday, May II.
Remarks were made under the good
Wheaton Of Binghamton. N. Y. and
other membSrs.
Idaho Tribe, No. Is, held its seventeenth
anniversary at Northeast Temple Tues
day evening.
Past Great Sachem W.. 3. Garner, a
member of the tribe, gave short history
of the tribe, which was instituted March
IL, 1897.
a communication was received from the
Iii, fnr tIn
ton of Idaho Tribe. as well as all other
tribes of the District. to visit Lone Star
Camp bazaar Of Indian Guards in Alex
andria tomorrow evening.
Under the good Of the order Past
Tribe, No. 81, of Binghamton, N. Y,
spoke, and NJ. r. Kdbatz announced
his appointment as official reporter of the
Grand Council. D. c.
At a pitch party which followed.
Past Sachem Stuart carried off first
honors. Past Great Sachem Garner won
the BOBBY prize.
Seneca Tribe, No. II. met Friday night
and received an application for member
ship.
A committee of three was appointed to
meet with a like committee from other
tribes in reference to a class initiation to
be held in the near future, when Aztec
Tribe degree team Of Baltimore will put
on the work.
Remarks were made by Great Chief of
Records ]. B. Altman, Sachem ]. Heiden-
heimer and NJ. R. kubatz. who paid his
first official visit to the tribe.
Mineoa Tribe. No. II, at its meeting re-
ceived two applications for admission to
the tribe. Indications arc said to point
to a great increase for the tribe this
coming year.
The great representative to the Grand
Council and Past Great Sachem W. C..
White father to the tribe made ad-
dresses. Past Great Sachem White spoke
on fraternalism as found in the Red
Men.
Remarks under the good Of the order