The Washington herald., 1914-03-22
Red Mems Affairs.

Sioux Tribe. No. IS, voted in ten mem-
bers, prominent among whom is "Chic"
Arnold Gandil. first baseman Of the
Washington baseball club, at its meet
ing last Thursday night The others vot-
ed in are as follows: ]. o. Brooke, B. T.
Wilson. w. II. AmOss. ii. p. Obold, J. l.
Joy, James Tolson. n. f. Barrett, ]. p.
Taylor. jr-. and c. /. Miller Six more
applications were received and will b.
acted on in time TO receive the degrees at
the same time as the above-named broth
ers. making a total of siffiteen for in
itiation on Thursday night, March ~.
Mr.. Gandil. or Chic as he is known to
his many friends I'm this city. has shown
his intention to take an active part i'm
the interest Of Redmanship the coming
year, and 1t is an assured fact that he
will receive the cooperation and good
wishes of all his brother Redmen.
The Red Men of the whole reservation
are going to hold a class initiation May
l. and at a joint committee meeting last
Wednesday. Brother Boyer. Of Red Wing
Tribe. was elected chairman. and Brother
Benner, Of Osceola. was elected secretary.
Sachem Heidenheimer. of Sioux Tribe.
was made chairman of the hall commit
te This committee is empowered to
select I hall that will accommodate a
class Of 100. and in addition an assem-
blaSc Of 500. All Of the Redmen in this
reservation are very enthusiastic about
this class, and IT is expected to eclipse
anything that they have done in the past
in this respect. Brother Benner gave an
interesting talk in regard to this affair.
Brother Chipman spoke relative to the
Junior Camp and stated he has very
bright prospects of organizing a camp Of
about forty in the very near future and
that he would give the tribe further de-
tails in a few weeks. This Junior Camp
organization is something that is at
tracing the Redmen all over the coun-
try and will. no doubt. in a few years
make the Improved Order of Redmen one
of the leading patriotic orders in the
country.
Brother ]. Levy spoke in regard to the
bowling league which 1t is contemplated
to start next fall II will be called the
Redmens Bowling League and will COM
prise a team from every tribe in the res
ervation. This matter has been agitated
for the past year and has only waited for
some one tribe to take the initiative.
The league. it is hoped, will tend to bring
the younger element together a great
deal more and at the same time give
them clean and healthful pleasure.
Brother kubatz. the press representa-
tive of the Great Council. was present and
told the tribe how great was the feeling
among the different tribes.
Brother II. n. Levy spoke of his visit
to Red Wing Tribe last Monday night and
stated that the various tribes in this
reservation had better wake up or the
older tribes would soon he surpassed by
the baby tribes OF the reservation.
The crack degree team of Logan Tribe is
going to put on the work for class night
March ". All members of this and otbcr
reservations arc cordially invited to bs
present.
Logan Tribe. No. 5. held its regular
meeting Thursday night The new cleo
trio council brand was lighted. and P,s+
Sachrm II. Angle and William Butler re-
ceived rising vote OF thanks for INSTALL
ing the same
The tribe has pledged its support to th,.
great saChem for the class to be initiated
on Tuesday. May T. Remarks were
mad" by Past Sachem w. $ Wheaton. of
n. Y. and other members.
Idaho Tribe. No. Is. Improved Order of
Red Men. held its seventeenth anniver-
sary at Northeast Temple on March Il.
Past Great Sachem W. Il. Garner. a MEM
Der Of the tribe. gave short history of
Idaho Tribe, which was instituted on
March Is. 1897
A communication was received from
the great sachem. asking for the CO.
operation of Idaho Tribe. as well as all
other tribes of the District, to visit Lone.
Star Camp bazaar of the Junior Order
Of Red Men to be given i'll Alexandria,
Va. tomorrow.
Past Sachem Charles W. Wheaton. Of
Tribe, No. 81. of Binchamton.
" Y, and also NJ. r. Eubaltz announced
10 the tribe his appointment as official
reporter of the Grand Council of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Seneca Tribe. No. II. held a very inter-
esting meeting and received an applica-
ton for membership last Friday night
A committee was appointed TO meet
with like committee from other tribes
In reference to a class initiation to be
held i'm 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 ]. Held
enheimer and NJ. r. KuhatZ who paid
his first official visit to the tribe as the
official reporter OF the Great Council of
the District of Columbia.
Mineola Tribe. No. II. held its regular
meeting and received two applications
Tor membership last week.
The great repr, ntative to the grand
council gave an interesting talk, as did
Past Great Sachem W. c. White
Past Great Sachem White spoke on
iraternalism as found in the Redmen or
Ter.
Usage Tribe. No. 6. met in regular scs-
zion last week and adopted one candi-
late. Sachem J. Heidenheimer who in
| hard worker Cor his tribe and the Red
men in general. extended an invitation to
Usage Tribe to be present Thursday
light, March ", at Sioux Tribe where a
;reat surprise will be in store for the
Rcdmen Of the District OF Columbia
The Great Prophet DIR. w. S. Whitman
md visiting brothers made short ad-
iresses.
Red Wing Tribe. No. 20. met at Grand
Army Hall and held a class initiation
large delegations from he various tribes
we're present including Great Sr. Saga
more John I. Bunch. Junio. Sycamore
Henry Hummer. the former of soulx
hs taftar of