The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-21
|. 0. R. NJ. BEGINS
ANNUAL MEETING
Great Council of Virginia Elects
]. Ben Moore, of Matoaca,
as Great Sachenl.
SESSIONS WELL ATTENDED
Great Council, Degree of Poca-
hontas Is Also in Richmond
for Yearly Event.
SESSIONS WELL ATTENDED

The election OF officers for ;hc com
ing year was the principal business
transacted yesterday at the opening
sessions of the siXty-eighth annual
meeting of the Grcat Council Of Nir-
:iria. Improved Order of Red Men, and
the Great Council, Degree OF pocahon-
tas. both of which began their annual
meetings in the Smithdeal Hall. Re
ports of several cotlmittces were heard
by both ORGANIZATIONS. business of The
session will be concluded this morn.
ing with the selection of next years
meeting place ana tho hearing Of the
remaining reports.
Delegates to the annual meeting con-
sist of sacheIns and great sachcris. and
there was a full attendance at the
opening sessions yesterday. More than
scvcnty-iivc new members were re-
ceivcd into the order, and ii is expect
Ell that several others will make en-
trance application to-day.
Mayor Anslie was one of the prin-
cipdl sneakers. lie welcomed tn. visi-
tors TO Richmond in behalf or the city.
and expressed the hope that they would
again select this city Ia their place OF
gathering. Charles l. Phillips wei
coined the visiting delegates here on
behalf OF the local Red Men, and Mrs
Jamie Levensohn extended a welcome TO
the Daughters of Pocahontas. Re
sponses were made by Harry Cuthrioll
and Mrs. Katherine Miller. The invoca-
ton and bcnc,iiction were read Ly rev.
l.. G. Moore. Music was a conspicuous
part of the program.
ELECT ). ben MOORE
As GREAT SACIIEN
Officers selected for the coming year
by the Red Men were ns follows: Grca "a
sachen, j. Ben Moore of AIatoaca:
great senior sycamore. Clifton j. Par
rott. of Danvillc: great junior saga
more. Geo. ID. Taliaferro. of Recdeville:
] ryrn To-,
Portsmouth. great chief of record.
Frank II. Crouch. OF Hampton: great
keeper OF the wampun. Richard w.
Jones. of Richmond. Delegates to the
Great Council OF the United States
selected were as follows: Harry Cuth-
rieli. of Portsmouth: ]. C. Page. Of
Roanoke; Albert NJ. Tennis. of Hamp-
ton; George w. Whitley, OF Newport
News. and Frank l.. Narncy, of Lynch
burg.
! The Degree OF Pocnhontas selected
! the following officers for the next
! year: Great pocahontas, Mrs. Laura
/ Canyer, Of Chincotetatcc; great We
nonah. Mrs. LYDIA Chapman. OF Win
chester; great Minachaha. Mrs. Mary
Grant, of Portsmouth: great prophet.
Mrs. Catherine Miller. OF pheobus;
great keeper Of records. Mrs. II. r..
RecdeS, of Portsmouth: great Keeper
of the Wampurn. Mrs. Flora Glenn, Of
Richmond. Mrs. jamie icvcnsohn was
selected as the State organizer and the
3 secretary of the orphanaec board.
Last night both the delegates to
B the Red Mems meeting and those to
the Degree OF pocahontas were enter
tanned at a box party at a local thea
tire. The Red Men spent a portion of
the afternoon i'll touring the city. and
this afternoon Il number o.! the woin-
en-, attending the Degree OF Pocahon-
4 tas, will make q similar trip.
i Thc baseball team from the Mas
| s:,soit Tribe. OF Norfolk, will play the
! Richmond College team on the iattcr's
/ grounds this afternoon, following the
1 close OF the business session. y box
| party to Track Packetty House
| Will bc given the Pocahontas dauSh-
! terS this evening.
q. MEMORIAL. SERVICE
IL HELD by DAUGHTERS
Following the close OF the business
;sSion yesterday i memorial service
( was held by the Daughters 10 tie mcnl-
/ ory of the eight members Of that order
: who died during the past year. The
service was brief. but impressive.
/ one OF the chief matters OF busi
! ness 10 come before the Red Men at
B tie session to-day will be the selection
/ OF n meeting place for the gathering Of
! next year. Bristol has been named as
q probability. and last night It ap-
| pearcd that that place would be Sc
| lecte1, but other names may be ad-
! vanccd to-day.
! There are about 200 visiting deIe-
/ gates attending the meeting and many
/ from local tribes. The meeting viii,
/ close with the sessions to-day