New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-04-04
NEW IBERIANS AFTER NEXT
MEETING OF GREAT
COUNCIL.

OOONO1h,
The suhioined letter appeared
in 1.-The Speaking Leaf, of st.
Francisville of issue March 10th,
from the pen Of DIR. Jesse b. Hull
of this City. DIR. Hull is the Past
Sachem of Teche Tribe, No. lis
! che of our prosperous secret Or
dcrs and his Council is enjeavor-
inv to secure for New Iberia the
next State Convention. The let
, ter speaks for itself:
"Teche Tribe, No. 11s, Of New
iberia. wants the great Council
for the ensuing great sun. l
put this in capital letters, for we
! WANT TT. New Iberia, the
capital of this parish, is a city
of 10000 inhabitants, situated ON
the Bayou Teche; has large
number of graded schools. fine
Convent, and will shortly have
p large Catholic college, has
numerous churches, fine opera
house, several fine hotels, includ-
ing a new $4,000 brick hotel;
has an interurban trolley--thc
first in Notwithstanding i.
with our sister city. Jeanerette,
which is IL miles away. We are
right near the Avery Island salt
mine, and this town is the home
Of Tabasco Sauce; also Of Teche
Tribe, No. 11S. and ! assure you
that both are "hot stuff"
Our chief Of records has writ
ten the chief of records of every
tribe in the Reservation Of lou
isiana asking their support in
our favor, and have received
many replies giving assurance
that we will get it. Now we
publicly appeal to all the tribes
and their representatives asking
you to favor us. We WANT 1T.
We are working under a dis
rensation now and are getting a
number Of new applications, but,
following our regular plan, we
are taking in only the best Of
material. BY this | mean that
we are not looking at the clothes
a man wears. but at the man in
side the clothes. Our tribe is
composed mostly Of young men
with a few Of the older men
coming in. We try and do our
work RIGHT, and endeavor to
follow the laws of our Order to
the letter.
We have set of live officers,
and they do not use the ritual in
their work in the wigwam, but
they attend to their duties. Onr
sachem, Brother Albert Hill; our
senior sycamore. BROTHER J. s.
Love; our junior sycamore,
Brother Norbert Mestayer; our
prophet, Brother II. S. Hill; our
grard Of the wigwam, Brother
.. Jesse Reynaud. and last, but not
least, our chief of records. Broth
err Julius A. Maier, are all always
on the job.
Last council we had four ap-
plications, and will have more
this coming council. and Ave ex-
pect at least 20 more app kations
before we close our dispensation.
and we expect to take a part OF
this class on Bylsma week.
Last Monday. the ?3rd, Dor
ton OF our tribe went to Morgan
City. to aid Ozark Tribe in con-
J ferring the adoption degree on
some rale-faces. We took down
13. and there were q palefaces.
We had a fine time. and you can
take our word for it that Ozarl,
Tribe has fine set. The next
: day it showed. but we were not
: to blame for that.
Our tribe has subscribed. as a
tribe. to 20 comics Of The Speak
inc Leaf and these copies are dis
tributed to the brothers in the
, wigwam. and are handed to pros.
/ pective Red Men, and they do a
great deal OF good. We read
!, them, and then pass them along
! We expect to have four, il not