The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-05-30
|. 0. RED MEN.

growth. III mas UeeD makiHR
credit bic accessi0ns TO it's ranks
right along, aud lar. night this
work OF extension probably reach
ed "food mark" when 1t added
fourteen new names TO Its roster.
This very handsome result was
further fortified by the reference
to Investigating committees an
other batch OF applications from
men, whose exemplary characters
warrants the prediction Of their
early adoption" There IL rea-
son for this When the lodge
was first organized 1t was gener-
ally accepted as "an0ther secret
order" and with no distinctive
purpose or mission different from
those that might be accredited to
any other order of older establish
mrnt here. BY persistent effort
on the part of those who are at
the head Of the affairs of the
Tribe, in time, 1t came TO be un
derstood that il represented some
thing more than lust another Sc
cret order" 1t has it's mission
and that mission il something
more than filling q hole.
II is n patriotic srder and has
ever served the purposes Of free
dom. Ii gave TO the world an ex
preston Of it's purpose and mis-
sion in the performances of the
historic "Boston Tea Party"
Aud today, working in the light
of modern thought. 1t is striving
TO do things for the good of every
community in which it finds lodge
ment for a Tribe That it can
make this work more effectual by
the employment Of certain signs,
a grip, pass word, closked IN q
certain amount Of secrecy, Is an
idea that has come down through
the ages with an abundance of OK.
perience fortifying the soundness
Of the claim. Its sphere il IN the
active fields Of life sndeav0riDg
such good AZ may be apparent at
the time.
The Tecke Tribe, recognizing
that the best interest Of this par
Ish rests in having idle lands
made productive. and believing
that one means to this end lies in
the channel Of immigration, 1t
adopted at its meeting last night
the following resolution and let.
ter, setting forth the purposes of
the lodge in the document itself
and designing method for its
greatest possible approval and
publicity:
Wigwam Of Teche Tribe, No. IFS,
Hunting Grounds Of New lbe
ria, Reservation Of Louisiana.
Resolved, that 1t is the sense of
Teche Tribe, No 1l8, Of this Re
servation and OF these Hunting
Grounds, that for the welfare of
the Improved Order OF Red Men
OF these Hunting Grounds, and Of
this Reservation In general, and
disclaiming any expectation Of Pc
cuniaTy benefit for ourselves, that
the following letter be sent with a
copy OF this resolution to the OH.
cial Journal of this Reservation.
and to the Oficial Journal of the
Great Council Of the United |
States, with the request to pub
lish the same, and through them
to request It's publication In all
Official Journals of the Red Men.
and all other Red Men papers.
and that We ask the approval of
the officials If the Great Council
OF Louisiana, the General Assem-.
bly, and officials of the State of
Louisiana, and the Officials of he.
ria Parish, and of New Iberia, La.
for this our resolution. Also We
request the Editors of all papers
these resolutions and
letter, to kindly send copies Of
the paper containing same to IN
Inns A. Maier, @. of II. of this
Tribe.
letter..
To all Red Men, Gree,ing:-So
much wrong information having
been sent abroad by esponsible
parties regarding the conditions
that obtain 10 this State, and 10,
wishing any Red Men to be mis-
lead by this kind Of Information.
Teche Tribe, No llS, OF New he.
ria, La. hereby extends the offer
Of their services to any uersOn
wishing a correct statement Of
facts regarding conditions here "a
TO climate. crops, soil, prices of
Zeal Estate, etc. We are moi
acting as an agent for any person,
but our wish IL simply to prevent
any Red Men from being misled.
ana to give the absolute truth to
,ur brother Red Men. All letters
addressed to our Chief Of Reco,ds
Julius A Maier, New Iberia, La.
Will be promptly answered, and
my Information that may be ask.
"a tor Will gladly be furnished by
lin.
By Authority Of the rriba.