Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
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Beginning tomorrow night, and con-
tinuing each succeeding night until all
business is finished, the great council Of
the District Of Columbia will hold its
| seventy-first annual session at the
Northeast Temple, 18th and H streets
northeast. Much business has been filed
with the great chief of records which
will come up for attention. The great
sachem's report. it is said. will recon-
mend that the great council take the ini-
tiative in having a fraternal day for
fraternal organizations Of this city.
Among other things to be considered.
the great chief Of records states. Is the
orable membership in the order. which
has never eisted heretofore. and to fur
ther provide for the orphan. as well as
the business which usually comes be-
fore fraternal Preventative bodies.
The reports which have been received
from the various tribes show after COM
pilation that the order has made a sub
stantial net increase this past year.
Financially the tribes have made no in
crease owing to the largest number of
deaths In a decade, on account of which
quite large sum was expended for fu-
neral benefits.
Quite an unusual number Of sick also
drew heavily on the resources Of the
The degree Of Pocahontas reports show
that the councils are in a f1ourishing
condition both numerically and financial
ly, with very bright outlook for the
remainder of the year. The great chief
OF records says: 'It must be conceded
that the degree Of Pocahontas is quite a
help to the tribes at all times and. as is
quite natural. sometimes the councils re-
fleet the conditions that exist in the
tr1oes, but as rule they work and
maintain themselves without the as
sistance OF the man members
The sessions of the Great Council will
last for three evenings-tomorrow, Tues
day and Wednesday. Wednesday even
Ing a public meeting is to be held at the
Northeast Temple. 18th and H streets
northeast, at which one Of the District
commissioners and several members of
the Chamber Of Commerce are to make
addresses, as also the great incohonee
frederick Q. Downes of Boston, Mass
States, along lines that will be of inter-
est TO the members and the public at
large. The great chiefs of the Great
Council OF the District Of Columbia and
the membership at large are looking
forward with deep interest to this public
meeting.
The great chiefs of the Great Council
OF the District of Columbia are: John /.
Bunch, great sachem; Henry Hummer,
helmer. great junior sycamore; j. B.
Altman, great chief of records, and
Charles Limebach. great keeper of
wampum.
Nine tribes of the Improved Order of
Red Men are located in the District,
namely: Usage. No. s; Logan. No. s:
Seneca. No. Il: Mineola, No. IA; Idaho.
No. IS; White Eagle, No. II; Sioux, No.
-; Osceola. No. 10. and Red Wing.
No. 20. There are also three councils
Of the degree Of Pocahontas, namely:
Idaho. No. l; Waneta, No. 8, and White
Eagle. No. 4.
The order itself was founded in 1s43,
and numbers in it's membership men
prominent in all walks of life through
out the country. Its aims are largely
patriotic and beneficial.
A special meeting has been called by
Tribe. No. Is. this afternoon at 2 O'Clock
to make arrangements for the reception
to be rendered the members of the Great
Council, as the tribe has received in
formation from John L. Bunch. great
sachem of the District Of Columbia, that
the Great Council Of this reservation will
hold its annual meeting in the hall of
Idaho Tribe this week and that Great
lncohone Downs Is making special trip
from Texas to be present
On account of the meeting of the
Great Council degree work has been
postponed until later date.
White Eagle Tribe. No. II, has been
busy for several weeks getting ready
for class adoption March /, when
the degrees will be conferred by a
special staff from tribe to be named
by the committee having the arrange
ments in hand. This occasion. it is
said. will be the real rehabilitat ton of
White Eagle Tribe, and good time is
looked for. The tribe meets at Pyth-
ian Temple the first and third Wed
nesday Of each month. Qualified Wis
itors are welcomed.