Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-04
RED MEMS ANNUAL
 AT NEW LONDON
Peat saehems From Many Parts of fleservation Numbered h Gathering

AS--~AA~AAA tin presiding, representative Red Men from ali sections Of Connecticut, to the number of 200, assembled in Union lodge hall, New London, at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning for their annual state convention.
 Great Chief Of Records Report.
 The report of Great Chief of Rec- ords William Saunders of Waterbury
 I herewith submit to you my an- nua1 report for your consideration. In doing so feel that while our order has not made the increase In mSm- oershlp that had hoped for, yet feel that at the present writing the in- terest in the order was never great CT; all tribes seem to be up and do- ing, and with very few exceptions have been adding new members to their ranks since the first of cold moon. I am sorry to say that since our last session we have lost two tribes from our roster-Massacope tribe, No. 28, of UnionvilIe, and Tecumseh Tribe No. 43, of Norwich. Both of these tribes have been on the verge of disbanding for several great suns. SassacuS tribe, No. 45, Of Mystic, is in 2. bad way, but we hope to see them pull through. We have at the present time 8 tribes on our roster.
 The order Is in prosperous con Ha members at the last report numbered 6,291. To April 1 the adoption of new members numbered S71; admissions by card, r; reinstated, 35; total, T. 214.
 There were suspended last year S547 members; expelled, 2; withdrawn by card, 21: deceased, 53; total. 623. Pres ent number of members, 6,591, an in crease of 300 since last year.
 Wampum Account. Aggregate receipts of all Disbursements. Aggregate amount disbursed for relief of brothers ..... 14,724.24 ggregate-amount disbursed
 phans ........ ....:.-.... s4747
 for burial of the dead -. s,9as. 50 Aggregate amount disbursed
 for other purposes ........ 33,562.84
 Total ....... ......... s53, ,o74 .O5 Invested and in Wampum Belts
 by tribes -. .ss2, ,17s.7O Aggregate amount in wam- puna belts of tribes ........ 9,582.8O Furniture, paraphernaIia, etc. 25,216.15
 Great Keeper of Wampunn.
 The report of Great Keeper of wam- pum A. C.. Kistner of MiddletoWn showed the following figures: General Fund. Balance in great wampum belt last report I, 99S. .49 Wampum from great chief of
 records ............ 3,10o.0O $5,Oe8.4 .49 Orders drawn on great keeper of wampum, from No. 93 to No. 1SS inclusive .$2, .67 | Balance on hand ,139. .S2 1 Orphans Fund. Balance on hand last report. t..$ $3, ,823. 40 l Wampum from great chief of records .........$1, ,544. 90 l Interest .......... .........s l31.99 l s5.5os.2s l Orders drawn on great keeper l of wampurn, No. 59 to No. l01 inclusive .$1, ,196. .15
 Balance on hand s4S1o.14 The following officers were elected: Great Sachem, Alfred Ligur1, New George M. Barnes, Bridgeport; great l junior Sagamore, St. Clair T. Corson, New Haven; great prophet, Walter G. Austin, Stamford; great chief of rec ords, William Saunders, Waterbury; i great keeper of wampum, A. e. Kist- ner, Middletown.
 For Vacancies in catst Guard. Competitive examinations will be l held June 26 in Washington, D. C., and several other large cities in the coun- try for the purpose of filling about ten vacancies in the line and engineer corps of the Coast Guard academy al Fort Trumbull. The requirements are that the candidates must be American citizens. unmarried physically sound of good moral character and between I fhA nf I 7Q and 0A line oo e and 20 and 25 for cadet engineers. 1 Westerly Invitation Accepted At a well attended meeting of the Noank Fire Go. 1t was voted to ac- cept the invitation of the Alert Hook and Ladder Go. of Westerly to attend their meeting the latter part of this month and about 30 of the boys have signified their intention of making the trip. There will undoubtedly be more