Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-31
THE GREAT SACHEwS
LONG TALK" o. R. M.
Great Chiefs Trailing to Dis
trict NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
to Ambulance Fund

form Of what is known as the "long
taIl,o hos hoon con, ou, 90 oil ,Lo ,ri,,as
ta'h has pceh sent out 10 an the trlues
IN this great reservation OF the l.ORM
"ro the Sachem, Chiefs and Brothers of
tbe In,nro,,od or,,,, 30 paa ,f,,,.
.v ,, '"P,o w" o,uc VI ,Ne" "e"'
When was raised To the exalted po-
sition of great sachem I fully realized
mo resnonsibilitv ir,nosea unon mo 10
-, .l,1' "~.lIoo ~ ,Pol' -, 81 y.
keep inNiolate the trust and confidence
of the so O00 members of our fraternity
and to thar end / have striven during
an" w ',au e"o ! nav s,i,Ne" ,s w, ''s
81 purposeiy have delayed this speak
iup-leaf until after the holiday season.
rs did not nave the heart to greet my
brothers in jovial micn when so many
t,',,,, ~ ,.,,,,, ,,,.,,i ,,,,. a,,d ,,a,,, ne
absence ol your ioNcu ones anu many VI
our tribes are utterly demoralized by the
n.,ra,, -, 49, ,,i, ,a a,,.,,a da,,,ocr.,,,,
Spohdeu TO the eau 10 oeleha uen,ocracy
against autOCraCy. ! wish | could give
To vou. my brotbers. and the ,jaleface
!" S""' my p'otn. ',. nv u ', tirt,,.
woflu NJ laTEe tie slst ol the iIi"Jo'i'S
our brothers at the front and in the
many camps. showing, on the one hand,
their love for home and home folks. aud
on the other their devotion to the nag
of their country as instilled in them by
tho n,triotb. te9cbings Of our fraternity
the patrlotlt 'eachilsS VI our l'"'e'" "''H'
10 snow me pubic our hunltalin, ~ ~
s1Tsa oHS Mn" are M,,'s & 10 ,s,rcr ronIty
an ana, III need hr' pay the supreme penhlE
OF me there mas been throWn 10 tne prcTfIe re-
over N entrance OF tnc srsht oounci ooun o.i'o
our fraternity who have already responded
To their country cal ..,
Ia Tue words OF Iast Great SayhGm WI
/ nam Z. 'ohlrN' VINO hhd the hynor OF its
dedication: This flag represents The heart 8
blood nf our homes, our sons. given TO our our
.
/ everlasting honor ana glory OF the improved
Order OF Red Men"
Almost my hrst official act was the COM
plete fcconstruction Of the office at l2i
North Eleventh street, through tn" con
convention in Altoona. This matter was
made doubly easy hy the resignation OF
! Brother Donnalley. which allowed me to Sc
| lect II man educated to present,day office
GSoincd tIc sl7ast ssistapos In uur,,ba sins,
eo,,in,,ent suitehi 10 ,ba noad, ~ ~ fra
aorna' nt ms oriGe rd NO IS ros, opei ironl y nor
son or iettsr u loo "' arfInous m Sor Ryothnr
worE to 10 ~, nshcd TOD todpW "t'o 'S
"o'N 10 "' ''''S"'u quay
Now. brothers. when all the world seem,
so dark and dreary with the horrors of war
dread FOR ths futnre. I stil feel we have
one thing for which 20 be thankful and tina t
s,lutciy ssfegua rded by the present office
methods that at last we are actually travel
ing that much In era ldp1 road of fraternal
success so ably blazed BY past great sachems
Pass, Walker and Coombe.
Your response TO the call for an ambu-
| lance fund was so generous Thai II soon
| amounted 10 more than the ihousand dollar rs
asked for by the Great Council of the
United States for the ambulancc unit and
by and with the consent of The boa rd Of Tho
to help equip base hospital No 20 that they
might BE- able to sooner give aid TO out
woundel bows at the front i have The writ.
ten assura nee of the Comuandant that n,
member of our fraternity will be neglected
while under his care.
cation to mo to realize { was able througi
your generosity to do SO much good for oul
countrv's cause and at the same time civ,
! any Wounded brother OF our fratsrnitv 4.
, better chance An itemizel account OF thi,
. fund will he rendered. nv me M the scssior
contributing viii be printed in The records
" '''0
Brothers, there never was time in his
. tory whcn fraternities needed tn. suppor
Of every member as nov. PERSONALLY ! have
every call made upon me that i was possibl,
to do. and in this work ! have had tn
whole souled support Of Great Senior saga
more :. Williams. Jr., Great Junior saga
moro Charles Il. Bell. Great Prophet Johr
NJ. coombe. Great Keeper q Wampnm 10
Thomas L. Fraser Yet with It, all YOU
hoard of great chiefs has not been abl,
to cover all Tho tribes that needed words O
encouragement, and as your great sachem
am appealing TO you and every active mem
active co1operation and help IN mus time 10, o.
So many Of our young members from oul