Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-09
RAISING OF CHIEFS.
New Officers Installed in the Tribes and
Councils of Red Men.

The following chiefs have recently been
installed in the local tribes and councils
of Red Men.
Hiawatha Trihc-P Prophet. I L. Young:
sachem, ]. +. Coffin: senior sycamore,
Charles Van Fossen; Junior sagamore,
+ R. Stevenson: keeper of wampum
". NJ. Vernon; collector Of wan bum
J. l.. Weeks; chief of records. c. f lVince;
sannaps- G. W Stevens, B. f. Cooper:
warriors, c. g. Cline. F +, Mckinsev.
d. F. Bowen 4 + Evans: braves. w r
Collins. r. + HAYES " A Moore. Ira
Bellinger, GUARD oi wieyam Charles
Green. guard Of forest r, : Bane While
this tribe has not been active in securing
pale facnS it believes in keeping in close
touch with it, membership The term
just closed shows an increase Of conS!dera-
bly, over $500 lis members are extremely
interested in the purchasing u Liberty
Bonds and Var Savings Stamps r. G. :
Beecher of Florida hon0red them with q
visit
Usage Tribe Prophe Andrew HolTer;
sachem. Clarence Zebley; senior Saga
more. Bernicc Blake; Junior sagamore.
Arthur W Wood; CHIEF Of records David
J Evans; collector Of wampum. Wilmer
]. Cooling; keeper of wampum. Theodore
Buckelew; sannaps, stephen J. Barclls.
Thomas J. Davis; brave Samuel Wright.
Joseph Blackway Samuel Hearn. Walter
Blackway: warriors, Paul Horsev Thonas
Sylvester, Harvey Reed. Joseph Thomas.
Jr; guard Of forest, John Batty: guard
OF wigwam. James II Mason
keokuk Tribe-Prophet. r. P Elder
kin; sachem. J. Z. Brown; senior saga
more, Joseph p Blackburn; junior saga
more, Raymond Groee; ci!ief Of records,
James Il. McAIanus; keeper OF wampum.
Alexander {. Rodgers .;.nnapS Frank
T. Lyslnger Lea Flowers: warriors. l. 4.
Dressner, William Rutter. A. A. Denny.
B. :. Heal; braves. Joseph Dewey. r. {.
CantIer, Reese Zcigler. G. vi Whitesde.
guard of wigwam, H. B. Han~burv. guard
OF forest, John Otley
Manitou Tribe Prophet, Charlc. Ne
Vey; aachem, Herbert Hunt. chief OF
records John = Berry collector Of
wanpuIn, Josiah Berry: keeper Of
wampuIm James Faulkner: sannaps.
George Shafferman. William Schofeld:
warriors John kans Henry Schwendt.
John Hetherington; braves. Charles Fer
son, Ernest Hetherngton, Robert Aikens.
William Berry: guard Of wigwam. Harvey
Williams guard of forest, Harry Berry
Pocahontas Council, No. /. ID. Of P
Prophecies, Rose Crowl; Pocahontas,
Gertrude Dennis: Wenonah, Rose Money:
PowhatAn, Ellen Brown keeper Of records
Anna ID. Martyn; collector Of wampun.
Mary H. Brown; keeper Of records, Mar
guerite Gery; scouts, Harriet Evans, Sarah
Lysinger; runners, Adelaide Davis Made
line Springer; warriors, Minnie Andrews,
May Gerry, Ella NJ Ferguson, Elba Roe;
councillors, Lucy Brooks, Frances Keller;
guard OF tepee, Esther Schofeld; guard Of
forest, Hettie Silhes The visiting great
chiefs were loyally entertained and ice
cream and cake were INDUCED in
Many Of the tribes and councils, not
only in Wilmington but throughout the
State. are subscribing literally in Liberty
Bonds and War Savings Stamps. Great
Sachem Alexander {. Rodgers, who has
been seriously i'll, is improving slowly
Past Great Sachem +. l.. Samson Of Ellen
dale died March II and On March 81 Past
Great Sachem W {. {. Knowles Of Laurel
died. Both were very active IN the affairs
Of the order and they viii be greatly missed
at the sessions Of the Great Council Of
Delaware