Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-14
ALEXANDRIAN HONORED

Of Red Men Of Distric! Of ColIm-
bia.
Mr.. Ernest. R. Boyer Of Alcx"n-
dria was elected and installed Is
Great Sachem of the Improved OricE
Of Red Men Of the District OF @.
lumbia al the annual session OF that
body held in Washington last nigh.
The installation was performed BY
Great Sachem r. c. Sullivan OF Wy
ginia. After being installed into o.
fee Great Sachem Boyer delivered
the following address:
"Fom years ago, when Red Wag
Tribe No 20, Improved Order Of Red
Men, was instituted. | felt it qu!t2
an honor to be numbered among TIE
membership Of this great American
Order; and two years later when he
Great Council called ne to the Office
Of Great Junicr Sycamore, my heart
was filled to uverhowing with l
sense Of gratitude and pride for l:re
nonor YOU then conferred upon me-.
AS YOU advanced me from Office 0
Office at each succeeding annual s:s-
sion of the Great Council, | realized
more and more the honors conferred
upon me and with that realization,
came the knowledge CT the import
ant and responsible duties with
which was charged IN accepting re
Offices rendered me. II this annual
session Of the Great Council, yon
have elected ard installed me mV1i
the highest Office within your gift.
Words are inadequate 70 convey 20
you how gratefully appreciate tAeI
confidence reposcd in me BY mg
brethren of this the greatest AmeE-
can and Patriotic order in this lar!
Of the free and the home OF the
brave. am deeply and seriously nm
pressed with the grave responsioIi.-
ties encumbent upon NE as Your
Great Sachcn. ut this. the nlo=t
crucial period in the history OF or
country and our order. While graf
tude fills my heart for yollr~contInueti
love and confidence, ] am sure there
never was Great Sachem !nducted
into Office unGcr such depressing t.r-
cmnstances. or with healt so lille"
with sadness. Life has It's sansh!"c
and lis shadows. its days and Il
nights" and as most Of you kn"N'
il seems to have been all shadow a"u
niEht for ne during the past fc"
weeks, but the dawn OF a bright:
period is breaking. indeed mas broH"a,
and out of the shadow and gioom
that has surrounded NE. shall a1d
pleasure and happiness n an earh'.,'
effort to discharge the duties Ih.S
office places upon ne, and IN "ork1G
with Won as a great brotherhood IN
helring to ameiorate the sorro"s o.
others. There is infinite sat'&-
faction in receiving the gifts OF uad'
but the privilege Of becoming inc
means through which he will 'e
stow light and blessing upon otAsif'
is the greatest privilege bestowed
upon man." Then let us, my ore''-
ron more zea!ously than ever DeIoS''
work for the uplift ami happiness
of these whom we meet III the wallis
Of life, and thus enjoy that privilege
this effort will bring to u.s." As %
the part our order has played in he'p-
ine 70 shape the early history OF
this nation. have but to remind YOU
Of the famous Boston tea party IN
which there were actors Of that .ils-
toric drama who laid the foundation
and brought into existence the @fe.''
Order of Red Men, of which we are
. unit. Grave as were the condi'iohS
Of our country in that early perioo'
and as great were the demands upon
those men who fought for freedom
and liberty, our country toaaE' III
tba midst Of great world conhicI
;s in greater need of nelp and CO.
oneration of all patriotic and liberty
loving men. AS the executive OF the
order here in the National Capital
exhort you my brethren. both as u
dividuals and as an order, TO pehu
every energy and make every sac;''
fca needed. to help bring about
sneedv and victorious terHinaN'H
of tbe fearful war in which we arc
ono ped. Listen! our greatest des'fE
| should be. to see the war ended pa'
ended only. with a triumph 1o,
| American arms. I admonlsh you :;
,ror NJ unjust or haSty CRITICISM