The Washington herald., 1921-07-17
Big Chiefs of Red
Men Meet to Take
Harding in Fold

At the joint meeting of the tribes
and councils there were present the
following chiefs and members of
the Great Council of the United
States: Great incohonee, A. G.
Rutherford: great senior, sycamore.
John E. Serlwick; great Junior sag
amore. Charles L. Pass; great
prophet, James T. Rogers; great
chief of records, w. B. Macferran:
great keeper OF wampum. w. p.
Lightholder; the following past
great incohonees; Peckinpaugh.
Bird. Cherry, Hyronemons. Downs
and the entire finance committee.
Music was furnished by Past Great
Sachem Heidenheimer and Green
berg. The chiefs and members of
the Great Council of the United
States were in the city for the pur-
pose of Inducing President Harding
into the mysteries of Redmahship.
which was done on Thursday morn
ing. Great Saehem StrobeI and
Great Chief of Records Bunch rep
resented the District of Columbia.
Seneca Tribe. No. IL, had well
attended meeting at its last council
fire. The following chiefs for the
ensuing six months were raised by
Past Sachem W. II. Alexander. as
sisted by Great Senior Sycamore
Lee b. Emory and Great Chief of
Records John /. Bunch. Sachem Ira
D. Petit, Senior Sycamore Will
liam Nally, Junior Sycamore Abram
T. Brewer, c. of r., Frank +. Voehl,
Collector of Wampum Il. F. Martin,
Keeper of wampum Charles o.
Storm. First Sannap w. S. Dole
man. Second Sannap D. ]. Marion.
Guard of Wigwam J. H. Haymaker.
Guard of Forest william A. AppeE-
ers" served refreshments.
Great Junior Sagamore Frank D.
Seiffert. assisted by the following
Past Pocahontss Mrs. $. l.. Rey-
nolds.. Mrs. Fl. a. Nail. Mrs. A. NJ.
Van Sciever and Past Sachem n. 4.
Harvey raised the following chieTs
Of Idaho Council. No. 1: Pocahontas
Miss l.. J. O'NeilI, Wenona Mrs. L. NJ.
Madison, Prophecies Mrs. Lula
Martin, Powhsttan Ed. Mastin, First
Scout Nellie Green. Second Scout
Mrs. A. G. Thompson, First Council
lor Harry Boteler. Second Council
lor Miss Flora Collins. First Run
ner Mrs. Ida f. Nally, Second Runner
Mrs. Edith Tice: Warriors. James Z.
Dtetz. o. d. Tice, Fred Madison and
George l.. Robinson.
Fast Sachem Il. A. Humphries OF
Mineoia. Tribe, No. II. assisted by
Past Great Sachcm w. G. White.
George f. Baxter and Past Sachems
g. A. Brown and B. A. Leathermsr. N.
raised the following chiefs of Idaho
Tribe. No. l5: Sachem Earl Ker-
per. Senior Sycamore II. N. oliver,
Junior Sycamore A. z. Thompson,
Prophet F. w. Roland. Under good
of the order Past Great Sachem
White and Baxter gave interesting
remarks. Other visitors included
great senior sycamore and the
great chief of records.
Sioux Tribe, No. Is, held one of
its special meetings at its last ses-
sion when the newly elective chiefs
were raised by Past Great Sachem
r. w. Thompson and staff. Sacnem
w. A. Nicholas. Senior Sycamore
william Greenberg. Junior Saga
more Ira L. Parks. Prophet Samuel
Feldman. Twenty-seven applica-
tlons nave been SO far received for
the ceremonial to take place during
August. Sioux Tribe Wigwam Inc.
reports great activities in the way
OF disposing o. the stock Of the
company and from every indication
the tribe and council will be meet
ing in their own wigwam berore
the winter is over. After the good
OF the order the ways and means
committee furnished refreshments.
Great Senior Saamore Lee B. EN-
DRY and staff raised the chiefs of
Waneta Council No. s. at its last
meeting. The great senior compli-
ments the council on its splendid
showing. The Great Junior Saga
more Frank ID. Seiffert is a mem
Der of the counciI