Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-10
QUAKER ELK IS
MADE CHIEF Of
PUEBLO TRIBES
Ceremony Is Conferred In
EIkS' Home by Chief
Landi- -0Ifi, Aged Chieftain
of the Great Southwest.

Charles II. Grakelow. exalted
ruler of the Philadelphia Elks, left
Duke City at $3.50 o'clock. on one
of the three delegate Specials"
full fiedged Pueblo Indian chief.
The impressive ceremonies which
featured his adoption and the con-
ferring of the honorary chieftain-
ship upon the Quaker City ruler
was performed at the Elks' club
In the new ball room.
The three special trains which
are carrying the Philadelphia Elks
to the annual convention at Los
Angeles, arrived here shortly after
2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. A
procession was formed headed by
Exalted Ruler Grover Divine and
Exalted Ruler Grakelow and the
hundred piece Quaker Elk band,
The line of march was up Central
avenue to Fifth street and to the
Elks' home, where all arrange
ments had been made for the
ceremony of the day.
The visiting and local Elks made
their way into the spacious new
pan room to the soft beating OF
the Indian drums by the group OF
Indians which occupied the center
or the ball room directly below
the chair of Chief Iandi.
Off (Great Heart1, who was to
confer the honor of sharing his
chieftainship with the visiting and
soon to be adopted Quaker.
AS fha tnfN1 -
shriily booming dirge, Charles
6[akeiow, exalted ruler of the
Philadelphlans, was led in by two
high members of the Pueblos,
SLOWLY they stepped the mystic
ilnes until they reached a point be-
low Chief LANDLORDS chair. A
rev words were spoken, words OF
adoption so seldomly used by the
indians that but few of them nm
derstand them, except their general
meaning. The pipe of peace and
brotherhood was then solemnly
smoked by Chief Landi-Olfi and
passed to his pale face brother who
in turn whitfield of the strong ma
tive tobacco and in so whiting.
became a Pueblo Indian chieftain'
named. in translation, Chief Big
Heart.
With the passing of the pipe
back to the old chieftain, the tom
toms beat out a wild, primitive re-
frain and the Indian dancers arose |
to their feet and danced the adop-
tion dance. never before danced |
by these particular Indians in |
public, as there has been no adop- |
tion since they became dancers. (!
The dance was taught them by |
their fathers in the privacy OF !
Antler cave.
Following the ceremony, Judge
M. E. Hickey, past exalted ruler. of |
the local lodge, addressed the visit !
ors and bid them welcome to Al
buquerque and on pena1f of the
local Antlers presented Chief Big |
Heart, as the representative OF the |
Quaker City delegation. Navajo |
rug, woven especially for the visit |
ors. Aside from having the large
head of an elk woven In its center,
Il carried along its border the In
dian symbols for charity, fidelity,
justice and brotherly love- the
axioms of the Elk fraternity.
The unique rug was accepted by
Chief Big Heart on behalf of his
lodge.
Dancing, refreshments and auto
mobile rides through the city COM
pleted the program for the after
noon. The visiting delegates band,
Of nearly 100 pieces, marched to
The station at $50 o'clock and
played a number of selections un-
Ill train time. 1t is said to be the
largest band which has ever played
in Albuquerque.