The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-26
RED MEN ADOPT
200 PALE FACES
ALLIED TRIBES OF ATLANTIC
COUNTY MET IN EGG HARBOR
CITY SATURDAY NlGHT-ABOUT
1000 PRESENT TO WITNESS A
CLASS INITIATlON-30 FROM
KINNEWAUGAH TRIBE.

About 80 members OF Kinewaugha
Tribe, No. 45, Imp. o. r. NJ, trailed to
Egg Harbor on Saturday evening last,
to witness the adoption OF 200 pale
faces in a class initiation under the
auspices of the allied tribes of Allan
tic County. The adoption tool place
in Aurora Hall, as the wigwam OF
Kickapoo tribe was too small to ac-
commodate the large crowd. number
ing about 1000, representing tribes
Davenport, Iowa.
At S.45, the meeting was called to
order by the Bashaba (chairman), G.
B. Baittinger, Past Sachem of Pequod
Tribe, No. AZ, of Atlantic City, who
has served as chairman of the allied
tribes of Atlantic County for the past
IL moons and deserves great praise
for his activities in promoting the in
terests of the allied tribes. At the
call to order the band played the Star
Spangled Banner, during which the
chiefs stood at attention en- masse.
The roll call of allied tribes OF At
lantic County was next in order and
the following responded: Kinewaugha,
Pequod, Arasapha, Minneola, Abse-
Qudll, 1NdNdJoJ OhClQdt All
tab. AT the conclusion of the roll call
of the allied tribes the Bashaba stated
that should there be any visiting
tribes represented would they call
their names and numbers. The fol-
lowing visiting tribes were represent
ed: Standing Elk, No. %, Gloucester,
N. J.; M~innetonka, No. 1919, Woodbury.,
N. j.; Comanche, No. rs, Atco, N. j.;
h1inin1o Mo ET MncnnuilIo NJ
Eyota, No. los, Camden, N. j.; Moax,
No. 5, Trenton; Rancocas, No. 1877,
Clementon, N. J.; Pohatcong, No. 81,
Beverly, N. j.; Red Cloud, No. 271,
South Seaville, N. j.; Chemaniton, No.
A, Trenton, N. j.; Wapella, No. 23S,
Wildwood, N. j.; Tecumseh, No. so,
Asbury Park, N. j.; Wawa, No. 1875,
Berlin, N. j.; Wendagoes, No. 81, Pc
tersburg, N. j.; Tonawanda, No. 104,
Blackwood, N. J.; Nemaha, No. 159,
Palatine, N. j.; Tewah, No. 1877,
Bridgeton, N. j.; Wyoming, No. 55,
Camden, N. j.; Hiawatha, No. 81,
G%lassboro, N. j.; Assanpink, No. Sc,
Chambersburg, N. j.; Huron, No. so,
Mullica Hill, N. j.; Muskee, No. 125,
Vineland, N. j.; Squam, No. 131, Man
doquuh, ~. - itui, ~ OF, 1iIiCi, ~
j.; Ottawa, No. Is, Camden, N. j.;
Sitting Bull, No. 247, Asbury Park, N.
j.; Delaware, Paulsboro, N. j.; Te-
cumseh, No. 80, Davenport, Iowa; Del
aware, No. l, Wilmington, Del; Yo-
hahah, No. "A, Philadelphia, Pa; Mis-
ewah, No. 10, Philadelphia, Pa; I'm
cas-, No. 102, Trenton, N. j.; Ahuah-
neeta, No. 81, Bridgeton, N. j.; Tus-
cola, No. 176, Millville, N. j.; Netop,
No. 514, Philadelphia, Pa; Wyoming,
No. Z, Philadelphia, Pa.
The floor was turned over to the
Uncas Tribe degree team, No. 102, of
Trenton, for the comforting of the
adoption and warriors degrees. They
performed the work admirably and
are to be commended, as the degree
work was interesting.
Following the adoption the follow
ing great chiefs were introduced
Great Prophet J.. P. C. Mccoy, Great
Sachem VIM. A. Atkins, Great Senior
Sycamore Chas. l.. Holstein, Great
Chief of Records H. F. Stetser, Great
Keeper of Wampum A. G. Vautrinot,
Great Sannap Clarence Hance, Great
Mishinewa Francis J. Oughton, Great
Guard of Wigwam A. ]. MacLaren,
Great Guard of Forest VIM. B. Kappes.
Representatives to Great Council of
the United States A. H. Thompson, P.
G. s., Jas. S. Coleman, P. G. s., J.
Milton Burdge. P. G. S., w, N. Kurtz,
P. G. s., ]. p. C. Mccoy, P. G. s., John
A. Myers, P. G. S.; Chas. j. Harper,
member of Finance Committee; Sam
uel Spencer, member of State Or
rhans Board; VIM. J. Stetser, p. G. S.
Prominent among those present was
Jake S~tetser, the only surviving char
ter member of Standing Elk tribe, No.
%, of Gloucester, and the Oldest liv-
ing Past Grand representative. In
the past he has been a very active
participant in R~edmanship.
A fine vaudeville show followed and
then a grand lunch was served.
Following are the officers OF the
Allied Tribes OF Atlantic County
Bashaba, G. B.. Baittinger, Pequod, No.
AZ; Panacea, T. w. Lewis, Absequam,
No. 235; Sergeant-at-Arms. w. Hem
berger, Minneola, No. 1923; Secretary,
A. d.. Risley, Navajo, Nc. 275; Treas
urer, A. H. Stiles, Pequod, No. AZ.
Publicity Committee: E. r. Merrick,
Kinewaugha, No. As, (chairman); G..
Bates, Kickapoo. No. 237: A. Oberg-