Show THE HED RD MEN T the art of the great council of tennessee short talk talks lion ilon J IL II 11 the present great sachem of the great council of tennessee Is a native having been born borm in jackson county in 1849 lie ile la Is a resident of nashville where he is a prominent irilli er erand and contractor bro Is a member of cherokee tribe no 21 the oldest tribe in the state and he be has been associated with it ifor or twenty one great suns he has been idena identified red with the politics J it of bis his state and city and represented his district in the forty sixth general assembly of the state that the great council made no mistake when it unanimously chose bro to fill the high position in the order is shown by new life in used into the order in that jur jurisdiction aused and d he has already instituted several new tr tribes ibes tennessee Is fortunate in ili bavin such a worthy brother to nil fill the stump of great sachem there are now noir six tribes in wyoming county pa all in a flourishing condition the great suns council of the national chieftains league will be held at atlanta on the oth of corn moon the several tribes at paterson N J made a very creditable display on the fourth of july at that cites centennial celebration the printed records of the recent session of the great council of pennsylvania mike make a book of over paes pages tribe no 17 of phillips burg N J has an invested fund of 23 a gain gala during the past six moons of n there are five tribes tribe q located at lynn M mass a A 1 I parada parade of the tribes in essex county mass will be held on the ath of next moon moo during the past great sun four tribes and two councils of the degree of Po pocahont callon tas were instituted in connecticut fa ahe e number of members in tho the state of r r gia is now being an increase I 1 i in in or during the last twelve months i er the number of tribes now nov at bork in the state is 41 beneficial degree councils 3 council degree of pocahont pocahontas is 1 there were in attendance on the great council at rome besides the great chiefs and past sachems 63 representatives from tribes pennsylvania has a total of red men an increase of 1887 during the pasi past great au sun u A chieftains league la is to bo be organized nt at cheyenne wy great sachem reed of illinois is mak ing arrangements to enter upon an active campaign in Redman in that state the mo motto to of the managers of the aged red mens home in pennsylvania pennsyl ania is to c care lre for and supply the wants of the needy of our tribes the new wigwam of mohegan tribe 1 I 0 it al of pittsfield will ill be dedicated on the fourth fun bun buck moon the great chiefs will perform the ceremony KNIGHTS OF HONOR information of interest to the order no more social Ble tubers no oath is administered to initiates of the order only a promise upon honor I 1 Is ex acted to live the life of a good citizen neither Is ita it a religious or political society both subjects are carefully kept out of the jew or gentile catholic or protestant are alike respected and mude made v elcome welcome the order Is b gradually moving upward to the mark texas seems to lead in the number of new applications for membership S A D J mulligan has done effective work for the uniformed rank ho lie is still at it and the good results are being felt and ap precia predated ted rev jea jesse S gilbert pastor of the methodist episcopal church midland N J bays says 1 I have been a member of the knights lits of honor over twelve years and regard this order as one of the very best I 1 consider it praiseworthy in its spirit its history and its methods method one assessment a month for the first six months and two a month for the succeed ing eighteen months Is what you can now nov offer to applicants no more social members those already members member swill will not bo be eligible to the office of dictator financial reporter treasurer or representative to the grand lodge nor be entitled to vote or hold any office in the grand lodge bro C J feytel is now grand dictator of new jersey jeney he ile is a zealous knight of honor lionor and ni w ill do all in hla his power to in crease the membership in that Juris juristic dic tion A member attempting to take his own life commits a crime for which he should be tried it if found guilty his sanity being established he should be expelled from the order the following decisions of 0 the supreme dictator were approved by the supreme lodge A member having been suspended for a specified time after duo due trial and conviction becomes reinstated at the end of that time without any action on the part of the lodge he lie is however how ever liable for as assessments ess ments called during the month in which he be is suspended and the month in which such suspension tenni terminates nates and also for the payment of all dues for nr the quarter in which he is suspended and the quarter in which his its suspension nates A reporter porter rt cannot act as a financial reporter if the financial reporter is un able to act it is the duty of the lodge to select some one to act pro tern tem the dictator who is such when the benefit certificate is 13 delivered and not the one in office when the tile candidate was initiated should attest it A change of benefit certificate whether as to rate or us its to designation of beneal ci claries aries takes effect when the member has complied with the laws governing such changes and the old benefit certificate properly perly surrendered has been filed in the off office ice of the supreme reporter under the new law a tu ialo that falls to hold stated meetings in its lodge roo in for three successive months shall be suspended Be hereafter reatter installation of officers of subordinate orilin ate lodges will take place on the hec jec ond meeting in the term instead of the first fint state medical examiners hereafter will be appointed and removed by the supreme dictator grand lodges will have nothing whatever to do with state medical exi examiners |