Redmanship in Kentucky for Fifty Great SunsSmith, Frank L.
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Redmanship in Kentucky for Fifty Great Suns
Smith, Frank L.
Improved Order of Red Men. Great Council of Kentucky
_Oconee_, No. 47. Instituted in 409 by F. W. Jones. Visited by W. A.
Crader in Plant Moon, 411 in endeavor to revive the council brand but
without success and he reported the tribe defunct.
_King Phillip_, No. 48. (Younger son of Massasoit) Hustonville.
Instituted in 409 by O. J. Minor. The council fire burned brightly for
a season, but gradually it smouldered and finally went out entirely,
and its charter was surrendered to M. M. Redding 20th Buck Moon, 413.
_Minnetonka_, No. 49. West Point. Instituted 409 by F. W. Jones, but
was soon defunct.
_Shingawassa_, No. 50. Bardfordsville. Instituted 31st Buck Moon, 409
by F. W. Jones with 24 charter members. Council Fire burned brightly
for a time and it practically owned its own wigwam, but members moving
away left it without quorum and it surrendered its charter in 416.
_Comanche_, No. 51. New Haven. Instituted 409 by F. W. Jones. Was
soon defunct and its council fire was revived by W. A. Crader, but it
burned but dimly and soon was extinct.
_Tawawa_, No. 52. Vine Grove. Instituted 11th Corn Moon, 409 by F.
W. Jones. Visited by Crader in 411 and found to be defunct and all
property was surrendered to him.
_Minnewah_, No. 53. (or "Menawa", Signifying "Great warrior") Beaver
Dam. Instituted 409 by F. W. Jones. Consolidated with Kentucky Tribe,
No. 54, at McHenry.
_Kentucky_, No. 54. ("At the head of the river" or "the dark and
bloody ground") McHenry. Instituted 8th Corn Moon, 409 by F. W.
Jones. Owns jointly with a Lodge of Odd Fellows a fine wigwam and is
prosperous in every respect.
_Tioga_, No. 55. ("Swift current") Sturgis. Instituted 16th Traveling
Moon, G. S. D. 409 by F. W. Jones. Has had a hard struggle, and its
council fire burned so dimly in 416 that it was rekindled by Past
Sachem David Moskovitz.
_Huron_, No. 56. (Name of a tribe of the Iroquois Nation. Wyandotte
is another name of the same tribe, both being derived from the same
Indian word "A-hon-an-dote". Wyandotte is the French Version and Huron
the English.) Instituted 16th Traveling Moon, G. S. D. 409 by F. W.
Jones, the Degree team of Miantonomo Tribe assisting. Its council
brand is still burning, though but feebly.
_Standwaitee_, No. 57. Earlington. Instituted 10th Beaver Moon, 409 by
F. W. Jones. The tribe has been vigorous from institution.
_Blazing Arrow_, No. 58. Madisonville. Instituted 10th Beaver Moon,
409 by F. W. Jones. Vigorous efforts were made to make this a strong
tribe but without avail and its charter was surrendered on the 8th of
Buck Moon, 412.
_Sagwa_, No. 59. Lawrenceburg. Instituted 15th Beaver Moon, 409, by F.
W. Jones, but never prospered and its council fire was out in 410, but
relighted in 413 by Past Sachem Julius Morris, but again went out. Was
again relighted in 415, and is now in prosperous condition with over
100 members.
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