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
_Warsaw_, No. 73. ("Far") Rockport. Instituted 17th Sturgeon Moon, 410
by F. W. Jones, with 25 charter members.
_Nokomis_, No. 74. Franklin. Instituted 2nd Sturgeon Moon, 410 by F.
W. Jones with 20 charter members. Held but few councils. Rekindled by
F. L. Smith in Buck Moon, 411, but was shortly afterwards defunct.
_Silver Cloud_, No. 75. Glasgow. Was never instituted. In Buck Moon,
410, F. W. Jones attempted to institute on a properly filed petition,
but on account of a misunderstanding between Bro. Jones and the
charter petitioners it was not done. In Buck Moon, 411, F. L. Smith
visited Glasgow and returned charter fees to petitioners.
_Floating Canoe_, No. 76. Richmond. Instituted 2nd Corn Moon, 410
by F. W. Jones with 30 charter members. The tribe has thrived from
institution.
_Shawnee_, No. 77. ("Southerner") Georgetown. Instituted 21st Sturgeon
Moon, 410, by F. W. Jones, with 37 charter members. Charter was
surrendered to M. M. Redding, in 413. An entirely new tribe under the
same name and number was instituted 18th Sturgeon Moon, 414, by M. M.
Redding.
_Kabo_, No. 78. Petra. Instituted 15th Buck Moon, 411 by W. T. Abbott,
with 69 charter members. Organized by Chas. E. O'Neal.
_Grand Glaze_, No. 79. Monterey. Instituted 26th Corn Moon, 410, by
John M. Clifford, with 22 charter members. The tribe has had a hard
struggle, but its present 30 members are working hard to keep the
tribe from retrograding.
_Ptocawa_, No. 80. Louisville. Instituted 5th Cold Moon, 411, by F. W.
Jones, with 30 charter members. Tribe has from the start been vigorous
and now numbers 211 Chiefs.
_Yosemite_, No. 81. ("Grizzly bear"--properly spelled Yo-se-me-ty)
Louisville. Instituted 5th of Cold Moon, 411 by F. W. Jones, with 33
charter members. Another of the many thrifty Jefferson County Tribes,
now numbering 154 members.
_Appalachia_, No. 82. ("The people on the other side") Pineville.
Instituted 26th Snow Moon, 411 by F. W. Jones, with 52 charter
members. The tribe has prospered though it would have been better had
there not been so many charter members.
_Passyunk_, No. 83. Harrodsburg. Instituted 26th Worm Moon, 411 by F.
W. Jones with 48 charter members. Though its membership is not now as
large as formerly, it still is in healthy condition.
_Spotted Wolf_, No. 84. Coalton. Instituted 12th Plant Moon, 411 by
Past Great Sachem W. C. Diederich. Tribe composed largely of miners,
and has been and is a thrifty tribe.
_Red Cloud_, No. 85. (Head Chief of the Ogallala Sioux). Warsaw.
Instituted 30th Flower Moon, 411 by Nick Pomice, with 20 charter
members.
_Big Eagle_, No. 86. Sparta. Instituted at Sanders on 24th Flower
Moon, 411 by Nick Pomice. Moved by Dispensation to Sparta on the 27th
of Buck Moon, 411. Absorbed by consolidation Little Ha Ha Tribe, No.
71.
_Eyota_, No. 87. ("Greatest"). Balls Landing. Instituted 17th Buck
Moon, 411, by Forsee D. Lee with 25 charter members. Has had many
trials but weathered them all.
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