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
Past Great Sachem A. J. Francis, in a feeling and appropriate manner,
announced the death of Past Great Chief of Records, Jas. N. Tyrack, who
died on July 16, 1862, in the city of Nashville, Tenn. Appropriate
resolutions were passed.
The election resulted as follows:
M. Borntraeger M. W. Great Sachem
B. B. Wilder M. W. Great Senior Sagamore
R. B. McCracken M. W. Great Junior Sagamore
A. Schneider M. W. Great Prophet
Bernard Strube M. W. Great Chief of Records
A. J. Francis M. W. Great Keeper of Wampum
A. J. Francis, W. D. Turner and E. Merkley, Great Representatives
of G. C. U. S.
Past Great Incohonee Geo. S. Peters and the Great Chiefs of the Great
Council of Ohio being present, they were invited to raise up the Great
Chiefs-elect, which they did.
After routine business the Great Council fire was quenched.
=1864.=
ELEVENTH GRAND SUN COUNCIL.
The eleventh Grand Sun Council of the Right Worthy Great Council of
Kentucky, Imp'd O. R. M., was kindled in the wigwam of Kentucky Tribe,
No. 4, hunting grounds of Louisville, at the 10th run, rising of the
11th sun of Buck Moon, G. S. 5624, Great Sachem Borntraeger presiding,
and all the elective Great Chiefs being present.
Past Sachems were admitted from Tribes Nos. 4, 6 and 7.
The Great Sachem said: "Though it has not been our good fortune to add
another to the number of Tribes already established in this State, I am
happy to state that the initiations in some of the Tribes have been
right numerous, and the receipts of wampum quite large. I hope that the
bloody strife now raging in this our beautiful land may soon be ended
and that the Great Spirit may spare you all for many a meeting of this
Great Council."
The following is gleaned from the report of the Great Chief of Records:
Number of working Tribes, 5; initiations, 33; rejections, 7;
suspensions, 11; expulsions, 1; withdrawn by card, 3; deceased, 4; whole
number of members, 260; paid for relief of brothers, 499 fathoms; for
widows and orphans, 132 fathoms; amount in the Great Council wampum
belt, $220.66.
The election of Chiefs resulted as follows:
B. B. Wilder Worthy Great Sachem
R. B. McCracken Worthy Great Senior Sagamore
A. Schneider Worthy Great Junior Sagamore
G. B. Kiteley Worthy Great Prophet
W. Bridgemann Worthy Great Chief of Records
A. J. Francis Worthy Great Keeper of Wampum
B. B. McCracken and Chas. Hebel Representatives to G. C. U. S.
A communication was received from the Great Council of the United States
warning the Great Council not to print odes, diplomas, cards, or other
supplies, in violation of the laws of the Great Council of the United
States.
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