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
After appropriate remarks of instruction had been given by the two Great
Chiefs, the following named Past Sachems, who responded to the call,
were marked as present:
Miantonomo Tribe, No. 1--J. B. Mendenhall, John Armstrong, Oscar R.
King, J. R. McConnell, Past Great Sachem T. A. Hornsey, Willie Walker,
Henry Vogt, R. Eason, Frank L. Smith.
Onequa Tribe, No. 2--R. W. Jones, J. W. Holler.
Wyandotte Tribe, No. 3--T. M. Russell.
Winona Tribe, No. 4--W. B. Wilkerson, Wm. Metcalfe, J. Hull Davidson.
Paughcaughnaughsinque Tribe, No. 6--John I. Winter, W. E. Fite, J. W.
Crumbaugh.
Hiawatha Tribe, No. 7--E. G. Van Zandt, J. H. Young, A. F. German.
Osceola Tribe, No. 19--W. C. Diederich.
As Past Sachems McConnell, Diederich and Mendenhall had been admitted to
other State Great Councils, the acting Great Incohonee appointed Past
Sachem McConnell as Great Guard of the Forest, pro tem.; Past Sachem
Diederich as Great Guard of the Wigwam, pro tem.; and Great Sannap, pro
tem., was filled by Past Sachem Mendenhall.
The acting Great Incohonee, assisted by the acting Great Chief of
Records and Past Sachem Mendenhall proceeded to constitute the Great
Council of Kentucky, which was consummated at 12 o'clock high sun.
The following named Great Chiefs were then elected or appointed and
raised up:
J. B. Mendenhall, of No. 1 Great Sachem
J. R. McConnell, of No. 1 Great Senior Sagamore
W. E. Fite, of No. 6 Great Junior Sagamore
J. Hull Davidson, of No. 4 Great Prophet
Frank L. Smith, of No. 1 Great Chief of Records
A. F. German, of No. 7 Great Keeper of Wampum
J. B. Mendenhall, of No. 1 Gt. Rep. to G. C. U. for two great suns
The Great Sachem-elect appointed:
John I. Winter, of No. 6 Great Sannap
Thos. M. Russell, of No. 3 Great Mishinewa
W. C. Dienerich, of No. 19 Great Guard of Wigwam
R. W. Jones, of No. 2 Great Guard of Forest
The Great Sachem announced the following committees:
On Laws--P. G. S. Thos. A. Hornsey, Great Senior Sagamore J. R.
McConnell and Great Junior Sagamore W. E. Fite.
On Credentials--Great Prophet J. Hull Davidson and Past Sachems E. G.
Van Zandt and R. Eason.
The committee on Laws recommended that the laws of the Great Council of
Pennsylvania be adopted by the Great Council of Kentucky, and after some
slight amendments they were adopted.
The Committee on Credentials reported Past Sachems P. T. Farnsworth, of
No. 1, John D. Walker, of No. 2 and Charles Scott, of No. 4 as being in
the forest with proper credentials, and recommended they be admitted,
and they were admitted and received the Great Council degree. It was
voted that an appropriation of two hundred fathoms be made for the
expense of the Great Chiefs for the ensuing term.
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