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TOLUME XLIX, NUIBER 30. NEWP.EUR, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1911. THE GREAT COUNCIL OF RED MEN IN SESSIO] 4REAT SACHEM ELETTNE: BROKE ALL RECORDS. Something of His Fine Work-Nec berry's Part in the Proceedings. What Was Done. (By Jno. K. AuIL) The twenty-second annual grea council of South Carolina, Improve Order of Red Men, held in Greenvill on Tuesday and Wednesday of thi week, was by far the most importan gathering in the history of Redman ship in this State, marking as it di the close of the greatest year for th order in South Carolina, and bein the prophecy of greater things yet t come. Newberry in Redmanship. Newaberry has long been prominen in the Improved Order of Red Men o this State. Bergell tribe, No. 24, ha furnished three great sachems, all o whom have been or are now grea representatives. One of them, J. H Hair, has passed in his canoe acros the sea which laps the - e of eter nity, and is now a chief in the hunt ing grounds beyond. Another is thi present governor of South Carolina Cole. L. Blease, who is one of th; four present great representatives tc t.he great council of the United States The third is Otto Klettner, who ha! made the past year the best in the history of the order in this State, anm who has retired as great sachem an< taken the stump of great prophet wit] the hearty well-done and the heart felt appreciation of e; ery true mem ber of the order who knows of hi work-and- every member of the or der in : this State ought to know o' his work. By a rising vote at thi great council this week Great Sachen Klettner was unanimously chosen one of the great representatives, whic: gives Newberry two of the four Messrs. Blease and K ettner. The other two who were chosen at the great council this week are Pasi Grea.t Sachems -C. E. Tolly, of Ander *son, and J. S. Booth, of Chester. Great Sachem Klettner's Work. Some idea of the work which Great Sachem Klettner--now past great -sachem, great prophet and great rep resentative--has done for the order during the past year may be sined from the report of the committee on state of the order. Through a happy combination of circumstances a past sachem of Bergell tribe, Mr. E. H. Aull, a warm 'friend of Mr. Klettner, had the pleasure of presenting this report. During the past year nine teen new tribes have been organized, and up until January 1, about 1,400 new members were added to the rolls, and from January 1 to April 1, of gas year about 400 more, making a -rotal of some eighteen hundred n.ew members-which represen. s the n;-t gain, exclusive of suspensions. Great Sachem Klettner met heavy difficul ties as they came to him and he~ over came them, and he has brouzght the miembership of -the order in this State up to five thousand, in round numbers. The Hon. Carl Foster, of Bridgeport, Conn., great senior saga more of the great council of the United States, who was a guest of the great council of South Carolins, and who is one of th a most eloquent speakers to whom the dle gartes tc the great council have had the pleasure to listen, in commenting on this ~wW ing, paid a very beautiful tribute ti Mr. Klettner and to his work as great sachenm. All previous r ecr's ad been smashed completely, and it was a day of real jubilee for the Red Men of this State when th.e aet re suts of Great Sachem Kie-t.ir's 1M voted and unselfish service were tabu lated. The Election of Officers. S. S. Tiner, of Trough, was made reat junior sagamore; Great Junior Sagamore .James G. Long, of Union, being promoted to great senior saga more, and Great Semior Sagamore .T. P. Carlisie, of Greenville, being made gra sac-hem. The election of officers wa:s remarkably harmnonious. lace. of Sumter, and Great Keeper o Wampum S. M. Clarkson, of Colum bia, were unanimously re-elected b: acclamation. Great Mischinewa Cannon G. Blease of Bergell tribe, was chosen one o the trustees for seven years to sue ceed Mr. Polalty, of Graniteville whose term expired. Gov. oCle. L Blease, one of the trustees, ten did a very graceful act by resigning hit -position on the board and nominating Mr. Polalty to fill the vacanc d created by his resignation, Mr. Polalt3 e being uanimously elected. Gover nor Blease said that while he had S been honored greatly by the Red Men of South Carolina there was no honoi which had been bestowed upon hin which he appreciated as much as the :honor which was bestowed upon his brother, Cannon G. Blease, in his election as trustee. Mr. B. B. Leitzsey was made Greal Guard of the Wigwam. f Bergell Tribe and Her Degree Team. Bergell tribe, which in point of f membership, in the number of great t sachems which it has furnished, and in the present number of great rep resentatives, is the banner tribe of . South Carolina, had a large delega tion present, and all of them took an active part in the proceedings of the 1 great council. Those from: Bergell tribe in attendance were: Great Sachem Klettner, 0. S. Goree, deputy great sachem; Cannon G. Blease, great mischinewa; Elbert H. Aull, B. B. Leitzsey, Jno. K. Aull, R. P. Frank lin, 0. 0. Smith, B. 0. Epting, J. L. Williams, E. L. Rodeis.perger, W. B. Johnson, J. H. Chappell. The degree team of Bergell tribe was 'a contestant in the contest held iln the big hall at the Sampson mill - village on Tuesday night, and won the second prize; thirty dol'ars. The first prize was fifty dollars, the sec ond thirty, and the third twenty dol lars. These prizes had been offered by Great Sachem !Klettner, and his action in so doing was approved by the great council. Bergell's t3am made a very fine showing, and its members were generally congratulat - ed upon the very fine manner in Which they conferred the degree. The contestants were Calumet, No. 36, .Bergell, No. 24; Catawba, No. 12; Comanchee, No. 39, Ottaray, No. 58, and Oklahoma, No. 43. First prize went to Calumet, No. 36, and third prize to Catawba, (10 12. Among the judges was the Hon. Carl Foster, and in announcing the awards he spoke of the excellence of the work of all the teams. Bergell's teamn has recent ly -been provided with new and hand some regalia, and un-der the direction of Degree Master 0. S. Goree has at tained a high degree of excellence. The members *of the team who took part in the contest in Greenville were: Phophet, W. B. Johnson; Sachem, 0. S. G.oree; Senior Sagamore, E. L. Rodelsperger; Junion Sagamore, T. IB. Kibler; First Sannap, J. E. Frank lin; Second Sarnnap, J. W. Attaway; First Scout, J. L. Williams; Second Scout, J. C. Burch; First Warrior, W. S. Franklin; Secons Warrior, Jim ~Pad gett; Third Warrior, Lewis R. Jones; Fourt.h Warrior, N. M Pad gett; 'First Brave, John Wood: Sec.mnd Brave, Roland Williams; Third Brave, C. A. Cameron; Fourth Br ive, Lon Davis. B. 0. Epting acted as elec trician, and First Sannap Ira M. Sligh took the place of the paleface. In ad dition to these Wpem.ber's of the de gree team who were present1 the team was accompanied to Greenville by James Caldwell, the faithful guard of thie forest, who is one of the most de voted members of Bergell tribe, and who doesn't mind work when it is for the advancement of the order, and Henry Bouknight another faithful member of Bergell tribe. Looking Towards a Paper. One of the most important matters which came before the great council was the suggestion of the committee on state of the order that it weamld be advisable to establish yi monthly journal devoted to the interests of the order, to be published 'by the great council. The committee stated in its report that it believed such a journal could be published for the five thou sand members of the orde1 at a cost of about 2~> eents per member annual ly. in be raisd by ner canita tax. The matter was given considerable attention, and the subordinate tribes were instructed to consider the mat ter so that the delegates to the next great council might be in position to vote in accordance with the wishes of -the members. There seems to be no doubt that such a publication, is sued by the great council, would be of incalculable benefit to the order, and it could be issued with an assess ment which would not be missed by any member of the order. It would place the Red Men of South Carolina in line with the progress among the fraternal organizations of this and other States. When the matter comes up for discussion in the various sub ordinate tribes it will no doubt re ceive the serious attention which it deserves. The Hon. Carl Foster. The Hon. Carl Foster, great senior sagamore of the great council of the United States, who Visited the great council as great incohonee of the great council of the United States, on account of the indisposition of the great incohonee, :s a magnetic man and an eloquent talker, and his visit. was appreciated by the Red Men of South Carolina and his magnificent. address was heard with undivided at tention and the truths which were im pressed in Mr. Foster's peculiarly forceful manner are prized as they should be. Mr. Foster was accompa nied by Mrs. Foster. Governor Bjease. Mr. Foster is an old friend of Gov ernor Cole. L. Blease, and was intro duced to the great council by Gov. Blease. Governor Blease reached Greenville on Monday night and was on hand on Tuesday morning. He { was given an ovation when he enter ed the hall. He is one of the most de voted members which the order has in this State, and has done an im m-ense amount of work for the order. He was spoken of as the leading can didate for great junior sagamore of the great council of the United States last year, but was unable to be at the meeting of the grea; council of the 1United States for the reason thrat at that time he was busily engaged in this State electing himself governor. .Greenville's Hospitality. Greenville's charming hospitality Was unbounded, and there was not a. delegate to the great council who was not made to feel at home iuring his en tire stay in the gateway of the Pied mont-as they say in Greenville, "the gateway to get there." M(edals For Good Work. One of the pleasant features of the session was the presentation of 'hand some gold medals to Cannon G. Blease' and 0. 0. Smith for excellency in get ting new members for r!xit artier. The medals were given by Great Sachem Klettn-er, and the presentation was made by A. M. Deal, of Colambia, in a very happy manner. Suitable re sponses were made by Messrs. Blease1 and Smith. 1 Great Council of Pocahontas. The great council of Pocahontas was in session during the se.ssia of' the great council, ani its meeting' was pleasant --nd profiNb.e The de legates who had been electeA from Cateechee council, No. 4, of Newber ry, were Miss Lizzie Clamp, Mrs. L. G. Pittard, Mrs. Clara Wicker Stone, Mrs. Nettie Epting, Mrs. Emma Hair, Miss Lillie Mann, P. G. P., Mrs. R{e becca Lewie, F. C., and Mrs. Cu!m mings Bouknight, G. F. The miembers from ateechee council took an ac t tive and prominent part in the pro-d ceedings. Too Pointed.r Washington Star. !a Mr. Howard was a man of exceed-| ingly few words. He positively dis liked to talk, as an Indian dislikes1 S to smile. One day he went into a music store to buy the music of an te opera for .his sister. The clerk came ic up, and to him Mr. Howard said in Ie bis quiet way: tl "'Mikado' liberetto.' o The salesman frowned. "What's that?" he asked. . I ti "'MIikado' liberetto," repeated the| )ther. -I tu "Me no speakee Italiano," said the T alrk shaking his herad. NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Election of Town Council-Prosper ity Ready to Do Her Part on the Highway. Prosperity, April 13.-Mr. S. D.. Duncan, of Greenwood, was in town this week. Mr. L. C. Singley, of Gary, is visit ing Mr. B. B. Schumpert. Miss Mary Willis, of Columbia col lege, is home for a few days. Mrs. Swygert, Mrs. Livingston and Miss Suber, of Peak, were shoppers in town Tuesday. Miss Edna Fellers will spend Eas ter at 'home. M[r. W. E. Pugh, of the Lutheran Thelogical seminary in Charleston, is at home for a few days. The Ladies' Aid society of Grace church will give an Easter egg hunt to the children Saturday afternoon on the church green. Ice cream will be served. Public cordially invited. - Mrs. J. F. Browne and Mrs. C. M. Harmon spent Wednesday in Colum bia. Rev. W. H. Hiller, of Coumbia, spent yesterday in town. Mr. J. B. O'Neall Holloway, of New ,befry, delivered an address to the school children Wednesday. Mrs. B. B. Schumpert has returned from a several days' visit in Colum bia. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wise are in Co lumbia for a few days. Mr. C. M. Harmon is at honie for a few days. He has accepted a posi tion with Mr. H. I. Depass, wholesale dealer in grain and provisions, Co lumbia, S. C. The election for intendant and war dens on Tuesday resulted in the elec tion of Dr. J. S. Wheeler intendant. He 'has served in this capacity for several years and makes an excellent official. Messrs. J. P. Bowers, W. T. Gibson, J. D. Quattlebaum and A. N. Crosson were elected wardens. Miss Lizzie Hawkins, of Silver street, spent the week-end at home. Mr. John L. Hunter and Mrs. L. A. Sease retilrned to l3lemson college last Sunday. Mrs. Geo. Y. Hunter spent Monday in Columbia. Mr. B. V. Chapman, who has been eaching in Georgia, is visiting Mr. . B. Dennis. Mr. William .Sea-l, of Columbia, pent Sunday with Mr. A. G. Wise.I Misses Myrtle Dennis and' Rsalyn summer, of Newberry, visited Mrs. C. d. Harmon Saturday. Mr'. J. D. Luther spent Sunday with s pare'nts, Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Luth ~r. Mr. C. C. Wyche, of Spartanburg, ~as been on a visit to his parents. Prof. J. EJ. Hunter spent the week ~nd with his parents. The Allen Jewelry company, of 'harleston, had a representative in he "booster car" which stopped here ast Friday. He inspected Mr. W. B. tikard's tower clock and compliment. d him highly upon the work. What has become of our Columbia ighway? It will be Newberry's gain o put the road from Little Mountain o Newberry in fine shape. The New erry chamber of commerce should ut forth every effort possible. Of ourse, Prosperity is willing to do her art. Our folks will drag the three liles of the Little Mountain road, hich has been worked this week. tich up the suipers:isor and let's av the road. Unromantic. ~Tahigton Star. "if you r.tarry a poor man you mest expect to krow. how to prepare 1e dinner an'd atrend. to all the ittle tai!s of household economy." "Ys." replied the worldly young oman; "but, instead of g:'tting "ar ed, mighn't it be better to register : an employment agency?" Not to be Enlcoulraged. eeen Magazine. An Oklahoma editor was much in rested in a scientific note he en untered in an Eastern paper, to the et-that if the tarth were flattened e sea would be two miles deep all ] er the world. The editor reprinted this note witL e following comment: "If any man is caught !attenini e earth, shoot him on the sipot. 1ere's a whole lot of us in this Stain NEWBERRY'S PENSION ROLL. Survivors of the Great Struggle Who Will Receive Aid of the State This Year. Clerk of Court Jno. C. Goggans has received the check from the comptrol ler general for the pensioners for Newberry county. The total amount for this county is $4,560.80, to be dis tributed amongst 177 pensioners. These are divided into classes as fol lows: Class A, $96.00, one pensioner. Class B, $72.00, three pensioners. Class C, No. 1, $48.00, 10 pensioners. Class C, No. 2, $20.60, 61 pensioners. Class C, No. 3, $48.00, 15 pensioners. Class C, No. 4, $20.60, 87 pensioners. The checks are ready at the office )f the clerk of court, and those who ave not received their money may lo so by calling on him. The following is the roll of pension Trs by classes for Newberry county: Class A. G. W. Thrift, Newberry. Class B. J. N. Bass, Newberry. George Lester, Prosperity. Francis Lindsay, Newberry. Class C, No. 1. M. D. Cannon, Little Mountain. Ramey Hitt, Gary. J. Phillips Kinard, Slighs. William Koon. J. Preston Kinard, Pomaria. G. D. Lathrop, Newberry. James W. McKittrick, Newberry. W. P. Williams, Newberry. W. W. Willingham, Newberry. D. P. Ward. Class C, No. 2. J. Z. Adams, Newberry. E. P. Bradley, Newberry. J. H. Alewin!e, Prosperity. J. P. Blair, Utopia. J. V. Bishop, Whitmire. S. D. Boland, Prosperity. J. W. Breazele, Pomaria. D. T. Boozer, Pomaria. W. H. Buzhardt, Newberry. W. A. Braswell, Newberry. F. A. Boozer, Newberry. John F. Cromer, Newberry. E. S. Cromer, Newberry. J. T. Calmes, Newberry. Joel T. Crisp, Gary. J. B. Chambers, Newberry. M. M. Dickert, Pomaria. W. P. Davenport, Lcvngshore. John F. Denson, Newberry. J. M. Dowd, Slighs. J. Pink Davenport, Ch.appells. D. L. Dennis, Newberry. John A. Enlow, Whitmire. T. J. Eison, Maybinton. W. R. Elmore, Whitiire. W. R. Fulmer, Slighs. Adam George, Slighs. I. W. Griffin, Slighs. , J. H. Gaillard, Newberry. Levi Gruber, Pomaria. '. M. W. Griffin, Jalapa. J. F. Johiison, Newberry. W. H. Jones, Newberry. W. M. Johnson, Newberry. G. S. Livingston, Slighs. G. S. Moore, Slighs. J. H. Livingston, Slighs. John McCullom, Pomaria. Butler S. Morgan, Newberry. T. W. McCollough, Whitmire. Andrew Nichols, Prosperity. :Hackett Peague, Prosperity. George W. Pearson, Newberry. J. J. Porter, Newberry. J. E. Quattlebaum, Slighs. J. R. Riser. E. W. Reese,' Netwberry. James A. Riser, Pomaria. Moorman Ruff, Ne wberry. WV. H. Sloan. Wade H. Setzler, Pomnaria. D. E. Sease, Helena. W. A. Shealy, New Brookland. Jacob Sheely, Little Mountaini. John F. Taylor, Newberry. John C. Wilson, Slighs. [. N. Wesson, Newberry. D. D. Willard, Whitmire. I. E. Williams. Newberry. 3. M. Williams, Newbe?rry. Belton Wicker, Pomaria. C Amanda Bridges, Slighis.t Barah H. Bright, Newberry. .c irances L. Camp1bell, Newbe'rry. a lizabeth Brooks. Dmmeline Cromier, Glymphrille. laroline Chapman, Newb-rr~y. lary I. Dickert, Pomaria. 2M. Kibler, Newberry. . N. Maffett, Newberry. 1izam'h Moore, Newberry. nearac Kinarid. Newberry. E. C. Neel, Newberry. Mary A. Oxner, Utopia. Mary A. Thompsop, Utopia. Frances Wilson, Utopia. Class C, No. 4. Frances Britt, Newberry. E. C. Brooks, Prosperity. Eugenia Bridus, Newberry. Minerva Bushard, Newberry. Callie Cannon, Newberry. Ann S. Campsen, Newberry. S. E. Cromer, Newberry. Louisa A. Carter, Newberry. M. Helen Clary, Newberry. T. C. Cannon, Newberry, Margaret Cromer, Reuben. Mary Cromer, Newberry. Margaret C. Clamp, Newberry. Bettie L. Davenport, Belfast. M. VI Day, Newberry. Millie A. Dickert, Newberry. Nancy C. Ddckert. Margaret Epting, Newberry. Frances Fulmer. Elizabeth Felkel, Reuben. Mary C. Graham, Reuben. Martha Caroline Hentz, Pomaria. Jane Havird, Silverstreet. Mary A. Huiett, Newberry. S. C. Halfacre, Newberry. Mary A. Hutchinson, Newberry. Louisa A. Hipp, Newberry. Emily Horton, Jalapa. Sallie Holt, Newberry. Sarah L. Johnson, Newberry. Miriam Johnson, Newberry. Elizabeth J. Kibler, Newberry. S. C. Kinard, Newberry. S. E. Koon, , Pomar&a. Sarah Kibler, Newberry. E. A. Kinard, Slighs. Julia A. Kibler, Newberry. Lucinda Livingston, Newberry. .y Lou Lyles, Newberry. M. E. Longshore, Newberry. E. E. Miller, Newberry. Maldssa L. Lovelace, Newber:y. Mary L. Moggs, Newberry. M. J. McNary, Prosperity. Harriett F. McOarley, Whitmire. F. S. McGowan, Newberry. M. M. Mann, Newberry. Mattie J. Metts, Slighs. Lucinda Moats, Kinards. Lou isa Mayer, Prosperity. Elizabeth Metts, Little Mountain. M. E. McDewitt, Newberry. Jane A. Montgomery, Newberry. Dollie Morris, Prosperity. Mary Nealy, Newberry. 'Doil.es R. Na.nce, Newberry. Sallie Odell, Whitmire. Nancy Parrott, Newberry. Debean .Pugh, Prosperity. M4. S. Perry, Helena. C. L. Rhodes, Prosperity. Sarah E. Rutherford, Newberry. Frances Rikard, Newberry. S. A. Reid, Newberry. Nancy Stockman, Newberry. Retecca Seigling, Prosperlity. Olivia C. Stewart, Newberry. P. B. Singleton, Prosperity. Margaret Singley, Slighs. Martha Stone. Slighs. R., A. Swindler, Newberry. Mary M. Stuck. Clementine Sanders, Silverstreet. Elizabeth Shealy, Slighs. Marcella Schawtz, Marcella. RL. Catherine Shealy, Prosperity. H. L. Sligh, Newberry.. .Josephiine E. Sligh, Slighs. Sarah Todd; Newberry. Nancy Tolbert, Newberry. Susannah Timmermjan. Drucilla Tygert, Pomnaria. [. 14. Werts, Slighs. R. M. Werts, Prosperity. Rhoda Watts, Slighs. Martha Wilson, Newbe1Ty. Jane Vaughn. No Enforced Inebriety. eucess Magazine. A professor in the Cornell law tcool was lecturing on the question fintoxication as a defense to rim 1a prosecution. Professor," asked a fresbman, sppose a man should be seized, car einto a saloon, and forced to be oe intoxicated, afld t1". should go uand commit a crime. Would in ication be a defnse?" "We won't go into that," ,replied eprofessor. "I don't believe a man aget very drunk without a certain munt of contributory negligence." .Against Them. okers Statesman. he-Are you against long hatpins ~women? rHe.Well T hae been several times.