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*;reat council of red men kIN SESSION IN NEWBERRY with them, and w':.o wish him the same .-uccess in every walk in life ich ne has made as great sachem of the Red Men of South Caro ina. Incoming Great Sachem. The incoming great sachem, Mr. Oscar D. Gray, of Anderson, is well known in the ranks of Redmans':ip. He formerly represented Anderson I aunty in the general assembly of outh Carolina, and the great council i looking forward to renewed efforts Iward a wider field during '-'. is adkustration. K)ne of the interesting features of K meeting was the presentation to Kit Sachem Gray of a "vase." the Blentation being made by Past Sanera Eugene S. Blease. 'I he remarks of Mr. Blease and t e thanks of Mr. Gray were, in each instance, timely t and appropriate.. I Welcome to Hed Men. ft Aiost of the members of the great < ouucil reao' ed Newberry on Monday afternoon. They were public"y wel- j eomed on Monday night in the opera house, where eloquent addresses of j welcome and response were delivered, i The following program was carried I out: Dr. J. W. Folk, of t' e tribe at .Talapa, j Newberry county, presided, and under his direction the occasion passed off 4 kGreat Prophet E. H. Aull. j Pleasantly. The various addresses j appropriate and they touched a 1 [si-ve chord in the audience, or Z. F. Wright delivered the ad- ! ion behalf of the city; Sad:era kBlease on behalf of Bergell ; ^Ir. C. P. Barre on behalf of ' Ions; Mr. J. B. O'N. Holloway Uf of the Knights of Pythias, j M. G. Johnson on behalf of 1 In. council. I ^bsence cf the great incase general address was made ^^TCole. L. Blease. esponse on the part of the Brrotcouncil was made by Great SaHehem A. E. Hill, and on beiialf of the Degree of Pocaontas by Mrs. Mem- J ; Hminger, of C arleston. W The Banquet. On Tuesday evening, in Willowbrook j ^ park, a reception and banquet were | K tendered the (visiting Red Men and the I Daughters of Pocahontas by the local tribes. An elegant menu was served. V T-<ere was barbecued pork, barbecued mutton, and there were i turkeys and country ham, and there was a whole lot more?so much that it was necessary to be present in order R to appreciate. The official menu was: Roast Turkey with Cranberry Sauce r Barbecued Pork Hash Carolina Ham Rice potato salad cnicKen sa:aa Crackers Bread Cheese Pickles Olives Coffee PeacC.es Cake The retiring great prophet, Col. E. H. Aull, of Newberry, acted as toastoaster. The invocation was delivered by tiia Rev. J. N. Booth, of Newberry. A J J ? ? J V.. iV* ? rrf Aauresses were maue vy me &1 sachem, Hon. Oscar D. Gray, Past Great Sachem J. P. Carlisle, Hon. Sam J. Xicholls, State Warehouse Commissioner Jno. L. McLaurin and Former Governor Cole. L. Blease. 3Iatters of Legislation. '-.A. ^nrr ine mosi imyunani wtuiers ut legislation in connection with tl-e meeting of the great council are included in the report of the great sachem and the adoption of the report of the committee to whom this report was referred. Dr. J. P. Carlisle, of Greenville, was appointed a member of the committee to act with t?te incoming and outgoing great sachems on some plan to be formulated to look into the formation of a system for increasing the membership of the order. - i / ^ ?i xi 1. iteport or i*re?t ssacueiu. To the Chiefs and Members of the Great Council of South Carolina, or Improved Order of Red Men: Brothers: Words are inadequate to I express my appreciation and deep feelI ing for the great honor you conferred | ! upon me by electing me as your sreat ! sachem. It is an tonor that I shall J c erish as a token of the loyalty and ; confidence my brothers had in me. 1 i have tried to perform the duties iml posed upon me and have spent many j hours and many days in thought an 1 | work in order that I might build up the order in this State. I ave made a large number of visits to the various i tribes aiii district conventions and i held conferences with brothers, foruiul 'ating plans to upbuild the order. How. j ever it has been a labor cf love and ! not a burden, because I love the prinj ciples of Redmanship and I love its | members. Organizing. ; Immediately after my election a? j | great sac em. I had several conferi ences wife'; the brothers in view of in-! | creasing the membership and number j i of tribes, and as a result I was able j ! to secure the services of Brothers J. H. j j Hammett, A. X. Lunsford and J. A. : j McGraw. These brothers worked Hard j | and faithful and succeeded in organ-; [ izing a number of tribes. I went per- i | sonally and instituted t'ese tribe.-. I j Everything was working smoo'iily unj til t e outbreak of toe European war, which caused financial distress in the [ reservation, thereby causing a number of people to be out of employment and making it hard for us to organize j other tribes. I then began a campaign | to ftold the membership we already ! had. I believe t at we should have j some kind of an organization work to i ir? ^,/v ^ U /\ AmKA^oViin o tt /I T ho VA ! iuv;i case me mcuiuci auu * v | given much thought to plans for such j a campaign. If t':.is is done on a busi-' ness basis, the order will continue to j increase and prosper. District Conventions. I believe t at we should re-organ iz? . our District conventions and require ' a meeting to be held by the tribes ot; the district at least once each great j sun. There has been only two district conventions *:eld this great sun, and I believe the good accomplished 1 at those meetings in bringing t -e ( brothers tcgether.1 stirred up enthusi- j asm which was a great benefit to the i order. There was' e'd at Chick Springs i and Greers a convention of the sev- j ent'i and tenth districts. It' was a ! great meeting, degree teams com- j peting for banners, and it was j agreed at that meeing that the districts j would hold another joint convention j at Chick Springs during t! e month of j August of this year. The district con- j ventions give an opportunity to those loval Red Men who have not passed j the Sachem's stump in their tribe and thereby eligible to the great council It s'''ows them how the work of t:%e conventions are conducted and instills in those who attend a greater desire j tc work for the benefit of Redmanship. I I believe in the district conventions! ( and think that tie tribes in every State should be required bv the great council to bold a district convention at least once eacf? Great Sun. Great Chiefs' Council. I recommend to the great council I that there be held at least twice each'! I ' . . . <^Mp: ^ % Jllllbs. >vv->w:wyA^^^,,>>ffl: ::*:?^?5pyS8SS?K^ : > MsV-x- " vflSMSM |ppi^ :, |'' 4^' y if-: :' <' 4 ^HwaaMMwBcB ::;Si:r; =1^'''% <? *%"'f'- -/ -4 pf ^u^^i|H|i| Great Senior Sagamore-elect Cannon G. Blease. j great sun a great chiefs' council, composed of the great chiefs of the great council of South Carolina. Suea- a conference by the great chiefs would place them in closer touch with each other and plans could be formulated and suggestions made. Matters relat ing to the welfare of the order could be discussed i:a the council and suc.'? actions and suggestions made to tlr.e tribes in carrying on their business. The conditions of the tribes could be reviewed and the plans for organization work could be outlined. The great chiefs' council would have more time to devote to the detail work in their own council tftan they would to waif until fhp rrvnnoil roniVP-nes. [Decision. I have issued quite a number of dispensations after looking into the law and facts and have had a very large correspondence with the various tribes in the State and have rendered opinI f I icns on the law. I s ave endeavored | to interpret and give my opinions aci cording to the law and I have heard | of no dissatisfaction on my rulings. 1 have frequently gi.en advice tlirougli correspondence and b. visitation to ! tiie various tribes in their different j troubles wine": i. as arisen. Insurance and Funeral Benefit. The greatest question Hhat confronts : the great council today is suspension. ; ?*\i:u i aa\t* ^lvt'u some iuuus;iii iy uuu I question. After studying and invesI tigating the matter, I have come to t! e | conclusion t'.at the greatest asset the | Hed Men can have which will prevent 1 suspensions, and increase the membership, is to have an insurance and funeral benefit feature. I ' a?e given considerable thought to the funeral benefits, as carried out by some of the funeral benefit associations, and after 1 going thoroughly into these matters I heartily recommend that the great council make it obligatory on every member of a tribe that ' e carry some insurance, thereby helping the widows and orphans. I would suggest further that eac': tribe join some funeral benefit association and insure the members of their tril.?e as a whole. I further suggest t' at a committee be appointed to look into this matter and make recommendations thereto. I have had the pleasure of making a large number of visits to the various j tribes over t e reservation. 1 have! tried to go to the tribes where my I services were most needed. And 1 be -; 1 o f ? t r\ Q uio.1 a vion iu i/ xs li xuc vj ** great cliiel' lends great encouragement to the members. And 1 suggest that < it be recommended that the great chiefs do not stay away and depend upcn- the great sachem making all of the \isits. I expect to make as many visits as 1 possibly can after my. term of great sachem expires and continue ' to work to upbuild t. e order in this . reservation.' Desiring to improve mystelf for the duties imposed upon me as great sa- 1 ehem, 1 made a visit to the session of the great council of North Carolina, which convened at Charlotte on th? -(hh run of Fov.er moon, G. S. D. 423. 1 and represented the great council of South Carolina in our sister reserva- ! tion. I received many courtesies from tee great chiefs and Red Men of North j Carolina, and shall never forget the courtesy they extended while in their | reservation. I studied their methods of procedure and can heartily recommend them to the great council of South Carolina. The following document is taken from t':e "Records of t*he Great Council of North Carolina." "(Document No. 33.) "Hunting Grounds ot .Charlotte, Reservation of North Carolina. 21st Sun, Flower f\loon, G. S. D. 423. "To the Great Council of Im'd Order Red Men: ^ ".We, your committee on resolutions, offer the following: "Resoked, That the Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men o? North Carolina, through t!:ese presents, extends its thanks to Great lncohonee Carl Foster, of Bridgeport, Conn., and to Brother A. :E. Hill, Great Sachem of the Great Council of South Carolina, for their attendance upon our deliberations ait this, the sixteenth great sun session of our great council/ "The inspiration given us by Brother Foster is of untold value, and his suggestions and thoughts will be fruitful, j "Reports by Brother Hill from the reservation of Sout: Carolina offer us j a stimulus to do more and better work. "We trust that it may be their pri'V- j ilege to assemble with us again. ' Respectfully submitted, Colin G. Shaw, Chairman. G. A. Moore, J. A. Herndon." i Recommendations. First. Death Benefit Association?I 1 recommend the adoption of some plan j for the inauguration of the insurance j benefit feature to be paid by t'r.e tribe | to some funeral benefit association or company. Second. Bonds?I recommend that the great council see that ti: e law for bonding officers in the tribes is carried or.t. Third. Organizing?Some plan for organizing work should be formulated and I recommend that a committee be 1 nr\\r infrv fho fnrm3 HaTI ap^VXUl^U IV luun. iiiLv biiv --NX - ? v- ? ~? , of some system for increasing our | membership. Fourth. District Councils of Great 5 - a- t ?:j u Vn-wl /^in tr UllieiS AS l vjiiiu UtriVl C, LilC livrivi4"to of two district councils of tfte great chiefs, would be a great benefit to the order and, therefore, I recommend thai resolutions be adopted which would make it obligatory on the tribe in each district to hold at least one distn;* convention during each great sun. Conclusion. Now in conclusion, let me say that the greatest ambition of my life, sincft becoming a Red Man, was to be great sachem of the great council of South Carolina. You honor me by electing me to that position and I assure you that I shall never forget the Red Men. I have tried to merit the confidence you placed in me and have always I worked for t':e best interest of the order. j Again thanking the Red Men of : Souf Carolina for the courtesy shown me during my term as great sachem j and :or the loyalty in extending me ] lueir help in building up the order and i may the Great Spirit continue to bless j t e Red c 11 of South Carolina, is the j prayer Oi your friend and brother. A. E. Hill, i Great Sachem, j i I ' Great I'ocahontas Council. I I The Great Council' of Pocahontas j was in session in Newberry at t>.e | same time the Red Men were here, i Following is a reps; c of m; eting: ; The annual convention of the Greats Council Degree of Pocahontas of South | Carolina for the great sun 421 wag '..eld in Klettner's hall. I it is needless to say that the hall i i was : andscmely decoru ed and every' thing provided for the welfare as well I as dispatch of business. i Promptly at 9:30 a. m., Tue.day, , April 13, C-rear Prophetess Mrs. C. A.. Bouknight c.i led the great council to order. After an invocation by Great Prophetess Mrs. M. A. Memminger the | I council fire was kindled in due form. ; , The credentials committee reported ; ' quite a number of representatives in j meeting, who. after the examination : of credentials, were admitted as mem! bers of the great council. | Ti e great cruets nied tneir reporis i with the committee on long talk and j reports. On account of the prevail- | ing unsatisfactory financial condition, j t e order showed a slight decrease in ; membership. The financial condition i was very satisfactory. The following chief were elected: Great Prophetess?Mrs. I'. A. Bouk- j night, Xewberry. Great Pocahontas?Mary L. ! Avers, Rock Hill. Great Wenonah?Miss Florence Ad- ' kinson. Greenwood. rirodf ATi 11 noh rt h?"YT?<e ' VpI 1 in T^rvh- ! inson. Charleston. Great Keeper of Wampum?Miss Lillie Mann, Newberry. Great Keeper of Records?Miss An- . nie Coleman, Charleston. Great Guard of Tepee?IMiss Lula Lister, Rock Hill. Great Guard of Forest?Mrs. X. S. I Belcher, Greenville. Mr. O. Klettner, who has for years ; assisted tf:e members of the great council Degree of Pocahontas of South ! Carolina, having been duly commissioned to represent the great incohonee, was officially introduced and ; delivered a very forcible address, urg-: ing all Pocohontases to live up to the teachings of toe order and to discharge every duty as true Red )M<en should, i At 2 n m an nntomobil? ride was ; extended to the members by many of . our public spirited citizens, which was j enjoyed by all and highly appreciated. I f At 8 p. m. a banquet was extended j i to all members and visiting Red Men i i =? i at Willowbrook park, presided over; by Coi. r h. aii1! in a lu-ppy wanner. J All those who afei d'-d the meetings j were I tghlv deli^n; ed f-t the reeuX'T j extended and adopted resolutions' thanking everv jiti/^n for 'the kind- I |w ~ I less yrd ospitaUty shown. Thanks to the Citizens of Xewborrv.j Please accept my sincese thanks, and j ti' e thanks of every Red Man and Pocahontas in Newberry, for your great kindness and assistance in entertainment of the Great Council cf the Improved Order of Red Men of South Carolina. | Especially do 1 desire to convey cnr f I sincere thanks and gratitude to F-Ton. j j Z. F. Wrigft, Mr. and Mrs. .T. M. Davis, f | Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Franklin, Dr. and ! j.'V'rs. F. R. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. P. F. j Baxter. Mr. and iMrs. .T. H. Chappell, j i Mr. and Mrs. C, M. West and all who! ! j assisted in the automobile parade. I fully realize that without your assistance success would not have been attainable. PmVn/ir.. r\" /->f t'ifl TYioruhpr? r nciiua. kj 11 ucuau ui ^ | of Bergell tribe, Xo. 24, and Cateechee I council, D. of P., Xo. 4, as well as my- j se-f and every member of the Improved Order of Red Men in South Carolina, j we hereby extend to you our sincere j tfranks. We thank you, one and all. j May the Great Spirit guide and bless [ you evermore. Yours very gratefull'--, OTTO KLETTNER. 2SOTICE OF JURY DRAWING. Notice is (hereby given that we, the undersigned Jury Commissioners for Newberry County, S. C.. will, at the office of the Clerk of Court for Newberry County, at nine o'clock a. m., April 23rd, 1915, openly and publicly draw tJhe names of thirty-six (36) men, who shall serve at petit jurors at the Court of Common Pleas, which will convene at Newberry Court Hou&e May 10th, 1915, and will continue for one week. Jno. L. Epps, Eng. S. Werts, Jno. C. Goggans, Jury Commissioners for Newberry County, S. C. April 12th, 1915. I I Weddii DON'T FORGET TH1 TOMORROW AT T1 You don't have to bring are in need of one I would it to you. Before you buy see what I Cut Glass, Fancy China, a Mayes' I Variety The House of a T BBBBOnBBIHBHBHHi All Forms of able Mileag* Scrip Books I trastate Pas Effective Saturday, I I All Interchangeable mileag forms Z. 33, SIM and Penn] purchased) will be good, journeys in South Carolina at ticKet windows for pass with contract and tariff pro' Sftihnarfl Air 1 UVUUVU1 U 11U J Southern Carolina Atlantic & Csarleston & Wester Columbia Newberry Atlantic Coast I RESIDENT AGENTS' ACT IS APPROVED Insurance Underwriters HUj That Law Sieved By Governor Monday is Needed. The State. ^ ? - \fnniliii? An "\T/-> n/I <a 1- ClP'nPrl tllP I I <JTUV. .UOUIHUJ V/ UL .uvuuu; U.Q..VU I act to regulate the writing of certain classes of insurance in South Carolina and to provide for t1 e division of { commissions. A similar bill .has been passed in practically all of the States : of t'":e United States, it is said. The act is commonly known as the "resi- ( dent agents' law." The bill was introduced at the last session of the general assembly at the instance of the South Carolina Under- i writers' association. "T. e object of the law is to protect agents in South Carolina against outside agents and brokers who con-1 trol large lines of insurance on prop- I erty located in South Carolina and owned by non-resident corporations." said a Columbia insurance man Monday, in discussing the approval of the act. "We consider it the best legislation ever enacted for the local agent," he added. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT ; Notice is hereby given that the un- i dersigned will make final settlement of the estate of Eloise H. Werts. a min- < or, in the probate court for Newberry county, State of South Carolina, on i Friday, April 23, 1915, at 11 o'clock ] in the forenoon, and will immediately thereafter apply to the judge of probate of Newberry county for a final discharge as guardian of said minor. All persons indebted to the said estate 1 ~ ?" ?* ~ A - MAIII Am Ait ! TXT 1 Will maKe lLLLmtMiicii.t; bcuit/mnii the undersigned, and all persons holding claims against the said estate will ] present the same duly attested. < LUCRET IA J. DAWKINS. < March 22. 1915. Guardian. ? lg Day I DOLL WEDDING HE BOOK STORE a present. But if'you like very much to sell have in Sterling Silver, nd other novelties. 3ook & C?A1.A housand Things Interchangee and Penny Good for In n ft sage in o. C. - ' r-$ flarch 20th! 1915 e and Penny Scrip books, r? / .11 f J j scrip iregaraiess or aaie within limit, for instance by exchange of coupons age tickets in accordance visions. Line Railway Railway Western Railway n Carolina Railway loading and unloading and dockagd will be charged to the shippers. T:i view of (?e wride range of the Britisa contraband list few cargoes can (hope to escape these charges. The note the state* department probably will address to the British government of the promise contained ia the note transmitting the order ia council that everything possible would be done to avoid unnecessary interference and delay to American commerce. TLe demurrage charges in the case or some OI me American vessels i* very heavy and it is understood tli* suggestion will be made that where z vessel and cargo are finally decided to be "innocent" the British government should meet this exepense. Just wait. "Just wait till 1916!" said tie man K*ho leas sudden spells of Enthusiasm. "What'U happen then?" /'Well, come to think of it, I sup[>ose we'll have a few brief months >f exhilaration and then we'll settle lown and wait for 1920.'"?Washington Star. & Laurens Railway Line Railway CALLS FOR SPEED IX PRIZE COURTS % Will Also Ask That Payment of the Tosts Re Ifadp Equitable. Washington, April 12.?The State department is preparing further rep>esentations to the British government f requesting a speeding up of the machinery of the prize court. So far not a single American sT. ip or cargo has passed through the British prize courts, although many cave been held for months. Notice was received today from the British government that in case contraband is found in the cargo of deshine .ill nf t.iw> exoenses of