I know it has been a long time since I have been able to send any of
these clippings, and I apologize. I have been busy planting flowers
and trying to get my yard in order. I am about caught up so I am
going to try to get back to the task at hand. This first one has no
date in it, and since it is pasted on the edge of the page the right
side is missing. I will do the best I can for informational purposes,
and if anyone knows anything about the Degree of Pocahontas and/or to
which member of the RICKETTS family it refers, I would be very
interested.
IN MEMORIAN
________
Tepee of Taupah Council No.???Degree of Pocahontas, Hun??? Grounds
of Markland, Reservation???Indiana, 5th Sun, Hot Moon, G.???419
Improved O. R. M.
Whereas, death has come and???us, the spirit of our Past
Chief???Ricketts, the voice that whisper???sweetest song in the
rustles of???leaves at eventide, spoke in so???words to our sister,
and she ste???over the line from a world ???to a world of greater
beauty.
Whereas, The ties which have???us together in Freedom, Fre???and
Charity to our beloved sis???severed, no more to be united???the great
day when all shall n???the Happy Hunting Grounds???to receive our
reward.
Resolved: That we???mourn the loss of our beloved???our Chief of
Records, whose???smile and pleasing manner w???greatly missed by the
members???Council and who will be abs???person, will be ever
present???minds of all who knew her in???rememberence of her fidelity
to ???hontas and her devotion to its ???ciples.
Resolved, While we drop a te???sympathy and mourn the
loss???departed sister, let us cherish???memory, imitate her virtue
and???by the afflicting dispensation???Great Spirit.
She has gone into peace---w???
laid her down
To sleep till the dawn of a???
day;
And she shall awake on???
mourn,
When sighing and sorrow h???
ed away.
Resolved: To those whose???are sad because of the going???of the
sun of the earthly???their loved one, we offer???of him who said:
"Bless???.....