PAST GREAT SACHEM ROBERT LEE PAGE
1907-8
Robert Lee Page was born in Allen County, Kentucky, August 18, 1879. His maternal and paternal ancestors were natives of Virginia, and he is of the celebrated Page family of that Commonwealth.
He was educated in the public schools of Louisville and a graduate of the Louisville Male High School and the Louisville Normal School. After completing his academic course he entered the law department of the University of Louisville, graduating with the highest honor of a class of thirty-five.
Shortly after starting the practice of law Brother Page was appointed Assistant County Attorney of Jefferson County. In June, 1907, he was appointed County Attorney and served in that capacity until the general election, when he declined to be a candidate to succeed himself, preferring to devote his entire time to his private practice. At the time he was County Attorney of Jefferson County he was the youngest official ever holding that office in the county.
Brother Page was a charter member of Ptocawa Tribe, No. 80, of Louisville, and the peculiar spelling of the name is accounted for from the fact that superfluous letter "P" was prefixed as a compliment to him. He served as the first Sachem of the Tribe, and was admitted to the Great Council of Kentucky in 1902, at Owensboro, and was appointed chairman of the Committee on Returns and Reports by Great Sachem Pelham, and the following great sun he was appointed to the same position by Great Sachem McFarlan. At Owensboro, in 1904, he was elected Great Representative to the Great Council of the United States for two great suns. At Frankfort, in 1905, he was elected Great Junior Sagamore, the following great sun being advanced to the stump of Great Senior Sagamore, and at Lexington, in 1907, he was elected Great Sachem. During his term the record was broken for the number of new Tribes instituted during one great sun, 65 standing to his credit. At the time of his election as Great Sachem he was but 27 years of age, and he was doubtless the youngest Great Sachem in the United States. At the close of his term as Great Sachem he was accorded the usual honors of being elected Great Prophet and Great Representative to the Great Council of the United States for two great suns.
HENRY WOOD RAY
PAST GREAT SACHEM HENRY WOOD RAY
1908
Brother Ray was born February 10, 1866, at Bowling Green, Kentucky, and when but four months old his father died, his mother then moving to Maysville. His schooling was very limited, as at an early age he felt called upon to help maintain his mother by learning the drug business. He entered the employ of J. Chenoweth, at Maysville, in 1880, and remained with the same house sixteen years, at the end of which time he bought out a drug store in the same city, and remained in business for himself until 1907, when he was compelled to retire on account of failing health, caused by close attention to his business, coupled with his arduous duties as Great Chief of Records. He had for years the largest and best equipped drug store in Maysville.
Brother Ray was adopted into Wyandotte Tribe, No. 3, in March, 1896, and served in various chieftaincies, earning his honors as a Past Sachem. He was admitted to the Great Council of Kentucky in 1899 at Louisville, serving then as representative of his Tribe. At Lexington, in 1900, he was appointed by Great Sachem Willie Walker chairman of the Committee on Returns and Reports, and the following great sun by Great Sachem Ellerkamp a member of the Finance Committee, and at Owensboro, in 1902, he was made chairman of that committee by Great Sachem Pelham.