Pursuant to a notice given, the Past Sachems of Chicasaw Tribe, No. 1, of Newport, Blackhawk Tribe, No. 2, of Covington, and Pocahontas Tribe, No. 3, of Newport, of the Improved Order of Red Men, assembled in Newport on the 9th of Sturgeon Moon, G. S. 5614, for the purpose of organizing a Great Council in the Reservation of Kentucky.
The following named Past Sachems were present:
From Chicasaw Tribe, No. 1—Geo. W. Ford, P. A. C. Kemper, J. H. Barlow, G. D. Allen, Wm. Ostler, D. H. B. Coffin and C. J. Murdock.
From Black Hawk Tribe, No. 2—V. Schinkle, E. Reese, Uriah Schinkle, and A. J. Francis.
From Pocahontas Tribe, No. 3—Geo. W. Schmidt.
It is worthy of note that of the foregoing, [2]Geo. W. Ford afterwards became the 9th Great Incohonee of the Great Council of the United States, and [3]A. J. Francis the 16th.
The Great Council Fire was kindled in due form by the Worthy Great Incohonee George A. Peter, and the following named chiefs were elected or appointed and raised up:
| George W. Ford | Most Worthy Great Sachem |
| E. Reese | Most Worthy Great Senior Sagamore |
| Uriah Schinkle | Most Worthy Great Junior Sagamore |
| P. A. C. Kemper | Most Worthy Great Prophet |
| A. J. Francis | Most Worthy Great Chief of Records |
| V. Schinkle | Most Worthy Great Keeper of Wampum |
| D. H. B. Coffin | Great Sannap |
| Wm. Ostler | Great Guard of Wigwam |
| G. W. Schmidt | Great Guard of Forest |
It was ordered that Kentucky Tribe, No. 4, be notified of the institution of this Great Council and that it is now under its jurisdiction.
Kentucky Tribe was located in Louisville and it is probable that it did not join in the call for the institution of the Great Council.