“When will you give a demonstration of your club-work? I’d like to be one of the judges and chief taster,” asked Uncle Bill.
This gave the Woodcrafters an idea for a Thanksgiving exhibition which they really carried out the ensuing winter.
Then, Dudley, Paul, Billy and Fred claimed the coup for catching and salting fish, each having more than the twenty-five to their account.
Wita-tonkan having awarded these coups a question was raised as to the fitting person to award the Honour to him.
“A Chief must receive Honours from another Chief,” announced Zan, the Tally Keeper.
“Will the Grey Fox Chief award this Honour to the Chief of the Pentagoet Tribe?” added she, turning to her brother.
Fiji acquitted himself with dignity, although it was the first time that he had been called upon to act in this capacity.
Various Nature and Handcraft coups were claimed by both girls and boys, and Elizabeth, representing her home tribe of the Apawamis, was awarded the Degrees of Hostess and Sister Craft.
Edith, Dudley and Paul, each claimed a coup for knowing twenty-five fish; the two boys announcing that, before they left the island that summer, they hoped to have their Grand Coups for sleeping out of doors sixty successive nights.