Chief Askew's Diary: May 24-25, 1930

He attends a veterans of the Spanish War rally at the Red Men's Wigwam

On Sunday, Chief Askew and five other men went to Atlanta to attend a rally of the United Spanish-American War Veterans, held at a hall owned by an organization with the exotic name of the Improved Order of Red Men. Their meeting site was known as a “wigwam.”

“They had an open meeting and a large crowd. Everybody had a very nice time,” he wrote.

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The Improved Order of Red Men ribbon is from the collection of the organization’s museum in Waco, Texas.