There was a chapter of the Red Men in Chemung County. When my grandmother's brother died they had a memorial service and sent a letter to his family which reads as follows: In Memoriam At a regular Council Fire held Monday Sleep, Sept. 21, 1903, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted by Wenonah Tribe No. 397 of Big Flats, N.Y. Whereas, The Great Spirit, in his unmistakable wisdom, has seen fit to call from earth to join the innumerable hosts of the Great Beyond, and has taken from our midst in early manhood our brother Otis Berry, and Whereas by the death of Brother Berry, we lose a Fraternal Friend and Brother who was very favorably known and much appreciated; his family loses an affectionate and faithful brother, and the town of Big Flats, for many years the home of his choice, loses an honest and trust worthy citizen, therefore be it Resolved, That in proof of our respect for our departed Brother, a page of our Record Book be dedicated to his memory, that our Charter be draped in mourning for thirty days, and that we, singly and collectively, extend our deepest sympathy to his surviving brother and three sisters, and mourn with them in their sad affliction, and further be it Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be mailed to his brother and sisters, and that they be published in one or more of the Elmira newspapers. Signed, John W. Stewart, John Bates, T. J. Ryan Commitee This letter was probably saved by my grandmother Leanora Berry and passed on to my mother. George R. Farr, Historian, Town of Elmira