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The eleventh Grand Sun Council of the Right Worthy Great Council of Kentucky, Imp'd O. R. M., was kindled in the wigwam of Kentucky Tribe, No. 4, hunting grounds of Louisville, at the 10th run, rising of the 11th sun of Buck Moon, G. S. 5624, Great Sachem Borntraeger presiding, and all the elective Great Chiefs being present.

Past Sachems were admitted from Tribes Nos. 4, 6 and 7.

The Great Sachem said: "Though it has not been our good fortune to add another to the number of Tribes already established in this State, I am happy to state that the initiations in some of the Tribes have been right numerous, and the receipts of wampum quite large. I hope that the bloody strife now raging in this our beautiful land may soon be ended and that the Great Spirit may spare you all for many a meeting of this Great Council."

The following is gleaned from the report of the Great Chief of Records:

Number of working Tribes, 5; initiations, 33; rejections, 7; suspensions, 11; expulsions, 1; withdrawn by card, 3; deceased, 4; whole number of members, 260; paid for relief of brothers, 499 fathoms; for widows and orphans, 132 fathoms; amount in the Great Council wampum belt, $220.66.

The election of Chiefs resulted as follows:

B. B. Wilder	Worthy Great Sachem
R. B. McCracken	Worthy Great Senior Sagamore
A. Schneider	Worthy Great Junior Sagamore
G. B. Kiteley	Worthy Great Prophet
W. Bridgemann	Worthy Great Chief of Records
A. J. Francis	Worthy Great Keeper of Wampum
B. B. McCracken and Chas. Hebel	Representatives to G. C. U. S.

A communication was received from the Great Council of the United States warning the Great Council not to print odes, diplomas, cards, or other supplies, in violation of the laws of the Great Council of the United States.

The Great Council at this session liquidated its debt to Black Hawk Tribe, No. 2.

After passing a resolution instructing the Great Representatives to invite the Great Council of the United States to kindle its next Great Sun Council fire in the hunting grounds of Louisville, the council fire was quenched with due solemnity.