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Photograph caption dated July 10, 1958 reads, "Ann McNamee, new Pocahontas of Wah-Ta-Wah Council, Degree of Pocahontas, accepts tomahawk gavel from Ann Johnson, retiring Pocahontas of Council. With them from left are newly elected officers Agnes Reynolds (Powhatan) and Irene Hubley (Winonah). Public installation is scheduled for Wednesday."
Degree of Pocahontas Degree of Pocahontas.--Wah-Ta-Wah Council Associations, institutions, etc Fraternal organizations Women Gavels Dwellings Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits
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