The Portland daily press., 1884-12-09
THE INDHAN SOCIETY.
Proceedings OF tlae Annual Meetius-EIec-
IIOa of Officers.

The annual business meeting of the
Women's National Indian Association was
held Monday afternoon in the Friends meet.
ing house. There was large attendance and
interesting remarks were made by Mrs. Little
and others. The following are the reports for
the year:
sECRETARY'S REPORT.
On the evening of January 10, 1883. Mrs.
Amelia Quinton, general secretary of the
Women's National Indian Association. addressed a
meeting in Congress Square Church in behalf Of the
much-wronged Indians. At the close of the meet.
ing it was proposed to form in this city an Indian
Association auxiliary to the National Association
The proposition was received with favor. The first
steps in organization were then and there taken,
and twenty-one persons. whose hearts had been
touched by the earnest appeal of the speaker, be-
During the first twelve months the Association
grew but slowly. On the completion Of its second
year it has ffty-four members, and there are rep
resented in its executive board twelve churches, Of
eight different denominations.
We have held since organizing, sixteen regular,
three special, and three public meetings.
An address delivered by Mrs. Quinton in the
yestry of Free Street Church, January 29, 1884,
awakened fresh interest in the work Of the Asso-
citation, and at the close of the meeting ten new
natues were added to its list of members
Shortly afterward the ladies of the Association
began the preparation Of mission box intended
for the Navajoes in New Mexico. Generous contri-
buttons OF clothing, and materials for the same,
were received from five of our city churches, the
laoles OF each society kindly assisting in making
the garments. From the W. c. I. o., quantity
OF their literature Donations of books and various
articles useful in missionary work we're made by
several individuals. the National Association hav-
ing been obliged to make change in its plan of
work the box when completed, was ordered to be
sent to the Ponea, Otoe and Pawnee agency Indian
Territory, to which field the National Association
had sent TWO lady missionaries. The receipt of the
box was gratefully acknowledged by one of the la
dies.
About nihe hundred copies of the petition of the
Women's National Indian Association have been
circulated by us through the State. These have re-
ceived the endorsement Of twenty-six churches and
three conferences. representing, as whole, 1850
per sons.
Iu February last the signatures of our governor
aud staff aud those of over hundred prominent
citizens of Portland were obtained to a special Pc
tition prepared by the Indian Rights Association,
asking Congress that the of S3, 1853 400 in the
national treasury, which is due certain tribes by
terms Of treaties, be expended among those tribes
fer purposes of education.
This petition and our own, endorsed by churches
and conferences, were sent with memorial letter
10 Hon; I. b Reed, who presented them Ia the.
House March 1st.
priated BY the House for the purpose of Indian edu
cation, being less than that Appropriated the previ
Gus year, earnest efforts were made by the Indian
Rights Association to secure increase of the ap
preparation in the Senate Letters received by
us asking influential men OF Portland to JOIN with
those OF other cities in communicating with men,
bers of the House and Senate. This appeal was re-
sponded to by some of cur prominent clergymen.
In addition to our petiuon-woIk, more Than four
Thousand OF the associations leaflets have been
circulated
Our regular meetings were discontinued during
the summer months, but work was quietly pursued
in the way of circulating literature and securing
publication of news paper articles.
Twenty-Five articles relative to our work have
been published by thirteen papers, secular and re-
lgous.
The regular meetings were resumed Oct 25th,
1884 This auxiliary was represented at the annu-
al meeting Of the National Association in Philadel-
phla, NoY. l9Lh, by our president, Mrs. Frye.
Respectfully submitted
ALICE A. REYNOLDS, sec'y.
TREAsURER's REPORT.
From the organization March 20, 1883, to the
close Of that year the receipts were rs; the
membership fees amounting to $40; 81 20 dona-
tion OF this amount $3.50 were expended for
leaflets, petitions and expenses of the public meet
ing addressed by Herbert Welsh. The remainder
was kept for extending the organization through
the Stare.
During the year 1884 we have received s54 mem-
bershp fees; 50 donation, which added 10 the
$2l.99 on hand at the beginning of the year makes
$S4.99. Out of this has been expended for leaflets
and printed matter S24.75; freight on missionary
box sent to Indian Territory, S6.U2; incidental
penses, $3.50. The society has also prepared and
sent box Of clothing valued at 500 for the
societys mission among the Poncas.
MRS. CHAs. Il. WEBSTER, Treasurer pro tenn.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The committee appointed to select officers
for the ensuing year made the following re-
port, which was accepted, and the following
officers elected:
President-Mrs. Myra E. Frye Woodford's.
Vice Presdent-Mrs. j. b. Dounen.
Recording Secretary-Mre. Geo. l.. Kimball.
Corresponding Seeretary-Miss Alice T. Reynolds.
Treasurer-Miss DAY.
Chairman of Press Committee-Miss H. Bradley.
Chairman of Missionary Committee-Mrs. Nc
Dowel.
Chairman of Public Meeting Committee-Mrs.
Webster.
Directors-Chestnut street, Mrs. Humphrey;
Second Parish, Mrs. j. Z. Mcdowell; Congress
Square, Mrs Alfred Woodman; Swedenborgian,
Mrs. Merrill State street. Mrs. Shackford; Free
street, Mrs. Dr. ebster; High street, Mrs. Pudor;
Wlhston, g. NJ Gray; Sc Luke's, Mrs Glenn
ent; First Baptist, Miss Beckett First Parish Mrs
9. W. Goddard; st. Lawrence street, Mrs. Geo.
Beai; Bethel Mrs. John Gould; Casco street, Miss
Deering; Friends, miss Ellen Jones.