Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-11-13
HELPING TIE INDIANS.
Annual Meeting Of the Wilmington
Indian Association.

Indian Association.
A. the ANNUAL meeting Of the Whining
ton Indian Association, held in Hanover
Church lecture room Mo1dsy afternoon,
the following annual report YVES read
II has now been two Yeas since the vii.
mington Indian Association was regularly
organized. though much interest was shown
and work done the previous year. We have
/ TO deplore the loss by death OF ono member
| OF this association, that of our highly valued
president, Mrs. p. Foote. We began our
second year with II members which have in.
creased to 1903. We have held eight monthly
meetings, endeavoring to make them as in
| teresting as possible by giving at each meet
public meeting In Grace M. .. Church, the
Rev. J. Richards Boyle, in the char, and
the Rev. Lafayette Marks, D. D., con-
Quoting the devotional exercises. Her.
bert Welsh, Esq, addressed the
meeting Oh the wrongs Of the Indians
and the proper method Of righting them.
Mrs. Quinton, general secretary OF the
National Indian Association, spoke of the
object Of our association and Of the great
expense Of the Indian wars as compared with
the expense of educating the Indian children
in government schools. The visit of six
Indian girls Of the Sioux, Omaha and
Delaware tribes with two Of their teachers
from tht Lincoln Institution, Philadelphia,
added much to the interest Of the meeting.
Mr. Welsh made such q stirring appeal, that
public sentiment was aroused and i'm
mediately after our meeting, the gentlemen
made arrangements for organizing an
Indian rights association. We held our special
parlor meeting that Mrs Quinton might talk
TO us and show her map Of all the Indian
reservations. During the year petitions were
circulated and signed representing nearly
5000 persons, then, through our representa-
tive, Mr.. Lore, presented to Congress, asking
for the Indians, lands in severalty, with fee
simple titles, inalienable for so years; the
same law protection, legal personality and
citizenship that white men and black men
enjoy; with adequate common school
aud industrial education upon their
present reservations. At our monthly
the Hampton Educational Institute Of
Virginia, made US most interesting address,
and showed us some work done by the Indian
students. AT another meeting Mrs. Chand-
Ter exhibited Indian work and cur1oHities,
and at another Miss Madge Hills exhibited
painting done by an Indian who had never
been Taught. The newspapers, EVERY
EVENING and Republican merit our thanks
for their kindness in publishing free of
charge all articles sent them by our associa-
ton, and the MorHiug Netos published
notices of our meetings. We are now much
interested in the school work started among
the Nez Perces Indians. Perhaps II would
be we'll to state the object OF our association,
which is to awaken or strengthen that public
sentiment which shall aid the government
in its adoption Of policy which, with due
regard to the principles Of equity and
justice involved in past treaties with Indian
tribes, shall where needs be, gradually, but
surely, lead to the final abolition of the
reservation system, by giving to all Indians
not now under the Indian government OF the
Indian Territory the same law Of protection,
common school education and citizenship as
are enjoyed by all other faces. The work OF
the association is the circulation Of memoir
ials to Congress; the securing popular meet
ings and articles for the press, which shall pro-
mote the growth ofright sentiment concerning
our national duty to Indians, and the adoption
Of such other measures as are, in the judg-
ment Of the executive board, best adapted to
accomplish the educational and missionary
work contemplated. The work to be done
will be teaching children how to speak. read
and write English, also to work and become
self supporting teaching young parents and
others how to make comfortable and attractive
homes out VI scHnty materials teaching the
women how TO cook the foods OF civilization
and now TO care for their children and, most |
surely teaching all within reach in the
simplest way, redeeming Christian truths.
An bleptlOu Vi UluCtIb NOI VIC tubutnR
ERIN resulted as follows; President, Miss
Polk; Vice President, Mrs. Gregg Chsnd'
sr; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.
Charles W. Rowland; Recording Score.
,ary, Miss Emma Worrell; Treasurer,
Mrs. john 8. Hilles; Press Committee,
Miss Polk, chairman; Public Meeting
Committee, Mrs. George 8. Cspelle, chair.
man; Lssfiet and Petition Committee,
Mrs. Richard Gibbons, chairman.
The following w,re appointed delegates
to the meeting Of the national association
which oonvenes In St. Georges Hall,
Philadelphia, Wednesday, November
l9'h: Miss Polk, Mrs. C. W. Rowland,
Mrs. Edward Briughurst, Mrs. John 8.
Hilles, Mrs. Thomas N. Savery, Mra.
Joseph Bellah, Mrs. Rachel Hopes, Miss
Emma WorIell, Mrs. G. W. Dubois, Miss
Mhdge Hilles, Mrs, L. G.. Van Klesok.
A meeting Of the Wilmington Assoois-
tion will be he'd In this city on Friday,
November 2lst, when addresses will be
delivered by Mrs. ouinton and Mrs.
Owen,