Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-20
Tha stata InaIan AsaoeIation.

The Connecticut Indian association will hold It's annual meeting at the Center church in this city tomorrow, Nov. 21. The sooi- ety is only seven years old, yet has now a large and influential membership. It has accomplished many good things and sees the way opening to great future usefulness. The object of the association is to form intelligent public opinion on our national relations to the Indians, and thus to influence govern ment both to execute laws and treaties to hasten Indian civilization, self-support, citi- senship and Christianity, and also to repeal all statutes that hinder these objects.
 This accociation is an incorporated orgsni- zation and it is one of the many State so- cieties that make up the national association. The Connecticut society holds 8 most honor able place among the sisterhood, and has en- gagged with success in many departments of the work The State association is not & district organization, carrying on 8 work separate and apart from the work of the local societies, it is simply body of officials chos- en by the branches themselves to represent them in the various linea of work that have been undertaken. The State association re- ceived a charter from the General Assembly of 1887; it has, therefore, legal status and it's lines of work may be summed up under four heads: Pioneer mission work, education- al work, instruction in practical farming and home building on reservations.
 The names of Mrs. Elizabeth Davenport and Mrs. George B. Stevens of this city ap- pear among the vice presidents of the State association Mrs. Newman Smyth, Mrs. Henry Rogers, Mrs. Wm. P. Blake and Mrs. Charles Fabrique are on the executive com mittee. Mrs. Wm. Fitch, Miss Clara E. Col lins and Mrs. Justin Twitchell on the mis- sionary committee. Miss Mary P. Quincy is member of the committee on Indian Home building. Miss Susan Whedon is 8 mem- Der of the committee on Indian edu- cation. Miss M. E. Ives is chairman of the committee on leaflets; Miss Rose Nun ger, chairman of the committee on petitions; Mrs. Edward Jenkins is on the committee for distributing literature; Miss Helen Har- rison Morris is member of the press eom- mittee, and Mrs. s. A. Galpin is on the prac. tical farming committee.
 New Haven is also represented on the State advisory board by Prof. Wayland, Ex Gov ernor Harrison and MT. s. A. Gslpin. This committee also includes such well known men names as Bishop Williams of Middle town, Senator Hawley, MT. Moses Pierce of Norwich, Rev. Joseph Anderson of Water bury, General Franklin, the Hon. J. Ham- mond Trumbull and President Smith of Trinity college.
 The annual meeting will be held in the chapel of the Center church at 2:30 o'clock and will be for business purposes; reports, etc. will be received. All members of the Indian association are requested to be pres ent. The evening session will be held in the Center church at 7:30 o'clock and the public are invited to be present. Governor Louns- bury will preside. Addresses will be made by MT. Austin Abbott of New York on flaw and Courts of Justice for Indians" by Rev. Charles Shelton on "Indian Missions" by MT. Peter Hudson, Choctaw Indian, on the ssNeed of Education for Indians" and by Mrs. A. s. Quinton, president of the National association, on esWoman's Work for In dians.n
 All persons who are in any way interested in this work are cordially invited to be pres ent st the evening session.