Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-18
wOmAN,s INDIAN ASSOCIATION.
annual Meeting oT the New Haven BI1sh ment of a Mission In IdahO-Elect1On of officers.

annual Meeting or the New Haven
 Branch-EstabIishm ment of a Mission
 I'm IdahO-ElectIOn of officers.
 The annual meeting of the New Haven branch of the Woman's Indian association was held in the United church chapel yester- day afternoon. Many were kept indoors by
 the storm who would otherwise have attend
 ed the meeting, consequently few were pres
 ent. Miss Collins read the secretary's re-
 port. She referred to the establishment by
 the New Haven branch of a mission at Fort
 Hall, Idaho, for the good of the Indians.
 Miss Emily Frost, a plucky little woman, is
 the missionary in charge of it. The mission
 is prospering in the line of work laid out for it.
 The treasurer's report showed that there is
 $452 s2 in the treasury. Mrs. A. s. Quintan, president of the National Woman's associa- tion, made a very interesting address about the work of the Indian association. She spoke of the Dawes bill which Senator Dawes had worked so hard to get Congress to pass in order that the Indians might be educated and admitted to citizenship. Many persons have asked the right to go to the Indian reservations and settle there so as to teach the Indians what is done in civilized ! parts. She referred to good work being done by the Indian Rights association in l their efforts to teach the Indians their rights as citizens and to secure citizenship | for them. which they have not got as yet. Private benevolence goes on, there being sev- | eral in this city who are educating Indian girls. The Indians want instruction. They | beg for it. Their highest ambition is to be- l come an Indian chief, because they know no
 better. But they are willing to be taught what is right and to be made citizens and en- l joy the rights as such just the same as we | do Mrs Quintan spoke of the many things \ that have yet to be done before the associa- \ tion will have accomplished anything like what it desires to.
 | Mrs. Kinney, of Hartford, addressed those present on the education of the Indians and | the establishment of missions, and the send | ing of missionaries to take charge of them. Rev. Dr. Smyth, pastor of Center church, | said a few words He did not think, in practical sense, of anything which had n ! view grander object than has the Woman's Indian association. Missionary work is endless, but this he thought had an end, and 1 he thought that the young ladies who are en- gagged in it would live to see that end. Mir ! Warner, of this city, and others spoke. The following officers were elected for the ensu' | ing year:
 President, Miss E. W. Davenport. Vice presidents, Mrs. w. H. Brewer, Mrs | H1lI1Am lJCH, ME- d. 1A' AOPPAo1 oAAo' A J. Dubois, Mrs. A. W. Wright, Mrs. Edwin 1 Harwoed, Miss R. NJ. Munger, Mrs. Newman Smyth, Mrs. Warrington Hooker, Mrs. C. B. Stevens, Mrs. Henry Rogers, Mrs. J. E l Twitehell, Mrs. r. W. Williams, Mrs. E. V Reynolds.
 Corresponding secretary, Miss Clara s. Col 1 lins.
 Recording secretary, Mrs. s. A. Galpin. Treasurer, Miss s. H. Whedon. ! Missionary committee, Mrs. William Fitch chairman; Mrs. Warrington Hooker, Mrs J. E. Twitchell.
 | Press committee, Mrs.. Helen H. Morris
 chairman; Miss Jennie Bailey, Mrs. Clarence \ Deming Miss H. H. Mcfarland. Petition committee, Miss M. B. Ives, chair man; Mrs. w. R. Harper, Mrs. Newman Smyth Miss Susie Bennett.
 Entertainment committee, Miss Edith Fish CT, chairman; Mrs. 0. s. DeForest, Mrs. E i V. Reynolds, Mrs. Frank Beach, Mrs. F. W Williams, Miss Cromwell, Miss May P. Quincy l Miss Lizzie Newbury, Miss L. Kingsley, Mis- Edith Parker.
 Leafet committee, Miss Ives. Auxiliary committee, Mrs. H. B. Bigelow
 Mrs Charles Fabrique, Mrs. F. E. Merwin Miss Hattie Bennett, Mrs. William P. Blake ! Miss Lizzie Atwater, Miss Martha Wurts. l Advisory committee, Hon. Francis Way land, chairman; Hon. H. B. Harrison, Prof W. H. Brewer, Prof. J. M. Hoppin, Hon. H | B. Bigelow, Justus Hotchkiss, Prof. Georg E. Day, Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth, Rev. Dr ! T. T. Munger, Prof. A. J. Dubois, Rev. Dr \ G. B. Stevens, F. w. Williams, E. V. Key | holds, Dr. E. H. Jenkins.