Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-03
CoNNEcTIcUT,s INDIAN Work.

CONNECTICUT,sI INDIAN Work.
Annual Meeting of the State Indian |
Association at Warner Hall Yestcr- |
day-Heports, Oficers Elected and |
Addresses.
There was large attendance at both
morning and afternoon sessions of the
Connecticut Indian association at Warner
hall yesterday. Delegates were present
from six branches. Rev. DIR. Smyth opened
the meeting with prayer.
The report of the secretary gave the
principal features of the years work. 1t
stated that one general meeting has been
held during the year, two special meetings
Of the executive and farming committees,
and six of the committee on missions. The
treasurer's report shows the receipts of the
year to be $3,259.29; disbursements, ST.
1870; balance in hand, 81, 526.05. One
patron subscription received from Mrs.
Leonard Bacon Of Hartford, and one life
membership from Mrs. s. D. Gilbert of
New Haven. The committee on practical
farming reported at the last annual meet
ing of the association, the consent of the
government to grant of ITO acres of land
on one of the reservations for the purposes
of school for practical farming, this
grant being subject to the assent of the
Indians upon the selected reservation.
Delay in this direction was expected, but
exceeded all anticipation. The Fort Hall
reservation was selected for the location of
the grant after careful inspection of it's
advantages by expert observation because
| of the missionary station already estab-
ished at that grant by the Connecticut In
dian association and in successful operation
| for three years. The formal agreement
| between the Indians and the association
was submitted to the executive committee,
| and on approval forwarded to Indian
Agent Fisher at Fort Hall. Some impulse
| from the free working in more distant
points doubtless disturbed the Bannocks
and Shoshones, and caused the hesitation
| which delayed afixing their signatures to
the contract, but the agreement in the
form of petition to the government to
grant to the Connecticut Indi-
an association the desired allotment, was
| finally signed and the favorable report of
the department forwarded early in Sep
| TENDER to the president of the society. By
the terms Of the grant occupancy of the
land is insured to the association SO long
as its declared purposes are prosecuted and
| it is secured against loss in view of posi-
BILE changes. Since the grant the selected
land has been surveyed, and in the spring
the buildings necessary for the farm and
mission branch will be begun. The scheme
| is practical one, which promises great
opportunity for good, and is the first step
taken in this direction by any of the socie-
| ty for Indians.
REPORT OF BRANCHES.
New Haven branch-The society has 800
| annual members and has raised in cash
| $61S39. Boxes and packages have been
sent to Fort Hall and the branch contin-
ues to support missionary teacher at
that station.
Canaan branch-has twenty members
| and has contributed to the Fort Hall sta
ton during the year. It sends one dele
/ gate to the annual meeting.
Guilford branch-Has thirty members
and has collected $685. Al to be devoted to
| the general purposes Of the association.
| Hartford branch-This society has 219
members, an increase of sixty-one over
| the previous year. It has raised 1866. "a
since the last annual report, $500 of which
| sum has been turned into the treasury of
the state, to be applied when necessary
1t has sent trees and packages to Fort
Hall, to DR.. La Fleisch and to Cheyenne
Industrial school, Indian territory. 1t
sends eight delegates to the annual meeting
Litchfeld branch-This society has 10
members and has raised this year $40 in
cash, the bulk of which was paid into the
treasury of the state to the credit of the
farming scheme. 1t is represented here by
two delegates.
Meriden branch-Has % members; has
held this year its regular meetings and sus-
tanned the interest felt in the Indian cause.
1t sends here - delegates.
New Britain branch-This branch has "a
members; has held regular meetings and
raised $51. 1t sends four delegates to the
annual meeting.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The following officers were then re-
elected:
President Mrs. Sara T. Kinney, Hartford; vice
presidents, Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe, Hart
ford; Mrs. George William Smith, Hartford
Miss Katherine Hunt, Guilford; Miss Sarah w
den; Miss Sarah Porter, Pennington; Mrs. Ed
ward Sterling, Bridgeport; Mrs ] n: Harris
bury; Mrs. John H. whittemore, Naugatuck;
Ga%%R Ms Stevens NaS
HaSen i Greene
beth S. Tweedy; Danbury; Mrs. P. G. Louns
bury, Ridgefield; Mrs Caroline Washburn, East
| River Mrs. c. D. Talcott, Talcottville; Mrs. Fred
erick Gardiner, Middletown; Mrs. Charles e
Mitchell, New Britain; Mrs. Allan Mclean, Itch.
field; Mrs. NJ. S. Foster, New Britain; general
treasurer. Miss Sarah B. Huntington, Hartford
| chairman of committee on mission work. Miss
Emily S. Gilman, Norwich; chairman of commit
| tee on Indian education, Mrs. Frances Collins
| Palmer, Hartford.
| Chairman of committee on home building, Mrs
S. T. kinney, Hartford; chairman Of committee
on leaflets, Miss Marie E. Ives, New Haven
chairman committee on petitioes, Miss Rose K
| Munger, New Haven; chairman committee or
distribution of literature, Mrs. H. A. Whitman
| Hartford; chairman committee press, Miss
Katherine Burbank, HARTFORD; chair
| man committee on practical farm
ing, Mrs. George Woodruff, Itch
field; advisory COMMITTEES; Hon. JOSEPH
R: Hawley, Hartford; Rt. Rev. John Williams
| Middletown Hon. Francis Wayland, New Ha
ven; Hon. H. B. Harrison, New Haven; S. A
Galpin, New Haven; Moses Pierce, Norwich
| Rev. Joseph Anderson, D. D., Waterbury; Hon
James L. Howard, Hartford; Rev. George w
Smith. Hartford; General William B. Franklin
| Hartford Colonel Jacob L. Greene, Hartford
Rev. Joseph H. Twitchell. Hartford; Colone
Charles M. Joslyn, Hartford; James P. Andrews
Hartford; auditor, Charles T. Welles, Hartford