Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-19
RELIEF FOR RED MEN.
The Women's National Indian ASso-
citation Holds a Meeting.
TREASURER BENEFITS REPORT.
Congress Will Be Asked to Admitaan Indian
Representative.
NATIONAL OFFICERS ARE ELECTED

Yesterday morning the snnual,convention
of the women's National Indian Associa-
ton opened in the First Christian Church,
ALLEGHENY, with about 200 ladies present.
After the address of welcome the treas
urer's report was read 1t showed the re-
ceipts of last year to be s17, 81 49, and the
total expenditures, SO, $50 OF.
The feature of the report was the item
showing that 81 ,oSS had Been loaned to In
dians during the past year for building cot
tares and buving farm implements. 1t was
also shown that 1896 % of this had been re-
paid After general discussion of the re-
port an adjournment was taken till after
dinner.
At the afternoon session the report OF the
missionary department was read by Miss
Sarah NJ. Taylcr. 1t was not statistical
report but showed that enthusiasm was
strongly manifested in the work and that
new missions had been organized in'various
sections of the West.
Many Valuable Donations.
The report of the Box Committee, auxil-
iarv to the missionary department, shows
that boxes containing goods toSthe value of
S., 1875 so had been shipped to Indians.
The report of the Young People'sDepart-
ment was read by Miss Marie E. Iye of
Connecticut 1t exhibited the fact that
Young people in all organizations were
forming children's auxiliaries to the Indian
Association.
A paper was read bv Mrs. Hannah J.
Bailey. entitled, "Shall We Make Soldier
of the Indian?" She said: "Barbarism
and warfare are synonymous terms" After
tracing the early history of the Indians, she
continued: "It is the duty of the United
States Government to civilize and Chris
tianize the Indian; but does it convert
savage into a civilized being to make him
soldier? By no means. To make him
soldier would be to Tetard his civilization"
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows:
The Leaders Are Chosen.
Honorary President Mrs. Mary L. Bonney
Rambautt Hamilton, New York; President
Mrs Amelia S. Quinton, Philadelphia, Pa;
Representative Vice President, Mrs 5 T.
Kinney, New Haven, CoAn;; Eastern wee
President, Mrs. Jerome S. Plummer, Brook:
lyn, n. Y; Western Vice President, mrs
John Bid='ell. CHICO Cal; ;u Southern sn,r vice ice
leans, La: Corresponding Secretary, Miss
Helen R. Foote Philadelphia, Pa;
Recording Secretary, Mrs. d. II. n TTi6ou'
Bryn Mawr, Pa; Auditor of Accounts, Mrs.
c. G. Boughton, Philadelphin: Executive
Board-Mrs. George Dana Boardman, MRS.
Washington Butcher. Mrs. J. +. Unger. Mrs.
F. harrington, Mrs. Hannah J. Baily, Phiia-
delphia; Miss Emma Lore, Delaware; Mrs.
C C. ,,nEdn aine' Mrs Fisk C. New q; g,sseP: gerseP
Mrs. Edward Elliott, Mrs. George Van Siclen,
Mrs. A. A. Eustaphieve, Mrs. Albert Biok-
more Mrs George Farnham MRS; WIIlam
Issacs Mrs o. +. Zolikoffer, Mrs. ID. o.
Wickham, New York City: Mrs. Lyman Alb
bott, Mrs W. L. Burke, Mrs, T; A. Van lder-
stine, Mrs. j. B. Gilbert, Brooklyn: Mrs. van
Avery Mrs. Theodore Irving Eastern New
York: Mrs 4. j. Dubois, Mrs. Seth Talcott,
Connecticut.
The honorary vice presidents and ad-
visory board are the same as last year.
The evening session was held in Carnegie
Library. The meeting opened with selec-
tion on the organ. Rev. DR.. Robbins then
read scriptural lesson, taking the parable
of the Good Samaritan. He was followed
with prayer by Rev. DIR. Sproull. The
opening remarks were made by Mrs. Quln-
ton. She said never had so much
progress been made in Indian work as
during the past wear. More than half Of
them have schools, and the Indian every
where is now desiring education. In the
matter of land there has been 20 per cent
more land taken by them in severaltv than
before. They have secured better laws and
the civil service system has been put into
effect in regard to officials Of Indian affairs
Miss Emily S. Cook, who has for lS
wears been connected with the Indian
Bureau in Washington, d. c., spoke OF the
Indian educational work of the Govern
rnent. She said that the question has been
asked whv so much trouble has been taken
with few thousand Indians when there are
millions of blacks to be educated. She sup
nosed that it was because the black was
easily assimilated, while the Indian was
treated as a foreign element and expelled.
They now desire to expel the foreign ele-
ment bv educating the Indian out of him.
Mrs. j. S. Plummer, of Brooklyn, read a
paper from Mrs. Annie X. Bidwell. of
Chico. Cal 1t was a description of the
work among the Digger Indians OF Calltor-
MIA.
Wants the Question Settled.
At the conclusion of the paper Miss Kate
Foote submitted the following as the report
of the Committee on Resolutions:
WHEREAS The legal status of the Indians
on the unalloted lands is still undetermined,
and to avoid conflicting with the wise laws
already passed for the benefit of the In
dians, therefore, the Women's National In
dian Association
Resolve first, To recommend to Congress
an early and definite settlement of the legal
status of the Indians that it may become
basis upon which to carry on the admins
tration of their affairs in the future.
Second-That the time has come when
Pueblo Indians should be admitted by es
pecial act of Congress to the legal enjoy
Inent of their rights as citizens of the United
States, which was contemplated by the
treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Third-That Congress shall be asked to
mass an enabling act for the five tribes of
Civilized Indians so they shall form Terri
torial Government and be represented by
delegate in our national Congress.
The resolutions were adopted. Mrs
Elliott, OF New York, presented resolu-
tion, recognizing Oh the part of the associa-
ton the great services rendered in the work
by the present administration, especially by
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs This
was also adopted. The meeting concluded
with a description by Mrs. Quinton of a
,-;s;t chm made to various tribes