Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-23

Fletci said that the history Of the pest thirty
years showed that they had developed from q
compromising TO . producing people. vhoss
success was oaly eaualsd BY thsir avidity for
The Indian holds for us different historical
relation than the negro, but our ignorance Of
him n none the less. We learned to fear the
Indian and svSr since We have been Aghting him
with Arearna, whisky and disease. Happily Wis
dom y growing in our method Of treating with
ths Indian and the tudicious efforts Of Chriat5ana
are meeting with the most kindly aasistanoe
from those In power. Mics Fletcher paid the
highest tribute imaginable to the present COM
missioner Of Indian affairs, Gen. Morgan, aud
also 70 he National womsn's Indian
ior he rsd man. The methods Of vori
In the association are divided up into
several branches, the press, missions, home
building department, special Indian education,
young peoples department.. civilixing depart.
hospitals throughout the reservations
soNI sELT-sU1roRTINo INDIANA
There are many avenues through which cid
can be SAINT and the Indians themselves are 70
sponsive 10 all efforts made In their behalf
and of the quarter Of million Indians In the
land l9o, 900 are sslf-supporting, and II b only
question Of time when al the rest will b able q
look out for Themselves. The rations 10 Indians
are not in the nature Of gifts, but are simply
given In compliance With contracts made with
them BY our government. Others would prefer
to have the pay for their lands cold to the
government In cash, but the Indians had moth
ing to say In the matter but were obliged to taks
thsir pay - they could get IL. Miss Fletcher
closed her remarks by laying: ''Our duties TO-
ward the Indian II clear. We must educate
him and ~ must give him his rights - .
citizen"
MRS. LnlrR DEvElHAUx BLAKE.
Mrs. Lille Deysrsaux Blake, who was down
ON the program to speak ON the subject,
'Women as Police Matrons." said that she
would not take up time at such late hour to
mako formal address
Instead she told Of the needs everywhere In the
larger cities for women to care for women who
are detained at the station houses, and she urged
her hearers to insist upon this reform. each in
her own town. She told of the efforts that have
been made in New York for this innovation
and said that at least there was Q chance that
this great crying evil would soon be remedied.
Miss Willard made few announcements and
the meeting adjourned for the morning by the
audience singing the hymn "Blest Be the Tie
That Binds, and the bensdiction BY Rev. Anna
H. Shaw.
PROGRAM FoR roNIeHr.
The program for the session ct Albaugh's
this evening at 7A5 as follows:
Music.
Prayer, Susan Il. Barney.
General subject: Women in the Churches
Woman's Status in the Church Today-Rev.
Mia Frances Upper
Women in the Methodist Church-Jane NJ.
Bancroft, Franc Elliott
Modern Charities and Church work-Emily
8. Sherwood.
The Christian Leagus-E. B. Grannis, editor
of the Church Union.
The Brahmo Somaj, and What 1t 10 Doing for
Won'en-Gsorgis H. Cook (irs. Joseph Cook. }
Discussion-Mrs. J. B. Grouse, Miss Mary
Burdette, Mrs. c. r. Blackall, Baptist Home
Missionary Society.
Mrs. NJ. E. Whitmore, woman's Missionary
Society OF the Evangelical Reformed Church.
Mrs. Hannah ]. Bailey-The Woman's For
ei9n Missionary Union Of Friends.
Mrs. II. Johnson-Tbs Union Woman's Mis-
sionary Society.
Mrs. E. 8. Burlingame-The National Fres
viii Baptist Woman's Missionary Society.
Mrs. E. V. Robbins-Ths Occidental Board Of
Foreign Missions.
Mrs. 7. NGkerson-The Woman's American
Baptist Home Missionary Society.