The Portland daily press., 1895-11-12

meetings, has sent barrel to Indian
Territory valued at $35; $25 to the Home
Building and Loan fund, and has sent
many letters to workers and to members
of Congress. We have sent to Rev. 7. L..
Riggs S26. 25, given Miss Collins $25 for
the hospital, and paid $3.50 for the
Indians Friend, taken fifteen copies of
the Indians Friend and held seven regular
meetings, and three extra ones to sew for
Mr.. Riggs family in Nebraska.
Mr.. Bailey the treasurer reported
as follows:
DIR.
October, 1894, balance on hand,
of which $29221 had peen ap-
propriated, Sab 81
Bank dividends, 49, 1S
Memberships, 1873. 90
Subscriptions to Indians Friend, 900
Donations, 2S. 50
Collections at public meetings, g. 70
$780, "
CIR.
Public meeting expenses, s24 90
Indians Friends, 800
Stationery, 375
Remaining last years dues, 600
Expense of delegate to National
convention, ID %
Literature, 90 40
Expressaoe on barrel 299
Membership dues for this year, 30 rs
Donation to Home Building and
Loan Department, %. 90
I,v balance. 515 So
$3.50. II
In the treasury, $55 SO
Appropriated, 4l3. VI
Unappropriated money in treasury, SOL. %
Mrs. Ogden reported for the press COM
mittee as follows: Many false reports
have been widely circulated, and it is
hard always to contradict them. Our
daily papers have always been very
courteous and have given generous space
to all that has been sent them.
In the absence of Mrs. Charles Forster
there was no report of the petition COM
mittee.
Mr.. George It. Thurston, librarian, re-
ported that the books had been we'll
circulated during the year, and much
interest has been shown by the members
in carrying them to their friends. The
books are mostly stories of life among the
Indians
Mrs Gardiner for current Indian news,
reported that the massacre among the
Bannocks was not due to any Indian out
RACES, and that the Indians were not the
aggressors, but the aggrssed. A bill was
sent to Congress to have the Walker tribe
removed from their reservation. 1t is
hoped that a counter petition which is
also to be sent to Congress will prevail.
A great progress in Indian affairs was
generally reported at Mohawk conference.
There are $50, 900 North American Indians
and one-third Of these are citizens.
Mrs. George S. Hunt reported on
fraternal relations with the W. G T. u,
which works among the Indians.
Mrs. Mcdonald from Brunswick, who
has resided in Lawrence, Kansas, where
the Haskell Institute is located, gave a
very interesting report of that institu-
ton, also exhibiting photographs of the
different buildings The boys in this
school dress in uniform, the girls also
have kind of uniform as, when cloth is
bought by the two hundred yards, many
dresses must be made from one piece.
The girls do their own sewing and do 1T
well. They do not succeed very we'll as
house servants, having been Used to
freedom, they do not take to the confine-
ment. They have sociables. which are
very popular with the boys and girls
There is band among the boys who play
very we'll This is government instlTu-
ton and is named for Mrs Mcdonald S
tather Mr.. Haskell.
Mrs. Woodbury. of the A. M. A., gave
a few stories which she had gathered
during her work among the Indians.
Tho first Union is among the Indians
in Oregon, and there are 50 Indian