The Portland daily press., 1896-11-12
THE INDIANS.
Annual Meeting of the Society Held Yes
terday-An Interesting Public Meeting
Held in the Evening,

Annual Meeting of the Society Held Yes
terday-An Interesting Public Meeting
Held in the Evening.
The l4th annual meeting Of the Wom
ems Maine Indian Association was held
in the Free Baptist church, Congress
street, yesterday afternoon and evening.
Mrs. Myra E. Frye. the president was
III the chair. About so were present in
spite OF the inclement weather.
The meeting was opened by the presi-
dent, Mrs. Frye, who read from the 18th
chapter OF Matthew, after which prayer
was offered by Rev. DR.. Blanchard.
The enrolment committee was then
appointed and committee ON resolu-
lions.
From the reports Of the secretary. Miss
Hlanohard, and the treasurer, Mrs.
Bailey, the following extracts are made:
Our work the past year has been large
~ devlsinR ways and means to increase
the aid we have been extending to a
band OF Shawnees in the Indian Terri
tory. We have held seven monthly meet
iags, four board meetings and one public
meeting. We bnve 100 members; have
clothing and material to Indian Terri.
tory; have sent $a5 to Miss Kirke; appro-
priated 500 to the cottage fund; $76 has
gone to the parent society, land $40 loaned
to the home building.
Petitions nave been sent TO Congress in
aid of the Teller bill and the Indian ap-
preparation bill. Eighty copies of the In
dams Friend, the organ OF the W.N.I.A.
are TAKEN. Literature has been distri-
buted and many letters written to mis-
sionaries in the field.
The delegates elected to the meeting OIL
the National Society in New York are
Mrs. 9. L. Ogden Of Woodfords; Mrs.
Henry Blanchard, Miss J. erie. Port
land; Miss E. G. Stubbs. Portland; Mrs.
Giddings, Bangor.
A resolution was passed to incorporate
the society preliminary to building and
establishing a new mission distinotively
owned by the Maine branch.
The nominating committee reported
the following officers and they were elect
ed:
President-Mrs. Myra e. Frye, Wood
fords.
Vice. Prssidents-Miss Ernestine L.
Libby, Portland; Mrs.P. NJ Blake, Ban
gor: Miss Abbie Martin, Brunswick;
Mrs. H. j. Bailey, Winthrop; Mrs. Mary
Bates Stevens, Auburn: Mrs. NJ. IT,
Drew, Lewiston; Mrs. Anna Sargent
Hunt, Augusta.
i Recording Seoretary-Miss Alice Blan-
chard, Portland.
Corresponding sscretary-Miss Addie
Treasurer-Mrs. L. M. Bailey. Wood
fords
Auditor-Mrs. L. B. Day, Portland.
LihrariAn-Mrs. 6. +. Thurston, Port
land.
n. ~ -.Ak-
Mrs. Charles T.. Ogden, WoodfOrds.
Chairman Petition Committee-Mrs.
Charles Foster, Portland.
Chairman Public Meetings Committee
| Miss j. l.. Crie, Portland.
I Chairman Missionary Committee
Mrs. J. e. Mcdowell, Portland.
OrgaDiZing Auxiliaries-Mfs. Myra II.
Frye, WoodfOrds.
} Chairman Current Indian News Mrs.
N. L Gardiner. Portland.
Eraternal Relations with the W. @. T..
; u Mrs. Geo. S. Hunt, Portland.
: Directors from urches-New Jeru-
! salem, Mrs. Margaret T. ". Merrill: State
: square, Miss Alice Reynolds; High
street. Mrs. E. NJ. Thomas; Friends. Mrs.
q. W. Foster; Will1ston, Miss Addie Wyer
First Parish, Mrs. L. b. Day; st. Paul IS,
Miss Caroline Carney; Chestnut street.
Miss Mary e. Blake; Pine street, M RS.
Mrs. Il. IS. Blackwell; Second Parish, Mrs.
Thomas I. Sawyer; First Baptist, Mrs.
W. c. Nelson; First Free Baptist, Mrs.
b ]. j. Pooler; st. Stephens. Mrs. F. e.
Boothby; Church of Messiah, Mrs. E.
H. Sargent; Free street, Mrs M. E.
D son; ST. Lawrence, Mrs. P. L. Watts
Woodfords Congregational, Mrs. ". II.
Baxter.
: The following committee reported
: through their chairman: The Press
committee, Current Indian news com
mittee, petition committee, librarian
. Mrs. q. F. Thurston, on condition of th,
library
/, Miss Kitto and Mrs. Woodbury. gav'
. short addresses Rev. Mr.. Purdy spoke.
In the evening public meeting wa
held in the church which was well at
tended After an organ voluntary ant
prayer, Mrs. John Frye. the presiden
} of the association introduced Miss Kitto
an Indian girl who has been educated
in mission school in Nebraska. Sh'
ie full FLOODED Sioux, and her father
: having participated In the outbreak ii
Minnesota in 1858 when many settler
were murdered. was Obliged to immi
CRATE with many other mem bers of hi
tribe to Nebraska where Miss Kitto wa
born and brought up. This young In
dian lady Is highly educated and has
very pretty face and figure. She wa
stylishly dressed and though very darl
complexioned and typical Indian il
! features, her English was perfect ant
: her appearance very engaging and inter
!, esting.
: Miss KItto sang several indian hymn
!. In the musical Sioux language. Thes
J. hymns are set to the old -fas hioned tune
Q of the ordinary hymn books used b.
}. English speaking people and were SUM-
Z by Miss Kitto in a very sweet voice
> Rev. MI. Ayres as then introduced ant
delivered a brief address. He said tina