New-York tribune., 1896-12-11

WOMEN MISSIONARIES REPORT FROM ALL OVER
THE couNrRY-MANY SPEECHES MADE
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The Thursday morning session OF the Womans
National Indian Association opened promptly at 10
o'clock az the Calvary Baptist Church. Fif,y-sev-
enth-s After devotional exercises conducted by
the president. Mrs Quinton. of Philadelphia. Miss
Haines Of New-York presented obituary resolutions
in memory Of Mrs Maria T. Richards. Of Providence
r. T. and Miss H. A. Batchford OF Troy.
Mrs Brooks followed with prayer. The Promised
Land" was next rendered by Mrs. Anderson, OF New
York.
Mrs NJ c. Frey. president Of the Maine Association.
who has never before missed a meeting since the or
ranizatjon OF the association detained by Illness
and her report read by Mrs j. L. Crie
In the absence OF Miss Mary f. Dewey president OF
the Massachusetts Association Miss Bonn reported
the establishment of boarding school for the Hual-
an,a and the caring for the interests OF the Apache
children still in their charge. Mrs John L. Buss'ng'
president, OF the Woman's Executive Committee. DO
nestle Missions OF the Dutch Reformed Church'
New-York. supplemented this report by the cheering
news that the Reformed Church for the first time IN
q hundred years had taken up the work for the Ind
.ans. and had established a new mission IN Colony
Oklahoma. under the charge OF the Rev. FRANK
Wright. an educated Choctaw
A BRAVE WOMAN.
The report from Rhode Island given by Mrs. W. w
Bliss was most interesting. She said that the prog
ress Of this mission was surprise 70 all Inc
teacher Miss Clark. although born In Canada, ought
70 have been a New-England woman. said Mrs
Piss Owing 10 her versatility or faculty-that
Yankee characterstic-she has personally directed
the putting up OF the buildings. welding the hammer
herself when necessary She built her own stairway
oversees the cultivation OF the land has invested her
own money fruit trees and given ten trees 10 each
Indian who would fence and cultivate plot OF
ground for them"
In all this work Miss Clark is ably secohoeo oS '"e
Efforts Of the Indians themselves.
Mrs Kline of Connecticut. whose personality in
the convention Is strongly felt reported progress
IN the Connecticut branch. She proudly stated the
fac. that her State was the first to receive ana
educate Indian girls as trained nurses.
NETWORKS REPORT.
NJ. A,ber. g Bickmore. Of tho New-York City
Association reported that their work Tor the last
wear has been the Medical Mission at Aqua
Cal,ente in Southern California. This village Is
the most important OF the twenty-eight small res
erva-ions set apart for the Indians, constituting
the Mission Indians Agency. which includes about
three thousand Indians Aqua Caiiente Is withh
Warmers ranch. which comprises 44.cv acres ana
includes five different Indian villages. This great
estate IS still in litigation the heirs OF Ex-Governor
pownev not vet having succeeded in ejecting these
Indians from the rghtful ownership OF their
small reservations.
Al Agra Calente wooden floors have been In
troduced into. nearly every house In the village
restaurant opened and proftaby managed by an
Indian woman: trees have been planted. gardens
improved and a mill for grinding acorns Is pro-
vided. Nearly every house In the village IS no"
wh,tewashed and all but one have glass windows
With the coming OF the light. disorder disappeared
and cleanliness followed.
The secretary Of the Brooklyn Society. Mrs. r
Van Iderstein. spoke Of the New Desert MISSION IN
California This established In response 10 the
appeals OF the Indians themselves who pciitioned
Tor resident missionary.
Mrs C G Tfne OF New-Jersey being Ill, Mrs.
Brooks Of Morristown reported continuation of
their work among the Moqui Indians and the
opening Of a new field of work In second Mesa
Miss Mabel Collins is to be sent TO them In ordcr
to begin work by the year Mrs Brooks made
plea for Christmas gifts 10 be sent to this new
Mesa mission
The California report by Miss f. w. Jones was
exceedingly bright and interesting. as was also the
report from Florida read by Miss Sara Taylor.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened with prayer by
Mrs. Edward Elliott. of New-York. Mrs. Booth. OF
Connecticut. exhibited some fine Navajo blankets
which offered for sale for the beneht OF the
Indian Mrs Douglas III. Stewart OF New
FORK. sang Gounod's Forever with 'he i-ord'
after which the second president OF the Indian AS
ISOLATION Mrs Mary Lowe Dickinson. was en-
thusias;ically received
She said that when she a girl In her native
New-Engand and returning from her hrst e*cu'-
Sion into the outside world. she met her oid auh's
~ the fresde who responded TO her storles VI
""oe hHc Hd1 seen Dy phSHiHb ''''h '''N
On their foreheads and saying: Il want to Know
"Du tell, du tell"
To-day she In that same condition ohe
wanted to know more Of this blessed work
. THE NEW-YORK INDIANS.
a paper on the present condition or Nc" "in
STATE Indians by Miss NJ. &. Haincs OF New ork'
gave many facts worthy OF consideration. There
are al present In NewYork five reservations OF IN
oisns: Allegheny and Cattaraugus Oneida. Tona-
wanda. Tuscarora and ST. Regis. At the last CEN
.us there were resident these tracts blH per
suns among whom 1888 children of school age
.ere are thirty-nine school districts. each WIN
,samoohouse and teacher all supported az an eN-
'sise TO the State OF $4,000. m on -
,unSs are 5000 OF land. but only 2oV" az
ori.i' mere are 1898 children OF schooi age. ~
enny,. ny 30 In attendance. There are fourtren
nnss.cnes, but only 800 members. Not more tnan -
csnt speak English She further SAID that L vnr
not single pure booded Indian In NeW-l loIk;;
~ nave inherited with the white mans bIooo al
ssscSs. save the one OF covetousness s,.,.d
a. ,Sreve. the young Sioux who was EraoustSIiss Sis
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