The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-02
MAINE INDIAN ASSOCIATION.
Annual Reports and Election of Officers
Yesterday.

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Yesterday.
The sixteenth annual meeting
of the Maine Indian association
was held yesterday afternoon in
the Friends church. the president,
Mrs. NJ. E. Frye, in the chair. The
presidents address was an Impressive ac-
count of the reasons of the late so-called
uprising of the Pillager Indians, ana the
causes which had led up to 1t from ls47,
when the whites had first begun to c3yet
their lands.
The following is an abstract of Miss
Alice Blanchard S, the secretary's report
for the year:
This year of war and hard times has
been one of much anxiety to the workers
in the association. The sutferinps of the
Cubans with the no less suffering of our
soldier boys, have made it impossible to
extend our work as we had expected when
our Maine State mission became an ac.
complished faot We own forty acres of
land in Oklahoma Territory, with a
white cottage with three rooms, stable,
well, an orchard Of apple, peach and
plum trees; part of which is fenced with
wire and part still left to the wildness of
nature. Mr.. and Mrs. Blacklsdge our
missionaries are more than satisfied
with the work they have found to do in
winning their way to friendship with the
Indians and were full of hope as they
entered their second year of work. The
association sent them at Christmas two
barrels containing clothing dress goods,
blankets, fannels. dried fruit, coffee, rice
and many other useful articles. A new
carpet which with the axe woodsaw
steel pillow, cultivator and box of garden
tools amounted to near two hundred
dollars.
Interesting monthly letters have been
re neised from the missionaries, notably
one telling of the Christmas dinner out of
doors, boards being used for table to feed
the seventy-two Indians who attended.
The Christmas tree was red oak nailed
to stump in the yard, its brown leaves
still on the branches and dressed up with
red cotton handkerohiefs, neckties, dolls,
boxes of candy. etc., it looked lutte gay
and was immensely enjoy ed by the
Indians. Before the gifts were distributed
a hymn was sung and the missionaries
explained to the Indians about God and
Christ, and what the day meant.
In the death of Mrs. e. A. Reynolds,
one Of our EARLIEST and most loyal NOM
bers, the association will miss the interest
that never Tagged notwithstanding the
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In the removal from the city of Mrs.
Charles L. Ogden, so long the honored
chairman Of the press committee We have
not yet become reconciled. In May was
held most successful missionary tea, in
the First Free Baptist church TO get
funds, and information about the work.
Mrs Frye, Rev. Mr.. Malvern, DR..
part. also friends who added musical
numbers to the programme.
1t has always been the plan OF the
Women's National Indian association of
which this association is auxiliary, to
plant missions and then turn them over
to some larger.Ebonrd to carry on. The
work has now grown beyond our sole
care, and the Friends Board of Missions
has generously agreed to help us for this
year in our work, giving the missionaries
oversight by their superintendent and
helping pay on the salaries.
Portland has held seven monthly, eight
board and one public meetings, this year,
at which Rev. e. K. Young of Canada
thrilled all present by his wonderful story
of..m visionary life among the Hudson Bay
Indians. "Ihe Indians Friend" small
paper printed for only thirty cents year
by the Women s National Indian associa-
tlon is quite generally taken. Petitions
have been sent to Senators and Congress
man from Portland, Lewiston and Ban.
II.
throughout he state. Books from the as
sociation's library have been circulated in
Auburn and Lewiston. Lewiston always
helps by sending articles for the yearly
barrels.
Bangor has live auxiliary which is al
ways doing its part. The missionary com
mittee report through the secretary and
letters received from the missionaries.
The press committee report work at.
tended to and would express their ap.
probation of the fact. that however mis-
leading the startling headlines of reported
massacres may be, it is with sense OF
gratitude they can relic on some OF the
editorial columns of Portland and Boston
to proclaim the truth about these
Indians uprisings
Miss Gould's report as treasurer showed
receipts of 1888. Sc; expenditures $57b.S7 !;
balance on hand, $l3. 40.
Report from other branches of the
society were read and accepted. Mrs.
L. Crie. Mrs. M. M. Bailey, Mrs NJ. E.
Soule, Mrs Charles Forster. Mrs. P. M.
Blake of Bangor, were elected delegates
to the National association meeting to be
held in Portland In November.
These officers were elected:
President-Mrs. Myra E. Frye, Wood
fords.
First Vice President Miss Ernestine l..
Libby, Portland.
Second Vice President-Mrs. James e.
Mcdowell, Portland.
Third Vice President-Mrs. Hannah J.
Bailey, Winthrop.
Fourth Vice President-Mrs. P. M.
Blake of Bangor.
Recording Seoretary-M Alice Blan-
chard, Portland.
Corresponding Secretary-Miss Addie
Wyer. Portland.
Treasurer-Miss L. B. Day, Portland.
uditor-Mrs. l.. NJ. Bailey, Woodfords.
Librarian-M Mrs. Fl. W. Robinson, Port
land.
Chairman Public Press Committee
Miss Jean l.. erie, Portland.
Chairman Petition Committee-Mrs.
Charles Forster, Portland.
Chairman Public Meeting Committee
Miss Jene L. erie, Portland.