The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-02
INDIAN AssocIArToN.
Seventeenth Annual Meeting rIol,

Seventeenth Annual Meeting Held.
 The seventeenth annual meeting of the State Indian association was held in the First Methodist church, Meriden, Wednesday. There was small at tendance those present, among others being: President, Mrs. Sara T. Kin ney, of New Haven; secretary, Mrs. Sarah E. Booth, of New Haven; local secretary, Mrs. Charles l.. Rockwell, and Mrs. John T. Tucker, of Hartford; Mrs. Jules Luqu!ens, wife of Prof. .Lu- quiens, and Miss Marie Ives, of New Haven; Mrs. George c. Merriam Miss l.. B. Pierson and Mrs. Nancy c. Levi, of Meriden. The local president, Mrs. Kate Foote Coe, was unable to be pres ent owing to Illness, and the state treas uIer was unable to attend; cons aquent- ly her report was not heard.
 The election of officers resulted as follows:
 OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. President-Mrs. Sara T. Kinney, 1162 Chapel street, New Haven. ce-Presidents-Misa M. F. Ives of New Haven, Mrs. George Williamson i Smith and Mrs. Seth Talcott of Hart ford, Miss Catherine Hunt of Guilford, Mrs. F. E. Castle of Waterbury, Mrs. Homer Curtiss, Sr, of Meriden, Miss 1 Sarah Porter of Pennington, Mrs. Ed ward Sterling of Bridgeport, Mrs. J. N. Harris and Miss Sarah A. Stcddard of 1 New London, Mrs. John H. Whitte- more of Naugatuck, Mrs. c. J. Camp of Winsted, Mrs George w. Lane of 1 Norwich, Mrs. M. s. Foster of New Britain, Mrs. Allen Mclean of Litch- l field, Mrs. Stephen Wallxley of South ington, Mrs. Kate Foote Gee of Meri- den.
 l General Secretary-Mrs. Sara A. | Booth, 61 Dwight street, New Haven. l Treasurer-Miss Sara B. Huntington, 936 Collins street Hartford.
 Executive Committae-Mrs. George Williamson Smith, Mrs. M. D. Thomp- son, Mrs. w. H. Palmer, Mrs. Nj. M. Johnson, all of Hartford Mrs. J. A. Newell, Mrs. F. F. Hinman of Meri den, Mrs. Henry c. Griggs of Water- bury, Mrs Henry Rogers and Mrs. Edward Scripture of New Haven, Mrs. George Woodruff of Litchfield, Mrs. c. J. Camp of Winsted.
 Committee on Indian Missions Chairman, Mrs. Kate Foote Coe of Meriden, Mrs. George B. Stevens, Mrs. s. D. Gilbert, Miss Rose Munger, Mrs. Charles H. Smith. all of New Haven, Mrs. Charles B. Smith and Mrs. A. F. Hull of Hartford, Mrs. Mary s. Foster of New Britain, Miss l.. J Smith of Plantsville, Miss Emily s. Gilman of Norwich Miss Lizzie B. Plerson of Meriden, Miss Mary F. Munson of Guil- ford.
 Committee on Home Building Chairman, Mrs. $. T. Kinney of New Haven, Mrs. John W. Cooke of Hart ford, Mrs. storrs o. Seymour of Ltch- fled.
 Committee on Indian Education Chairman, Mrs c. F. Chapln of Wa tsrbury, Mrs. A. c. Pease of Hartford, Mrs. w. H. Palmer of Hartford, Miss s. J. Bennett of New Haven, Mrs. T. I. Driegs of Waterbury.
 Committee of Leahets-Ch Chairman, Miss Mary K Talcott of Hartford.
 Committee on Petitions Chairman, Miss Mary Hall of Hartford.
 Committee on Distribution of Litera- ture-Chairman, Mrs. John D. Tucker & Edwardi street, Hartford.
 Committee on the Press-Chairman Miss Katherine Burbank, 714 Asylum street, Hartford.
 Advisory Committee-Hon Joseph R. Hawley of Hartford, Rt. Rev. John Williams, bishop of Connecticut, of Middletown Hon. Francis Wayland Hon. Henry B. Harrison, s. A. Galpin all of New Haven; Moses Pierce ot Norwich, Rev. Joseph Anderson, D. D., l of Waterbury, Hon. James l.. Harvard Rev. George Williamson Smith, $. T. h., General William B. Franklin, Col onel Jacob l.. Greene, Rev. Joseph H Twitchell, Colonel Charles M. Joslyr and James P. Andrews, all of Hart ford; Rev. R. F. H. Vail, D. D., and Rev. Samuel Scovile, all of Stamford
 Auditor-Charies T. Weles, of the City bank, of Hartford.
 Mrs. Kinney has been president o1 the society since it's organization, sev. enteen years ago, and has in her pos session a gavel made of Charter Oak ir 1856, that has called all annual meet. ings to order.
 Mrs. Booths report touched on many branches of the Indian question, anc told of the work accomplished by tht various societies throughout the state
 At 1:30 o'clock those present partool of a bountiful dinner in the north par Tor of the church.
 An address after dinner was deliv cred by Miss Sybl Carter, missionar, among the Indians, in which she sp3k of her successful efforts to introduc lace making among various Indill tribes. She exhwibited various speci
 mems of lace work made by Indian wo
 men which excited much interest Tn
 address was one of much interes
 throughout.