New-York tribune., 1903-04-02
INDIAN WARES EXHIBIT.
Only Honest W05k Put Into Them
by .Soua7es

Tie Indian branch of st. Georges Woman's
Missionary Association, Mrs. Seth Low president.
held an exhibition and sale of Indian baskets pot
terry. blankets and bead work yesterday morning
In the parish house The proceeds Of the safe.
which was well patronized. be applied
the carrying of industrial work among the
Alaskans not reached by the government schools.
he material for the sale all gathered by
Mrs F. \. Doubleday during her trip
through the Southwest the Pacific Coast.
and consisted OF the best class of work, the dyes
In almost every being vegetable Indian
women. encouraged by the helpful suggestions of
the Indian Industries League and their increased
sales through that association. are awakening to
the idea of making their industries honest.
in one of the Alaskan baskets was found this pen
ctled message. mo white peoples color in this
Among the novelties displayed number of
little bride boxes made by the Pottawa tonnes.
of birch bark, embroidered in floral designs. with
porcupine quilts in the natural coiors. brown and
white. Their makers the Indians who owned
the land that the city of Chicago is built on. and
thereby hangs tale. One of the Indians living
on the reservation in Wisconsin cast about for
something do He the white their
farms raising sheep and pigs. and he decided that
he, too would have q farm and stock that would
be of service TO his people. The squaws formerly
made great OF porcupne quilts their
broideries. but the rapid growth of Chicago had
been too much for the porcupnes. and business
languished. He fenced in his farm. procured
few porcupines for start and to-day has -four
ishing business.
There large display OF Apache and Pima
baskets, nearly every Of the latter having the
prayer for rain inscribed I'm the black devils
claw which they in their basketry. The
Apache baskets conspicuous by fringe of
little tin pendants about the top, showing that the
Indian had learned a for even the
despsed tin The Mission Indians of Calfor
MIA also represented by baskets of fine,
close weave. and doilies of exquisite drawn work
heritage from the early Spanish missions There
was also fine display of bead work, belts, collars
brown belt of fine being embellished by the
of its maker. Mrs Thunder Bull"
AS introduction to the sale DR. George i.
Spinng spoke The Indian Situation To-day.
He told OF the suffering among the Pima Ipdfans
on the SaCaton Reservation in Arizona, owing to
the lack of water: spoke of the sturdy indie
pendence of this people, who preferred to be self
supporting, given chance at all. and closed by
saying: They splendid specimens of manhood.
but the wonder is that, handicapped as they have
been. they have not all gone back to barbar1snn
We have placed our hands on the black man, but
we have never succeeded In putting them on the
Indian and never will They are essentially
f-eemen.
"A million dollars has now been appropriated
by Congress to build dam for their water stor-
We don't dictate to the department how when
that dam shall be- but 90 say that 1t is the
part OF righteousness that water be given to this
people In every wickiup that reservation the
prayer ascends night and day. Lord. give US