The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-27
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Honorary Mem beF
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WASHTnzGToN. d G, Dec 2sl
IThe gathering OF Indian. chiefs from
an sections of the country where
the red man still has foothold.
AID the Aorganizat ton ny them IA
washing Ion OF the brCthsrlot, !
Of Indian tribes. one of the most
picturesque and, intereatfng events
that has rseently taken placetins the
capital.
Most OF the abortginss who jour
tnayed to washington on this oeca-
SION were men great among their
fellows, men adharing to the c9Iss
toms and tFaditisns Of their tribes
L or nations, and. they wore the 199.
iof the plains Indian. or Of the PSF
ticular tribe to which they be-
lionged. not IN war paint, but in
every day dress they had always
worn. WIEII5 Undermined feet tQelnE
lin. they walked along the principal
street with the peculiar totterinR
4 gait OF chose unaccustomed to the
hard paYements; the wonderment> OF
the shopplng throngs who doubtless
looked as queer to the bEOnsed 1nF
dians is the latter did to the So
called civilized persons who rudealy
stared at. and commented about
them
the idea OF AN Indian brother
hood has appealed strongly to the
red men. In answer tofthe call TO
Iorganize; there have come to. Wash-
.inRton Representatives of the Black
feet sioux, Apaches, Commences
INvalla Wallas, Cherokees and other
tribes or nations! The Indians have
fathered in secret council, where
they have been addressed by varl-
Ions chiefs and others. So diverse
lare the Indian tongues that at no
leathering were there many indians
VINO. eould understand the speakers
consequently there was need for In
iterpreters. AS the speaker OF the
moment rolled out his periods. the
interpreters, all talking at once, re-
tpesitadf what had been said, and then
the orator delivered himself OF an
iother sentence. So the proceedings
4 went from day to day. An inter
testing feature OF the session was the
attendance of the braves at
kmass especially their benefit.
4once taeJ+ ere entertained =. az = a
itebuffet luncheons and the Indians
true to their customs, carried with
them under their blankets: cooked
maize and other food,
/ Several white men have been
made honorary members of the
,.arer EI,,. 8raF m he
SO honored were Col. D. G: Collier,
president, and Percy H. Goodwin
i director, Of the Panama4California
international Exposition, to be held
in 1915 at San Diego. They were
d introduced by 3. 8. Curtis, the cell
4 ebrated photographer OF Indians.
ana whose lectures about them have
5made him famous, and by DR.. F. W.
K Kelsey, president of the lArehaelOs-
4 icaI institute OF America, which -
taking deep interest in the plan 70
hold at the San Diego exposition .
4 great congress OF all the native
tribes Of the Western hemisphere.
This will be the only time that tn.s
! Nv III have been done, and there wlll
probably never again be such gahh-
Eering OF abort gines, dwelling IN .UhS
fashion of their forefathers. follow
ling native customs, clothed In ma
1.-Two varb, practicing the handtcrafes
ana occupa ttons that their ancestors
had developed and perfected. We're
there no othev feature in the San.
.Diego exposition, this aToEe would
! serve to draw to the beautiful city
! whose capacious bay always rejects
summer skies. and whose ancienf
calm has yielded to the onslaugnt
of commerce., such thronsa o.
( scientists, students and 'seekersl al
ter the new, the curious and. the in
! teregiing as would tax its far
| famed reputation, for hospitality.
4 one could hardly be wrong I'M propn-
I esying that the san Diego CONGRESS.
LOT aboriginal peoples Will be one. q
the great events sofeths new CEN
tury. ss