The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-05
INDIANS To SEE
kE0kUk STATUE.
Head Of Indian Agency Asked to
H-ins Them Here When the
Monument is
Dedicated.
D. "A. R. HAS BUSY YEAR
Arrange for the Entertaining Of the
State Convention and Plan
Study for Year of
Indians.

A0 1AOpotth Oil6PbSI VI
the American Revolution held a cali
ed meeting at the home of Mrs. D. A.
Collier at ten O'Clock this morning.
Mrs n. |. Sawyer, the regent, pre-
siding.
Mrs. Collier, chairman Of the monu-
ment committee, reported that DR..
Frank Wyman, head OF the Indian
agency in Oklahoma, had been invited
to bring some Of the Sac and Fox In
dams to the ceremonies attending the
unveiling of the Chief Keokuk statue
on October %. She also reported that
the Hon. James c. Davis of Des
Moines will be invited to have a part
In the ceremonies. It is very fitting
that Mr.. Davis should have a place
on the program since his father, the
late Judge @. F. Davis had such an
important part In bringing the bones
OF the old chief to be buried In this
city and was one of those most in,
terested in erecting the present mon
ument- dorado Taft will be present
at the ceremony and VIII be asked to
make the principal address at the
open meeting of the D. A. R. state
conference on Wednesday evening.
State Conference Tuesday.
Mrs. Sawyer reported that the
state conference will open Tuesday
afternoon, October 81. On that even
ing there win be reception at the
home of Mrs. D. A. Collier to which
a number of local people viii be in
vited. All the sessions of the con-
ference viii be held in the very
handsome auditorium of the Y. w. c..
A. building. On Wednesday evening
OF the conference Mr.. and Mrs. Haz-
en- !. Sawyer will entertain the dele
gates, guests of honor and members
of the local D. A. R chapter at a
dinner at the new Country club house.
which will be finished before that
time. The conference will bring to
the city seventy-five or a hundred
prominent women from all parts of the
state
Mrs. Sheldon, vice regent. reported
that the program for the year viii be
a study of the Iowa Indians. There
will be papers as follows: Early
Iowa History and the Red Men," by
Miss Mary c. Collins; Chief Keokuk
and His People" by Miss Virginia
WINS; Indians OF the Mississippi
Valley Mrs. J. I. Candy. Frederick
G. Smith of Des MONIES VIII speak on
Government Dealings with the In
dams and their Treaties" and Mr..
Ralph B. Smith will speak on The
Half Breed Tract
An Indian Exhibit.
On Saturday. February Il, an In
dian exhibit viii be held In the Y. W.
G. A building, of the collection own
ed by Miss Anne B. Davis and Miss
Mary G. Collins collection. This will,
bring together two OF the finest col
lections owned IN this country. Miss
Davis collection is said to be finer
than the one In the Smithsonian In
stftute. This promises to be very
special feature of the years program.
The regent announced the following
standing committees:
Monument committee-Mrs. d. A..
Collier. Mrs. w. G. Blood, Miss Anne
B. Davis. Mrs. James B. Diver. Mrs.
R. NJ. Lapsley, Mrs. E. B. Newcomb,
Mrs. Harry Reeves, Mrs, H. j. Sawyer
Program committee-Mrs. Clara l.
Sheldon, Mrs. j. L. Candy, Miss Anne
B. Davis, Mrs. Harry ]. Reeves, Miss
Mary Collins. advisory member.
Library committee Mrs. Theodore
Craig. Miss Ora B. Cole, Mrs. Virginia
WINS, Mrs. Johnson Haywood
Social committee-Mrs w. G. Blood,
chairman.
Printing committee-Mrs. j. D.
Rubidge.
The chapter adjourned to meet on
Tuesday afternoon, August ~. at 8
O'Clock, at the home of Mrs. A. G.
Decker
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