Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-22
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Activities of the Dauphin County
historical Society. the Harrisburg Nat
ural History Society and other organ
izations of the city in promoting work
IN various telds of research. nature
stuoF ana local history particularly,
nave stimulated the attention that is
occasionally given to the life of the
indian tribes that formerly owned the
lands OF the great Susquehanna valley.
NO." more books are being written,
more searches being made and more
aouresses being delivered on this sub
gect than probably ever known before.
In the last year there have been sew
eral notable novels based upon historic
Giashes between Indians and whites in
Pennsylvania; efforts have been made
by Henry w. Shoemaker and Others to
collect and publish the very entertain
ing legends and traditions of the In
9lans VINO roamed in sight of Harris
ourgs present location, and the State
mas provided commission to appro-
prlately mark the forts which were
raIlylnS places in time of Indian raids.
Inc study OF Indian history possesses
fascination that is as great as hunt
ing Tor arrowheads or tomahawks and
IN which everyone INDUCES at some
period of his life. There are few sec
uons OF the State filed with more lore
OF the Indians than the portion COW
cred by the Iroquois confederacy
which dominated New York and part
OF our own state. This portion of
pennsylvania was long controlled by
the Susquehannas, which were allied
with the Delawares, and later over
come by the IroQuois. Probably one
OF the most interesting talks on this
subject to be heard in Harrisburg this
winter Will be that to be given by State
Treasurer Robert X. Young before the
Alricks Association of st. Andrews
Church on Friday night lie will
speak On the Iroquois confederacy.
whose history he has studied as have
Few people in the State. General
Young comes from Tioga county,
which was battle-ground long before
the white man came and which is
llled with the traditions of the Five
Nations and the great chiefs who
brought the confederacy into being
and furnished American history with
one OF its most remarkable chapters.
Because of the character of the lee
ture the Alricks Association has invited
the two tribes of the Improved Order
OF Red Men located on Allison Hill to
attend the meeting next week. Invi-
tatlons were sent to the chiefs of
records of these tribes by Gilbert w.
Mattson, secretary of the AlFicks Asso-
clatlon, to be read at the council fires
As the Alricks Association is particu-
larly an Allison Hill institution, the
formal invitations were confined to the
two Hill tribes, although It was at the
same time explained that any Red
Men, or any other men, are entirely
welcome 10 next weeks meeting. One
OF the objects of the Improved Order
OF Red Men is to preserve the history
ana traditions of the aborigines, and
state Treasurer HounS's approaching
lectufe mas created much interest
among the members of that big fra
ternity.
Ihe Alricks Association, incidentally,
Is attracting all kinds of attention not
only on Allison Hill but throughout
the city generally because of its rapid
growth. y year or so ago men of
81 Andrews Protestant Episcopal
1hufch organized a mems Bible class.
They talked about a mems social club.
TOO, at the time. but the matter was
postponed until fall. Last October a
preliminary meeting was held to or
game the club. Among those present
were number of men not connected
with either the Bible class or st. An
drew church. Outsiders manifested
so much interest from the start that
II was decided Just to have a mems
cluo without any church or other con-
nectlon. The organization was named
Tor the late William X Alricks for two
reasons: he had been senior warden
or ST. Andrews Church and, too. was
known by almost everyone in the CITY
as one OF the most far-sighted busi-
nessmen of Harrisburg.
The AlrCks Association frc,- tbe
start had no definite end in view eX
cept to meet twice a month for social
and educational purposes. although
when 1t sees a chance TO do some GOOD
and help along some worthy cause il
gets busy. Every meeting night IL
has some lecture or other entertain
ment. Starting with less than twenty
hve members last fall it has added
anywhere from ten to TWENTY-FIVE
members every meeting: now the
mem hership is 152, only a third of
them being members of st. Andrews
church. The others are members OF
other churches of all denominations
or no church at all. Most of the mem
oers live on Allison Hill. but Others
reside west of the rairoad and in PAX
tang, Penbrook. Highspire and other
suburbs. The meetings are held in
St Andrews parish house because its
use Is given without charge and be-
cause 1t is the most available place.