The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-11-28
CHIEF RED FOX
TO LECTURE HERE
Head of the BlackfOOt Indians to
Speak at Methodist Church
Friday Evening

Chief Red Fox Skiuhushn of the
Blackfoot Indians, at present making
national tour lecturing on the PA
triotism and Philosophy of the Amer
lean Indian" will lecture Friday eve
ming, November 20 in the Methodist
church. There will be no admission
charge, but free will offering will
be taken at the close of the lecture.
The Official Bulletin of the North
western Division of the Rcd Cross in
recent issue says: 9.s
On the lecture platform Chief Red
Fox appears in the tribal costume of
his race, but his street suit of khaki,
his close cropped hair and quiet man
nerisms bespeak the intermingling of
the red, the white and the blue blood
of America, IS he terms it.
He is a graduate of Columbia Uni
versity, has his D. d. degree from DR..
Whites Bible College of New York,
and from bits of his conversation he
might readily be adjudged a post-grad-
uate of American politics. 81
He has sized up the situation thru a
long thoughtful silence-"Bu this is
war time," he says forgivingly, "and
/ have not come to talk of things po-
litical, nor of the wrongs visited upon
my people. I am here as is my cousin,
Black Hawk, for purposes purely hui
manitarian-we are here in behalf of
the Red Cross of America. The entire
proceeds of our lectures we give to
this organization.
Since leaving Washington, D. c.,
we have realized for this purpose more
than $4,000. Our souls are in this
work as is the soul Of every American
Indian. We know not the hyphen-
we know not the pro-this or pro-that;
we are 100 per cent American. I
We have given over $2,000,000 to
the Red Cross. This has been raised
thru various manners of sacrifice.
The Indians on the Warm Spring
reservation sold $4,000 worth of live
stock; it was their gift to the Rec
Cross. A Creek Indian maiden resid.
ing in Oklahoma and heiress to consid.
cradle wealth, is building Red Gross
hospital, giving with it dowry Of
$50, 900.
On every reservation in America il
the Red Cross chapters. The girls il
our schools no longer weave the EN-
blems of their different tribes with
bright colored beads. Seven Thousand
warriors have we overseas, and thu
warm sox must replace the beadee
moccasin. Humanity before vanity,
is the shibboleth of the Indian mother
and maiden.
The Maltese cross, once the sacret
emblem of my people, has been re
placed by the Red Cross. Upon it,
altar do we place the most Treasures
of our possessions, even to the triba
heirlooms of our fathers.
/ The Washington, D. c., chapter pre-
scented to my pony, Montana, the EN-
blem to be worn On his bride. It j
with him always as he carries me from
city to city. Montana is member Q
, the Davenport, Iowa, chapter. Blacl
? Hawks pinto is also member of tn
Red Cross. The Indian and his pom,
are close akin. The Red Cross make
us as brothers, it is the will of tn
Great Spirit that it should be so.
! Just before going to press tn
E Courier Reporter was informed tina
: owing to misunderstanding in date
5 Chief Rex Fox will not be here Fri
{ day evening of this week, but a late
9 date will be announced.