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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
Com m issioner of In d ian Affairs, who told of the rem arkable change he
had w rought in Indian affairs and vividly depicted his achievem ents in
protectin g In d ian interests. O ther speakers who delivered addresses
were D ennison W heelock on T he Taw Bars the W ay to In d ian P rog­
re ss;” P atrick J. H u rley on “ H um or at the B a r;” H enry Roe-Cloud
on “ Brains and Efficiency;” Prof. F . A. M cK enzie on “ P rinciples and
D an g ers;” M rs. M ary I. B. Baldw in on “ W hat an In d ian W om an has
to Say for H er R ace;” Dr. Sherm an Coolidge on “ T h e S o ciety ;” H on.
W . A. D u ran t on “ A N ational In d ian Society as the M eans for Race
Efficiency” ; and Dr. T hom as C. Moffett on “ T h e Power of F rien d sh ip
A m ong R aces.”
T h e banquet favors w ere small Indian war clubs tied w ith w hite rib ­
bons and labeled “ Peace C lu b s.” U pon th e ribbons was printed the
follow ing stanza:
" T h e Peace C lu b .”
“ T o knock w ith Club and th ru st with spear
Robs life of all its peace and cheer.
So let us C lub together friend,
T hen all our woes shall be at e n d .”
T he C om m ittee had hoped to have a Peace D inner and had telegraphed
for peace pipes b u t th e New Y ork In d ian E x h ib its Com pany having no
peace pipe sent w ar clubs! T h is p u t th e com m ittee in a quan d ary for
it had no w arlike in ten tio n s. On the spur of th e m om ent how ever,
the verse was penned, and th e club used for peaceful advantage.
T h e m eeting and presentation were convened in rem arkably quick
tim e. T h e President gave but seven days notice in w hich to prepare for
the trip to the C apitol. T h a t the great m ajority of officials was present
is a trib u te to th e stren g th of the Society and the harm ony of its ad m in i­
stration.
On th e 11th and 12th of December th e E xecutive Council held its a n ­
nual m eeting. By invitation of the R egistar of the T reasury most sessions
were held in his office. T h e principal actions of in terest to the m em ber­
sh ip are those relatin g to the policy of the Q uarterly J o u rn al, S. A . I.,
appointm ent of a Board of T rustees, whose C hairm an is Mrs. Marie L.
B. Baldw in, and and th e selection of m eeting place for th e 1915 C on­
ference. T h e F ifth Conference will m eet under th e auspieces of
th e U niversity of O klahom a in O klahom a C ity, O kla. T h is has al
ready led to great enthusiam on th e p art of the O klahom a m em bership.
T he accom plishm ents of th e December M eeting were the reaching of
the P re sid e n t’s ear, the presentation of basic facts for his consideration,
a dem onstration of th e S ociety's unity and purpose, and the establish­
ing in th e public th e capacity of red men to reach out for higher thin g s.