The Chemawa American, November 01, 1915, Image 3

THE CHEHAWA AMERICAN
H. E. WADSWORTH, Superintendent
VOLUME 18
NOVEMBER, 1915
NUMBER 2
INDIANS FOR PROGRESS
BY AR TH U R C. PA R K ER
'H E Lawrence, Kansas, Conference of the Society of
American Indians, held during the period September
28th-October 3rd, was a remarkable event in the
history of the Society and in the annals of the red
race. Its opening sessions on the evening of Septem­
ber 28th found a hall crowded to the doors The
r v
t Clty ° f Lawrence’ by Mayor Francisco, the Univer-
teifdeiit w T " ’ bytC ,hanCelI°r StronS’ and Haskell Institute lw Superin­
tendent U ise, united in a rousing public welcome.
H a T T l L 'Z Z ' i f - thr° l,ghOUt the week in the Chamber of Commerce
., '
o tU,,lvers“ y. and at Haskell Institute. The general
theme of he Conference was, “ What can the Indian do to he,pT m i
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emphatic answer was given in tile inauguration of a com
«.unity center movement to lie instituted on the various reservations as
soon as practicable The first center is placed in the hands of m " R
The
y ho W1" s,art her ''’Otk among the Utes at Fort Duchesne
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,nC" ° f ‘he S0Cie,y Wi" have immediate-oversight of
to the r
r " T ed"catio|i, healthful amusement, and inspiration
he b reSerVat’°" I,,d;ans’
“ d young. Mrs. Bounin, known to
for theXXk"f°r d aS Kltkah,sa’ ls a Sioux' and is most admirably fitted
for the task of supervising Community Centers.
A second move of large importance was the unanimous stand of the
Conference on the temperance question. It calls upon every Indian and
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" 'd i a n '«
Among the speakers who came with ringing messages were Dr
aros Montezuma, Stephen Jones, Simon Redbird, Dr. G. J. Frazier
i
1°"' Miss ' W
A- Durant> Mrs- Kn,ma
D. Goulette
Mr’
J. v Kershaw,
E DePeltquestangue,
and Henry
Roe-C oud
Associate members had equal privileges of the floor and there were t a ^
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William
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, I e '\O’ Dr‘ TlloniasC- Moffett, Robert Hall, John R
’ Dr. Melvin R. Gilmore and Mrs. S. B. R. Brown. Miss Caro-