Weekly Chemawa American., May 22, 1908, Image 1

VOL 10.
MAY 22, 1908.
NO. 48
Indian Csnfereiice
In the Southwest.
Among the hundred or more promi
nent men and women of California and
Indian workers from various sections of
the State in attendance at the Indian
convention were President David Starr
Jordan, of Stanford ; Hon. A. K. Smiley,
of Redlands; Dr. Putnam, of Berkeley ;
Dr. Spinning, of New York; President
Gates, of Pamona college; President
Bear, of Occidental ;' Charles Lummis,
editor of Out West; Mrs. A. S. Quinton,
founder of the National Indian Associa
tion; Special Agent Eelsey; Miss Clara
True, agent of the Banning Indians and
other desert tribes; Messrs. J. W. Lewis
and Will II. Stanley, of Pechanga and
Sahoba reservation in Southern Califor
nia; W. B. Royce, of New India; Mr
Weinland, missionary among the Ban
ning Indians, and Miss M. E. Chase, mis
sionary worker at Hoopa Valley.
The Indian delegates were chief men
and heads of various tribes in California.
Loupy Lugo, captain .of , the, Coahuillas,
and IgnacioCosto, a, judge in, the same
tribe, both being old Perris and Sherman
students ; Captain Jack Jones, of the Mo
jave; Jim Pine, John Thomas, William
Pablo, and Joe Maguil. of the desert
tribes, and Ed, Posh, Charles Gunter,
and Henry Knight, representing north
ern tribes, were other prominent Indian
delegates. In all there were about fifty
Indian representatives of various tribes.
The conference, presided over by Dr.
Jordan, opened on Monday with a
number of addresses, the principal one
of which was giving by Mr. Lummis.
Tuesday's morning session was taken up
with talks by the Indian representa
tives, who stated the condition and
needs of their respective tribes. The
cry generaly was for home; and educa
tion. Tuesday afternoon was given over
to sightseeing and a visit to Sherman,
and in the evening an open session was
held, at which Special Agent Kelsey
delivered the address ,On Wednesda)'
.morning "the. meeting was open to all
who wished to e press views and opin
ions, each speaker being allowed five
minutes. The meeting on Wednesday
evening closed the conference. Dr.
Spinning gave the closing address, at the
end of which the large congregation,
composed of delegates, citizens of River
side, and a large number of Sherman
students, sang, all with joined hands,