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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
INDIAN STATUE FOR NEW YORK
HARBOR,
Rodman Wanamaker is confident that
before many years have passed the
statue of of Liberty will have been given
a consort in the shape of a heroio figure
Narrows, farther out than the great
statue of Liberty. It will be magnificent
in sie, but, as is appropriate, something
less in proportion than the Liberty
gtatue,
The matter is already before oongress'
in the shape of a bill permitting the
erection of the statue without cost to the
federal government,
Mr, Wanamaker himself is prepared
to give liberally, hut it is deemed de
sirable to have contributions to the fund
come from various sources, The Order
of Red Men all over the oountry are
enthusiastic in the . movement and are
ready ta-contnbute, It is proposed to
obtain penny contributions from school
children and otherwise add to the fund
from many hands, so that there will be
the wider and deeper interest in the plan,
It was last May that the movement
for this great bronze statue to the In
dian in New York harbor was started,
Mr. Wanamaker gave a dinner in New
York in honor of Buffalo Bill, The din
ner in itself was a remarkable gathering
It included such distinguished Indian
fighters ag General Nelson A, Miles,
General Leonard Wood, Buffalo Bill and
Pawnee Bill, Side by side with them
pat Chief Ironehell and his son, Harry
Ironphe'U, Frederic Remington, the great
Tndinrv artist, was present, and many
prominent public men, At this dinner
the speakers took up the idea which Mr,
Wanamaker had long entertained, that
of erecting a heroic statue to the Indian
in New York harbor. Every speaker
strongly approved it, the press took
np, and now there is scarcely a state in
the Union from which fovorabie sent,
ment has not been evoked,
President Taft is friendly to the idea,
of suoh a statue. So is Vige President
Sherman. Ex.
PUPILS' ITEMS,
The apples blogsms are in bloom.
Caroline Wright is working in the hos,
pital kitchen this month,
The girls in the sewing room are mak
ing the girls' percale dresges,
Lizzie Martin is now the dining room,
assistant sergeant and likes her work.
Miss Faris took ten girls out walking
Bunday afternoon and we enjoyed it,
Margaret Rainville is one of the best
piano players in the small girls' home.
Sadie Chapman is now working in the
gewing room and Mrs. Fickle likes her
work,
We were out walking with Miss White
Sunday and got some flowers and had a.
good time,
Willie Flett Bays he is going to make
the lelay team this year and he ig train
ing hard so as to be successful,
Mr. Pillstrom and his industrial boys
ftre getting the roges in aood shape along
the gide walks all over the grounds, -
Mis Bender took gome girls for a long
walk Sunday afternoon and they all
enjoyed the walk, We went around the
block.
Some of the boys are- Men wandering
off in the woods and making bows and
arrows, with which they do a great deal
of practice shooting so they call go hunt
ing. These bows are made of the prec
ious yew wood.