Nebraska McKinley Memorial Auxiliary
UK Nebraska McKinley Memorial
association was organized nt
Omnha, Monday, October 2S, 1001.
It la one of forty-live or more
similar associations organized or
In the process of organization In all of t lie
slates of the union. This organization,
which articulates upon the National Mc
Kinley Memorial association, of which Sena
tor M. A. Ilnnna Is president, has for Its
purpose the construction of a monument to
the Into President McKinley nt Canton, O ,
where the remains of the dead president are
hurled.
it Is the idea of the otllcors of the na
tional association that, through the or
ganization of state associations, the people
of each state can he reached more effect
ively and that thus the amount of money
required can lie secured by small contribu
tions In which every citizen can take part
with greater ease and rapidity than if an
appeal for funds should he made by the
national association direct. The genesis of
the Idea came from Ohio. The matter was
suggested to several of the I'nlted States
senators from that and adjoining states anil
met with their hearty approval. A meeting
was held and from the action It appears
that It was derided to enlist the active
support of those persons who had personal
and olllclnl acquaintance with Mr. McKin
ley to take charge of tne work in the several
states. When, during the last campaign,
speakers were sent out on political missions
they also devoted some time to awakening
an Interest In tho McKinley Memorial as
sociation. Senator Fairbanks of Indiana,
who visited Nebraska, was the one who
suggested the formation of the Nebraska
association, The matter was brought to the
attention of Edward Koscwater, Senator
Millard and other friends of the late presi
dent in tills state and met their Jiearty
approval. A meeting was called for the
Millard hotel Saturday, October 20, at which
time Senator Fairbanks was to have or
ganized the association. The senator was
called to Indiana and the organization was
not perfected until tome clays later.
(ieneral Charles F. Manderson was chosen
president of tho state society. Few men In
the countrv have been closer to the late
president, (ieneral Manderson enmo from
Canton, ()., where, as a young man, lie asso
ciated with William McKinley. Later,
after the civil war, In which both men won
honor, while senator from the state of Ne
braska, he was closely associated with tho
)hlo congressman, who wns to leave his
impress upon tho world and to lose his life
for being tho champion of tho American
Idea of llfo and Kovernment. Tho selection
of (Ieneral Manderson was made whiio ho
was in Washington and It was not until last
TN A WAKM, sunny afternoon last
I I winter I got off tho one dllapl-
annal dated passenger car In which I
IWUJtil had been poking along through
VtMmUf northern New Mexico at tho end
of a freight train silicu daylight. There
was no village, no house oven, nothing In
sight except tho eternal hills, clothed with
gray sagebrush and dwaif plnnn trees, a
tall red watering tank, a freigiit car, In
which dwelt tho family of a hcction man.
Hut I knew that across the fluids about two
miles I would come upon a quaint llttto
Indian pueblo, hidden away Just whoro 11
had stood ever slnco tliu Spaniards came,
and probably for centuries before. So I
started across the mtu in search of San
lldefonso. An old Indian in a bright blan
ket caught up with me, and when I held up
a nlcklu and pointed to my grip ho slung
It on his hack and trotted off. I followed
tho trail across tho mesa, Hooded with tho
bright winter sunshine, crisp and clear,
with Its 7,000 feet of altltudu. Now and
then tho pathway dippod Into nn "nrroyu,"
tho sandy bed of a dry creek, Occasionally
a pamlng Indian gave mo a friendly grunt
of salutation. At last I passed through a
narrow passage between two liouscs and
enmo Into tho plaza. Hero was llfo
enough, for in tho Indian vlllago of tho
southwest all the houses face sociably in
ward and present a cold and inhospitable;
back door to tho intruder. The plaza was
full of horses and dogs, children and
ndults. The buffalo dance was hilled for
tho next morning nt sunrise and tho In
dians from neighboring pueblos for miles
nroutul were coining In to witness tho cere
mony. Tho sunny square was a shifting:
kaleidoscope of bright blankets nnd
dresses, hut I wns tho only whiio person.
Juan Gonzales ami his family greeted me
with cordial courtesy, for tho Pueblo In
dians aro among the most hospitable, polite
ami well broil peoplo In tho world. They
i'tiderntand absolutely tho way to mako
tho guest feel that tiio houso Is his. Your
property and your business aro snfo from
curiosity. They bestow upon you tho best
In tho house and, having done so, npnloglzo
for nothing. Juan can read and wrlto Eng
llsh, but Is tho only person in tho pueblo
who can do m. Ho has a wife, Phllomcna,
a daughter of f., Komancitn, who Is n.
quaint llttlo plcturo In blnck and tan, and
n baby, which wns asleep In a hiil madf
comfortnhly in n swing suspended from the
colling. Iiillomena always makes mo
realizo how It was that Pocahontas could
marry tho swell young Englishman, John
Holfo, and bo received with effusion In thu
mmT'immmmW-'
eiuiti.KS f m wheiison
week that he lcnmed that he had been
chosen.
I'M ward Itosowntor was selci ted as secre
tary and treasurer of the Nebraska associa
tion. He is also one who for years worked
witli the late president In advancing the
interests of tho country and In putting into
force those Ideas of government common to
both.
The vice president of the association is
John A. Crelghton, a man Known on two
continents for his benevolence and chatlty.
In addition to these olllrors thero were
selected six vice presidents to represent the
association In the congressional districts of
the statu and to act as chairmen of such
district associations as may lie formed.
.1. Stirling Morton, ex-secretary of agri
culture, was chosen in the First congres
sional district. The Second district Is rep
resented by Lorenzo Crounse. I,. I). Illch
ards Is the vice president fiom tho Third
district. E. J. Il.ilner, ex-eongressmnn, r p
icscnts the Fourth distiict, A. L. Claik of
Hastings tho Fifth district, while the Sixth
district Is represented by Judge Silas A.
Ilolcoinb of the Nebraska supreme court.
The Nebraska association has not yet do
elded upon a plan for raising funds, the
mailer being the subject for discussion at
the first meeting of the executive olllcers,
whli h will soon be called by President
Manderson.
The report of the organization of tho
Ncbiaska association was received at a re
cent meeting of the general association held
at Cleveland. ).. a few days ago and the
Glimpse of the Home Life of Pueblo Women
court and castles of England. Site Is the
typical Indian maiden of song ami story; a
very Laughing Water in the Mesh. Every
movement of her willowy llgure is graces
itself, nnd her delicate bronze features,
framed in their long, flowing, coal black
locks, would till nn artist's soul with Joy.
She is as sweet and good as she Is grace
ful nnd charming. Hut her slim little
brown hand rules tho household neverthe
less. I presented Juan with a box of
elgars and Komancitn with n box of candy,
but 1 might as well have given them to
Phllomcnn, for she took both nnd put them
In a trunk, of which sho carried tho key.
Slio allowed Juan to have one cigar, mid
thereafter, when ho was engaged In the
sacred mysteries of tho estufas, sho would
send from time to time as many as she
thought proper for him to have.
Tho Pueblo Indians present a curious and
I'xtremely ancient survival of (he inaiiar
ohato, that feminine supremacy which
archaeologists toll us onco prevalb'd
throughout tho prehistoric world. Tho
woman owns tl.o houso and all that is in It.
Tho children belong to tho mother and
traco tholr descent through tho maternil
lino. When a man marries Into n different
tribe his children belong to the trlbo of
his wife. In fact, tho man Is subordinated,
just as In other races the woman Is sub
INDIAN CIIPItCH AT SAN ILDKFONSO
AMERICA.
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announce mc nt of its p rtumucl liy Senator
Fairbanks was iciincil wuh cheers
Speaking of the woik alu.id of tins assoela
Hull, (ieneral MalKli I'sull said
"At this time I cannot say what plan
will lie adopted for raising funds, as there
lis been no meeting of the executive of
llccrs. Nebraska icrinlnly will Join l.
Mister states in honoring (he iimiuurv ol
the late president, who has done so much
lor the country. From their wealth tin
people of the state can contribute mi
amount sillllcleiit to take no small patt In
the construction of the monument pro
posed and after we have held a consultation
wo will be aide to announce the method to
be pursued 111 raising tho money which
this state should colli rlbllte."
Thero Is another association In the coun
try, formed by certain nsldonts of Wash
inglon, having for its object the erection
of u McKinley arch at tho national capl
tal. Tho plan Is not looked upon witli
favor by the personal friends of Mr. Mi
Klnley. A few days ago the subject was
broached to Senator Ilnnna, who said thai
he did not fnor this Idea, as no monu
ments of like kind had been built to the
memory of ell her President Lincoln or
President (larfleld, and that Hie only mon
ument, to be erected by popular subscrip
tion should he the one lo be built al Can
ton, ()., at the grave of the late president.
Tho general committee or the national
asMiclation is about as much In doubt as
to the form and naituv of the monument an
tho Nebraska association Is as to the man
ordinated li Is only In ri cent years that
tho wife has taken the liusbind's name nn
marriage.
The Pueblo woman !s a devout Catholic.
These tribes l ('fused stubbornly for a long
time to accept tho teachings of the early
Spanish padres. When they dually yielded
t Hoy became very devotnl to their church.
Hut, curiously enough, with the Inveterate
( onset vatlsm of tho Indian, they only gave
the white man's (iod a place In their pan
theon. In private they have always prac
ticed their old religion. The dances which
lut vti acquired w lilcspiciul fame In recent
years are tho only outward expression of
Its practice. They all have a religious
slgulllcauce. The Indians of the pueblo im
properly baptized with (iiiisllau names.
Hut every one of tlu'iu has an Indian name,
which no white man ever hcais.
Thole h an obi, old church ,it Sail llde
fonso, one of tho oldest now existing In
New Mexico, fur more ancient than San
Miguel lit Santa l'e, which Is oflcn called
tho oblust In America. A priest comes only
onco or twice a year. The Interior Is like
a vault, long, narrow,' dark and cold, with
not oven an adobe floor but Just loose dirt.
Thero ato no seats, and men and women
occupy opposite sides. The mi ll all stand,
but til" women kneel The stone walls are
perfectly bare High up toward tho celling
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tier in which funds are lo be raised In this
state. The members say they cannot de
cide upon this mailer until Ihcy know
how much money will be at their disposal.
It is said that when funds have been Ic
celvcd to mi amount deemed sulllclenl Urn
sculptors and artists of the country will
be asked to submit di signs, the form and
nature of which ate lo be determined only
are little holes for windows, and In and
out of these the birds fly during the eoio
mony. Tho ancient beams nro painted Willi
tho llgures which the Indians put on their
pottery. Probably H.iwti persons have been
bulled In the ohurchyniil. The Pueblos
bury without cofllus, opening the obi graves
mid tossing the bones Into u heap to make
room for tho new occupant, llllterly cold
storms sweep over this land In winter.
Then Hie poor little babies die like Illes.
and aro wrapped In their tiny blanketu and
laid awuy, with never a prayer or a song
over them. Tho Pueblo woman Is exceed
ingly fond of her children, but sho has nn
Idea of propel ly caring for them.
The national govei nineiu, under the olll
I'lent supervision of Miss Estcllo Keel of
Wyoming, national superintendent of Indian
schools, Is conducting day schools In many
of the pueblos. Tho teacher lives at the
pueblo, ami, beslilis giving tho children
regular Instruction, she cooks and serves n
free hot lunch for them each day. Hut
there Is no compulsory edui atlomil law,
and the children go to school or not, us
they please. When their great dances nro
on the school lias often not a pupil for
days nt a time,
Philoinena keeps her houso very clean
Sin sweeps it every day on her knees with
a short-handled broom, anil she Is graceful
even nt this buck-breaking operation. Then
she wets down the floor to prevent Its re
turning to Its oilglnal dust. She keeps
all her cooking In tho back room, nnd tho
front one Is a clean, pleasant sitting loom
Tu re Is n constant stream of company, for
hey aro a sociable people. Tho pottery
bin is In tho lightest corner, nnd here
Iiillomena makes pots and cups and Jugs
ex ictly as primitive woman mado them
when sho originated this oldest of tho arts
These people nro well housed, but not well
fed They had tin nhundanco of llttlo crusty
brown loaves of broad baked In tho out
door oven, which was very good, and they
had eolfee, which wnn very bad, but there
Is seldom any meat. They never sit down
for a good family menl together, but squat
ill relays on tho floor in front of tho fire
place, a great round platter of loaves In t lu
center and a steaming cup of coffee In front
of each. They eat much less than a white
man. yet their endurance is much greater.
From the flrcplnco In every room th
plnnn logs send forth their peculiarly bright,
beautiful Unlit, and keep tho air sweet.
Iiillomena has a cook stovo, but she sccini
to regard It as an ornament, and does all
her cooklnK at tho flreplaco. The water of
tho pueblo Is Its one objectionable feature.
It comes from two wells, which have been
J STIIItMMi MOItTON
Sil.VS IIOI.COMII
by Hie available money. A coiiimllteo will
then be selected to pam upon tho Ideas
thus brought mil and the one which meets
the appiowil of the general committee will
be adopted. The general committee ha
llxcd mi sum as Hie probable cost of Hi"
monument, this being left eiitliely witii tb
people who are called upon to respond with
contributions.
In use since the conquest, mid one of them
Ib near the old graveyiinl. They have tables
and u bed, but eat and sleep on the Hour
Tho only phi f furniture they use Is the
one chair, which Is a rocker, and when
ever I entered the room Hie occupant,
whether iiinii or woman, would gravely rlsu
nnd offer It lo me.
Juan lias a little farm, hardly larger than
a good Hioil garden. Just outside the village
Sometimes he goes away and winks on the
railroad or in tho turquoise mines a while,
liilliiuieua gets an occasional dime for hoi
pottciy. SHU, I baldly see how the) man
ago to live.
Tho dances aro the great occasions of
their lives. The women dance us well n.-i
Hie men, though in li much I sedatu
fashion. They wear all the brilliant gut
monls they can put on, but there Is noth
ing at all Immodest In tho ceremony
I am not quite sine that I want Iiillo
mena to get thoroughly civilized. She
might make better entice, but I doubt If
sho would be us kind to wiiudetlng pencil
pushers. She might lose a good ileal that
makes her fascinating now, and It Is doubt
fill If she would bo any happier.
MINNIE J. KKVNOLHH
Pointed Paragraphs
Chicago News A small boy says the
load to knowledge Is a switchback.
Occasionally a man associates with fools
because he feels wise III comparison.
It Is folly to marry for beauty, for In amy
will not last -iiud neither will money.
Pools rolled nil what they have said,
wise men on what Ihcy mo going lo say.
When some people attempt to display
their knowledge they only show their Igno
ranee.
Unless a man umlcrstniulH tho language
of the eye ho can't grasp a woman's mean
ing. When n man goes down In the llnain lal
sea he Is apt to leave a lot of wreckage
Hunting around.
Plobably tho wmst fault of tho average
woman Is the ease with which a man can
stand up and Ho to tier.
Said an Irish lawyer In addressing the
coin t: "If this argument Is not clear, your
honor, I have another that Is eqi'xlly con
elusive."
When a spinster of uncertain mis hears of
tho marriage of an acquaintance sho sighs
and says: "Well, I suppose I1' Miiat wo all
must come to."
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