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PLAN UNIQUE SOCIETYOne Whose Members are of the American Indian Decent*Claimed the Beal •‘Blue Blood” of This Country is “Bed Blood11—Fifty Elig'ihleg in 'Milwaukee.. ■MUAVA-UKE®, dan. P.—Steps are be-, mg taken in Milwaukee for the formation of the first society in the world, to whom only those of American lt;Indian'- descent are eligible. The matter is being pushed: by the Wisconsin Archaeological society; and its. secretary, Mr. Charles E;BrOWii? requests the names oi those eligibly tp membership and any information-of use in the organization work, to bev forwarded'to him. The object of the'SOciety.:wilf be the preservation of Indian records and relics and the promotion .of • a . warmeij fraternal feeling among those df'.Indian descent. It is claimed-that the real-^olue . blood3 oi America is “red blood,”, and that the true American aristocrat is he whose ancestors owned the soil in Ameri-.c simultaneously with the, founders .ofthe European aristocracy holding the landB which have since passed to their descendants with their names. It is anticipated that there arc nearly fifty cligi-bles in the city of Milwaukee, including^ some of the scions of Milwaukee's oldest and most respected families, and that several hundred will be found throughout the state. While it is a state movement at present, its scope will doubtless be.enlarged in the near future and will embrace other states.. -•Since Mr. Brown’s advent.to the*secretaryship of the Wisconsin Archaeological society, a great deal of work has been done and results have been accomplished, along new lines. The society is promised means for the presentation of a handsome medal, yearly, to the member making the most important contribution, through field work or other method of research, to the archaeological history of the state. It'is understood that one. of Milwaukee's most public spirited women will donate the. medal ‘ The society has now. in course ‘of preparation a fine -work j entitled irWhat Wisconsin is doing to save its. Archaeological Treasures.” This, should prove of interest and of educational value, and will be profusely illustrated with- photographs ^ of . Indian mounds, cornfields, village sites, mining pits^.provision caches, and .other oviv deuces of aboriginal life.. The. principal articles are. by Julia A. Laphaniy Charles E.:. I?rown} Frederick Houghton, Lee IE.1C.JC-t
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Racine Daily Journal
Racine, Wisconsin, US
Sat, Jan 06, 1906
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