MICHELSON. ] ETHNOLOGICAL NOTES. 549 
The general ritual of the society is given in the course of the 
present narrative. The society is relatively recent in origin, though 
the exact date of its originis unknown. For some time it has practi- 
cally ceased to function. The last time it functioned at a funeral was 
at that of Jim Peters (1917); and at an adoption-feast, in the summer 
of 1922. By good fortune I witnessed both of these events. For- 
merly the initiation consisted in drumming, etc., for four days. The 
head man decided who was to be admitted. There were no fees to 
be paid by the candidate. No one could ask to be taken into the 
society. When a member died a new member was elected when the 
adoption-feast took place. At the adoption-feast any member of 
the society might ask an outsider to dance with them. A person 
asked would be morally obligated to do so. He then would be fed 
at the same time as the members of the society, not with the out- 
siders. This happened in the ceremonies in the summer of 1922. 
The following are the present (1923) members of the society: Jim 
Thompson, Henry Samasaw, Joe Peters, Albert Brown, Bill Wanatee, 
Isaac Wanatee, Willie Johnson, Minetowesie (a woman), Mrs. Jim 
Peters. 
