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New York Indian Welfare Society. During the month of May 

 a general call was issued to the Indians of this State and their 

 friends calling them into a general conference for the purpose of 

 discussing their present and future needs. The meeting was held 

 May nth in the Historical Society Building in Syracuse and on the 

 I2th at the Onondaga Council House. For the first time in many 

 years Indians of all classes and schools of thought met in joint con- 

 ference. The temporary chairman was Jesse Lyon, the courier of 

 the Six Nations. Mr Lyon is a stalwart exponent of the old regime 

 and is bitterly opposed to citizenship, preferring the citizenship of his 

 tribe to that of the United States. After a vigorous session in 

 which each division explained its beliefs, an election was held. 

 The officers selected are: A. C. Parker, president; Dr Louis Bruce, 

 a St Regis Mohawk, treasurer ; David Hill, an Onondaga, secretary. 

 The vice presidents are: George Thomas, Onondaga; Nicodemus 

 Billy, Tonawanda; Alexander Burning, Oneida; Delos Kettle, 

 Seneca. The councilors are : Jesse Lyon, Onondaga ; Moses White, 

 St Regis; Howard Gansworth, Tuscarora; Rolling Thunders, St 

 Regis. There is also an advisory board composed of two sections; 

 the section of the last conference and the section of the future con- 

 ference. Dr William M. Beauchamp is chairman of the Syracuse 

 section and Alvin H. Dewey, chairman of the Rochester section. 

 The Rochester meeting will be held November ii, 1920 under the 

 auspices of Morgan chapter of the New York State Archeological 

 Association. This organization was conceived by Dr Earl E. Bates 

 of Syracuse, who is the honorary president. 



At the Syracuse meeting in May there were present representa- 

 tives of the State Indian Commission, including Chairman E. A. 

 Everett, David R. Hill and Dr Robert W. Hill. The Friends 

 Indian School of Tunesassa was represented by William A. Rhoads, 

 superintendent, and Henry Leeds, missionary. 



Wild Flowers. The " Wild Flowers of New York " has been 

 completed and published. This quarto work in two volumes has 

 engaged the attention of the State Botanist for five years and has 

 been progressed and brought to conclusion in spite of great dif- 

 ficulties growing out of the war and its consequences. The beauty 

 of the execution of this work is greatly to the credit of all who have 

 had a part in its making and it is confidently believed that it will 

 render an excellent service in disseminating a knowledge of the 

 native flora of the State. 



Living MoUusca. For many years as time has permitted, there 

 has been in preparation an illustrated report on the Mollusca of the 



