BROTHERHOOD
CONVENTION
By REV. GEORGE BECK
The Alaska Native Brotherhood
convention has come and gone. It
was a wonderful week for all who
attended. Yakutat, Juneau, Sitka,
Douglas, Klukwan, Haines, Angoon,
Wrangell, Petersburg, Hoonah, Ka
saan, Klawock, Ketchikan and Hyda
burg were represented not only by
the regular delegates but by other
members and friends, several nun
dred in numbers. Nearly all towns
in Southeastern Alaska have local
camps of the A. N. B. It is the
hope of the organization to enroll
every native man from Ketchikan to
Point Barrow before many years
have passed. In connection with
the Brotherhood is the auxiliary or
ganization known as the Sisterhood
or A. N. S. It was also well rep
resented.
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Mr. Peter Simpson of Sitka was
re-elected to the office of Grand
President. Mr. Simpson makes an
ideal presiding officer, his quiet ma
terful way of handling aU delicate
situations won him the love and
admiration of all present.
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Mr. Ralph Young was re-elected
to the office of Grand Treasurer.
Mr. Young has been so efficient in
his office and so generous will*
funds when needed in the treasury,
that all were satisfied when he was
retained in office by a large ma
jority.
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Mr. Eli Katanook is our new Vice
President of the Grand Camp. Eh
is popular, a very successful teacher
under the Bureau of Education and a
great booster for the order.
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Nothing special need be said about
our Grand Secretary “Louie” Paul,
all know how much he has to do
with the success of the A. N. B.
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The next annual convention will
be held at Hydaburg on the West
Coast. Invitations were received
from Klukwan, the town far North
and Hydaburg, the extreme South.
The contest was spirited, many and
eloquent were the speeches and al
though both sides had many friends
Hydaburg w7on. Klukwan should
have it in 1926.
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It was very evident all through
the convention that Wm. L. Paul is
the principal leader of the people.
They look up to and admire him be
cause of his fearless, upright char
acter. They go to him for advice
for they know he has the experience
and education needed, but, He is
not their BOSS. They are free men.
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The organization declared them
selves, FOR GOD, FOR HOME and
FOR COUNTRY, in other words for
COMPETENT CHRISTIAN CITI
ZENSHIP.
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Brotherlove was the key note ol
the wliole proceedings oi tne con
vention. Cnristian education was
stressed as the only weapon that
could be used to right the wrongs
against the people, both white and
native.
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The fish trap was declared to be
the only scientific way to fish if
the object was to get all the fish
and GET the entire fishing popula
tion, in other words to annihilate
them both.
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The A. N. B. Brass Band from
Kake furnished some splendid music
during the sessions. Their selections
were much appreciated by all who
had the privilege of hearing them.
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The music rendered by the Hoon
ah Cornet Band was much enjoyed
and the orchestra made a great hit.
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A reception was given by the A.
N. S. (The Alaska Native Sisters)
of Hoonah to the delegates and
visitors which was much enjoyed.
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The Village Improvement Society
of Hoonah served a dinner to all
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ures of the week.
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The basketball games played by
the visiting teams were fine. The
Kake teams came out winners.
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It has been in the hearts and
minds of the Christian people of the
First Division for some years that
an organization was needed in which
all the denominations could work
together for the building of the
Kingdom without losing their iden
tity. Leaders of the A. N. B. in
vited the different ministers to meet
with them to discuss this matter for
they felt the need of the spiritual
element in their order. It was re
alized by all that an organization
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