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MINUTES OF THE
NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDIANS
CONVENTION HELD IN DENVER, COLORADO
DECEMBER 13 to 16, 1948.

December 13, 1948.

The organization did not meet in the morning. The afternoon was devoted to registration of delegates on the mezzanine floor of the Cosmopolitan Hotel. At 7:30 p.m., an informal meeting was held in the conference room where all convention deliberations were held.

Morning Session, December 14, 1948

The discussions on the floor of the convention officially opened at 9:30 A. M. with William Firethunder presiding.

Rev. A. W. Hancock, Choctaw, McAlester, Oklahoma, gave the invocation.

The delegates were welcomed by Mr. Firethunder. He remarked that the convention was being held in the very same room where the constitution convention had been held in 1944. The organization had made much progress during the past four years and the future looked good.

In the absence of A. N. Williams, treasurer, president N. B. Johnson presented the treasurer's report for consideration which follows:

TREASURER'S REPORT
For The Period November 29th, 1947 to December 13th, 1948.

OPERATING FUND

Balance brought forward from last report --------------------------- $1,121.52

INCOME:
Membership dues, subscriptions and donations --------- $2,963.34
(Shown by official receipts Nos. 1407 to 
1580 inclusive) ---------------------------------------------------- $2,963.34
                                                                    ----------
Total Income ------------------------------------------------------- $4,084.86

EXPENDITURES:

Printing, publication news-letters and bulletins,
equipment stenographic hire -------------------------- $1,615.86

Telephone and telegraph ------------------------------    401.62
Convention and travel expense ------------------------  1,053.02

Postage and express ----------------------------------    154.97
Legal services, briefs, etc. --------------------------   218.43     $3,442.90
                                                        --------     ---------
Balance December 13, 1948  ----------------------------------          $640.96

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