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Hon. N. B. Johnson       -2-       July 2, 1951

Each of these dinners includes the following:

Juice or 1/2 grapefruit
Salad
Potatoes
Vegetable
Rolls and Butter
Dessert
Coffee

The hotel will provide the banquet tickets at no charge. Tickets can be sold at registration time.

The American Indians, Inc., have agreed to get the music for the get-acquainted dance on the night of the 24th. I understand Bob Bennett is arranging for an all-Indian band to provide music for the dance on the 26th. The hotel has a $30 charge for clearing the hall after the banquet for the dancing. How will this charge be met? Will the proceeds from registration fees be available for this?

Mr. Tom Swain, Convention Chairman, of the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce, has been contacted.  He has been most helpful and is very interested in the convention plans. The Chamber of Commerce will, provide without charge, two girls with typewriters to assist with registration of delegates and guests. They will also provide badges without covers free of charge. If we want badges with covers (which may be desirable for a four-day session), they can be purchased at the rate of 300 for $15 with a refund being made for any which are returned. Shall we order covered badges and, if so, how many? Also, how will this cost be met? We think it would be well to have separate badges for delegates and guests to facilitate recognition of those in attendance who are eligible to vote for officers and on business matters before the convention. We have asked the Chamber of Commerce to print 300 badges with spaces for name, state, and tribe.

I see by the Convention Call issued June 12 that you already have the necessary information on room rates so I am not reporting anything on that in this letter.

Mr. Swain wants for publicity purposes at an early date a history of N.C.A.I. and current statistics on membership numbers, tribes, and states represented, etc., also, pictures (or cuts) of