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P R O G R A M

NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDIANS
13th Annual Convention
September 24 to 28, 1956

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd
12 noon to 9 p.m. -- Mezzanine
REGISTRATION OF DELEGATES
6:00 p.m., Dinner of NCAI Executive Council -- Main Dining Room, Lobby
7:30 p.m. NCAI Executive Council Meeting --- Terrace Room, Mezzanine

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. -- Mezzanine
REGISTRATION OF DELEGATES
9:00 a.m. -- outside Gold Ballroom, Mezzanine
FORM FOR PROCESSION
(Indian delegates will march in the procession.)
Procession of Delegates
10:00 a.m. -- Gold Ballroom, Mezzanine
GENERAL MEETING
Call to Order, 13th Annual Convention, Joseph R. Garry, President
Presiding Officer: Clarence Wesley, First Vice President
Invocation: Rev John J. Brown, S.J.
Color Guard, Henry Cuch, Commander, Uintah-Ouray American Legion Post, #126
National Anthem to be sung by all
Pledge of Allegiance: Led by William Sutteer, National Executive Committeeman of American Legion, Past Utah Dep. and Commander
Greetings: Governor of Utah, represented by:
Mr. H.C. Shoemaker, Member of Governor's Advisory Committee on Indian Affairs and Chairman, State Department of Public Welfare
Reading of Governor's PROCLAMATION
Mayor of Salt Lake City, The Honorable Adiel F. Stewart
Elder Marion D. Hanks, The First Council of the Seventy, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Response: Alex Saluskin, Member, NCAI Executive Council
Remarks on Theme: "From the Reservations Come The Riches", Francis McKinley
Introduction of Tribal Delegates by Chairman of each Tribe
President's Address to the Convention, Joseph R. Garry

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