Indian girl goes to White House in costume with plea for people . An appeal for government help through more schools in leading the Indians of America " back to their rightful heritage of greatness and nobility " was presented to President Coolidge with such force and clarity by Miss Ruth Muskrat , a Cherokes Indian girl , now a student at Mount Holyoke College , that the Chief Executive invited her to take lunch with him and Mrs Coolidge . Left to right : Dr Roe Cloud ; President Coolidge ; Miss Muskrat , Sherman Coolidge and Dr Charles Eastman . 22 December 1923