The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-09
THEY ARE TO GO ELSEWHERE
Efforts of the Association of Western
WritersT Thought To Be Unappreciated.
Hence Il Is Decided to hold the Annual Meet
ing at Some Watering Plsce-Features
of the Closing Exercises Yesterday.

The next annual meeting OF the western As
sociaticu of Writers will not b held in Indian
apolis, a. have al the sessions hitherto. When
the matter came mp for discussion yesterday
morning the opinion seemed almost unanimous
IN favor Of change from this place. and OF
selecting some watering-placs In this State.
Warssw was frequently mentioned, bus
Maxinkuckee. West Baden and other places
were suggested. The matter was finally Left In
the hands of the executive committee In view
of the probable change it has been suggested
that the meetings be hereafter held regularly ct
these watering-plaess and be made the occasion
of gathering of the friends and families
of those who belong to the association.
Measures were also taken yesterday morning
to secure o larger attendance at the next meet
ing Of those to whom places had been assigned
on the programme. A motion by Prof. Ridpath
prevailed, that all those who were selected to
speak should respond to the invitation three
months before the meeting and should notify
the secretary. positively, three weeks before the
meeting, whether they would attend.
The report of the committee on officers for the
ensuing year was then read, and adopted as fol-
lows
President--Hon. Ben S. Parker.
Vice-presidents-Dr. j. @. Ridpath, Mrs. L. e. Al
comb Riley.
Executive Committee Richard Lew Dawson, Mrs.
.: VI. Jordan. Colonel Cumback, Mrs Bates, Prot
Ridpath, Judge McNutt, Mrs. E. s. L. Thompson, DR..
II. w. Taylor.
The remainder of the day given over to
literary exercises and discussion. During the
hour preceding dinner Hon. Benz L.. Parker
read spicy paper, entitled IA Country Carol"
The title of the article does not convey proper
idea of it, as the writer touched. in . humorous
way. upon prohibition, politics and various other
matters of general public interest Professor
Ridpath read poem, "Who Shall be Crownedf
Little Ones;n Dr. H W. Taylor. of Terre Haute.
read poem, "Deserter Black and Mrs. j. v.
H. Rooms read what abe was pleased to term q
bundle of rhymes bearing the title OF "A
Romance of the War;"
Richard Lew Dawson evidently expressed the
sentiments of the convention when he expressed
regret at the lack of interest shown by the citl-
zsns in the present meeting Mrs. Jordan cre-
ated some merrinent by referring to the three
conventions which the city had lately been en-
PERTAINING prohibition, pills and poetry.
At the afternoon session Rev. o. G. McCul-
loch read paper on Realism and Idealism. y
By the ideal he said hel supposed
was meant the beautiful, tho fanciful,
the purely imaginative. 'the light that
never was on land sea-" By the real
was meant the portrayal Of life as it was. Hugo
led the revolt from the formal classicism into
the romantic. Scott was romantic; lola was
realistic, as indeed, were all modern French
writer's The highest end was not reached
when either the real or ideal was alone followed.
He was the true artist who could see the
ideal within the real. A modern English
writer who was too realistic was Henry James;
he looked at everything with q frown; the
speaker thought he might appropriately be
called ''the Sara Bernhardt Of literature The
paper was discussed by DR.. Ridpath and others.
Mrs. NJ. L. Andrews read sketch Of Otway
Curry. the Ohio editor, lawyer
and poet A story from the pen of
Mrs. Mary B. Hussey. the well-known
contributor to Youths Companion, was read by
Mrs. Wheeler. Mrs. Mary A. Leavitt gave a
poem, "Our Horizon" and Mr.. Herman Rave
contributed another the Battle OF the Dyke
One Of the most interesting features Of the
day. however. was a poem by Mrs Sarah T..
Bolton, who had been present during a greater
part Of the convention, but had previously de-
clined to read anything She was received with
applause, and In somewhat infirm voice
gave few pithy verses. entitled. when 1t
Rains Let 1t Rain" A motion by Professor
Ridpath, to place the names of Mrs. Bolton.
Hon. s. S. Harding and VIM. T. Gallaeher-all
veteran poets OF this State-npon the roll of the
association. Was passed unanimously. The con
vsntion then came to a close with poem writ
ten BY Hon. S. S. Harding, and read by Mrs.
Prunk. Mrs Andrews announced that Mr.
Harding. who was eighty years of age, and
blind, was unable to attend the meeting, but be
had evinced an interest in its proceedings. The
title of the poem was I'VE Know What God Is
Not The association then adjourned.