Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-13
FAMOUS SOUTHERN WRITERS.
Literary Club Told Of maur5'
Poe, and Other Messenger Contributors.

Rosemary Literary Club Told Of maur5,
Poe, and Other Messenger Contributors
The meeting held last night at the Rose
mary hbrary-room. corner OF Washington
and Cary streets, for the purpose OF organ
izing literary club, was quite well at.
tended, despite the extreme inciemency Oh
the weather.
Among those present were Messrs. Rose
well Page, w. K. Meredith, Mrs Albert Y.
Bruce, Howard Bruce. Benjamin Is. Minor,
Mrs. Fannie Page, Mrs; Il: w. D'cklnson,
DIR. Thomas n. Page, O. r. Wilson, George
Moltz, Benjamin Eanes. Percy Richardson,
@. w. Thompson, Charles Il. Steinman: ".
J.. Thomas. b. A. Jacob, j. L. Light. q, >.
Dickinson.
The meeting was called to order by DIR.
Thomas Nelson Page. who made a state
ment of the manner in which the idea OF
the club had originated. BE said that the
credit for this particular department was
due 90 Mr.. Augustus L. Dean, the libra
rian, and on his motion Mr.. Dean was
elected president and took the chair. Then,
on motion Of DR.. Page, Mr.. Q. >. Dicker-
son was elected secretary.
THE SIMPLER THE BETTER.
DR.. Page thought the SIMPLER the ma
chinery the better it would work. MIR. w.
Meredith and Mr.. Roswell Page were called
aud conduct Of q literary society. Mr.. Mere
diin said the chief benefit. he thought, was 20
be found in giving point and direction 70 ones
reading. It gave an additional interest 70 read
ing and turaed IL into careful end tnonghtIul
study. The meetings themselves would assist
In clearing oneis ideas and imprcssing ones
reading upon the mind, whilst the ciaeh OF
discussion In such body was great l1eenute
toward literary pursuits. The meetings should
not be TOO often and should DO as varied as
possible.
Mr. Rocewell Page followed in the same line.
His interest had been with the Rosemary tFom
the start, and lao foresAw that it would be the
means OF doing q great deal OF good. lie Sug-
gested the appointment OF committee 10 seiect
subject for reading ana discussion az s escn ~
meeting. Two members should DO appointed 70
read OF each meeting selections not TOO long.
This might lead to On increased Interest IN
literature.
On motion of Mr.. Page, all present were de-
clared mem mDers Of the club 70 be formed.
The name chosen was the Rosemary Literary
Club.
was appointed 70 choose snd report immediote-
ly a subject for reading and discussion at the
next meeting or the club 20 Dc held IhureoAy,
February 26th, at the Rosemary rooms. Ihe
president appointed Mr.. W. X. Meredith and
Sir. B. A. Jacob, who retired and rep0iteu aS
| the subject, " Julius Caesar"
FAMOUS SOUTHERN LITERATEURs.
Mr.. Page called on Mr.. B. B. Minor, who had,
| he said edited the southern Literary MsssehgeF,
| the best literary magazine ever published IN tpe
| South, Poe had edited aud written for II
Mr.. Minor stated how be csmo TO be present.
| He Gaid that the Invitation embraced ali VINO
| were Interested in reading and literature, ana
| that was an invitation 20 him. lie had been
| writer az college on the JimcTack, OF when Ut.
| Levin Joynes had been the reader ana William
Joynes one Of the writer's. He had known well
| Charles Campbell, the historian. james T.
Heath was tho foster-father OF tho Southern Lltt-
| raTy Messenger. Then Lucien Minor, then Edgar
| Poo. then one whose name was known over the
! world. but had never been known az connecleu
! with the MesssngsT Matthew F. Maury. de fOi
| a time edited Il from Washington, sendine
down the snuscripts from that city Which Wert
| forwarded 70 him there.
| Poe wrote 70 him asking leave 70 repu0lieh MS
| poen. the Raven, which hsd first come out In tht
| WHO Rerier he wrote him (dr. MINOR stating
| that he wanted 10 correct and amend H. ana ASK
| ing him TO take out the division OF the column'
! and let the poem run all the wey across the page
| ana ne had done 20. He stated that he bult tn'
| Davis House. below the Capitol square, Tor 1h'
| accom- mediation OF the Messenger. There nae
| been a pubhc library In Richmond, put II hae
| gone down. he and others determined 10 star
! another. At tho concert-rOom Ot tue hAchhus'
| Hotel a meeting was held. Mr. John hobertso'
| came 10, made speech, and was appointed pre-
| sident. Mr. Myers was the nrst hDrArlah' au'
| Nc. John NJ Daniel was the second.
| Mr. Minors addre- was very Interesting sh'
WAS the feature OF IT, evening.