The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-09
AN IMPORTANT LETTER.
The Correspondence Medium of the
Club to BE Changed

Club to BE Changed
To the Howard Literary Club-The Of
icers have been celebrating upon chang
ing the correspondence medium of the
Howard literary club, and after a con-
ference with all officers for their concur
renee I proceed to give the club formal
notice.
The Sentinel company has notified the
president that it will discontinue publ
cation Of the H. L. c. letters on the LIST
day of July, assigning as the reason for
so doing that il was not to its interests
in fact that it was doing itself an in
Justice-to continue publication of the
Howard literary letters All members
that have been carefully noting the prog
ress and success of the Howard literary
club have long recognized the i'm
portance-as touching its welfare-of
some one having charge of the editor
ship Of club letters, that could give more
time to the development of the interest
of the club in general Therefore, as we
believe it for the best, and as The Senti-
mel company has taken the foregoing
step, we declare that the relations now
existing between said Sentinel company
and the Howard literary club will be
mutually severed on or before the LIST day
of July. 1894.
Sec. of art. / of constitution grants
the exclusive right to the club to orig
mate and regulate the means Of its own
support, etc. This will enable us, with
all freedom. to proceed 70 change the
medium. We hope By future arrange
ment to gain absolute control of the
means through which the Howard liter
airy club is 10 carry on its good work
for humanity. In no other way can we
attain to that plane to which we are
justly entitled We have seen. to our
detriment, the termination Of our eX-
periments with political papers. This
is with all respect for The Sentinel COM
pdny but all recognize the fact that, IL
The corresponding medium Of a non
partisan organization. he partisan in it's
features, we cannot expect that success
which would attend out efforts if we
had absolute control of our medium. Will
not our present condition bear this out?
! eXhort each member to give me at once
an expression relative to our future
course of procedure for I sincerely desire
the club to have "A voice in this matter.
as the vast importance of this to club
interests would cause me to spurn any
action without the voice of the club.
Therefore, let each member under
whose notice this may come demonstrate
their interest by giving me an advisory
letter at once. United and thoroughly
organized we need not fear any serious
result from the change to which we are
now looking Let all realize at once that
the keeping back of the support. MEM
bers. may be attended with serious re-
suits. Let not this become a damper
upon the growth or interest of the club.
but Let it rather be an incentive to
arouse each member to that degree of
action to which a membership with the
club justly lays claim Let us proceed
with all caution 10 establish the Howard
literary upon a more permanent basis.
May that action be taken that is the
least experimental i'm its features, yet
producing the greatest amount of good
for the club. We must ask the many
members to have that confidence in the
officers that will assure them of the
best efforts in behalf of the Howard lit
erary in their power Their action will
not be in haste for they hope to weigh
each proposition carefully.
We will procure another medium ere
the expiration Of the time with The Sen
tinel if we think we can do so to the
best advantage of the club. Yet if such
should not be accomplished all can be
assured that we are seeking for the best
and that all effort on the side of right
mUst, in the end, be crowned with sue
cess. All members will be duly notified
of the future course Of the club There
fore, let all stand ready at all times to
aid by word or deed. Let not a single
contribution be withheld from the page,
for those that fail to appear on our page
of The Sentinel will appear on another
page. Let the good work go on as be-
fore.
I believe our motto-"Honor, Love.
Charity'-and the stated principles are
so firmly impressed upon our affections
that the love for our organization
will be sufficient to sustain the right and
justice for which we should ever labor.
Hoping that we may be guided in the
right course and that we may males
ticaily surmount every obstacle am sin
cerely yours for the welfare Of the club.
w. s. KOKENDOFFER, President.