The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-28
MEETINGS OF WRITER'S
TWO SESSIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION
AT WINONA YESTERDAY.
School superintendent i'm Conference
-Ex-Dublinites' Reunion Music
Teachers Programme.

WINONA LAKE, Ind. June 27.-The
| Western Writers are still in session here,
| meetings being held this morning and to-
night. The usual literary and musical pro-
| grammes were rendered at both meetings.
While the number of writer's here Is as
large If not larger than last year. the at
tendance at the meetings is comparatively
small. The meetings are held in the big
auditorium. and the handful of members
who faithfully attend the meetings seems
almost lost in the immense building. The
hot weather is the principal cause of the
slim attendance.
A number of the most prominent men,
bers of the association did not arrive till
last night and this morning. Among these
were Ex-Governor Will Cumback, of Indi-
ana, Coates Kinney and John Uri Lloyd, of
Cincinanti. The writers and the county SUI
perintendents, who are also in session here.
tos ether with the summer visitors. who
have already arrived, have crowded the ho-
tells to oy%eriowing.
At the morning meeting Miss Berdice
Blye, OF KNltland, opened the proceedings
with a musical selection, followed by A. c.
Andrews, of Bloomington. with a poem.
SOdlcS tNiniity VI SlliOitindti, ioWSt VIZ
a reading in prose. Miss Clara Rooms gave
a vocal selection, after which Miss Clara
Laughlin. of Chicago. read a paper. Hector
Fuller. of indianapolis. closed the pro-
gramme with a reading.
The programme at to-night's session was
almost entirely different from the one ar
ranged. Frank H. Spearman. of Wheaton.
H.. read a railroad story. Harry Dixon, Of
Vicksburg, Miss, was called on for an adj
dress. He paid a glowing tribute to James
Whitcomb Riley. A telegram was read
from Mr.. Riley regretting his inability TO
be present. j. K. Friedman, of Chicago.
gave a humorous reading from one of his
works. Ex-Governor Will Cumback, of In
diana. introduced a resolution contradict
ing the report current in Indianapolis that
the writer's and the county superintendent.
now in session here, nave had trouble and
thanking the superintendent for courtesy
shown the writer's in arranging their meet
inss so as not to conflict. The resolution
was adopted unanimously.
The county superintendent were to have
held a meeting this morning, but they gave
this afternoon. DR.. Severance Burrage, of
Z uIuue OIiNcTSlty, SdNG lie piilCipdi Tain
Of the afternoon, on How Much Sanitary
Science Shall Be Taught in Our Public
Schools?' The subject of the "Centraliza-
ton Of Schools was brought up and twen-
ty-minute talks were made by Superin-
tendent VIM. E. Wineburg, of Wayne coun-
ty; Superintendent E. E. Robey. of Howard
county, and Superintendent George w. FL
lis, of Elkhart county. w. p. Kane, pres
ident of Wabash College, made an address,
which closed the afternoon session. TIL
last meeting will be held tomorrow morn
ing. and the writer's meeting scheduled for
tomorrow morning will be postponed till
the afternoon.
Among the latest arrivals at the hotels
are the following: Winona H~otel-Coates
Kinney, Cincinnati; A. A. Hughart, Valpa-
raiso; Frank +. Cooper and wife, Crown
Point; d. l.. Jones, Indianapolis: w. H.
apolis; H. c.. Butler. Chicago; w. F. Lam
dis. Indianapolis: j.. N. Study. Fort Wayne;
Charles collars. Fort Wayne; Dixon Edger-
ton, Indianapolis; Finley Geiger, Hartford
City; Calvin Ochiltree and wife. Corners
Vile; III. S.. Gillian. Lagrange; ]. w. Carr,
Anderson; r. c. Hunter. Indianapolis; John
Uri Lloyd and wife. Cincinnati; Edward L.
Crawford and Mrs. Smith, Lanesville; Miss
HI. M. Scott, Ann Arbor, Mich; Harris
Dixon. Vicksburg. Miss; c. w. Boucher,
Marion; G.. S. Taylor. Madison. w. j.
Bader, W~illiamsport; j. w. Walker, In
d~ianapolis; A. b. Thompson and wife. Ma
rion: Elmer c. Jerman. Greensburg: II. c..
Weber. Nashville. Tenn; Charles r. Zeigler
and wife, Laporte; W. H. Banta, Roches-
ter: Frank H. Spearman and wife, Wheat
on, ILL.,; w. s. Gibbons, Rochester; l.. d.
Summers. Upton; w. F. Burket, New Cas-
tie; w. E. Wineburg and wife, Richmond;
viii Cumback. Greensburg; Orville H.
Stewart, Chicago; 8. A. Harris. Greencas-
tie: J. H. Manned. Nashville. Tenn; E. B.
Heiney. Huntington.
M~innewawa 1nn-B. F. Long, Logans-
port; E. NJ. Ray. Berne; Mrs. NJ. r. c.
Clarke. Indianapolis; Mrs. Isabel Richey.
Plattsmouth, Neb.; c. r. Clark. Auburn;
George L. Roberts, Greensburg; E. A. Glad
den. Scottsburg; w. ]. Bader, Williams
port; j. E. Bayne. Brownstown; Frank f.
HIGHWAY, Crown Point: II. s. Maxwell,
Rockville: c. L.. Rankin and wife, Paoli;
w. E. Stiff and wife. Mitchell; w. c. john
son and John w. Terman, Franklin; Geo.
w. Ellis and wife. Goshen.