The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-19
WRITER'S OF THE WEST
THEIR ASSOCIATION WILL MEET AT
wINONA EARLY IN JULY.
Many Innovations I'm the Programme
Large Expected-The
Lafayette Chautauqua.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WARSAW, Ind, June 1S.-The Western
Association of Writers, which has held its
annua meetings at Winona lake for many
years, will meet several weeks later than
usual this year. the dates being July 6 to
Ii. The meetings of the association have
been growing in popularity for a number Of
years and this year an innovation will be
made in the programme. which. instead of
being for members only, will be public and
will be a part of the regular assembly pro-
gramme. Heretofore members of the as
ISOLATION have filled the programme al
most entirely and original stories and
poems have predominated. This year it is
filed with speakers of national n inter-
national reputation and very few of the
actual members of the association will
AXE part in the public meetings., which
will be held in the auditorium.
The meetings will open on July s. and
Leon Vincent, who has lectured at Winona
for a number of years, will deliver a lee
ture. In the evening at Z o'clock an in
formal reception will be held at the Winona
Hotel, the headquarters of the association,
and at s William f.. Curtis, the noted jour
nalist, will lecture on THE Turk" The
attendance at this meeting is expected to
be enormous.
On Tuesday +. A. Cotton, state superin-
tendent or pubic instruction, VIII read q
paper on Literature in Public. Schools"
and Leon Vincent will lecture on Emerson,
the Man" The evening programme will be
interspersed with humorous, lyric and dra-
matte reading by Opie Read, Charles
Eugene Banks and Wallace Bruce Ansbury.
On Wednesday Leon Vincent will deliver
q lecture on Carlyle and His Wife" and
W.. f. Henry will read a paper on "Litera-
ture." For the evening n special programme
will be prepared by the programme COM
mittee of the association and a number Of
writers will take part:
On Thursday Mr.. II. III. Haroload. of In
dianapolis. will speak on Literature from
the Publishers Side," which will be dis
cussed by H. NJ. Skinner, of Chicago, and
lecture on art in the evening. j. c. Ochil-
tree will read a paper on Literature and
Journalism at the meeting or Friday
morning and George b. Lockwood will
! make an address and lead the discussion on
''The New Harmony Movement" DR.. T. 8.
Lawden, of De Pauw University, will speak
on Body and Brain" Professor Fenollosa
and John McGovern, of Chicago, will lee
ture on Friday, the latter taking as his
subject "Andree."
The business session will be held on Fri
day and new officers will be elected. The
present officers of the association are: Pres
ident. Minetta Taylor, of Greencastle; vice
president, Charles +. Banks, Chicago; sec
retaries, E. b. Henney, Huntington. and
Miss Esther White. Richmond; chairman
Of executive board, w. w. Pfrimmer. Kent
land; treasurer, j. c. Gunner. Spencer;
chairman of the programme committee,
George s. c. Cottman. Montreal, N. c..
1t is expected tina the meetings this year
will be much better attended than ever be-
fore, as the programme abounds with lit
erary treats. The absence of original poems
and stories by writer's of mediocre fame Is
noticeable this year, and the move OF the
association will meet with general APP
prevail.