The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-07
LOVING CUP OFFERED FOR
THE BEST IITEIsATCI RE.
Patterson TO Encourage Native
Talent.

Mr.. Clarence Fl. Poe, the Secretary
and Treasurer of the North Carolina
Literary and Historical Associa on.
has received Il letter from Mrs. Lind
SAY Patterson, of Winston Salem, IN
which she announces her decisions as
to the terms aud condit ons Of her Of
fer Of LOVING cup which is to be pre-
scented to that citizen of the State who,
shall during the year publish in book.
pamphles or periodical, the best ana
most mertor. Gus work, either of prose,
poetry or fiction.
The cup, which IS offered by Mrs.
Patterson as a memorial Of her father,
the late Colonel ~. y. Patterson, who
y as 81 man of high literary taste and
L, biity, is 10 be Of gold and set with the
various var cites OF grTns and precious
stones found in the State, and is TO be
made at Il cost of $500.
In speaking Of the gift al4d he
terms which will govern its bestoWal,
Mr. Pee said yesterday:
This splendid gift is given by Mrs.
Patterson as a memorial of mel father,
Colonel w. Fl. Patterson. Of PhlaGel-
l,hia. who died last September and
y i'll De known as the William Hous-
ton Patterson Memorial cup" Colonel
Patterson was himself a WI ter and a
scholar of unusual aEility. and was in
tcnseIy Interested in North Carolina
history and Southern literature senc1
ally. And the memorial which Mrs.
Patterson has decided upon - noL a
barren an.' llfelcss one. bat one which
Will te fruitful Of great good 10 the
state in just the way her father would
nav. Liked most. The terms under
which the cup was given are these:
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Site tsiNsy fasft S3i lStoEt .s;at
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dent 81 North Carolina who during
he preceding twelve months has pub
lished the best work. eitherem prose OF
ferSe---h story, essay, fiction OF poetry,
tcCks pamphlet, or periodicals. At the
end of ten years the cup is to become
the permanent possession of the writer
winning it the greatest number of
times though If no one person win
i: three times, or if there be /, tie, the
time viii be extended. No enc Is for
uially 70 enter the contest, and the
Judges from their knowledge Of our
State literature are mrly 10 decide
which North Carolina writer Publishes
the worth est work between the annual
meetings Of the association. The cub
is non being made in Philadelphia.
aEl the first award viii be made at our
aHnua! meeting in October. all The
work of the preceding twelve months
be ng considered by the judges. each
winner IS to have his name engraved
on the prize. and to retain possession
Of il for one year.
The judges as finally 1eciued rpor
by Mrs. Patterson consist OF the
President OF the Literary and Histor,-
cal Association, chairman and tie oc-
cupants Of the chairs Of history at the
University of North Carolina ana Trim
ity College, and the Chairs of Literal
turc at the University, Davidson 1nd
Wake Forest.
"All in all said Mr.. Poe, the pan
is 1egayded b your committee as thor
Cughly happy. praiseworthY and prac-
teal, and we feel that the Whol@ state
will honor Mrs. Patterson fol ner pa
triotic action. The award OF the cup
viii certainly be one of the mcst m
teresting features of our next annual
meeting.