The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-10
The State Association Meets in
Raleigh First Two Days of
December
A TRIBUTE TO O. HENRY
Fifteenth Annual Session Will
Be One of Great Interest in
Addresses and Discussions.
in the Tenth Award of the
Patterson Memorial Cup,
and in Attractive Events


Inc State Literary and Historical
Association will meet this year in
Raleigh Tuesday and Wednesday, De-
cember l and 2. This will be the
fifteenth annual session of the Asso-
citation.
The principal feature Of the meet
ing this year Will be the presentation
to the State of a handsome memorial
of William Sidney Porter-O'Henry-
Americas most famous short-story
writer, who was a native of Green's
boro. The address on O'Henry will
be delivered by his boyhood friend
and authorized b%iographer, DR.. c.
Alphonso Smith, now of the Univer-
sity of Virginia. The tablet is the
work of dorado Taft, one of America
most eminent sculptors. It will be
placed on the wall of the State AID
ministration building in the Depart
ment Of the North Carolina Historical
Commission. The presentation viii.
be made by DR.. Archibald Henderson
president Of the State Literary anG
Historical Association, through whose
interests n energy h fund for it:
erection was raised, and will be ac-
cepted by Governor Craig in behal
Of the State.
The annual meeting of this asso
citation with it's membership Of near
ly 1000 has come to be one of tn,
chief events of the yea in Nortl
Carolina, and the program this yea
will be the equal in interest and su
perior in constructive results of an,
in its fifteen years Of history.
Many social features are bein
planned which will add greatly t
the interest Cf the occasion
The North Carolina Folk Lore Sc
ciety will also meet at the same time
It's program will be
! later.
Program OF the Meeting.
| The program of the Literary an
Historical Association is as follow
Tuesday Evening, December i, 1917
1. Presidents Address: The Litera
! ture Of North Cardinal; Past, Pres
ent and F'uture-ArchiSald Hender
son.
2. Henry Jerome Stockard: A
S Appreciation"-J. Y. Joyner.
3. Announcement Of the Award
= the Patterson Memorial Cup.
Wednesday Morning. December
e 1914. 1890.
General topic: North Carolin
Literature. (An discussions limited
= 20 minutes).
q l.. Projected History of Mort
Carolina Observation-Disclosures Her
e derSOn.
t 2. Historical Writings-Stephen
Weeks.
3. Oratory-J. NJ. Mcconnell.
q 4. Fiction-Thomas =. HarrisOl
5. Ballads-Frank G. Brown.
n 6. Poetry-Ernest Starr.
@ I. North Carolina B~ibliograpt
For the Year-Miss Minnie V
LeatherRan.
e Wednesday Afternoon. December
o General topic: County Histor
i (Papers limited to 20 minutes).
= /. A New Type of County HistC
w. X. Boyd.
2. Vital Study of the County
C. Branson.
8. Conference on how to secu
the writing of county histories. Di
Miss Adelaide Fries, and T NJ. Pit
man.
a. 4. Business session.
Wednesday Evening. December
1914. 500
l.. O. Henry-C. Alphonso Smit
h 2. Dedication Of the Q. Her
e. Memorial: (a). Presentation
Archibald Henderson. (b(. Acce
" lance by Governor Craig.
Is As to Social Features.
e. Arrangements are being made f
ID many delightful social features du
ing the session to which membe
s. of the association are invited. Defni
Of announcement of these features "
Ks be made later.
a During the session Mr.. Albert NJ
9. denberg. director of piano at Meredi
lis College, will give a recital to t
n members of the association T
ne subject will be Southern Music
Treated by Modern Composers" \
Mildenberg will give some OF his o'
or compositions as we'll as those of OFT
modern composers.
The officers Of the association Il
st year are:
President. Archibald HeuTerSfr.