The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-12-27
THE INTER.cITY LITERARY ASSo-
CATION OF KANSAS AND THE
WEST
Twenty-Eighth Annual Meeting, Wiehi-
ia, Kansas, December 20, 80 and
al, 1919,

WESl.
Twenty-Eiqhth Annual Meeting, Wichi.
Ia, Kansas, December 20, 80 and
81, 1919.
Mrs. Villa Dwiggins, President,
Kansas City, Kansas.
Mrs. w. w. Caldwell, Corresponding
Secretary, 2432 Vine street, Kansas
City, Mo.
Prof. Jos. L. Bowler, Chairman Exc
cutive Committee. 2413 Goode avenue
st. Louis, Mo.
Three immense centuries-three hun
dred terrible but expressive years
pregnant with the striving of a re-
pressed people-have spent them
selves. Therefore, it is particularly
important that at this point we should
pause, reflect, and survey by detailed
inquiry the long drear past. For is not
an idealized past a refuge and a So
lace of the spirit? Our group, above
all, must not lose a consciousness OF
those sacred values which are born
with tradition. Some notion, more or
less clear and explicit, of our contribu-
ton to society, crossed and blurred
most assuredly by an ignorant depre'
citation of our people, is needed as an
anchorage of our faith. We live, we
struggle, and we fight, but men revile
us, because they are blinded by the
passion of hate. Baseless charges Of
every description, founded on an i'm.
perfect knowledge of us and an inabil'
ity to perceive Jul deeper qualities
must give place to the unyielding per.
sistence of the type of men and wom'
en- who make up the Interstate Lit
erary Association.
Our Association convenes at the st,
Paul A. NJ. E. Church, Wichita, Kansas,
December 90, 80, 81. We hope to
make this session the grandest and
largest meeting of our existence, for
this is our T~ercentenary celebration
Is this not worthy Of your support
Share with us the joys and the respon
sibilities of this venerable institution
The Executive Committee has plan
ned many innovations. A special es
say contest will be held, and a prize
of $500 is offered for the best papel
limit $1,000 Words on EFFECTS of Slav
cry on the American Colored Man.
Manuscripts must be in the hands o
the Secretary not later than Decembe'
Is.
Prizes will be offered, as usual, TO
original music, Defamation, Poetr.
l and Oratory.
;, The presidents of the Race College
in the Missouri Valley will be presen
y and address the meeting.
RULES: Literary Societies, Ar
Clubs, Church Choirs and other uplif
organizations are eligible for represer
tation.
Representation consists of thre
t members and three alternates from
e each society, which may have one nun
Der on program. Papers will be limit
, ed to ten minutes.
J. Program numbers should be in tn,
hands of the Corresponding Secretar,
e by December 1st.
b, FEES: Societies representing il
1917 will pay the usual fee of S1.O0
= new societies, $3.50. Board and lodg
: ing may be had at minimum prices.
If you have no literary society, OF
| ganize one.
Mr.. E. j. Hawkins of Fort Scott
Kans., has been elected State Lecturer
The following subjects will be dis
e cussed:
l.. The advent of Pro-Americans.
2. Slavery and its sorrows-lesson
good or bad.
8. War: Its revelations.
4. First Reconstruction-its Advar
tages; was Franchise a Mistake?
+ 3. The End Reconstruction: Ne0
Vision of race
a G. Future; Challenge.
For further information, address
Mrs. w. w. Caldwell, 2432 Vine stree
Kansas City, Missouri.