The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-12-20
THE INTER-CITY LITERARY ASSo
CITATION OF KANSAS AND THE
WEST.

WEST.
Tw~enty-Eighth Annual Meeting, Wichi-
ia, Kansas, December 90, 30 and
81, 1919.
Mrs. Villa Dwiggins, President,
Kansas City, Kansas.
Mrs. w. w. Caldwell, Corresponding
Secretary, 1882 Vine street, Kansas
City, Mo.
Prof. Jos. i. Bowler. Chairman Exc
cutive Committee. 24l3 Goode avenu
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. Tor 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 u 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 our deeper qualities
must give place to the unyielding per,
sistence of the type of men and WON.
on who make up the Interstate Lit
erary Association.
Our Association convenes at the st.
Paul A. NJ. E. Church, Wichita, Kansas,
December 20, 80, 81. We hope to
make this session the grandest and
largest meeting of our existence, for
this is Il ~Tercentenary 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
u pO.OV 10 OliNlCh III liz bSol BoPNi
limit $1,000 words) on effects of Slav,
cry on the American Colored Man"
Manuscripts must be in the hands of
the Secretary not later than December
Is.
Prizes will be offered, as usual, for
original music, Defamation, Poetry
and Oratory
The presidents of the Race Colleges
in the Missouri Valley will be present
and address the meeting.
RULES: Literary Societies, Art
Clubs, Church Choirs and other uplift
organizations are eligible for represen-
tation.
Representation consists of three
members and three alternates from
each society, which may have one num-
Der on program. Papers will be limit
ed to ten minutes.
Program numbers should be in the
hands of the Corresponding Secretary
by December list.
FEES: Societies representing in
1917 will pay the usual fee of $1.O0;
new societies, $3.50. Board and lodg-
ing may be had at minimum prices.
II you have no literary society, or
ganize one.
Mr.. f. J. Hawkins of Fort Scott,
Kans., has been elected State Lecturer.
The following subjects will be dis
cussed:
/. The advent of Pro-Americans.
2. Slavery and its sorrows-lesson:
good or bad.
3. War; Its revelations.
a. First Reconstruction-its Advan-
tages; was Franchise a Mistake?
8. The 2nd Reconstruction: New
Vision of ace
G. Future; Challenge.
For further information, address:
Mrs. w. w. Caldwell, 2432 Vine street,
Kansas City. Missouri.