The Indianapolis Literary Club
Subtitle: summarized record, 1976-2003 : to which is appended historical reminiscences & vignettes
By: compiled by the secretary, Raymond E. Gnat ; edited by Lawrence S. Connor.
Contributors: Gnat, Raymond E., 1932-; Connor, Lawrence S.; Indianapolis Literary Club.
Publisher: Indianapolis Literary Club Foundation
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Indianapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: Indianapolis Literary Club -- History; Literature -- Societies, etc. -- Indiana -- Indianapolis; Indianapolis (Ind.) -- Societies, etc
Other titles: Summarized record, 1976-2003
Notes: "One hundred twenty-fifth anniversary volume."
Illustrated endpapers contain a reproduction of Theodore Groll's painting "Washington Street, Indianapolis at Dusk, 1892-1895" (front), and Mike Fender's photograph "RCA Dome with the Downtown buildings behind it, September 18, 2002" (back).
Table of contents: title: The beginning: Portrait of John D. Howland ; Founding of the club ; Portrait of Charles Evans; title: The members: Roll of members (1877-2003) ; Officers (1877-2003) ; Spotlight on the the roll of members / by Howard C. Caldwell, Jr., and James Hetherington ; Photo of club members at May 2003 dinner ; Club meeting places; title: Scheme of exercises: A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds's ; The club will become formal ; The essay for this evening is entitled ; Papers read before the club ; Top readers in the club; title: As others saw us: Rocky Mountain radical, Myron W. Reed ; Benjamin Harrison, Hoosier statesman ; The Chinese question ; Gilded age Cato, the life of Walter Q. Gresham ; Beveridge and the progressive era ; Those innocent years; title: Reminiscences: The club secretaries / by T.L. Sewall, January 10, 1887 ; A third of a century / by John H. Holliday, January 10, 1910 ; Looking backward / by Charles Evans, January 10, 1927 ; Club reminiscences / by Louis Howland, April 4, 1932 ; Without prejudice / by Meredith Nicholson, February 28, 1944; title: Annual and inaugural program: The annual and inaugural dinner ; Comments by outgoing President, Joseph G. Wood, May 22, 1951 ; Parody by outgoing President Peter Harstad, May 10, 2000 ; A working title / by Will Higgins III, May 10, 2000 ; The secretary will become informal / by Charles E. Meyer, May 14, 1986 ; There were giants in those days / by Francis H. Insley, May 19, 1971 ; Thank you madam! / by Francis H. Insley, May 16, 1973 ; Incoming president comments / by Charles Latham, May 10, 1995; title: Memorial: Memorial to John D. Howland, December 8, 1877 ; Memorial to Myron W. Reed / by W.P. Fishback, February 20, 1899; title: Vignettes: Greetings to Literary Club of Cincinnati ; Election of new members & the blackball ; It is about time / by Daniel R. Efroymson, February 3, 1986 ; Club art and chairs / by Thomas K. Krasean; title: Postscripts: Guests, discussion, age, influenza, smoking ; Loving cup, meeting schedule & ladies' night ; Articles of association and the corporate seal ; Yearbooks and the annual & inaugural dinner ; The presidential chest ; Membership and attendance ; Fifty-year membership, printed for distribution by the club ; The January holiday collation ; Club constitution ; Archive ; The Indianapolis Literary Club Foundation / by Andrew C. Emerson.