-- f] -- -- FORL A DISTINCTIVE CANADIAN LITERATURE: Eeersemmet® N-- i a / ATI 8 = PROF PELHAM > S EPHEN LEAGOGK, MONTREAL S 0) a [oh Uh SOME PROMINENT MEMBERS wi THE CANA AUTHORS' ASSOCIATION. Although only a short time injArchibald MacMechan, Robert Stead.[ers. A considerable number of | reason for the Association could be|number of practical schemes, with|overseas as Christmas presents, and | New York or London, but will find existence, the Canadian Authors'| Madge Macbeth, ete. 1t has received | French-Canadian Authors were pres-| found in the Copyright Bill before |the object of increasing the percent. |it is planned also to encourage peo-|a sufficiently appreciative publie at Association has algeady proved itself | the cordial support of many who | ent, including M. Louvigny de Mon-|the Canadian Parliament, which ap- age. bopk-readers in Canada and Ble in the West to send books by|home. Already conditions in thi a very active organization, and has|could not parsonally be D4 nt, | tigny, and Madame Huguenin, Whose Relied to endanger the rights of [of enlar ng the interest in Cane| Western Authors to friends in the | respect are improving, and sev. s substantial work for the bene | such as, Ral 2, L. onts | writ nee ublished under the pen-| Authors as they had never been en-|adian literature. Thus, for instance, | Bast, and people in the East to send| Authogs such as Arthur Strifiger of the Canadian Author and Can- | gomery Aloha tang, Judge | name of Madeleine are exceedingly |dangéred before. the publishers have agreed to co books by Eastern Authors to friends | have come back from the United adian literature." The Association| Emily Murphy J Canuck), Har- | popular with the French-Canadian] A Committees was appointed to ber Jy, with the authors in organia-|in the West. States to Jive in Canada. A on gre out of a recent Convention held| vey O'Higgins, Isabel Ecclestone population. study and take action on this Bill,| ing a Canadian Book Week for next| . The Association anticipates that | without a literature is as hopeless as Montreal; Which was attended by| MacKay, and a host of others whose ¢ remarkable interest taken in|and within a fortnight a report was | November when the attention of the it the book-reading and book-buying|a man without a, country, dnd the over one hundred Canadian writers,| names are hourehold words in Can- [this Association is no doubt due to jtited which undoubte iy 8 car-|bookloving public will be concentrat- | public is increased in this country,| object of the Canadian Authors' As- many of whom have attainel fhter-|adian magazines. Librarians were | the growing spirit of national pride, | ried considerable weight with the|ed on works by Canadian Authors; | the Canadian author will no longer | sociation to promote 4 distinetive national fame-=such as Basil King, Hers; such as Dr, George H. Locke, | which has evidenced itself so strong: | Government, Other Committees have | This is a month in which a great |be tempted to desert his native coun- | Canadian literature is truly national Steghen Leacock, Arthur String-|W, S. Wallace and Hector Garneau|ly in Canadian life, while a special since, 8. besn appointed to promote al kmany people get books to .send|try for the more populous centers of | in its scope.® er, Frank L, Packard, Bliss Carman, a many of the Toronto publish. ; i SRT ANG A SAIL. ARIAS ep TE PLOY, ERLE (1) The Prins of Wales In the paddock resdy 3s serach at Hawt | England. (8) The Royal Family watching Afitst successful ride under National Hunt Rules. (8) Army Cup Finals at Aldershot. The players cheering the "Royal Party who were spectators. - 46) A hippy land far young Aporimen--s youse Sv Atintashuter nf tis South Sua wean,