The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-10-23

i Ronge last week Monday, according
to previous notice, and was called t,
order by its provisional chairman, II
]. Hyams, of the West Baton Roug
Sugar Planter; L. f. Bentley, of tn,
Donaldsonyille Chief, was appointed
Istempsrary secretary. of til,
roll showed papers represented, ant
persons in attendance, as follows:
New Orleans Times-Mrs. NJ. A
Fields. " fL St&
New Orleans Times-W. M. Small
wood ~ 2E Il
New Orleans Domocrat-E, A
Burke.
Gretna Courier--aIrs. A. II. Hidden
brand.
Baton Rouge Advocate-W. C.
Annis.
Baton Rouge Gapitolian-Leon ia.
stremski
West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
II. ]. Hyams
Lafayette. Adyortiser-N. Il. Bailey.
Morgan City Review-0. F. Wood
cock
Natchitoclres Yindicatorg. IL.
Cosgrove.
ouachita Telcgraph-G. W. McCra-
ME.
Pontchatoula Gazette = Robert
Benefited.
0peIousas Courier-L a Sandoz.
Clinton Patfiot-Democrat--Samuel
Lambert.
Feliciana Scntinel-G. w. Reese.
Donaldsonville Chiei-L. Z. Bentley.
REPRESENTED BY PROXY:
Lake Charles Ecao-Leon Jastrem-
ski. s7s'sf~s sisSEsl ssasF - ,sf
New Orleans Country Visitor-W.
Il. Bailey.
Port Vincent Livingstonian-W. G..
Annis.
Richland Beacon-G. w. McCranie
Sabine Index. II. Cosgrove.
Grecnsburg Gazette-Samuel Lam
DGTb.'Fa. eve
The Convention was permanently or
gdnized by the election of Col, G. W.
'McCranie, of 'thes0 uachita Telegraph,
as president, Lind en- Z. Bentley, of
the Donaldsonyllle Chief, as secretary,
and Col. W. Smallwood, of the N. 0.
Times, aud Airs. A. Ii. alIildenbrand.
of the Gretna Courier, vice-presidents.
a committee of six, viz, G.. ". Nc
1Cranie, E. A. Burke, G. w. Reese, J
Ii. Cosgrove, w. G.. Annis and L. A.
Sandoz, prepared and presented con
stitution, which was adopted, as fol
low:
CONSTITUTION oF%rifE LOUISIANA rREss
ASSOCIATION.
The object of the Louisiana Press
Association is to encourage fraternity
among publishers aud editors, to.
adopt means for elcyating the stand
ard of journalism, and secure just and
adequate compensation to all persons
engaged in the profession, whether as
publishers OF editors but this Associa-
ton shall restrict its legislation to
these purposes.
Section l.-Thc officers shall CON
sist of ii President, two Vice-Presi-
dents, and Secretary, who shall also
be Treasurer. Ed.
Sec. 2.-Thesc officers shall be
elected annually, and shall hold their
positions until their successors are duly
elected and Installed. vs
Sec. 3.-Tho first election under
this Constitution Shall be held on the
OCCASION Of the adoption of this Con-
stitntion, or as soon thereafter as may
DC practicable.
Sec, ALL officers shall be elected
by ballot, and a majority of legal
voters Shall be required to elect.
See. 5.-SIonld any vacancy occur
by death, resignation or otherwise, in
any otiices of ilis Association, the
same shallEbe iiIledHy appointment of
the Executive Committee.
Sec. Gin al elections, or upon all
questions voted upon by the Associa-
ton, each newspaper belonging to the
Association shall be entitled TO east
one vote. t1tft
shEmBERsIIIP. ,,.~a
Sec. Amy person Of good moral
character, who is a publisher, editor or
associate editor, of mn established and
legitimate 'iewspaper, maybe elected
a membertof this association: Appli-
cations formembcrship shall be made
TO the Secretary in writing, accompani-
ed byitle membership fee Tho Soc