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

/ of business. At each regular meeting
the time and place of holding the mex
annual session shall be fixed by thu
| Association.
'saass a'.- AMENDMENTS.
This Constitution may be amended
at any regular meeting by a majority
of two-thirds of the members.
Eighteen members signed the Con,
stitution, each paying the SIS member
ship fec, to-wit:
G. w. NLcGranie, Mrs, Ava II. Hill
denbrand, Mrs. NJ. Il. Field, Mrs Ella
Bentley, W. NJ. Smallwood, Leon JAS
tremski, +. a. Burke, ". Il. Bailey,
O. +. Woodcock, Robert Benefited,
w. C. Aunis, L. A. Sandoz, S. Lam
bert, G. w. Reese, L. L. Bentley, A.
Brusle, A. ]. Lafargue, j. Ill. Cosgroye.
The President announced the ap-
pointmcnt of the followings Executive
Committee for the ensuing year:
L. Jastremski, Chairman; I. j. Mang-
ham, Mrs. NJ. A. Fields, E. A. Burke,
Samuel Lambert
The following resolutions were suc-
cessively offcred.by the members named,
and adopted unanimously:
BY Mr.. Lafargue:
Resolved, That the Executive Com
mittee be requested to consider the
matter of rates and report at our next
meeting. --
BY Mr. Nnniss: 5l 3.AE
Whereas, The acceptance of offers
of patronage from advertising agents
and others on terms Sother than cash
payments isdetrimcntal to the interests
of publishers: therefore, be it
Resolved, That we earnestly request
orr brethren of the State press to unite
in refusing to contract for advertising
upon other terms than cash payments
to the publisher. ~
by Mr.. Lambert ..lfN
Resolved, That when this Conven-
ton adjourns, it adjourn to meet in
New Orleans tile day preceding Mardi
Gras, 1881. =s7T2gqp
BY Mr.. Cosgrove: V
Whereas, A custom has prevailed
for many years amongtlIe press of this
State of publishing political advertise
ments gratis; and
Whereas, Thiscustolniis detrimental
to the pccuniary interests of.the press,
and an undue tax npon the publisher;
therefore, be it 3 -
Resolved, That allJmembers of the
press in tliis State be requested 10 aban-
don the custom, and demanttsuch com
pensation as they may deem right and
proper for such advertising matter.
BY Major Burke:
Resolved, That copy of each issne,
of the newspapers belonging TO the
Press Association be forwarded to the
Secretary and Treasurer, to be by him
filed for reference, and that the expense
of filing same be betrayed from the
funds of the Association.
Resolutions were also adopted, re-
turning thanks to Washington Steam
Fire Company No. !, for the use of
their hall to the citizens of Baton
Rouge for their hospitality and to the
officers If the Blanks line of Ouachita
packets, the Red River packet Danube,
the steamers of the Nicksburg line, the
Bayou Sara packets, Bell, Gay and
Cannon, Che Ficksburg, Shreveport and
Pacific Railroad, the Morgan Railroad
line, and the Rort Hudson Railroad,
for their libefaity in reducing their
fares in favor offthe members of the
by request, Mrs. M a, Fields, of
the New Orleans Times, read an inter
esting and exceedingly appropriate ad-
dress, which was received withapplause,
and spread upon the minutes. Mr..
WoodcocIl offered the following reso-
luton, which was referred to the Elk
ecutive Committee: y III
Resolved, That 1.-THE custom ofthc
Association 10 ,Nnake choice at each
meeting OF tpe subjects proper to be
IS this body, such as sub
scriptions, advertising, etc, and assign
an individual member to each, to re-
port his,riems at the next meeting.
At the press dinner, at Mons. Gron-i
hgsGapital Restaupaatrspeeehe were
made by Major H. a. Burke, of the N. 4
0. Democrat, Col. g. w McCranie, Of
the Telegraph, Gen.J. II. Cosgrove, of
the Nindieator, Linden Il, bentley, of
the Chief, and Gen.. Leon Jastremski,
of the iCapitolian, Mayor of Baton
Rouge. Major Burke concluded his
speechby offering the following toast:
The Press. Of Lonisiana-44May it al.
ways keep abreast of the Times, Advo-
Interests of the Cotton Planter
and Sugar Bowl, be d sVindicator Of /
the People, Patriots when Democratic
ersotheFwise, Echo the sentiments of 4
justice and fraternity, lScntinelto guard
the principles ofSeivil1liberty, the Con-
riers and Gazettcs to the public minds.
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