The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-09
ADJOURNED SESSION
FIRST DAY.

FIRST DAY.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, February %, 1881.
The Association met at IL M, this day,
and was called to order by Col. G. W.
McCranie, President.
The Secretary called the roll, and Of
the eighteen members whose names
were enrolled and fees paid, at Baton
Rouge. twelve were present and six
iabsent.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
The President addressed the Associa-
|tion, as follows:
L .dtes al & 'atlemen Of the Lou siana Prets
Il AseOclat1Cn:
i You have assembled for the purpose
LOT perfecting, as far as possible, the
Organization of the Press Association Of
Louisiana.
i Your first meeting was but few
months ago, and it was then your con.
clusion to reasonable in this city to-day
, to advance the interests Of journalism,
to give other members Of the press, not
then In attendance, an opportunity to
, join you, and toproceed with your organ
l iZation on permanent basis.
have the pleasure Of announcing that
your purpose has not failed. Not jour-
, nalists alone, but the people Of your
: State received intelligence OF your organ
ization with qualification, and they are
now awaiting the results Of your further
. deliberation with an interest which
should give you deep concern.
. You have met pending the carnival
) festivities Of this great city, but to you
: there is but one carnival-thato Of thought
a and work. For our State and that OF
:: the calling we follow, we should devote
our energies, our time and our best
, resolves.
i recommend to you the following plan
II Of a permanent association: That your
body be incorporated under the genera
a statute Of the State enacted for such
i organizations; and that you adopt sea
1. and provide for the issuance OF certih
y Gates Of membership to members OF tht
r Association.
II You will find, I think, that the creation
y OF fund and the assessment of month";,
y dues from each member will prov
!. serviceable both in defraying your ex
70 penses and attaching interest to you
u future proceedings.
/ suggest, also, that you add to you
i. officers that of Recording Secretary AM
d that you provide he shall keep hi
% Office in this city, where members ma
!. meet or be found throughout the yeal
~ and that he be required to keep hles q
In the papers sent him by members, OF tn
70 the Association.
70 It will be necessary that you fix at thi
4. meeting the time for subsequent annua
ID meetings, and to select a place at Whlc
l you will next meet.
~ =: Ladies and gentlemen, you are assem-
" bled in the capitol of Louisiana, tn
building in which concentrate the wis
II dom, virtue and manhood Of your STATE
II For this occasion, speaking for the pres.
ID I undertake to say that your const
ut tuents, embracing the young and ole
II: the poor and wealthy, the brave and tn
81 fair, will not have reason to complain
81 your deliberations. invite you to bus
=. ness, the love feast Of newspaper men
nd Mr.. II. J. Hyams moved that th
y recommendations contained in th
xs Presidents address be referred to tn
y. Executive Committee. Adopted.
Gen. Jastremski, Chairman Of Exec
h. tive Committee, submitted the followin
y list Of applicants for membership, an
Ih ma on behalf Of the committee recommends
~. vt their admission, viz:
10 H. T. Henry, St. Charles Herald.
s ss il. Walker, Vienna Sentinel.
nd W. H. Gayle, Monroe Bulletin.
ICE Edmund Maurin, st. James Creo
h he Preside.
y: Leonce Sandoz, Opelousas Courier.
If. Page NJ. Baker, New Orleans Democrl
; ;ne LIB. Claiborne, Pointe Coupee Banne
Is: iona q. White, Gretns Courier.
Ss d. J. Hyams, West Baton Roul
Of Sugar Planter.
.ri II. G.. Goodwin, Colfax Chronicle.
Am W. E. Dixon, North Louisiana Journt
ie- A. V. Fleming, st. Martinsvil
Observer.
CO.. Smith, Columbia Herald.
81 R. W. Read, Amite City Lndepende'
I'D Thos. J. Mangham, Richland Beaco
M T. Sambola Jones, Baton Rouge Ado
NO cate.
a!d The recommendations of the EXECUTE
nd Committee was unanimously adopte
not and the foregoing persons duly declar
at members Of the Association.
itk On motion the Secretary was instruct
pm to add to the roll Of members the na1
Of J. W. Bryan, Of the Lake Charl
led Echo, whose paper was represented
for proxy at the late meeting ofthe Associ
ssr1 ton at Baton Rouge.
md Major E. A. Burke offered the folio
i ro. ing resolution, which was adopted:
TO Resolved, That the Louisiana Pr
v .et Association, now in session in this eli
Ire cordially extends to the members OF t
the press from other States Of the Union {
o.. invitation to attend it's meetings.
I'd On motion Of Mr.. Chas. A. Brus
TO Governor Wilt, who was present in t
ho1l 1voo ;nv;%od %na eoat ,1n0n tho nj