The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-04-02
OFFICIAL Proceedings
OF THE
l.ssi!|.s. Press Association.
ADJOURNED SESSION
Held at New Orleans, February 90
March ? and 3, 1881.
FIRST DAY.

AAeoA LA
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, February %, 1881.
The Association met at 10 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
absent.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
The President addressed the Associa.
ton, as follows:
Ladies ard G .ntlemen of the Louisiana Pres
Association:
You have assembled for the purpose
OF perfecting, as far as possible, the
organization Of the Press Association OF
Louisiana.
Your first meeting was but a few
months ago, and it was then your con.
clusion to reassemble in this city to-day
to advance the interests of journalism
to give other members of the press, not
then in attendance, an opportunity tc
join you, and to proceed with your organ.
1zatlOn on a permanent basis.
1 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-that of thought
and work. For our State and that Of
the calling we follow, we should devote
our energies, our time and our best
resolves.
[ recommend to you the following plan
of a permanent association: That youl
body be incorporated under the general
statute Of the State enacted for such
organizations and that you adopt d sea
and provide for the issuance Of certifi
Gates Of membership to members Of the
Association.
You will find, I think, that the creation
of a fund and the assessment of monthly
dues from each member will prove
serviceable both in defraying your ex
penses and attaching interest to YOU
future proceedings.
! suggest, also, that you add to you
officers that of Recording Secretary ant
that you provide he shall keep hi
office in this city, where members ma,
meet or be found throughout the year
and that he be required to keep files 0
the papers sent him by memberssof tn,
the Association.
It will be necessary that you fix at thi
meeting the time for subsequent annua
meetings, and to select place at which
you will next meet.
Ladies and gentlemen, you are assem-
bled in the capitol of Louisiana, thu
building in which concentrate the wis
dom, virtue and manhood of your State
For this occasion, speaking for the press
I undertake to say that your consti
tuents, embracing the young and old
the poor and wealthy, the brave and tn
fair, will not have reason to complain o
your deliberations. [ invite you to bust
! ness, the love feast of newspaper men
Mr.. Fl. j. Hyams moved that tn,
recommendations contained in tn
Presidents address be referred to tn
Executive Committee. Adopted.
Gen. Jastremski, Chairman Of Execu
tive Committee, submitted the folloWin!
list Of applicants for membership, ant
on behalf of the committee recommended
, their admission, viz:
H. T. Henry, st. Charles Herald.
J. T. Walker, Vienna Sentinel
W. II. Gayle, Monroe Bulletin.
Edmund Maurin, st. James C1'eol
Preside.
Leonce Sandoz, Opelousas Courier.
Page NJ. Baker, New Orleans Democrat
LIB. Claiborne, Pointe Coupee Banner
iona G. White, Gretna Courier.
H. J. Hyams, West Baton Roug
Sugar Planter.
81. G. Goodwin, Colfax Chronicle.
w. b. Dixon, North Louisiana Journal
A. V. Fleming, st. Martinsvill
Observer.
CD. Smith, Columbia Herald
R. w Read, Amite City Independent
Thos. J. Mangham, Richland Beacon
T. Sambola Jones, Baton Rouge Adro
cate.
The recommendations Of the Executiv
Committee was unanimously adopted
and the foregoing persons duly declared
members Of the Association.
On uOtiOu Tie IotcICGdTy WdS INSTRUCTED
to add to the roll of members the nam,
Of J. w. Bryan, of the Lake Charlie
Echo, whose paper was represented b.
proxy at the late meeting Of the Associa
ton at Baton Rouge.
| Major E. A. Burke offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolued, That the Louisiana Pres
Association, now in session in this city
cordially extends to the members of tn,
press from other States of the Union al
Invitation to attend its meetings.
On motion of Mr.. Chas. A. Brusle
Governor Wilt, who was present in The
hall, was invited to a seat upon the plat
form beside the President.
Mr.. iona G. White announced tina
members Of the Association representing
the country press were rendered compli
mentary invitations to attend the per
Torrance of Faust at the Oper;
House, Wednesday night, and coule