Richland beacon., 1881-03-26
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
i,ssi!iss. Press Association,
ADJOURNED SESSION
Held at New Orleans, February 2S
March ? and ,, 1881.
ADJOURNED SESSION
FIRST DAY.
SENATE CHAMBER, |

! NE" orleans. February %, 1881. !
| The Association met at II 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-
ton, as follows:
Ladies' ard G. ntlemen of tho louisiana Pres q
Assocfa'ion:
You have assembled for the purpose
OF per1ectlng, 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-
cluslOn to reasSemble in this city to-day
10 advance the interests OF journalism,
10 give other members of the press, not
tnen IN attendance, an opportunity to
join you, and toproceed with your organ
lzation on permanent basis
L have the pleasure Of announcing that
lyour purpose has not failed Not Jour
nallsts alone. but the people of your
C''tlC ict'lNcu luttlllStlct Ol YOUR OTpdU-
lZatlOn 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 10 you
there is but one carnival-that ofthought
and work. For our State and that of
the calling we follow, We should devote
our energies, our time and our best
resolves.
4 l recommend to you the following plan
OF permanent association: That your
body be incorporated under the general
statute of the State enacted for such
organizations; and that you adopt seal
and provide for the issuance Of certit-
Gates of membership to members of the
. Association.
You will find, think. that the creation
of a fund and the assessment of monthly
dues from each member will prove
seryiceablc both in dcfraying your eX-
penses and attaching interest to your
future proceedings.
l suggest, also. that you add to your
officers that of Recording Secretary and
that you provide he shall keep hi.
, Office in this city, where members may
meet or he found throughout the year.
aud that he be required to keep files of
the papers sent him by members. of the
} the Association.
1t will be necessary that YOU fix at this
.. meeting the time for subsequent annual
meetings. and to select a place at which
you will next meet
) Ladies and gentlemen, you are assem-
bled in the capitol Of Louisiana, the
building in which concentrate the wis
dom, virtue and manhood Of your State.
For this occasion, speaking for the press,
j L undertake to say that your cOnSti-
t tuents, embracing the young and old
Z the poor and wealthy, the brave and the
? falr, will not have reason to complain OF
J your deliberations. l invite YOU to bust
. ness, the love feast Of newspaper men
Mr.. Fl. J. Hyams moved that the
recommendations contained in the
. Presidents address be referred to the
Executive Committee. Adopted.
Gen. Jastremski, Chairman of Execu
, tive Committee, submitted the following
list Of applicants for membership, and
: their admission, viz:
, H. T. Henry, st. Charles Herald.
j. T. Walker, Vienna Sentinel.
W. Fl. Gayle, Monroe Bulletin.
. Edmund Maurin, st. James Creole
, Freside.
Leonce Sandoz, Opelousas Courier.
Page NJ. Baker, New Orleans Democrat.
L. B. Claiborne, Pointe Coupee Banner.
iona g. White, Gretna Courier.
H. J. Hyams, West Baton Rouge
Sugar Planter.
H. G.. Goodwin, Colfax Chronicle.
W. E. Dixon, North Louisiana Journal.
,, A. V. Fleming, st. Martinsville
Observer.
c. J. Smith, Columbia Herald.
r. w. Read, Amite City Independent.
Thos. J. Mangham, Richland Beacon.
Il. Sambola Jones, Baton Rouge AdrO-
cate.
The recommendations ofthe Executive
Committee was unanimously adopted,
! and the foregoing persons duly declared
members Of the Association.
On motion the Secretary was instructed
to add to the roll Of members the name
Of j. W. Bryan, Of the Lake Charles
Echo, whose paper was represented by
. proxy at the late meeting ofthe Associa-
ton at Baton Rouge.
Major E. A. Burke offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
ResOlred. That the Louisiana Press
Association, now in session in this CITY.
cordially extends to the members of the
press from other States Of the Union an
invitation to attend its meetings.
On motion Of Mr.. Chas. A. Brlsle
Governor Wilt, who was present in the
hall, was invited to seat upon the plat:
form beside the President.
Mr.. iona c. White announced that
members of the Association representing
the country press were tendVed cohpli-
mentary in<itatiops to attend the per-
Torrance Of Faust" at the. Opera
House, iWAdhesday :night. apd could
'procure tickets by ~ lying at the office