Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-06
EDITORS In COUNCIL.
Fifth Annual Session Of tho Texas Press
, Association.
Resolution 10 Enlargc lis McmhershI,
Received With Dhfayor.
Ccnrtcsies Extended BY CltIscns Of nal
las and Other cities.
epsslai to the oareue.

| '''''N' - - tN'sNpsf nttriuVUt u
tho local press club, called the mcetln,
10 order.
| Mayor Cabcll was introduced, an,
delivered an addrcsaof welcome.
President yandell responded hrIci,
In his usual happy manner and
declared the association ready to mo
cccd 10 business.
Mr. Ahey moved that committee
OF i've on membership be appointed
hy the president Carried, an,l'tho FOL
lowing were appointed ON thu com,
miitce, Mcssrs, Nraycr, Inn, Gilbert
Green and Gnston, Applications fo,
momborahip were read and referred IL
the committees.
The courteslca of the Dallas nreet
ear company were rendered the cditora
during their stay IN tho city.
An Invitation was received nom
Mira, Benton OF the opcra-hnuso for The
Press association to attend tho even,
ing's performance Of Aladdms Lamr
Ina body.
The convention then adjourned I'M.
I'll three o'clock IN tho evening,
EVENING arasioN,
Tho report of the committee ON men.
horshlp VIVA received and adopted, ii
recommended tho following pomons Ia
membership IN tho agoclNiion, \, nj.
Shafcr, Cisno 'roleglnlh, IL. NJ. Wal.
kvr, Cisco Telegraph, H. IL. Lsrlmrr,
Cisco Ronnd,upi w. II. Nell, iIamil.
ton Times; j. A, l<irgnn, Mountain
Echo; q. 4. carwcll, Pamela Watch.
MANI y, NJ. Wadsworth, Springfield
PILOT q. W. Akard, Springfield Pilot,
Carey w. Styles, Austin CAP.
| ilal Penrosc n. Lowia, Times.
Enterprise. San Angelo; A,
J. Uar0thors, Plnno Rural, IL. II. Col.
Her, looal.chronlcle, Wills polnt u,
Y. Davis, Grccnvillc Herald; w. A,
Adair, Marshall Messenger; A, q,
Townsend, Colorado Cllpper VIM.
| FnrgcsOn, san Antonio 'rimea; George
w. jerks, Stcphonylllc Empire; or.
tin Robertson, Mckinney Democrat:
J, I, Leslic, Van AlStyne Enterprise;
w, l.. Malone, Fort Worth GAghprr.
a. Mayer, Albany News; Il, G. luck.
nor, Good Samaritan, Dallas, o. ~.
Colquit, fi'tahuIg Magnet.
| The committee reported unMyorahly
on the applications of the tnlowin pvi.
sons; Hon Hifscnbefg, Snnger's Homo
Journal; Mis-. II, Rice, Opera Glass,
Galv,stnn.
A committee OF Ave. consisting of
David Nation, u. q, Williams, II, V.
Hamilton, u. \. liomar and 7. ~.
Crnnlill, was appointed TO revlsc thu
memhenhip rolls OF tho association,
President Nandoll remarked TINT In
the past tho most active members OF
the profession, Journalists connected
with the daily prese, had been cX-
cludcd ircin mcmbomhip, except pro.
prictors aud managing editors, and
nulRostcd that a fosolullon should DO
introduced making NIL professional
journalists eligible 10 men,6ershlp.
Mr.. II. II. Nongorm0ved the appoint
ment of n committee on constitutional
amendments 60 report on the change
advised Adopted, aud T.. Il. Nenger,
H. l., lcoster, II, L. Maddox, A, w,
Clifford and J. II. Julian were named
aa the committee.
The nnilnishod business nf last year
wnsthen taken up. Tho special com.
mittce on resolution with reference
10 the advertising Of legal rnlcs being
not present, u new committee was APP
pointed consisting of Mesars. Green,
chairman, Henderson, l,nnken, Rust
nnd llnolsabcc.
An Invitation was read from cltlscns
Of Mineral Wells asking tho members
Of tho association 10 visit that place,
and 10 partake Of tho hospitality OF
their generons'hcnrtod oltlgens, frcc ~
cost.
The following committee report waa
rrcsentodi Your committee on con.
stltu Ion and amendments report unfa-
vomhly the following resolution, intro-
duced by Mr.. kimhrnugh,
llcsolvcd, HAT the cnnstitu
tlon be ~ amended M
% allow all bona lido professional
journalists on active duty 10 become
members OF this association, and that
NIL rules and laws hlnderlIlg or post.
poninK immediate action ON this reao.
luton be suspended We suggest tho
following rs h substitute.
Resolved, thnt our constitution be 40
amended as Ia admit bona flda profoA.
sional journalists ON active duty Into
our association, only IA honorary n,rnl-
berr, under article IN.
A lively debate followed The report
" thn committee, pending which pr.
Nandcll moved 20 mako the question
tho special order for tomorrow mora
lng at i0p'ulock. Adopted.
The convention then adjourned until
h;hn o'clock Tomorrow morning.
There Is hardly the usual quota of
members Of the press present, only
kxty,tlve or seventy. II may he tho
Now Orleans picnic has something 10
do With II, however. u numher IRE OK.
pcctod tonight
The annual address, which IL 10 be
delivered by Hal Gosllng, VIII prob.
ably hr act for tomorrow evening at
y o'clocls. II IL 10 DO followed with a
poem by Mias Painter. Tho press ban.
qnct viii held tho boards Tomorrow |
nightat tho Board OF Trade restaurant.
The most interesting question before |
The convention il the proposed change |
Ia the constitution by which all pro.
fvrsional Journalists iuay 10
admitted 10 mcinberahlli, Itl
VIII require n twathlrln vote Ia repeal |
tho old rule. ana there " considerable
10 tho change. Among ils |
advocates Oh the floor were prcnldcnt
fandeil, AIR. J. III. Davis, niii isierrttl,
ana many others, The matter IA made
the special order Tor tomorrow morn,
ing vi IL u'olock. when ap animated !
discussion II anticipated,