Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-13
Affair Attendance and a PraC-
tiCal Business Meeting,
MEXICO HIGHLY PLEASED WITH
IT'S GUESTS.
Banquet and Ball the Grand Finale
Essays COncluded-C0nyention-
alities and other Notes.

NtltN ~ t'tA1lit ttAA~llhcS tlhliSsttNtt.
The convention WIS called to order
at 1880 Il. ID. by President Hudson
ard the proceedings were opened
with prayer 10y Rev. J. c. Armstrong.
Ill his usual f~ervent ami appropriate
style, after which Alderman Duncan.
owing To the absence of Mayor En-
mons, delivered the address Of wei
come which was responded to by Pres.
j. A. Hudson. (Both addresses can
be found elsewhere in this issue.)
The calling of the roll was dis.
pensed with on account of many of
the members not arriving till noon.
President Hudson then made a
statement, of which the following is
a synopsis:
trust the members of the associa-
ton will, even at this late.day, accept
assurance of my appreciation of the
confidence they expressed in me by my
selection to preside over their deliber-
atoms.
There is not an Office in the gift OF
the masses, or in the gift of the Presi-
dent desire, but | am profoundly or ate
full for the honor you conferred by elect
ing me president of the Missouri Press
Association Conscious of my inabili-
~ to discharge the duties of the posi-
ton, I~.craye your indulgence and assist
ance in the work before us.
During the year matters have occur
red entailing upon me the necessity of
making a few statements and sugges-
tions not usual in our proceedings. l
am glad to see SO many members OF
the ASSOCIATION present at this, our
first meeting under the rather new de-
parture determined upon at our last
convention.
Heretofore members have generally
been entertained by communities in
which our meetings were held. While
this was pleasant in some respects,
there has always been u strong senti-
nent against The acceptance by the
aoSoIidkAOIi u 6uth Soit lCCISS.
This feeling eliminated at our last
meeting in the adoption of a constitu-
tional provision hat "The regular
meetings of this association shall be
held at such place as the executive com
mittee may select, which shall always
be q city of sufficient hotel accommo
dation for the entertainmentsf the as
sociation," &c. The committee under.
stood this to mean that the members
of the Missouri Press Association, tired
of the feeling that they were imposing
themselves upon the good nature OF
communities which rendered the hos.
FATALITIES of their homes, and longing
for that digniied independence enjoyed
by those only who are conscious Of
self-reliance, desired the committee tC
arrange for the meeting where mem.
bers could secure hotel accommoda
tions, and be free to go and come al
they please. Not that we fail to appre,
ciate the unbounded hospitality of thu
good people who have so generously
entertained us, but experience demon.
strates that such a cause tends to the
sacrifice of vital business interests t
matters of mere pleasure.
l understand the universal desire tC
be that while we continue to make gu,
gatherings as pleasant as may be, al
earnest effort be made to accomplish
as much as possible of real benefit t
the profession and business we repre-
sent.
With this view the committee hav'
endeavored to discharge the duty de
v"olving upon them, which action tn
committee trust will meet with the ap
proyal of the association. AT the las
meeting ofthe association I. j. Lingle
Esq, of the Clinton Democrat, and Col
J.T. Child, of the Richmond Conscrv
ator, We're appointed to act with tn
president as q committee in an etfor
to induce the Board of Inspectors o
the Missouri penitentiary to abrogat
the contract with the State Journa
Printing Co. under which convict
were employed in the printing bust
ness. The members of the committe
Immediately opened correspondent
with the inspectors-we were ably Sec
onded by the press, the Typographical
unions and others. Within a fey
months the contract was abrogated
and the material of the "striped prin
shop advertised for sale. The CON
mittee have no apprehension tina
such a contract will be o % agai
entered into in this state.
Mr.. Hudson referred to the meetin
of the National Editorial Association
held at Cincinnati in February last a
which Missouri was fully presented, tn
proceedings of which meeting haV
been published in detail. The pres
dent made a very happy reference I
Col. ] t. Child, of the Richmond Cor
servator, who was of the delegate
to Cincinnati, stating that Col. Child
speech at the banquet was sc eloquer
that he was the next week %appointe
by the President member to Sian
Missouri presented two of the bes
papers read at Cincinnati, one b
Capt. J. IL. Turner, of the Carrollto
Record, on independent Journalist
vs.. the Party Organ" the other b
Col. switzler on "Words-Printe
Words"
While it was no part of the bnsine'
OF this association, at the request of tt
Florida delegation a committee col
slstine of representatives of the val
Gus states, of which the president an
wv secretaries of the Missouri deleg
uon formed a part, was chosen
visit Florida and inspect the damai
lone by the frost to the orange gro'
ing industry of that state. This tr
was an exceedingly pleasant one, al
we found that the frost had not perm
nently injured the great product
FLORIDA, and that the people were lv
enterprising and knew the value
printers ink.
In conclusion | would impress upt
the association the Importance of ia
ing some action to secure a better u
outstanding and more intimate bul
ness and professional relations betwe
eultorS and publishers. We all Il