The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1886-06-05
Ehe State Press Association.
(,apitolian-Advoca

The suhjoined extract from the Mon
roe Bulletin, shows that the Executive
Committee OF the Louisiana Press AS
sociatinn have made out very at
trartive programme and are making
the necessary preparations for the an
nual reunion, which will take place at
Monroe, On Monday, August Cd, next.
! The meeting will be of the highest M
portance to the press OF the State, as a
report will be made of the proceedings
of the Cincinnati meeting of the Nation
al Press Association, of which the
Louisiana Association has become
branch. At the same time arrange
ments are to be made for the attendance
of a full delegation at the next meeting
of the National Convention, which will
take place at Denver, Colorado, in
June, 1887. Matters of Importance to
| the advancement of the material in
terests of the State will also be brought
to the consideration of the Association.
Therefore, we cannot too strongly urge
upon the members of the Association,
/ the necessity of attending the meeting
atsMonroe, which the proyerbiaily hos
pitable people of that growing city,
will doubtless assist in making the most
brilliant and useful ever held by the
! State press.
/ Following is tho extract from the
Bulletin to which reference has heen
made i'm the above:
Monday, August I'd, is the day and
Monroe the place for the next meeting
of the State Press Association. The
citizens of the town will give cordial
welcome to the visiting editors, and we
desire all the brethren of the press to
be present on the occasion and take
part in the proceedings. This will be
a grand and gala meeting, and the en-
tire press should turn out.
Yesterday the executive committee
of the association, with VIM. II. Gayle,
of the Monroe Bulletin, chairman, and
Mr.. Chas. Med Puckette, of the
Shreveport Times, secretary, met in
this city and formulated the following
programme of exercises:
PROGRAMME
!. Address of Welcome by Judge
Thos. A. Garrett, of Monroe.
2. Response by c. G.. Miller, Of the
East Carroll Democrat
3. The Power of the Press-Maj. E
A. Burke, of the Times Democrat.
A. Business Management" "fthe News,
papr9-Judge j. E Trimhle, OF the
Farmerville Gazette
5. The Power of the Press to Purify
Politics Gov. S. d. McEnery
6. The Lady Editor-Mrs. M. l.
Gardner, of the East Carroll Banner.
A III on
Leon Jastramski, of the Capltolian Ad
vocate.
s. Poem Miss Vivian McGrath, o
the Baton Rouge Truth.
9, The Press as an EducatOr-C. V
Porter of the Democratic Review.
10. The Press of South Louisiana
Capt. j. w. Bryan, of the Lake Charlie
Echo.
IL. The Press of North Louisiana
! s. d. Pearce, of the Ruston Caligraph
!. l2 The National Editorial Associa
! tion-A. C. McMeans, of the Morehons
: Clarion.
Those assigned to the various sub
iects are requested to commnnhcat
with the editor of the Bulletin, at one
notifying him of their acceptance or re
! lection Of the duty imposed.
= : The coming meeting is to be gran
. success. May all the fraternity b
= with us.
: An excursion to Chicago is propose
by Hon. Leon Jastremski, president
: the State Press Association. Ii this
consummated, it will no doubt be pal
ticipated in by a large majority OF til
press of the State.