St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-12
A PRESS CLUB IN ST. PAUL.
The Movement for One Crystal
ICES at an Enthusiastic Meeting.

The Movement for One CryStat-
ICES at an Enthusiastic Meeting.
The sentiments that have been for some
time growing in st. Paul favorable to the
organization of a press club crystallzed
Yesterday afternoon when forty-one of the
newspaper men Of the city formally decided
in favor of such an organization. The
meeting was in response TO call that had
been pretty generally signed at the Mer-
chants hotel, and was in point of numbers
and enthusiasm a surprise to the most sam
guine. There were present the following
gentlemen:
Capt. Henry A. Castle, Z. V. Smalley, Fl.
p. Hall, George X. Shaw, Capt. George H.
Moffet, L. E. Fisher. +. A. Garlic j. n. Fnote,
George ID. EaStin. John +. Baker, John >.
Richardson. L. W. Jingle, c. S. Bartram,
John Tallman, NJ. ]. Roche, C. NJ. Shultz,
II. b. Humphrey, j. NJ Bradley, q. /. Gilt
ford, NJ. p. Hatch, II. Stockenstrom, Carl
Neuhausen, L. b. Little, c. Z. MaXteld, j. o.
Reed, H. C. Davis, II. I. Cleveland, c. +.
Jones, A. f. Ward, j. f. Osborne, A. 5.
Genung, $. A Phillips, IL. b. Hanmore. ID.
L. Rosene, A. e. Chantler, J. IL. Hanson,
Horace Dunno, W. O. Bates.
Capt Castle was made temporary chair
man and the question of organization was
at once brought before the meeting in a mo-
he formed to be limited in active member
chin to gentlemen engaged in the literary
work on ST Paul publications. Messrs.
George X. Shaw. L. Y. Smauey, III. b.
Humphrey and John S. Richardson spoke
briefly on the motion. On q suggestion
from Chairman Castle the motion was
divided. The first half, that a club be
formed, was unanimously adopted, and the
second. which in effect defined who may or
NAV not become members. with an amend
ment by Nj. Shaw. was referred commit
ice on organization, bylaws and conStitu-
ton. The chairman named as that
committee Z. V. Smalley, Capt. q.
II. Nioffett, II. 3. Humphrey, c. S. Bar
tram and c. F. Jones, and they were
instructed to report at the next meeting. A
committee of three, composed of ii. p.
Hall, Horace Dunno and j. S. Richardson,
We're appointed to look up rooms suitable
for
THE PERMANENT QUARTERS
of the club, to report as early as possible.
1t was decided to postpone the election of
permanent officers until after the committee
on permanent organization shall have re-
ported, and that that committee might at
once get down to its work, Mr.. Smalley In
vited its members to meet at his Office this
afternoon. Questions relating to initiation
fees, assessments, ETC., were briefly dis
cuSsed, but no action was taken. further
than the passage of a motion that all char
ter members pay the regular initiation fee.
After some further talk the meeting adj
iOurned to meet at the Ryan next Sunday
at d. NJ, Mr.. G. NJ. Truman having eX-
tended an invitation to make that the next
place of meeting. Immediately on break
ing up. a complimentary lunch, rendered by
Ehle Allen, was partaken of, at which the
gentlemen present discussed the club in
most enthusiastic terms, and INDUCED in
that sort of gossip that is natural when
forty newspaper men Of all ages came to-
gether. 1t was such gathering of st.
Paurs journalists as was never before held.
Before leaving the table the following reso-
luton was unanimously passed by rising
vote:
Resolved, That the thanks of the forty-one
newspaper men, constituting the initial
organization of of the St. Paul Press club, are
hereby rendered Mr.. Ehle Allen for the
courtesies extended to the assembly in pro-
Viding parlors at the Merchants hotel at its
irst meeting, and the elegant banquet spread
for the refreshment of the members after adj
lournment.
a committee escorted Ehle to the banquet
rOom and he responded in a short speech,
In which he Endorsed the movement and
predicted for it success, and as the gentle
men present filed down into the rotunda
,ater, they accepted his invitation to call at
;he desk and have cigar.