Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-03-22
INDIAN rKRRITORI PRESS ASSOCIATION.
An Organization Erected Last HOsdsI, the ISth,
Al Muskogee.
The Members Royalty Entertained By the Citi-
Eens OF the Town.

The newspaper fraternity OF this territory
assembled at Muskogee on the 18th inst and
organized the Indian Territory Press Associa-
tion. All papers published In the territory,
save three, were represented and n succeeding
meetings shall prove As satisfactory and pleas
ant As the initial one, the association will live
10 ripe old age.
At 1850 the meeting was called 10 order and
q temporary organization effected by the seiee-
tIon OF Ridge Raschal, of the Cherokee Advo-
cate, as president and II. Y. o'Beirne, ofthe
Atoka Independent, as secretary. After pray
er by Rev. T. y. Brewer. OF Our Brother In
Red, the work OF the association begun. The
object, aims, ETC., were stated, briefly, and
after the appointment OF the appropriate COM
mittees an adjournment was taken until $50.
Upon Invitation Of Prest. Brewer and his
assistants, the members OF the association re-
paired for dinner 10 Harrell Institute. Elabo-
rate preparations for entertaining the visitors
had been made and an Informal reception was
held in the pArlors Of the college pending the
arrival OF the dinner hour. The several mem
bers OF the faculty aS we'll ~ those OF other
educational Institutions Of the city used their
utmost endeavors for the entertainment OF the
guests. We are FREQ to say they were success
ful to the supsriative degree.
Dinner over-a sumptuous one II certainly
was-the visitors were shown through the
building and then returned to the place OF
meeting TO resume the business in hand.
HArreli Is q noble Institution, worthy OF the
care bestowed By the Southern Methodist
church, and most certainly credit TO their
zeal and enterprise.
Upon the reAssembllng OF the association
the committee presented q constitution which,
nav anAr
tee upon organization also made their report,
which was adopted, As follows; For president,
.Dr. Leo Z. Bennett, OF the Muskogoe Phoe-
nix; vice president. Ridge PAsehAl. OF the Ad-
vocAtej secretary, NJ. 4. Milford. OF the Ix-
DIAE CuIKyTAiS. YinitA; treasurer, Miss X.
L. Ellet. Of the Indian Misslonsryi executive
committee. II. y. O'Beirne OF the Independ-
ent. n. y. Brewer, OF Our Brother In Red. and
w. A. Thompson. OF the Telephone.
The matter OF holding the next meeting
was then discussed. vlnltA was placed In
nomination BY the member from this city who
assured the association that II should be suit
ably entertained. and was unanimously
agreed upon. The date Fixed was Tuesday,
June 18th. isss.
Amer The dlseusslon Of q number OF topics,
OF interest chiefly to the profession, the Asso-
citation adjourned.
At the proper hour sTeception and banquet
was rendered at MinerViA Home. the Prosby-
terian mission, by Miss Alice N. Robertson,
who has charge and to whose SKertions the in
stitution owes its existence. II Bro Brew
er's college 10 the largest, Mlss Robertson's
Home 10 the more cory and homelike. Every
attention was bestowed upoa the visitors and
q large ooneourse Of the townspeople were
present TO welcome them. The evening was
most happily spent and the Home stamped It.
self upon the minds OF the members OF the
press In manner which we trust will be OF
some use to Il In the future. Certain Il is
that lts managers can command the CniEy-
TAIN for any service In our power TO perform.
individually and collectively Muskogee was
generous. hospltAble and oysrnowinK with
Kindness to the newspaper folks and whenever
the town needs a half column "pun' all
around, they may feel csrtain OF getting it.