San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-23
The Daily Eight.
FRIDAY, MARCH, 20, 1883.
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Call by the Executive Committee for
the Annual Meeting.

Call by the Executive Committee fol
the Annual Meeting.
To the Press of Texas:
The constitution of the Texas Press
association makes 1t the duty Of it's ex
ecutive board to fix the time of the an
nual meeting Of the body. In accordance
with that provision, the association IL
hereby called to meet In the city OF Dal
las on Monday. May 14th, at 10 o'clock q
m. The board hope to see large at.
tendance, both of Old and new members
The benefits of close utilization. and uni
ted effort on the part of the press or the
state are too obvious to be argued. Sc
long as there is no concert of action
among us, we work at disadvantage.
Our business interests certainly demand
cooperation. The social feeling among
us cannot be too assiduously cultivated.
| Sentiments Of mutual respect and es-
| TEEN will grow as we know each other
better. The press of Texas compares ia
vOrably with that of any other state,
and there is no reason why Journalism,
"a profession, In this state should NOT,
| by cementing the bonds of union which
a common pursuit has created, render
itself invincible in anything 1t UNDER
takes.
There are special reasons why the an
nual meeting of the association should
be we'll attended this year. The ques-
ton Of foreign advertising is worthy of
careful consideration, and some measure
ought to be adopted whereby the news
papers OF the state may protect them.
selues against the oppressive methods
adopted by interruptions agents who
hovo for happ hlaoHiDO m q ~ ra
in the matter Of rates. The relations of
the press to present progressive move
ments In our state can be probably dis
cussed. There is yet hope that, BY uni
ted effort, the legislature may be in
duced to enact libel law that will be
some sort Of barrier against those suits,
which, under the present law dignity
blackmail by styling it damages to in
jured innocence.
The dedication of the capitol building
at Austin will be one of the notable
events of the year. 1t will be attended
by thousands from this and other states.
So splendid pageant as that to be then
presented has never before been wit
messed in Texas. The board have infor-
nation that the press of the state is ex-
pected to proceed In body to Austin
from Dallas, and that ample provisions
will be made for their comfortable ac-
oOmmodation. AS matter OF profess
siOnal pride, as well as from many other
considerations, full representation
should be in attendance.
The National Editorial association will
hold its annual session this year at San
Antonio. Assurances have been re-
ceived that there will be large atten-
dance from probably every state in the
Union. 1t ia proposed to give the MEM
bers of the National association AL op-
portunity to see Texas. Measures should
be, taken at our state meeting to secure
for them that courteous and hOspit8ble
treatment for which our state is pro-
verbal.
For these reasons, and many others,
the undersigned executive board urgent
ly request the largest possible attend
ance at the annual meeting in Dallas.
where, 1t is needless to say, II royal well !
every gentleman or lady who wears the |
badge Of a journalist. Correspondence,
with regard to transportation, will be |
attended to by the secretary, D. J. B.
Crantill, at Waco.
With the full expectation Of the larg-
est and most profitable meeting the as
ISOLATION has ever held, the board send !
forth this call, with the request that it |
be published generally by the press OF
the state.
WIN. FERGUSON, President.
r. M. JOHNSTON, S. K. WHITLEY,
E. d. DoDsoN, +. E. OVERALL,
+. n. OLIVER, K. F. YEAGER,
Il. STUART, w G. HILL,
J. p. MILLER, J. c. CRISP.
c. TOWNSEND Executive Board