, 1888-10-11
The Wielders of Pens that are
Mightier than Swords.
Grand Banquet and Eloquent
Speeches in the Evening.
An Occasion that Has Generated KindiS
Feeling Among the Deep Thinkers
OF This Territory.

tion at Tacoma last year, and the first an
nual session was held ut Yakima in Octo
Der Of the same year.
The object Of the association. as is gen
orally understood among the ssribes
is to hold annual sessions al
such places in the territory as the execu
tive committee may decide upon frou
wear to year, where and when the mem
bers of the press may meet together IN
order to become better acquainted, and by
such meetings to encourage u fraterna
feeling among journalists.
II is expected that matters pertaining
10 the business will be brought up and
discussed ut these meetings, so that The
gatherings will be mutually advantageou'
ne we'll as socially pleasant. All editors
and proprietors of newspapers In the ter
ritory are eligible to membership.
Very little was accomplished at the first
meeting of the association, as only few
newspapers were represented. However,
the people of Yakima did themselves
proud ON the occasion, extending to the
visiting pencil showers a hearty welcome,
wined and dined them In roval style, and
made their brief stay in that lively city
exceedingly pleasant.
Many communications were received
the executive committee, extending invi-
tations to the association, but that com.
mittee exhibited the good taste to accept
the invitation from Spokane Falls, hence
the arrival OF the mind brethren this
morning.
BY the common consent Of mankind, If
not from merit, members OF the press are
rated as belonging to the fourth estate
their ranking superiors being those OF the
clergy, bar and medical professions, who
thus take precedence in regular order.
An editor according to Webster, is one
who prepares, superintends, re,ises and
corrects newspaper, and an editress is a
female editor. probably meaning the wife
of an editor. That is who all we editors
are.
THE ARRIVAL.
The members of the Territorial Press
Association arrived in special car yester.
day morning ut a little past o clock,
The sleeper was sids.tracked and it was q
little after 8 before the braiuv visitors be-
gan 10 bestir themselves and take observa-
tions of their surroundings. The reccp-
tion committee and band were on time,
and at Z o'clock burst of inspiring music
informed them that their presence was
known and appreciated One by one they
stroled out OF the car, a fine delegation of
representatives, and were soon being
heartily welcomed by the editors resident
in Spokane.
Nearly every one remarked, after a
hasty glance at their surroundings: "You
have beautiful city" a remark, which,
though common to our readers Is always
pleasant to the ears of a Spokanite.
While waiting for the lady members OF
the party TO appear, the journalists broke
up into little knots and were sooh engaged
m a 1IsnnsgtDn n
newspaper work. Carriages were in writ
ing by the time that the ladies had com'
pleted their toiletes, and the party at once
proceeded to the urand hotel escorted by
the band.
AT BREAKFAST.
Breakfast was next IN order, and the
visitors proved that tley had hearty appe'
tites as well as large brains. A leading
physician of this city who was seated
at an adjacent table, looked at them n a
scientific and diagnostic manner and re
marked: They are not stoop-shouldered
nor knock-kneed and from the color il
their faces think there must be gooc
blood in their veins"
THEIR OFFICIAL WELCOME.
At ten o'clock the members of the asso
citation with their friends assembled il
the city hall and were called to order b.
w. ~. hnlkht, VINO introduced
MAYOR HOOVER.
The mayor after expressing hi
pleasure at having the oppor
tunity to welcome to the city
body of such distinguished guests
dwelt upon the close relationship whici
exists between the press and the growtl
of the country. Newspapers, he said, ar
the best criterions Of u state or territory
and are the greatest factors in developing
it, Years ago the editors in Washington
territory were few and far between, bu
ever then they were influencing tn
Northern Pacific railroad to adopt tn
present route, which has been of inesti
mable benefit to the territory, In tn
name of the city he again extended mos
hearty welcome.
cAvANAUoH's RESPONSE.
Colonel Cavanaugh of Olympia, on be
half of the press association. replied b
the address of welcome, saying that tn
cordial greeting was heartily appreciated
Referring to the dependence of the pres
upon the enterprise of the people, he tool
occasion to eulogize the energy and indus
try Of the people of Spokane Falls, tn
grandest little city in Washington terri
tory, He felt sure that the welcome
would be accepted in the spirit in whicl
it had been rendered.
Although short, Cavanaugh's speecl
was very appropriate and received I
hearty round of applause.
When Cavanaugh had ended, some on,
called for
COLONEL WINSTON
who upon taking lhe stand. said that al,
though he had been in Spokane but {
short time, he had learned that the peopl,
were accustomed TO ask the last conner tc
welcome the rest. He hoped that the Wis
itors would help themselves to anything
which thy saw, and If they wanted any
thing they did not see, they had only Il
ask for it, He excused himself from max
ing a longer speech on the ground that h,
was never at his best until after ban
quet Laughter aud applause.
While all this was taking place, gen
tleman who had made life study OF phre
nology made the following remarks con
cernin9 their mental characteristics: "B!
gum they all have fine broad foreheads
with causality and comparison highly de
veloped. Just look at the size Of thei
benevolence. That is surely why they al
have TO wear such high crowned hats"
The convention then adjourned 3, thu
board of trade rooms where business
session was held, President Frank NJ
Dallam presiding The following nev
members were admitted: p. II. Winston
w. d. knight, r. ID. Knight, Genera
Griffin. Robert Mcmillan. Frank Mcclure
Fillmore Tanner. }. h. Hughes, w. G
Lansing, X. II. Kemp, A. b. heeler, w
Goodyear and j. Y. Carrere, Major q. W
Barter. George +. Shorr. Spokane Falls
Louis l.. Flowers. Port Townsend: Fran
Owen, Charles Prosh, Seattle; A. T.. Joat
Tacoma; w. H.. Boothroyd, w. +. I'd
wards, Homer Hill, Seattle; Alfred Ho
man. Thomas W. Prosch, Seattle; I
b. johnson, Walla Walla, J. w. Merritt
Sprague.
THE DRIVE.
A. o o'ciock kha uuests Iaft the hotel |