The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-06-22
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
lsais;isa. Press Association.
ADJOURNED SESSION
Held at New Orleans, February %,
March 2 and 8, 1881.
FIRST DAY.

FIRST DAY.
SENATE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, February %, 1881.
The Association met at IL m, this day,
and was called to order by Col. G. W.
McCranie, President.
The Secretary called the roll, and Of
the eighteen members whose names
were enrolled and fees paid, at Baton
Rouge. twelve were present and six
absent.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
The President addressed the Associa-
ton, as follows:
sad ctiemeu of the Louisiana Press
You have assembled for the purpose
OF Pel;i otg. as Tar as possible, the
Louisiana.
Your first meeting was but a few
months ago, and it was then your con-
clusion to reasonable in this city to-day
to give other members of the press, not
then In attendance, an opportunity to
join you, and to proceed with your organ
ization on permanent basis.
your purpose has not failed Not jour
nalists alone, but the people of your
State received intelligence OF your organ
1zation with qualification, and they are
now awaiting the results Of your further
should give you deep concern.
You have met pending the carnival
festivities Of this great city, but to you
| there Is but one carnival of thought
the calling we follow, we. should devote
| our energies, our time and our best
resolves.
I recommend to you the following plan
SadJp Se That your
statute of the State enacted for such
organizations; and that you adopt a seal
and provide for the issuance Of certifi-
Gates Of membership to members OF the
You will ind, I think, that the creation
Of fund and the assessment of monthly
dues from each member will prove
serviceable both in defraying your ex-
penses and attaching interest to your
future proceedings,
I suggest, also, that you add to your
officers that Of Recording Secretary and
that you provide he shall keep his
office in tn this city, where members may
and that he be required to keep files Of
the papers sent him by members: of the
the Association.
1t will be necessary that you fix at this
meeting the time for subsequent annual
meetings and to select place at which
/ you will next meet.
!. Ladies and gentlemen, you are assem-
b1ed in the capitol Of Louisiana, the
building in which concentrate the wis
dom, virtue and manhood Of your State.
For this occasion, speaking for the press,
1 undertake to say that your consti-
tuents, embracing. the young and old,
the poor and wealthy, the brave and the
your deliberations. invite you to bust
ness. the love feast Of newspaper men.
! Mr.. 81. J. Hyams moved that the
recommendations contained in the
Presidents address be referred to the
Executive Committee. Adopted.
Gen. Jastremski, Chairman OF Execu-
tive Committee, submitted the following
list Of applicants for membership, and
their admission, viz:
H. T. Henry, st. Charles Herald.
J. T. Walker, Vienna Sentinel
| w. 81. Gayle, Monroe Bulletin.
| Edmund Maurin, st. James Creole
! FTreSide.
Leonce Sandoz, Opelousas Courier.
Page M. Baker, New Orleans Democrat
! L. B. Claiborne, Pointe Coupee Banner.
iona q. White, Gretna Courier.
| II. j. Hyams, West Baton Rouge
Sugar Planter.
H. G.. Goodwin, Colfax Chronicle.
W. E. Dixon, North Louisiana Journal.
A. V. Fleming, st. Martinsville
Observer.
| G. J. Smith, Columbia Herald
r. w. Read, Amite City Independent.
Thos. J. Mangham, Richland Beacon.
T. Sambola Jones, Baton Rouge -4dco-
! cate.
| The recommendations of the Executive
Committee was unanimously adopted,
and the foregoing persons duly declared
members Of the Association.
! On motion the Secretary was instructed
| to add to the roll of mem bers the name
! of J. w. Bryan, of the Lake Charles
I Echo, whose paper was represented by
proxy at the late meeting ofthe Associa-
ton at Baton Rouge.
! Major E. A. Burke offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resotred. That the Louisiana Press
Association, now in session in this city,
cordially extends to the members of the
press from other States of the Union u n
invitation to attend its meetings.
J On motion of Mr.. Chas. A. Brusle,
/ Governor Wilt, who was present in the
! hall, was invited to seat upon the plat
form beside the President.
] Mr.. iona G. White announced that
members of the Association representing