The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-04
THE PRESS FESTIVAL.
Large Attendance at Conven-
ton in Fairhaven.
wALLA wALLA JuTe FACTORY.
State Prohibition Convention-The Eagle
Gorge Sufferers All Recovering
Street Railroad Wars.

gers, steamed up to the wharf and were
greeted by repeated volleys of fire-crackers
IN lieu OF an ordnance salute, while the
Tacoma theatre band played an inspiring
air. The members of the Press Associa-
ton and families landed and were royalty
welcomed by the citizens committee.
Carriages in waiting conveyed them TO the
magnificent Fairhaven hotel, which,
though not quite completed, was specially
opened for their reception. The day was
warm and cloudless, and the planked BUSH
ness streets Were clean swept, lined with
evergreens and SPAWNED by arches. and
the buildings, decorated with profusion
OF flags and bunting. presented fine ap-
pearance.
At 10 o'clock the association held an ex-
ecutive business session at G. A. r. hall,
accepting the courtesies of the Cascade
club, whose elegant apartments in the
Mason block were opened today. At D.
m. the association convened at the club
rooms to receive the reports of officers and
committees and elect new members. Orno
Strong, of the Vest Coast Trade, chairman of
the committee to investigate libel actions
and make recommendations for the better
protection of newspapers against actions
brought by irresponsible parties, made a
lengthy report. A committee consisting of
Messrs. Strong and Metcalf, of Tacoma,
and Holton, of Yakima, was appointed to
take further action in the matter. A. e.
Partridge, for the committee on foreign ad-
yertising and county printing, reported
what was termed lengthy ''evasion" of
the question, and Messrs. Holton, Wheeler,
of Waitsburg, Visscher, Buxton and Part
d0o u.or f<d NIT n FOL
action toward securing better and uniform
rates.
The roll-calI showed old members pres
ent as follows:
Charles NJ. Holton, North Yakima, president;
Marion D. Egbert, walla Walla. secretary; Will
L. visscher, Fairhaven; I. n. Muncy. Pasco; A.
Weichbrod, Tacoma; Charles Prosch, Seattle; A.
F. George, Centralia: A. E. Partridge. Chehalis;
J. M. Cumming, Goldendale; 8. W. Wall, C. A.
Jameson, Orno Strong, s A. Wheelright, Ed
win w. Fuller and Miss Fay Fuller, Tacoma;
Will D. Jenkins. Whateom.
The following named gentlemen were adj
mitted to membership, being present:
C. H. Packard and G. W. Head, Snohomish
Eye; J. E. Nessly. Rosalia Rustter and spangle
Record; ]. R. Baxton, Winlock Pilot; Ralph
Meicalf and James N. Bradley, Tacoma Globe;
o. II. Culver, the Posr-INTELLIGENcER; Frank
P. Baum. San Juan Graphic; E. A. Hall. Aber-
deem Bulletin; J. c. Wheeler, Seattle; D. w.
Bush, Chehalis Bee; J. w. Frame, Snohomish
Sun; c. 7. Roscoe. jr.. Sultan City Journal; W. F.
Wood, Fairhaven Herald: George Morrell, Halter
City Times; F. r. Wall, Aberdeen Herald; E. J.
White, Sumner Herald; w. E. Coul, Tacoma
honorary; E. NJ Day, Fairhaven Plain
dealer; Medill Connel, Sehome Gazette;
John De Fierre, Whatcom Express;
Louis Welker, Noe ksack Reporter; C. w. Wheel
er, Waitsburg Times; F. II. Adams and J. C.
oh all
Wala; R. H. simpson, Centralia Netcs: C. l.
Gowell, Spokane Falls; H. D. Hastily, Rockford
Realm; A. II. Stu1fauth, Ellensburg Capital;
Frank Atkinson. Wilbur Register; Horace White
and A. A. Smith, Port Angeles Times; ]. C. Clark,
Port Townsend Leader; I. 8. waldrip, Asotin
Sentinel; g. A Carpenter, Anacortes Progress;
Fred Freeman. Anacortes Farmer: Joseph w.
DER, Blame Journal; II. E. Blackmer, Ritzville
Times; o. NJ. Moore, Hoquiam Washinqtonfan;
p. B. Guanny, OF Fairhaven. Honorary mem
bers, H. Y. Thompson and George A. Black, of
Fairhayen; Thad c. Huston. of Tacoma.
After dinner at the Fairhaven the asso-
citation reconvened at the club for election
of officers, resulting as follows: Presi-
dent, Will L. Visscher, of Fairhaven; vice
presidents, I. N. Muncy, of Pasco. and c.
w. Hobart. of Tacoma; secretary and
treasurer, o. NJ. Moore, of Hoquiam; his
torian, E. n. Fuller, of Tacoma; poet,
Miss Fay Fuller, of Tacoma; orator,
Orno Strong, of Tacoma.
Executive committee, Herbert c.
Wheeler and Frank Partridge; committee
on resolutions, Egbert, Muncy and Clark;
delegates to the meeting of the national
association, Holton, Prosch and Strong;
alternates, Burton, Partridge and Muncy.
Adjourned.
G. A. f. hall was packed with people
assembled to hear the evening exercises,
consisting of an address of welcome by
Acting Mayor Donovan, Chief Engineer of
the Fairhaven g. Southern, George A.
Black. and others. an historical review of
the State Press Association by E. n Full
Ter and poem by Colonel w. L. Visscher.
The programme for tomorrow is BUSH
ness meeting, an excursion to Sedro and
the by towns, banquet and bali, for
which great preparations have been made
The streets this evening are brilliantly
illumined by electric lights, interspersed
with Chinese lanterns. The members of
the ASSOCIATION are delighted and are pro-
fuse with praises of the lavish hospitality
of the citizens of Eairhayen