Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-11-28
AMATEUR JOURNALISTS.
EASTERN AMATEUR PRESS Asso-
CATION CONVENTION.

Transasted 81 the Day sessions-supper
I'm the Evening.
The Eastern Amateur Press Asaocintion
held it's annual convention In the Y. AL
G. A. hall yesterday The Eastern ANA.
teur Press Association comprises the New
England and Middle States. and the
/ Southern States east of the Mississlpni
river, with the exception of Kentucky
and Tennessee This convention was
| the reorganization of the old Eastern
| which had fallen into decay because Of
| the inactivity of lts board of officers
The result of the meeting was the placing
la power Of the active amateurs and the
complete defeat of those who clunr 90
| the old association
The convention was opened soon after
| 10 o'clock with John Il. Cole Of this CITY.
chairman of the Re organization Com
mittee, in the chair. After preliminary
business E. st. Elmo Lewis, and Frank
| r Schermerhorn Of PHILADELPHIA were
appointed temporary president and secre
| tary respectively. The COMMITTEES on
Credentials presented It's report Of quail.
! fed members subject to the provisions of
the constitution adopted later. Messrs.
Kaauer, Lawson, Crosslsy, Schermer
horn and Hardcastls were appointed a
committee to examine and count proxies.
and pending the report recess was
taken.
The report Of the committee on con
stitution and bylaws was received and
acted upon before the report of the proxy
committee. Chairman Hochstsdter of
the committee read the report BY sections
and it was so adopted. Att 80 a recess
was taken. The convention reopened at
o'clock aud the consideration of the 70
port was continued, The association
will meet Thanksgiving Day and Decora
tion Day each year The official organ
will be called the eastern Journalist,
and the pages will be Century sizs.
The proxy committee reported that
twenty three votes had been cast for the
various candidates The election re.
suited as follows; President. e. st.
Elmo Lewis of Philadelphia; first vice
president, William H Boughton, Buffalo
N. T.. second vice. president, A. e.
Baker, Baltimore, Md; correspond
ing secretary, John H. Cole
| Wilmington; recording secretary
George A. salmon, Wilmington, treas
urer, Arthur X Taylor, Wilmington
official editor, John @. Kugler, Potts
town, Pa. counsellor. Charles r Burger
Jersey City; Willard O. Wylie, Boston
A. d. Grant, Nova Scotia. New YorH
was selected as the next convention seat
The convention then adjourned the com
| pletion of the business until the ban
| quet hour.
The following exercises entertained tn,
visitors and the amateur journalists
Vocal solo. Miss Emma Thielman; violir
solo, W. g. Mellow; reading. 1.-THE Deatl
of Anthony" e, ST. Elmo Lewis
song, Blooming the EASTERN" essay
Early American Wit and Humnr," JOhr
G.. Kugler: vocal duet, Misses Thielmal
and Mahan; recitation, "Old Aun
Mary's," Charles 3. Palmer; solo, Mis-
hahan.
Ia the evening the days minutes wer.
approved, and at s Is o'clock the young
men sat down to a supper In w. g
FarrAs parlors, No SIT Market street
The menu included raw and fried oysters
boned turkey, cranberry sauce, chicken
salad and delieacies While the eoffe
was being slipped, Toastmaster John G
kugler. of Pottstown, Pa, announced
the first toast. 1.-The Eastern Amateu
Press Association, by the new president
E st. Elmo Lewis Nearly every on
present responded to a toast. TIL
principal speakers were Rev. Will
liam p Swartz, of the Centra
| Presbyterian Church and Professor A. h
Berlin of the Boys High School, tn
guests Of the association; John l. Tom
linson Of Chicago aud Frank g. Scher.
merhorn Of Philsdelphis, candidates TO
the presidency Of the national associa
ten; Charles R Burger Of Jersey City
Harry @ Hoekstadter OF philadelphia
and me m bers of the local press club.
feature of the evening was artistic guita
playing by Professor Skimsrhorn, VIII
also played the music of "Marchin
Through Georgia" as the members san
Booming the Eastern" written b
Arthur Lewis Tubbs. one of the bes
amateur poets. The evenings pleasure
, closed shortly before midnight.
The following amateur journalist
attended the convention: John L. Tom
linson of The Commentators, Chicago
Frank z Schermerhorn, Ideal: E. ST
Elmo Lewis, Ivy Leaf and Enterprise
Walter Q. Chiles, Rising Age; Charlie
, W. Edmuuds, Fern Leaf: J. H. w
Shannon, Excelsior; d. g. Melloy, "
Leaf, ). r. Stewart, Enterprise; aarr
G. HockstadteF aud H. r. Carson
William Penn, all of Philadelphia; job
g. Kugler, "To-dsy," and c. p Knauel
of Potistown, Pa Charles R Burger
Progress. Jersey City: George W. Dodd
Jersey City: Harry Crossley, Red Bank, n
j.; Henry Wolfe New York; a. I
Baker, Spectator, Embla, Md Thomas
Kulty, Wilmingtonian Arthur r. Taylor
George A. Salmon, and Charles B, Palmer
Twinks; Charles Fl. Lawson, Progress
John a Cole. Howard D Ross and f.
! Hardcastle. Delswsrean; Arthur Pese ,e
and Levin Mitchell, Utopian; Frank Stor
and Charles / Stengle. all of this city.