The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-09-02
EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION.
The Twenty-F0urth Annual Meet.
Ing at HannIbal-EX-
curSiOn-NOteS.

The twentv-fourth annual conven
ton of the Missouri Press association
met at Hannibal last week and had
four days very succs ssful meetings.
A great deal of practical information
was gained by those in attend .nce
that is OF incaIcu BILE beuefit 10 men
who are in the profession Of journal
ism for journalism itself.
The annual address of President
Stephens was a master piece OF its
kind, and while rea ling the address
to tn. members he commanded tbe
undivided attention of bis audience of
practical newspaper men.
The address of j. j. Rice, of the
Fulton Gaz tie, wss the thong hit OF a
trained journalist, and contained
many ideas of a student of his pro-
fessioD.
The BEST Methods of Business
Management" by j. A. Hudson, of
the Macon Times, should have been
heard by every one. Mr.. Hudson is
one OF the successful n. wspaPer men
of Missouri. and his methods were
worth listening to and also worthy of
q faithful trial.
III. f. Childers read report from
the committee on advertising which
was very comprehensive and of great
benefit. Mr.. Chi ders is a young,
bright business man and had bis SUIT
ject well in hand.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
J. West Goodwin, of the Sedalia
BAzoo, president; William II.
Williams, of the CentralBaptist, first
vice presiden'; L. ID. Fishe-, of The
Pennington Times, second vice presi-
dent; Sam Keller, Of The Lebanon
Rustic, third vice president; j. w.
Jacks, of the Montgomery Standard,
recording secretsry, aud w. l..
Thomas, of the School aud Home,
treasurer.
The winter meeting of the associa-
ton will probably be held at Jeffer-
son City the later part of January.
when it is to be hoped that every
active journalist in the state will be
in attic enhance.
The membership of the association
to day Comprises of 149 gentlemen &C.
lively engaged In journalism. There
is larger membership of those active
in the business than the association has
ever bad. The present furnishing
condition of the ASSOCIATE, is due, 10
q great measure, to E. w. Stevens,
editor of the Columbia Herald, who
has been the president for the past
year. He has worked unfinchingly,
In season and out IF season, for the
material Interests Of the association,
expanding his time and money with
out stint, pay or hnpe of reward. He
retires from the presidency of the as
ISOLATION with the p audits of the en-
tire press of the state.
The people of Hannibal gave the
association a hearty and generous re-
ception, such only as hospitable peo-
pie are capable of. J. III. Dickson,
mayor; Col. w. A. Munger, Col
Adam Thies, Hon. G.. A. Mahan and
others Wed with each other in bestow-
ing their undivided attention on the
strangers within their gates makiog
their stay pleasant. No people more
royalty entertains than those who re-
side in Hannibal none are more gen
erous in their distribution of
substantial favors than the gallant
men and fair ladies of the Gate City.
The omnibus line of the city, owned
by Capt L. c. Lamey, was placed at
the service of the press men and their
ladies. Capt. Lamey was in bis hap
piest mood when serving the city's
guests, and he did it well.
A steamboat ride on the Miss 'ssippi
river, dancing contingent and trip
to the cave were the side entertain
mems offered the association.
The cave is where tradition says
that Mark Twain, Christopher Co
lumbus and old man De Soto ran a
sweat cloth years ago, with Bob White,
Jasper Burks and Bill Hutch as be-
tiers against the snap. The players
ran there when the grand jury was
in session and no one knew where they
were but the sheriff of Marion county.
The cave is not used in THAI way at
this time, as it is not necessary to go
there to keep away from the grand
j ury.
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