San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-20
THE PRESS GANG.
WORK OF YESTERDAY AFTER
NOON.
They Were Given a superb Eater
tainment and Reception Last
Night and Witnessed
A Fire.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.

THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT three o'clock the Press associa-
ton met, pursuant to adjournment.
An invitation from Mr.. David Menk,
proprietor of the museum and zoolog-
ical garden at the San Pedro Springs,
to visit his place, was read and unan-
imously accepted.
A telegram was read from President
J. E. Schneider, OF the Dallas State
FAIR, rendering greetings and we'll
| wishes of the management and an
nouncing that the association was
again upon its feet and would give a
better entertainment this fall than
| ever before, and soliciting the con-
tinuapce of the valuable assistance
heretofore rendered by the Texas
| Press.
After explanation of Chs E. Ed
wards, of Velasco, anu w. A.
| Bowen, of this city, i'm re-
| gard to the excursions to We
Iasco and export, r. NJ. John
ston of the Houston Post, moved tnat
both Invitations be accepted. The
motion was carried.
Col. F. P. Holland, of the Texas
| Farm and Ranch, then took the floor
| and delivered the annual Grafton, the
subject being, practical Business
| Methods III the Advertising Depart
ment." His address was beau tifully
| delivered and his argument was
unsurmountable. He gave his per-
| sonal exp erience in the business, and
advocated fixed and regular rates.
| AS to the methods of conducting the
advertising department Of q news
paper, he gave some good advice and
said he thought the adver isiug
agents to be help both to the news
papers aud the advertiser. He said
that advertising in all cases
did not pay but when done
In a judicial manner it more than
paid.
o. B. Colquitt and J. w. Dale, who
were also ON the program for ten
minutes talk on the same subjac
were not in the hall and missed the
| opportunity of expressing tt cir views,
| much to the sorrow OF those present.
| j. P. Bridges, of the LuIing Signal;
T. J. Middleton. of the Waxahachie
Mirror; John H. Cullom, OF the Gar
land News; w. n. Orr, of the Itaska
Mall; Mrs. e. Bryarly, of the GENRE
| Champion Press, and j. g. Rankin,
| OF the BRENNAN Banner, delivered
good talks on the subject.
The following resolution was OIL
fered by T. ]. Middleton:
| Resolved, That the Texas Press as
| ISOLATION earnestly recommends to
those of its members using the ready
print plan to reject all ad advertisements,
except such as they themselves FUR
| nish, giving this plan q trial for at
least one year. 1t was referred to
| the committee on resolutions.
The committee on membership in 3
| supplemental report recommeDd ed
| the election to membership of j. 3.
Penn, Jr., of the Laredo Daily Times.
He was elected unanimously.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The hall was comfortably filled by
an appreciative audience who enjoyed
the following excellent program. Too
much praise cannot be given the par
Elephants, their work was of the finest:
Mr.. J. Malcomson Dukes recited
beautiful poem prepared by himself
and addressed to the original mem.
bers of the association.
Song-"Heart's Idol"-Mss Marie
Hernandez, and in answer to an EN-
core sang "Supposing."
A beautiful poem complimentary TO
San Antouio and Texas, was recIted
by Miss Virginia Goi den Rock, OF the
w, Odville Eureka. During there
citsl, the audience was neld spell
bound and rounds of applause graft
fed the fair speaker.
The subjec, ''Is the Republic in
dauger-if so, from what source and
what Is the remedyf" was ably dis
cussed by President j. F. Mitchell,
w. A. Shaw aud r. W. Coleman.
Emil Titl's "serenade" was exc
cuted by Professors Hobile and Lud-
wig and received loud encores.
Mrs. Ernest sang Millard's WALT
ing" and, as usual when she sings,
was loudly encored,
Professor Beck rendered violin
obligato and Mr.. e. Fl Mueller sang
"Come to Me-, which was highly ap'
preciated.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
This morning there was anger at.
tendance of delegates than yesterday,
when President Mitchell's gavel
raped them to order.
kilograms and letters for delegates
were read out and called for.
The paper of b. NJ Vernon, on 1.-The
Country Weekly" was read by J. HI.
Collum.
Mrs. Julia Truitt Bishop of the
Statesman, read very interesting
paper on the Editorial DEPARTMENT
and Successful Management of the
Country Weekly"
The following new members were
admitted: w. 0 Perry, Benjamin