The morning call., 1892-01-15
PRESS CONVENTION.
The Delegates Meet and Effects
an Organization.
4 Day e Sight Seeing for the Visitors.
Coaching Party ard Breakfast at sEtro
Heights Evening Reception.


get thoroughly rested after their trIp across
tie Continent, and were ready to view San
Francisco bright and early.
About $50 o'cloek the party started from
the Baldwin Hotel in two large coaches, L.
D. Bl'dwiu's tally-bo and several smaller
Couyeyauces. The visitors were driven d.
rectly o. the park, where they inspected the
conservatory. chiidren's playground, Casino,
deer E,en, buffalo Enclosure and other points
Of interest
At the end Of tie park drive they were
met by Adolph Sutro, mounted. and were
escorted through his grounds by private
drive The Gin House was visited, and the
party .Len returned to Mr. Sutro's grounds
aGd posed for photograph, taken by Miss
Madison of New York.
EEEAkFAsT AND SPEECHES.
At o'clock an elaborate breakfast was
served in q tent in tbeIe Of the Sutro
residence. At tie conclusion Of the meli
Nr. Sutrc addressed lis guests, calling their
attention 10 tie beauties of CALIFORNIA;
winter climate and welcoming them to
share He stated that we need more over
land roads, steamship lines, the Nicaragua
and Panama canals. and appealed to his
hearers TO help rs to procure them
Speeches In reply were delivered by l. y.
Keenan,, President Of the league, w lIlIdm
Wide of New Y 0rk and George II. Vel
sh0Hs OF PiItsburg. Il WAS clock before
the party broke up aUd resumed their seats
Iu the coaches. The return route was VIA tie
@ q Point LOuOS road TO the Preside and
then 10 the rooms Of the Press CLUB, where
the convention was organized
T. j keenan, Of PIttSburE presided and
Charles ". Price of New ! 0T6 was in bis
place al tie see etaTy's desk. The PTesi-
dent appointed as a Committee on Credea-
tlals y. {. Boyle, Toledo; j. a. ScLOmahi,
=. Paul. John b. Dampmao' Reading
Hugh Hume, San Francisco, and L. W.
Price New York. After a brief recess
the committee reported fayarabiy upon the
credentials of tie hfty-twO delegates who
were present
TIE wOlIEE'S ASSOCIATION.
William 3. Smart Of Boston reported tha,
tie Pacific Coast W0men's Press AsaOcia-
ton, which had Just been admitted to the
league by the Governing Beard, WAS entitled
20 seat tE0 deleZateS-Mis. f. L. !. Park
hurst and Mss AieLae L. knapp-.u the
convention.
H. " Ted If san Francisco stated that
while lie did not ~ ISh 10 be SO u8calant As
%. oppose the adm ssIan OF these ladies.
- he desired 10 stats 30 The convention
that she members Of the Pacific
Cost Ngmeu's Press Association. with one
or Two exceptions. were not Identified with
Journalism AID we're Dut even writer's lie
had no doubt they were eStImaJie ladies',
bu- ,aey were not IN sympathy with Press
t..9 WORK
t. b. Phelps Of New York and others
though; that ID v.ew Of Mr.. Tof'S statement
lie matter should b5 referred back TO the
Governing 3 ara. WIKI The suggestion that
tie set.Cn be TecCusideTed. 4 motion TO
tbs effect was rU ed ont II order, the PreSi-
-t.t holding shat The Board Of q yernurS
VAS virtually q committee Oh membership.
Reports from The Secretary aud Treasurer
=..Ari q total If tWcGty--lN clubs IN the
lr3-uc, representing an active membership
az -H news paper men. There IS a balance
q. clr. .l tEe treasury.
HARMONY ADVOCATED.
81 j. N-T8. II New York, for the
It.a.- VI Govern r, made O verbal report
advocating q harmonious policy free from
t5.la.,m. Ehs board contemplated the
Establishment Of charity fund and Of a
lone Iar aged journalists. To effect these
e.l-.-s Il Weu.d De necessary 10 found The
la sue Cd q strong nj substantial basis.
Oh 3D. ti.I 81. n .lLam Bern OF New ! ork
te e-Tam was ordered 10 be sent East
Oh Gle railroads furnishing transportation,
frlZratulatH2 them upon the comfortable
uluva. "a san Francisco Of the delegates
ana Npress.uE tle thanks Of the CGuyen-
6. 30 FOR courtesies extended
v,-lt.1 70 Tile delegates 90 visit the
ROOMS Of tie olympic Club and d banquet
t5aIFTrd by tie Toledo Press Club were re-
calFed and Bere awarded The thanks of the
convention.
REPORTS were received from the commit
tee GA this evenings entertainment IN t1e
IoWeii-sJIect Theater and the convention
took recess til O'clock.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
When the convention reconyeHed the
President announced the appointment of the
following COaim ttees.
Amendments TO By,LaWs-Dr. John Frederick,
T. Henry Martin, l. j. Mcklcath, Il. n. Tod,
Nomination Of Of7cers-George H. welshoug,
IunnJ, 1t. Evans, j. c. Morse, P. c. Boyle. By
lua j. Newton.
Otder OF Busmess-J. ;. Keller, NJ. p. Mur.
My. > Haus ochmafs ~. H. de Young, Miss n
Nez, Pace of Neeting-Miss LuIu S. Upham.
John Siiuman, julius Niche, Z. Il. OHara,
william BENJAMIN.
r. olguons-T. r. McEIrath, E. J. Carpenter
W 4 WoHaI. JOAN 2 DampmAn, Belle L Cor
Tie convention adjourned until $50
O'Clock tins afternoon after seating the del
e1dt=7 from the Pacific Coast Woman Press
Association.
RECEPTION AT NIGHT.
The reception last night was a great
social success. The rooms Of the Press
Cub. specially decorated with flowers and
growing plants, were crowded from Q
O'clock III after midnight The walls were
covered with rare paintings by California
artists.
The following programme was rendered
during the evening:
Duct Mrs Mary TyHaH Williams and Donald
q v. 6fauanli solo, Mt-s Minnie C0rcOran OF
Boston, comet sole Pearl Noble; vocal solo,
Arthur BaFendt; solo, Mrs. u. e. HJsset; violin
500 81 muud Beel.
Marshall 2. Wilder concluded the pro-
EraMUe with an mpTUmPtu funny talk, and
- IL o'clock a dainty supper was served
and I'D little more than an hour after
ward the rooms were empty Of all except
tie pictures and other decorations.
PROGRAMME FOR TODAY.
This mornings programme includes
trlD around the bay, luncheon at the Pacific
Yacht Clubhouse IN SausalitO, a meeting OF
The convention In the afternoon, literary
Exercises at the P0well-stTeet Theater in
TIE evening. ! his VIII be an open meeting
hut 10 prevent a crush tickets will be is
sued & the public.
The programme will include: Addresses
by T. J. Keenan,, William r. WorraH, A
i. Pearson, Mss UBham, Lynn Z. Meekins,
Charles N. Sh0TtFTdge and Foster Coates
On Newspapers OF Tomorrow, Mechau-
lcailv. EditoTally and ATtistieally COnstd-
cred Miss Kate Field, whose subject will
be Why 1 Founded a Review IN WashiuZ-
ton Is. >. Newton, Miss Eliza Proctor Otis,
Marshall J. Wider Mrs. Frank Leslie, on
personal RecollectIons Of journalism" w
Wide on Joys Of Journalism by an Old
HaRd"; paper by General Felix Agnus
an journalism & the South" Mrs. J. 6.
Croly Jennie June and others will also
make addresses In addition TO the above
there VIII be music, Tecitati0ns and stories.
and letters VIII be read from George VIII
lam Curtis, Max 0'ReU, Colonel John A.
CockerIn, Chester 5. Ford, General Felix
Agnus, Charles A. Dana, Joseph Howard
Jr.. William Penn Nixon. John Russell
Young. Elliot +. Shepard, Z. " Howe and
others.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Don Ray, Gait merchant, is stopping at
tie Lick.
j. W Payne Of Los Angeles is at the
California.