St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-18
GREAT FABER CHIEFS.
st. Paul Will Today Play
Host to a Newspaper
Symposium
When the Convention Of the
Nations Press Clubs is
Installed.
An Interesting Programme
of Entertainment Has
Been Prepared.
Some Of the NotableS Who
Will Take Part in the
Proceedings.

To day will witness one OF the most
interesting events ever known in the
history of newspaper work IN this city.
This morning at IL o'clock the first bus
mess session of the co INVENTION of the
International League of Press Clubs
will begin, in the rooms Of the chamber
Of commerce, session Of three days.
There will be representatives present
from every prominent city in the United
States. and all we'll known newspapers
will be represented at the convention.
1t is expected that there will be about
200 visitors present at the convention.
A large number of them will be dele
gates, while the remainder will be cor
respondents for the various papers
which they represent or members of the
league who are interested in certain
measures which will be brought up at
the convention.
Among the visitors will be a number
of ladies, all of whom are prominent in
newspaper work or are relatives of the
delegates. Special arrangements have
been made for their entertainment, and
it is expected that they will thoroughly
enjoy their visit to st. Paul. A pro-
gramme has been prepared for the re-
ceptiOn and entertainme mt of the visitors
during their stay in the city, and all
newspaper workers will unite in doing
honor to the guests of the Press club.
The business men of the city realize
the immense amount OF good which the
city will derive from the visit of the
newspaper men to st. Paul, and they
have signifed willingness to do any
thing in their power for their entertain
ment. Carriages have been furnished
for the drive about the city. subscrip-
tions have been made to the entertain
ment fund, and in various ways they
have indicated their desire to do some
thing for the comfort and accommoda-
tion of the guests.
The Last Convention
was held in the city of San Francisco.
In that city there are many wealthy
newspapers and the city furnishes many
superior facilities for the entertainment
of the delegates to the annual cOnven-
tion. The citizens turned out in a body
to do honor to the visitors, and thou
sands of dollars were spent in their en-
tertainment. st. Paul Will not do things
on such q large scale, but it is hoped that
there will he no room for reproach OH
the part of the delegates as to the means
provided for their amusement and ell
tertainment.
The programme has been outlined a
number OF times in the columns of the
GLOBE. There will be everything, from
a large supply of liquid refreshments liz
the club house to ride on the excursion
steamer George Hays up the river to the
fort aud Minnehaha falls. The dele
gates will be taken to White Bear lake,
where they will be given yacht ride /;
10 the Wood Harvester works, where
they Will be given an inspection of
working molten metal and ride around
the city in carriages, for the purpose Of
showing the guests the prominent
points and interesting features of the
city of ST. Paul.
A half-doZen committees have been at
work during the past several days look
ing after the details of the plans for
entertainment. One of the most prom
inent features will be the banquet
which will be given in the Hotel Ryan
Friday evening. A limited number of
invitations have been sent out to the
business men of the city and some of
the public officials. There will be toasts
and short speeches in an informal way,
and the delegates will be entertained to
the best of the ability of their hosts.
Saturday morning the delegates will
be taken to Fort Smelling and Mime
haha Falls, and at the latter place dele
gates from the Minneapolis Press club
will meet the visitors and conduct them
to Minneapolis. They will be taken for
a drive through the parks, along the
boulevards. through the various public
buildings, and in the evening they will
be returned to ST. Paul. They will leave
on their special train for Chicago in the
evening at O'Clock. 1t is expected that
they will be accompanied to Chicago by
some of the representatives of the St.
Paul and Minneapolis clubs.
An Interesting Pers0nneI.
The officers of the league are taken
from the ranks of the most popular and
we'll known newspaper workers in the
United States. They are men who
have attained their present positions by
their own efforts and abilities. NJ. H.
DeYoung, president, is one of the best
known newspaper men in the United
States. He is the editor and proprietor
of the San Francisco Chronicle, and his
record as a successful newspaper man
ager Is on par with the oft-repeated
tale of the founding of the New York
Herald by Bennett. Mr.. DeYoung is a
prominent politician, and through his
efforts he has succeeded in securing for
the state of California recognition in the
politics of the country. He is cassed
among the miliOnaires of the Pacific
coast. Mr.. DeYoung deyotes his time
and energies to the columns of the
paper which he has built up. and his
brilliant personality is reflected in the
Chronicle.
John A. Cockerill, first vice president,
is the founder of the New York Adyer-
tiser. AS successful newspaper man
ager he is without superior, as has
been shown by his management of the
World, Advertiser, the st. Louis Post
Dispatch and the Cincinnati Enquirer.
He is still ia the prime OF life, and his
friends predict that his best work Is
still to appear.
Gen. Charles II. Taylor, of the Boston
Globe, is the second vice president of
the league. He is the general manager
of the Globe, and has been connected
with that paper since its jump into
popularity in the year 1878. He will be
| unable to attend the convention.
George W. Childs, of the Philadelphia
Ledger, is the third vice president. He
is too well known to- need an extended
mention, as his name is indelibiy IN
pressed on the minds of every printer
and newspaper man in the United
States. He Las done pore for tue ad-