Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-01-13
THE PRESS GANG.
An Important Organization Effected
BY Newspaper Men Now
at the Capital.
The Constitution and Bylaws, Oh
ject and Result of the
First Meeting.
Profitable Acquisition Of Numerous
Honorary Members "A
Flourishing Club.
List of Onicers anal Titles,

List of Off GERS and Titles.
For afew hours last night the Sheridan
parlOrs contained more good fellow ship,
probably, than ever got together in Bis
marck. 1t was an impromptu convention
of the North Dakota press, and every
representative present did honor to him
self; his constituents and the public
at large. Ability predominated in
the selection of officers, and a civil service
examination will be very necessary to
those who wish to be added to the list.
On preliminary organization Major
Edwards, Judge Bennett and Dan Stuart
were elected a committee OIL organization.
The committee adjourned to Brad
Hennessy's room, where they found an
accommodating typewriter. The chair
man of the committee reported the fact to
the president, he in turn suspended the
rules and gave the major the courtesie of
the floor. The permanent organization
brought out several good suggestions from
aggressive editors, which, if space
permitted, we would be glad to publish.
The boys who were roped in and made
honorary members. seemed pleased with
the entertainment provided, and those who
found it necessary to %"prOduce," do not
seem grieved.
Mr.. Jewell of the Bismarck TRIBUNE,
was elected president of the associations;
w. r: Kellogg of the jamestown Alert,
secretary.
Major Edwards of the Fargo Forum, d
W.. Steward, Bismarck TRIBUNE, and
Judge Bennett were named as committee
on permanent organization, and Mr..
DOllenmeyer of the Minneapolis Tribune,
Mr.. Hennessey OF the Grand Forks Plain
dealer, and Hon. J. V. Brooke as com
last named committee retired me soon re-
turned with the following constitution as
the result of their efforts:
CONSTITUTION OF THE THIRD SESSION.
PRESS CLUE, BISMARCK, N. d.
This organization shall be known as the
Third Session Press club of North Dakota.
Its membership shall consist of two classes,
regular and honorary. Regular members
shall include all newspaper men or ex-
newspaper men in any way connected
with Bismarck or the third session Of the
legislature. Honorary members are to be
confined to persons who know how to treat
a newspaper man white.
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meeting upon motion. Honorary members
shall be elected upon the nomination of
any regular member, but each member
shall nominate only one honorary member
The club may also elect other honorary
members as a mark Of special distinction.
but no political office shall be considerable
mark of such distinction.
The government of the club shall he
vested in all its officers. The club may dc
anything at any time that a majority shall
agree to-, provided it be not contrary to the
laws of North Dakota and the honor of the
profession.
The report was adopted without dis
cussiOn, as we'll as the following bylaws
The Third Session Press club of North
Dakota shall be governed by the following
bylaws:
1. There shall be the following com
mittees, each to consist of two regular
members: Nominations, bylaws, ways
and means. program for next meeting
communications.
Ii. There may also be any other com.
mittees which the club may decide to APP
point.
Ill. Honorary members are expected tt
foot all bills, but will be relieved from the
labor of voting; only regular members
shall be compelled to vote.
The cOmmitte on permanent OrganiZa
ton presented their report, which wa
read. 1t was received with appreciation
and at once adopted. This report was a.
follows:
President. $50. Marshall Jewell, Bismarck Trib
Major Hamilton and such Others as We
Can Rope
Exalted and ponierous Potentate Ghief p Pn nsua'
veyor of short Stories, Manager Of the Ton
Ubiquitous iTenderfoot Albert t' yoll en%ase'
Grand Patriarch.... ...........C9l. Lounsberr!
Official Dude "....:."..:..C u. Later Creole!
Senior High Roller .......a...... Brad Hennesse;
Master Master ii a's ehe K ao4se Ranch. I. acSsiS G sIsLi, 5f
and pyrotechnic epouter... Alex Capehart
Royal Railroad Regulator and Flub-Dub.:::
Pot Hooks and Hangers. ......K: ii. T Taaft
Piatonian Guide. /. j. MbG HaSiti
pa Disntisry;:::::;,3iW:C {; Baker, Grand Forfs
Chief Bother and Keeper q he jug. : "".'''"n0
Keeper o. tho ars;t ssaI' MINK +; Ke IL! . s , .}asf;ss.
Keeper Of the Purse Strings: ..''A'D'
msSn aleq Of Heiros'yphics and Official e..
Defenders of Liibeisis:::::: ;;;::j. V Brooks
Committee on Legislature to Work the Leg.
islature for the Profesh.;
-. .......J. ". Jill, d. W1nomAr
Dispenser Of North i'akota Ovozne. BuddR Reeve
Defender of the Faith....".. dan. w. Maratta
1t was moved by Major Edwards that
Ex-Governor Andrew II. Burke he elected
first vice president. Carried unanimously
A committee was appointed to notify the
governor of his election and to invite him
to be present forthwith: Governor Burke
soon appeared and having been apprlsed
of the honor conferred upon him, Responded
briefly, saying that he greatly appreciated
the distinctions: that twenty years ago hi
had acted in the capacity OF business
manager of a daily newspaper in Evans
vile, Ind, and that he always had q soft
| side for NHWSNANpr men. NiS thank