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, OBJ
ject and Result of the
First Meeting.
Profitable Acquisition of Numerous
Honorary Members "A
Flourishing Club.
List of Otti &c IL and Titles.

List of Officers and Titles.
For few hours last night the Sheridan
parlors contained more good fellowship,
probably, than ever got together in Bis
marck. 1t was an impr0mptu 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 on 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
pClIlllGICu, VIC WOulu w slIu " puUllous
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 association;
w. II. Kellogg of the jamestown Alert,
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
mittee on constitution and bylaws. Ills
last named committee retired and soon re.
turned with the following constitution as
the result of their efforts:
| CONSTITUTION OF III 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.
Regular members may be elected at any
meeting upon motion. Honorary members
shall De elected upon the nomination of
any regular member, but each member
shall nominate only one honorary member.
The club may als0 elect other honorary
members as a mark of special distinction,
but no political office shall be considered;a
mark OF such distinction.
The government of the club shall I've
vested in all its officers. The club may do
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.
c%ussion, 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
communications.
ii. There may also be any other COM
mittees which thec club may decide to ap-
point.
Ill. Honorary members are expected to
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 was
read. 1t was received with appreciation
and at once adopted. THIS report was as
follows:
President 49,. Marshall Jewell. Bismarck Trib
Major Hamilton and such Others as We
secr na ~ Nope nan " Htuar,
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veyor Of short Stories, Manager Of the Ton
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and pyrotechnic spouter:., Alex Capehart
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Chief Bother and KsspWSE 3 t. 4: ks, Jas: i.m::ta~r
Keeper OF the Great Seal. Mini ter ef Js %stSss'"A
Keeper Of the Purse Strings nosA'n'
Mssnipnlator of Ho,rosiyphics and Official
pe ae = Of Libeieis ID. ! Y 7 Br SSis
Committee on Legislature to Work the Leg.
islature for the Profesh
Dispenser Of North iakota Oyozne. Budd Reeve
Defender of the Faith....... dan. w. Maratta
1t was moved by Major Edwards that
Ex-Governor Andrew II. Burke be 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 apprlsec
of the honor conferred upon him, responded
briefly. saying that he greatly appreciated
the distinction: that twenty years ago hi
manager of a daily newspaper in Evans
willie, Ind, and that he always had q soft
side for newspaper men. His thank: