Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-09-27
EDITORS IN SESSION
The Annual Meeting Of the ldafo
State Press Association.
THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Lewiston Entertains the Visitors in Fine
Style Visits to the Neighbor.
ing Orchards.

Lewiston, Sept 21--The Idaho State
Press Association met yesterday in its
third annual convention, quite num-
Der of members from different points
of the state being present. After
brief session it was decided on account
of the light attendance to adjourn I'M
til today. In the meantime the editors
were shown about the city and en-
tertained by their friends until evening
The convention met at 10 o'clock this
morning, the following officers being
present: President John Lawrence.
DeLamar Nugget; Secretary r. L.
Lockwood, Weiser Signal.
A number of letters were received
from members Of the association stat
ing that other matters made 1t impos-
sible for them to be in attendance.
but that the association had their best
wishes and hearty cooperation in all
their acts.
After transacting routine business
the following were elected officers for
the ensuing year: President. A. H.
Alfred, Lewiston Tribune; vice presi-
dent, John Lamb, DeLamar Nugget;
secretary, r. E. Lockwood. Weiser Sig
Leader.
Before adjourning a resolution was
adopted thanking the people for the
kind treatment and consideration re-
ceived at their hands.
After adjournment carriages were
placed at the disposal of the visitors
and a number of them, including The
Spokesman-Review representative,
were driven to a nun. Jer of the extern
sive fruit farms in this vicinity. The
place of l.. A. Porter was visited first
Mr.. Porter was busy experimenting
the picking and packing of pears and
peaches and grapes for a large ship
ment to be made to eastern cities. He
has one of the largest orchards in the
country, and has already shipped %
cars of fruit east this year.
Robert Schleicher and M. J. Vessels
were next visited. The great quantities
and excellent qualities of the fruit
were a revelation to many of the ed
itors. Mr.. Vessels was busy prepar-
ing the Lewiston exhibit for the Spo-
kane fruit fair and there will have to
be some phenomenal exhibits from
elsewhere if Lewiston does not take
The ladies also excelled themselves
in preparing fitting and deserved re-
ception for the journalists and gave
much of their time, tact and grace to
the department of decorating and
feasting.
At reception and banquet last even
ing the visitors were in the hands of
their friends and the ball given in their
honor at the Masonic hall was one of
the most brilliant affairs ever given
in Idaho. The hall was profusely dec
Grated, the orchestra being entirely
hidden behind a bower of palms and
potted plants. Dancing was INDUCED
in until the announcement of the ban
quet. The banquet hall occupied two
large rooms in Grostein's opera house
Each table was handsomely decorated
with cut flowers, the edibles were all
prepared by the ladies of the city and
unusually tempting. DR.. Morris acted
as toast master and number of witty
remarks were offered to the following
sentiments:
"Our Guests" A. H. Afford, Lewiston
the Weiser Signal.
HC ItSS VI ludHOp ny
Salubria Citizen.
1.-THE Gem of the Mountains" by W
B. Stanton of the Lewiston Teller.
1.-THE Land of the Nez Perces," Col
onel +. j. Parker of the Walla Walla
Statesman; response by J. w. Reed Of
Lewiston.
THE Ladies'" by J. Lamb of the De
Lamar Nugget; response by H. M
Walker of the Lewiston Democrat.
lewiston" by VIM. Goodyear of the
Palouse News.
The reception committee was as fol
lows: ]. w. Reed, chairman; ]. P. Voll-
mer and ]. B. Morris and ladies, A. c.
Stacy and ladies, c. E. Monteith and
ladies, F. w. Kettenbaugh and ladies
Eden Mounce and ladies. This
committee received the guests al
the door and provided for their enter
tainment.