The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-12
PRESS CLUBS MEET.
Pen and Pencil wislders Take Possession
of Philadelphia.

ZEN ana RSHCn W1SlO0Ps rake K08sS8S1On
of Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, June 12-The fifth
annual convention of the International
League of Press Clubs met yesterday
in the old common council chamber in
Independence hall and will be in ses-.
sion four days. Pen and pencil WELD
ers from all the leading press clubs
from Maine to California are in at
tendance. President Clarke Howell,
of Atlanta, called the convention to
order at 1890 o'clock. He introduced
Mayor Warwick, who delivered the
speech of welcome and closed by say
ing: The gates of the Quaker city
are now open to you" The mayor
then turned over to President Howell
an old historical key, which he said
would open the gates of the city.
The president made an appropriate
address in behalf of the delegates.
He then called the convention to order.
A representative of the Baltimore
delegation offered a preamble and reso-
luton which stated that the judiciary
throughout the country is not yet
educated to the understanding of the
necessity of confidential relations be-
tween newspaper men and those upon
whom they rely for information and
urging the necessity of legisla ton to
protect newspaper men in the preser-
walton of all condolences that are re-
posed in them. The matter was laid
aside for the present.
The secretary reported that five
clubs had been admitted during the
year, and the total mum Der now in the
league is thirty-five. DIR. Frederick
read a cablegram from Hamburg ex-
tending an invitation to the newspaper
men to attend the next European con-
vention at Bordeaux.
FREIGHT AGENTS IN CONVENTION.
New YORK, June 12.-The eighth an
nual convention of the National Asso-
citation of Local Freight Agents assem-
bled yesterday. President E. f. Zeigler,
agent of the Pennsylvania company at
Pittsburgh, delivered the address of
welcome. Two hundred and fifty del
egates are attending the convention,
and the topics suggested for discus
sion cover a very wide range of
subjects. The question of inter-
change of business, of liens by rail-
way companies for transportation
charges when delivery is made
to United States bonded warehouses,
and whether the fling of such liens
affords sufficient protection for the
transportation companies charges, of
the desira bility of adopting standard
form for use in tracing freight, of stor-
age and elevator charges, of excess of
consignments, of checking freight, of
advance charges, of the distribution of
work in freight stations. and of wrong
deliveries, will receive serious consid-
Grafton.
SUPREME LODGE A. o. q. W.
CHICAGO. June 12.-The supreme
lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen met here yesterday. The
mornings work was given up to re-
ceiving the delegates and inspecting
their credentials. The session opened
with a prayer by John D. Vincil, of
St. Louis. The chief report of the
day was submitted by Supreme
Master Workman L. L. Troy. in
which he recommended a system of
graded assessments, the raising of an
emergency fund and the issuing of
81, 600 beneficiary certificate. He also
su omitted his annual report for the
year, which stated that the total num-
Der of lodges was f. 973, a net increase
for the year of ninety-seven. The to-
tai mem bership of the order was 341,-
371, an increase of IO,545, g, sos having
died during the year. The total in
come had been 81, ga, ga, and the dis
bursements 81, 67s, 400.
The balance of the day was taken up
with routine matters.