The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-21
LOVING CUP
Circulates Among the Great
Editors Of the Country
At the Associated Press Ban
quet at Chicago.
SOL SMITH RUSSELL
Entertains the Guests With
Witty Stories.
The Banquet a Snowy Affair at
Kinsley's.
SOL SMITH RUSSELL

chicago, May 21.-The third annual
banquet Of the Associated Press was
held last night at Kinsley's. The walls
Of the chamber were tastefuny decor
ated with Persian tapestries. The tai
bles were arranged in the form Of an
open square, with a central extension
from the presidents seat down the open
space.
Flowers in profusion beautihed the
tables and limitations in smilax OF tele-
graph wires made the circuit Of the
board suspended from floral imita-
lions Of poles. whose base rested on the
tables. on the ringing of an immed-
late dinner bell. the one hundred guests
fell into line i'm the reception room and
headed by President Victor F. Lawson
and Hon. Joseph Mediu. marched into
the banquet hall. with an appropriate
address of welcome. President Lawson
requested the guests to fail to, and they
did so.
President Victor T. Lawson put the
loving cup on it's passage with a state
ment of his pleasure in meeting the rep
resentative newspaper men of the
country. AS sponsor for the cup Presi-
dent Lawson detailed Melville E. Stone,
general manager, and the precious YES
sci was sent on its round among the
guests AS each one tasted the nectar
name and the announcement Of each
well known name was greeted with ap-
plause.
While the banQueters were absorbing
the material portion Of the feast. Val
siss mandolin orchestra and the Tmper-
ial quartette kept the air Of the hall
melodious with music
The memory of Mrs Nicholson of the
New Orleans Pickayune and Col John
A. Coclzerill, were drunk standing. AZ
ter the coffee and other equally invig-
Grating things, President Lawson in
troduced the POSTMASTER, NJ P. Handy.
whose handy acceptance Of the gavel
was met by a motion for adjournment
from General Manager Stone but the
POSTMASTER refused to entertain the
motion.
Chas. Emory Smith of the Phuadel-
phia Press was then introduced and
made a very clever speech.
came here last year. he said, s'for
the first time and I went away with a
great deal Of inspiration. came with
JOY this year because 4 knew should
get new and fresh inspiration have
had it, You have an had it, in the
glorious meeting today and we have all
felt q special sense of qualification in
welcoming to our ranks and promoting
to the position of director of this assO-
citation the accepted representative of
meeting brings its peculiar distinction
Last year had one. This years distinc-
ton is the triumphant advance of the
Associated Press. into the heart Of New
England, and indeed the capture of one
Of the strongest points in the citadel Of
the United Press in that section Of the
country. lApplause.l We were all
glad to see that our friend. recently
come back to his own lin the Boston
Journal and We rejoice the more that
he has so promptly followed the step
by demonstrating the wisdom he all
ways possessed, attesting again that
wisdom in the step which we believe
viii prove as advantageous to his
newspaper as it viii be advantageous
to the Associated Press itself.
Gentlemen, L congratulate YOU upon
TINS good work which you are carry
ing forward and I congratulate Won
upon the brilliant success of this or
ganizaton which lis moving forward
toward its complete triumph and
IN which we all, am sure. have q more
profound faith, and to which we have
g greater loyalty than we ever had be-
Sol Smith Russell entertained the
guests Tor twenty minutes by relating
number of characteristic stories. Mr.
A 81 EsterbroOk of Omaha spoke
briefly. giving an amusing account of
MS attempts to break into Journalism
as a substitute on the Omaha Bee
finally going into the law, and his first
case being $4,000 libel suit against
that paper
Stephen O'Meara of the Boston Jour
nal was the last speaker He said
after careful study on his part and
on the part of his managing editor he
had made up his mind that the organic
alton of the present and Of the future
was that which he had had the pleasure
or meeting today. (Applause) He
claimed not the slightest credit for
what he had done. He changed his
news service on his business Judgment
as q trustee and responsible for very
valuable properly. An avalanche was
not to be expected from New England
but he believed the Associated Press
would gradually absorb all the papers
IN the country which were worth hav-
ing (Applause.) The evening was
brought to a close at midnight by all
singing AUD Lang Syne."
At the annual meeting of the Asso-
claIe4 Press which was held In Recital
hall OF the Chicago Conservatory of
Music, Auditorium building President
Victor F. Lawson was In the chair The
attendance was large
The following directors were unani-
mously elected
Three years-Albert .. Barr. Pitts
burg Post; L. Marbite. Cincinnati
Nolksfreund, vice =. H. Purdue. who
declined q reelection, and Stephen
O'Meara, Boston Journal One year
John Norris New York World
A resolution was unanimously adopt
ed thanking E. II. Purdue and James
s. Scrpps. retiring directors. for dih-
gent, faithful and intelligent discharge
OF their duties
A resolution was adopted by a rising
vote expressing the great sorrow of the
association at the death Of Col. John A
Cackeriu
Gen Felix Angus offered a resolution
which was unanimously adopted record
Ing appreciation of the intelligent
able and efficient service of the dfrec-
tors in behalf Of the association, and