Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-21
Annual Meeting of the Associated
Press.
SELECTION OF THE ADVISORY BOARDS
Gathering Of Prominent Journalists
at Chicago.
AROUND THE BANQUETBOARD

After The Stars report of the Associated
Press meeting at Chicago closed yesterday
the following directors were unanimously
elected: Three years-Albert ]. Barr Pitts
burg Post; L. c. Markbreit. Cincinnati
Volksblatt, vice z. H. Purdue, who de-
clined a reelection; Stephen O'Meara, Bos-
ton Journal. One year-John Norris, New
York World.
resolution was unanimously adopted
thanking Mr.. E. Purdue and Jas. S. Scrips,
retiring directors, for diligent, faithful and
intelligent discharge of their duties
A resolution was adopted by a rising vote
expressing the great sorrow of the associa-
ton at the death of Col. John A. Cockerill.
Gen. Felix Angus offered a resolution
which was unanimously adopted, recording
tine appreciation of the intelligent, able
and efficient services of the directors in be-
half OF the association and especially Of its
president, Victor F. Lawson, whose I'M
selfish and splendid services have put his
fellow members and the press Of the whole
country under lasting debt of gratitude"
The following advisory boards were
elected:
Eastern dlvision-P. c. Boyle Oil City,
"a, Derrick; Arthur Jenkins, Syracuse
Herald; A. 2. Langley, Springfield Union;
roster Coates, New York Commercial Ad-
Vertlser; James Elversor, jr., Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Central divisional NJ Houser, st. Louis
Giope-Democrat; A. Howard Hinkle, Gin
clnnat Commercial Gazette; Harry s. New,
Indianapolis journal: George Thompson, St
Paul Dispatch; +. Rosewater Omaha Bee
Southern division-A.S. Ochs, CHATTANOOGA
Times; g. H. Baskette, Nashville Banner:
A b. Pickett, Memphis Scimitar; Page NJ
Baker, New Orleans Times-Democrat: H
H. Cabannis, Atlanta Journal.
Western diyision-R. c. Campbell, Rocky
Mountain News; James G. Hoge, jr., Seattle
Post-inteliigeneer; Hugh Hume. San Fran
cisco Post; w. H. Mills. Sacramento Record
Union; II. w. Scott, Portland Oregonian
Around the Banquet Table.
The third annual BANQUET Of the Assoc
ciated Press was held last night in the
main banquet hall at Kingsley's The
walls OF the chamber were tastefully dec
GRATED with Persian tapestries. The tables
Were arranged in the form of an open
square, with a central extension from the
PreSldents seat down the open space
lowers In profusion beautifed the tables
ana limitations in smi!ax of telegraph
wires made the circuit of the board sus-
pended from floral limitations of poles.
whose bases rested on the tables.
Oh the ringing of an immense dinner
Deli, the one hundred guests fell into line
IN the reception room and headed by Pres
ident Victor +. Lawson and Joseph Medill
marched into the banquet hall With an
appropriate address of welcome President
lawson requested the guests to fail to-
PRESIDENT Lawson then put the loving
cup on Its passage, with a statement Of
Els pleasure III meeting the representa-
i've newspaper men of the country. AS
sponsor for the cup President Lawson de-
tailed Melville L. Stone. general manager
and the precious vessel was sent on IFS
round among the guests. As each one
tasted the nectar from the cup, Mr.. Stone
announced his name, and the announce
ment OF each well-known name was greet
ed with applause.
While the banqueters were absorbing the
material portion of the feast. Valiri's
1rrh
Quartet kept the air Of the hall melndious
with vocal and Instrumental music.
Inc memory of Mrs. Nicholson of the
New Orleans Picayune and Col John A
Cocker1ll was drank standing.
After the coffee and other equally fnvie-
Grating Things, President Victor +. Lawson
turned and introduced the POSTMASTER, NJ.
+. randy, whose acceptance Of the gavel
ment from General Manager Stone, but
the POSTMASTER refused to entertain the
motion.
Advance Into New England.
Charles Emory Smith Of the Philadelphia
Press was then introduced, and made a
very clever speech.
i came here last year for the first time,
and went away with a great deal of in
SEPARATION. 1 came with joy this year. be-
cause 1 knew I should get new and fresh
inspiration. 1 have had it, You have all
mad 1t, In the glorious meeting today, and
we have all felt a special sense of graft
hcation In welcoming to our ranks and
promoting to the position of director of
this association the accomplished repre-
sentative of the Boston Journal ZAP
plause)
Each meeting brings its peculiar dis
tnct1on. Last year had one. This years
distinction is the advance, 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 States, in that
section OF the country. Applause)
We were all glad to see that our friend
recently came back to his own in the Bos-
ton Journal, and we rejoice the more that
he has SO promptly followed that step bv
demonstrating the wisdom ne always pos
sessed, attesting again that wisdom in the
step which, We believe, will prove as adj
vantageous to his newspaper as IT will he
advantageous to the Associated Press
itself.
Gentlemen, congratulate you upon this
good work which you are carving for
ward, and 1 congratulate you upon the
brilliant success of this organiza ton which
is moving forward toward it's complete
triumph, and in which we all, am sure,
have a more profound faith and to which
we have a greater loyalty tonight than we
have ever had before" (Applause)
Sol Smith Russell entertained the guests
for twenty minutes by relating a number
of characteristic stories
Mr. H. G. Esterbrook of Omaha smoke
briefly, giving an amusing account of his
attempts to break into journalism, as
substitute, on the Omaha Bee, he finally
going into law and his first case being a
$4,000 libel suit against that paper.
The Boston Journals Course,
Stephen O'Meara of the Boston Journal
was the last speaker. He said, after a
careful study on his part, and on the part
of his managing editor, he had made uD
his mind that the organization of the pres
ent and the organization Of the future
was that which he had had the pleasure of
meeting today. Applause) He claimed not
the slightest credit for what he had DONE
He had changed his news service on his
business judgment, as a trustee and re-
sponsible for a very valuable property,
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 having. (Applause.)
The enjoyment was brought to close at
midnight by all singing Aud Lang Syner