Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ORGANI-
EATON IN CHICAGO.
PRESENT MEMBERSHIP, 700.
About $500 Daily and Weekly
Papers Served Through Minor Or
OneI COwardin the TOastmaster.

CHICAGO. May 1S.-The annual meet
ng Of the Associated Press was held to-
lay I'm Recital Han. Auditorium Building
70 Of the us stockholders being present.
Nicc-President Horace White, of the
New York Evening Post presided.
The annual report Of the general man
ager showed that the receipts last year
were 81 eos s66, and the expenses $1,520.545.
The present membership is 200, and
about $500 daily and weekly papers are
served through minor organiza lions. The
following directors were elected:
Arthur Jenkins. Syracuse Herald; II.
VI. de Young. san Francisco Chronicle;
Victor +. Lawson, Chicago Record and
Daily News; Charles w. Knapp, St. Louis
Republic.
ADVISORY BOARDS.
The following advisory boards were
chosen:
Eastern Division-General Felix Agnus,
Baltimore American; James Elverson,
Jr., Philadelphia Inquirer; Ambrose But
Ter. Buffalo News; Charles H. Taylor,
Jr Boston Globe; 7. c.. Boyle, Oil City
Derrick.
Central Division-George Thompson,
ST. Paul Dispatch; D. NJ. Houser, ST.
Louis Globe-Democrat \. Howard Hin
kle Cincinnati Commercial Tribune; II.
S. New. Indianapolis Journal; L. Rose
water. Omaha Bee.
Southern Divisional II. Cabaniss, At
lanta Journal; A. H. Pickett, Memphis
Scimiter: A. S. Ochs. Chattanooga
Times: c. H Baskette Nashville Banner;
Inomas q. napier, New orleans tlca-
yune
western DlvlsiOn-Hugh Hume, san
francisco Evening Post; Colonel p. Ian
nan. salt Lake Tribune; W. II. Mills. Re
cOrd-Union. Sacramento; =. b. Piper,
Post-intelngencer. Seattle; Harvey w.
Scott Portland Oregonian.
ANNUAL BANQUET.
The annual banquet was held at the
Grand Pacific Hotel i'm the evening, 100
members being seated. Aside from the
ferns and roses in the centre Of the
tastefully-arranged tables. a pretty fea-
ture was a large and compete printing
press Of flowers.
Colonel G. Oh. Cowardin, Of the Rich
mond Va) Dispatch, was POSTMASTER
and. after the soup called on Mr. George
Thomson. Of the St. Paul Dispatch TO
mix the ingredients for the loving cup
Mr. Thompson did not feel equal TO IT,
and introduced the EUterpe Ladies Quar-
tette. Of st. Paul-Mrs. s. V. Harris, first
soprano: Miss Celeste Cogand, second
soprano: Miss Maud Burdette. first alto,
and Mrs. c. b. Yale. second alto.
By their recitation in filling the cup.
and n song when it was overlooking, they
merited the applause which greeted the
conclusion OF their work. The cup was
passed by General-Manager Stone.
After the coffee and the cigars all arose
and drank 90 the memory Of Moses =.
Handy Colonel William NJ. Singerly, and
Washington Hesing.
DEATH OF GLADSTONE.
General-Manager Stone announced the
death OF Hon. William Ewart Gladstone
and All arose and drank Ito the memory
Of the man who. more than any other,
rcpresented In his life the public senti-
ment-the best opinion of the world"
Toasts were responded 10 as follows;
"The New Worlds Fair" Edward
Rosewater. Of the Omaha Bee.
'Is the Associated Press a Trust?' +.
W IAhman. ST. Louis.
''rhe Earth" Henry WattersOn, Of the
Louisville COurier-JOurnal.
''To Women Worriers in Time Of Peace
and White-Winged Messengers In war
Stephen O'Meara, Of the Boston Journal.
"Our People; They Know no North no
South. no East, no West but One Coun-
thy" Clark Howell. OF the Atlanta Con-
sutution.
Mr.. Charles II. Taylor Of the Boston
Globe. read a poem, entitled "LLfe's MIR
r0r."
The banquet closed with singing Aud
Lang syne" and the toast. "Thc Presi-
dent Of the United States" proposed by
Mr. Clarke Howell