The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-19
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING TO
ELECT OFFICERS
The Session Closes With the Expected
Banquet With Regulation
Toasts and Speeches

CHICAGO, May 1S.-The annual meeting
of the Associated Press was held today in
Recital hall, Auditorium building, LIZ of the
1923 stockholders being present. Vice Pres
ident Horace White of the New York
Evening Post presided.
The annual report Of the general mana
ger showed that the receipts last year were
81, sos, 1856, and the expenditures 81, $40. 545.
The present membership is about 700 and
about $500 daily and weekly papers are
served through minor organizations. The
following directors were elected: Arthur
jenkins, Syracuse Herald; M. H. de Young,
San Francisco Chronicle; Victor F. Law
son, Chicago Record and Daily News;
Charles w. Knapp, st. Louis Republic.
The following advisory boards were
chosen:
Eastern division-General Felix Agnus,
Baltimore American; James Elverson, jr.,
Philadelphia Inquirer; Ambrose Butler.
Buffalo News; Charles H. Taylor, jr., Bos-
ton Globe; p c. Boyle, Oil City Derrick.
Central divsion-George Thompson, st.
Paul Dispatch; D. H. Houser, st. Louis
cinnati mmercial-Tribune; H. s. New
luuldHtDoHS JOuiHdiS G' AeoocWutSi
Omaha Bee.
Southern division-H. H. Cabanass, At
lanta Journal; A. B. Pickett, Memphis
Scimitar; A. s. Ochs, Chattanooga Times;
G. H. Baskette, Nashville Banner; Thos
G. Rapier, New Orleans Picayune.
Western division-Hugh Hume, San
Francisco Evening Post; Col P. Lannan
Salt Lake Tribune; w. II. Mills, Record
Union. Sacramento; e. B. Piper, Post
Inteligencer. Seattle; Harvey w. Scott
Portland Oregonian.
The annual banquet was held at the
Grand Pacific hotel in the evening. 100
members being seated Aside from the
ferns and roses in the center of the table
a pretty feature was large and complete
printing press of flowers. Col. c. OBJ
Cowardin of the Richmond, Va, Dispatch.
was POSTMASTER. The loving cup was
passed by General Manager Stone.
After the coffee and cigars all rose and
drank to the memory of Moses P. Handy,
Col VIM. NJ. Singerly and Washington
Hesing.
The first regular toast, 1.-THE new worlds
fair" was responded to by Edward Rose
water of the Omaha Bee, who spoke of the
transmississppi exposition.
The question of the second toast, SIS the
Associated Press q trust?' was answered
by e. w. Lehman of st. Louis. He said
the right of the Associated Press to the
reports 1t gathered was as high as the
right of each one of its reporters to tine
fruit of his own labor 1t was high as the
right of every author to the production CT
his own mind and of his own pen, and the
speaker did not believe the courts would
ever reach the conclusion that the Associ-
ated Press could be made to serve II 1t did
not choose to serve.
sIf that injunction could be laid on the
members in body, 1t could be laid upon
every one of them as Individuals
General Manager Stone announced the
death of the Hon. VIM. Ewart Gladstone
and all rose and drank ITO the memory OF
the man who, more than any other, repre-
scented in his life the public sentiment-the
best opinion of the world"
The other toasts and responses were
1.-THE EARTH Henry Watterson of the
Louisville Courier-Journal; ITO woman
warriors in time of peace and white-winged
messengers In time Of war;. Stephen
o'Meare Of the Boston Journal; Our PEG.