The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-06
.ENTERTA|NS THE EDITORS
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speedily were placed also on the breasts
of the visiting editors. The badge is a
simple one of satin, the inscription in
black, being: Montana Press Associa-
ton. Anaconda, Sept. So. 1899" The
large delegation turned out by the typo
graphical union in honor of the visiting
fellow craftsmen and workers with pa
per and ink, was made particularly no.
ticeable by the handsome typographical
union badge worn by each.
A line was formed with the Boston &
Montana band leading, the editors
marching two by two, following. In
this order the procession moved up
Commercial street to Main and thence
up Main to the Montana hotel. which
then became the headquarters of the
editors. There acquaintance were re-
sumed and new ones formed.
Shortly after 2:3O p. m. President w.
w. Walsworth called the press associa-
ton to order in Standard hall His first
act was to appoint Senator Eggleston
a committee of one to procure a gavel
for the executives desk This duty was
performed later, the proceedings of the
association being such as not to ur
gently require gavel at once.
Roll call by Secretary McMurray
showed quorum present. The presi-
dents annual address was then deliv-
cred. President Walsworth had pre-
pared his address in a happy vein and
1t lost none Of its humor in the delivery
Toward the close he quoted the section
of the constitution setting forth the OBJ
jects Of the association, and urged
earnestly some activity in the direction
of accomplishing these objects. He
spoke of the long discussion on the law
of libel at the last session and of the
resolution then adopted to work for
legislative enactment amending the ex-
listing statute, and then pointed out
that the members had ignored the reso-
luton. He made a plea for using the
association as means of lettering the
whole profession in the state.
At the conclusion of his address he
appointed the following committees:
embership-George E. Boos, ]. P.
Widmyer, M. M. Miller
Resolutions-W. w. Anderson, Walter
Aitken, w. M. Bole.
Auditing-O. S. Wardner, F. N. Wild,
c. D. Greenfield.
Memorable. C. Sultzer, A. X. Yerkes,
A. w. Noyes.
Applications for membership were
then read from the followin~: John w.
Pace, Whitehall Zephyr (not present.;
Richard Butler, Catholic Sentinel, Butte
mot present); M. A. Berger, Butte Inter
Mountain; r. M Goshorn, Kalispell
Inter-Lake; F. N. Wild, Northwestern
Odd Fellow Helena; w. H. Cochran,
Hotel and Railway Guide, Butte; Fl. F.
Bartine, Standard. Anaconda.
In addition to these gentlemen there
were present at the afternoon proceed
ings the following members: W. W.
Anderson and c. r. Anderson of the
Bozeman Avant Courier; Walter Aitken
of the Big Timber Express; James
Brown of the Butte Times; George f.
Boos of the Missoula Muscular; J. H.
Durston of the Standard, Anaconda;
c. Fl. Eggleston of the Standard, Ana
conda; G. D. Greenfield of the Stock
man and Farmer, Helena; NJ. M. Miller
of the Butte Miner; John McMurray of
the Anaconda Recorder; A. w. Noyes
of the Pony Sentinel; Samuel Robert
son of the Boulder Sentinel: Miles Rom
ney OF the Western News. Hamilton:
r. N. Sutherlin of the Husbandman,
White Sulphur Springs; Lyman Sisley
of the Western Mining World, Butte;
H. c. Sultzer of the Miner, Butte; Peter
Towey, Butte Inter Mountain, Ana
conda: w W. Walsworth of the Stand-i
ard, Butte; L. S. Wild, special corre
spondent. Butte: A. X. Yerkes of the
Chronicle, Bozeman. s.1-
At the request of the chair Chairman
Durston of the local executive commit
tee explained the programme that has
been arranged for the entertainment
0. the visitors.
On motion of Mr.. Yerkes the associa-
ton adjourned go with Mayor Mad
den on a tour of the works, the hour of
meeting next being fixed at 10 a. m.
to-day.
To those who had reported at the
meeting were added during the after
noon and early evening a number of
other editors who arrived on later
trains. Among them was A. B. Keith.
managing editor of the Butte Inter
Mountain, who was Joined here by his
son, A. B. Keith, jr., of Helena. Jack
Hammill of the Standards Butte Office
and Charles Heilbronner of the Mining
World also came up from Butte.
J. l.. Dobell. city editor of the Butte
Miner, was on the ground, following
the proceedings of the session for his
paper. NJ. NJ. Miller, business manager
of the Miner, was also much in evil
dence.
David Marks, formerly with the In
dependent now clerk of the state board
of equalization, and Colonel Sanders
came over from Helena.
j. r. Widmyer of the Glendive indie 1
pendent, r. A. Pelkey of the Butte
Reveille. F. e. Cornish of the Boulder
Age and E. H. Cooney of the Stand
ards Great Falls Office were also among |
the arrivals.
Last evening the rotunda of the Mon |
tana hotel, prior to the meeting at the |
was crowded with gaily gossip |
ing newspaper men.
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