The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-12
EDITORS In
POW.WOW
State Association
ConveneS.
ECORT COMMITTEE Is SELECTED
To Proceed to rseems and Meet
the National Asseeistion--
other Business.
ESCORT COMMITTEE Is SELECTED

There was good attendance ot
members when the thirteenth annual
meeting Of the Washington state
Prcss association was called 10 order
in the Third avenue theater BY Pres
ident y. W Durham last evening
Considerable routine business was
transacted early IN the evening, Sni
a large number % new members were
elected. The following committees
were named BY the chair
Credenfiais-E, "A. Wells. Mrs.
Minnie sarEeant. J. A. 6. Brant.
order af Husines@--J. Hannum
Jones. T. q. Nicklln. A. II. stsal-
fauth
Place q Meetlnw-c. NJ. schulta. c.
W. Wheeler. Frank 9. rucks n. W
Patton. h. A. Schesbly,
An invitation to the association to-
visit Tacoma and act as an escort
90 the National association delegates
on ghe8f way e. Seattle. was made
by r j. bell. % Tacoma IL was de-
elded % send the following 10 act
as an escort Edgar b. Piper. A. u
wyrkou. A. J. Hethen. WIN A.
steel, @. NJ Moore. G. NJ. Shuitr
orno strong. ,. O. Petersen. LoSett
NJ. Wood. T. j.. He'll. and ]. A. c,
Brant. Tae committee left on the
Flyer at HIS o'clock this morning.
Ths Tressarsr's Report.
The report of Treasurer W. n.
Steel showed a balance % fsgE1 mi
the treasury. President purhams
annual address. called attention toI
the number Of young men and won-
an comtng to the from In newspaper
work. The paper was carefully pre-
pared. and WITS well received.
The annual poem OF Frank Carrie
Con Teck. % whatcom. was ruundIy
appieuded. Charles Prusch. historian.
gave review os the year u news
paper work in the state. r. O. Nick
sn. the annual crater. dsd aot de-
liver his grafton. About % mem
bers % the association stated that
they would like to accompany the
stionas delegates to Victoria. and
~angertenta to permit them 10 DO
.3sxere made.
1usThfs morsing's Ssssioa.
An interesting session Of the WASH
inxsoa STATE Press association
was held In the Third avenue
theater this morning. when several
matters Of Importance 70 newspaper
men we're discussed at length.
Chairman Jones submitted his re-
port On new business. The first see-
non dealt with the publication Of
new state Laws, On a motion BY
Mr.. Wood. Of the Trade Register.
the section was adopted. and u was
decided % fix the price for each copy
containing such publication At ga
cents. The names Of the legislators
who voted for the libel law will also
be printed In TIE report.
County Associations.
The second topic related to the
formation % county associations
throughout the state. with a view TO
securing just prices Tor the publish
ers In Advertising and commercial
printing. Third section raised the
question. What are the best meth
DDS 10 secure a thorough support Of
the home paperY- This section was
thoroughly discussed. MeSsrs. Mays.
+. Il. Piper. Baker. Teck. Hun. c. r.
Cline and Judge Kean taking part
The foIloWiuK new members were
elected. c. IL. Freeman. Folkets
Blad. Seattle. Kew. H. r. GoWan. Sc
attic Weekly. Mrs. Herren. Fremont
Herald. ". ~. Leach. of the Vine
lander Concord. wash. ,. u. Me1ll.
OF the Democrat. Yakima. c. r.
Kline. Of the Washington state
Journal. and J. ]. Higgins.
Viewing the City.
After the new members. the con-
ventjon adjourned until . O'Clock to-
morrow morning. Early this after
noon the members OF the association
viewed the city from thr various
street-car lines. Al O'Clock they
took the Third avenue ears for a via
1t 10 the University Of Washington.
At 5:g0 D. m. many members Of the
State association will gather at the
Northern Pacific railway station to
receive the National Editorial asso-
citation.
The program arranged for the lat
ter body today II as follows:
$50 p. u.--Asscmble at the North
ern Pacific railway station to receive
the National Editorial association.
7.50 .. rn.-Edit0rs and reception
committees 20 out over Union Trunk
line and Yesier avenue cable and as
semble at Iseschi park and Madrona
park 10 board steamers for ride on
Lake Washington.
900 .. m.-Make landing at MAIDS
on street and view the park and sur
roundiugs.
$50 p. m--Reception at pavilion.
address of welcome BY Mayor Humes
and President Durham. Of State
Press association. Response by pres
ideHt Of the y. r. a. Music By Wag-
ner's First Regiment band. Refresh
mcutH Fireworks
1890 .. m.-Take the Madison
street cars for FIRST and Second av-
enues 60 witness brilliant street IL
Elimination and decoration.
Tomorrow morning viii be given
up to a visit to the a. 8. revenue
cutter MccuIloch, which Il nov in