The Van Buren press., 1899-06-17
ARKANSAS STATE PRESS.
Annual Meeting of the Association
Held at Hot Springs
Last Week.
W. THEo. SMITH ELECTED PRESIDENT.
~ Au Enthusiastic in History of the As
sociation = Large Number of Dele
gates in Attendance Royalty Enter
tained by Citizens of the yapor
City-Notes of the Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Arkansas
Press Association was held at Hot
Springs Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day Of last week. There were about
900 delegates in attendance.
First Days Proceedings.
Vice President w. Theo. Smith called
the convention to order. The morning
hour was devoted TO minor matters.
At the afternoon session President
James Mitchell delivered his annual
address, which was an able effort and
replete with timely suggestions for the
betterment of state journalism. Other
| interesting features of the afternoon
| proceedings were the Historians
Paper" by J. w Underhill, of the Con-
way Democrat, and paper on "Our
| Relations With the Politicians" by
| p. II. Thomas, of the Warren Demo
crat- News, followed by the report OF
the corresponding secretary. After in
formal discussion of various journalistic
topics the convention djourned until
p. m. At that hour the members of the
association assembled at the Arlington
Hotel where the address of welcome
was delivered by Mayor Belding and
responded to by President Mitchell, of
Grafton bv Editor McNish. of the New
Lewisville Recorder.
Second Days Proceedings.
The second days proceedings opened
at $3.50 o'clock with prayer by Rev. ID. G.
Brown pastor of the Central Methodist
Church of Hot Springs. Papers were
read and discussed as follows: "Ele-
ments of Success in journalism" by
E. d. Givens, of the Batesvlle Guard;
Does the Press of the Day Lead or
Follow" by C. c. Colburn, of the
Ozark Democrat; Drawing the Line
Between Free and Paid Matter" by
]. w. Gardner, of the Daily Texarkan-
ian; a poem by Miss Willie Hicks, ed.
itor and proprietor of the Lonoke Dem
ocrat.
At the conclusion of the mornings
proceedings, the association assembled
in body on the front piazza of the
Eastman Hotel, and were photo
graphed
At the afternoon session papers were
read and discussed as follows: Legal
Advertising" by s. E. Wood, of the
Mariana Courier; Newspaper Fakes
and Fakirs," w. Fl. Mcdaniel, of the
Wynne Democrat; Power of the Press
in Widening Woman's Work." Mrs
Fl. M. Folsom, of the Brinkley Argus.
At night Manager Converse, of the
street railway system, gave the editors
and their wives trolley ride over the
various lines through the city. A bal
in honor of the visitors was given al
the Arlington Hotel.
Third Days Proceedings
At 10 o'clock the meeting adjourned
after the election of officers for the en-
suing year. Officers were elected as
follows: President, W. Theo. Smith
Little Rock Tribune; first vice-presi
dent, w. a, II. Mcdaniel, Wynpe Dem
ocrat; second vice-president, w. b. Fol
som, Brinkley Argus; third vice-presi
dent, j. L. Wadley, Hot Springs Daily
News; corresponding secretary, Jno. r.
lobe, Little Rock; financial secretary
| f. l.. Vadakin, Forrest City Times; re-
cording secretary, w. Ii. Culp, Nam
moth Spring Monitor; orator, H. l..
Cross, Bentonville Sun; historian, J. W.
! Undcrhill, Conway Democrat; poet
Miss Mamie Wood, Bentonville; ex'
ecutive committee by districts: First
E c. Waterman; Second, p. H. Thomas
Third, S. A. McNish; Fourth, A. NJ
Ward; Fifth, j. s. Stevenson; Sixth,
L. n. Woods. Delegates to National
Association, w. A. Ii. Mcdaniel, Wynne
Democrat; Powell Cardin, Malvern Me
teor; w. w. Folsom, Hope Gazette
George Thornburgh, Arkansas Metho
dist: Miss Willie Hicks, Lonoke Demo
crau, and John r. Newman, Harrison
Times.
The president was authorized to ap'
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a general bill governing legal advertis
ing, to be presented to the next legisla'
ture, and report same to the next meet
ing of the association for discussion
and approval.
A resolution offered by w. B. Folsom
appointing a committee to draft and
transmit to the National Editorial AS
sociation, which convenes in Portland
Ore, in July. an invitation to hold its
next session in this city, was unani
mously adopted.
President Theodore Smith, ex-Presl
dent lanes Mitchell, Secretary of State
A. C. Hull and J. L. Wadley constitute
the committee. At the conclusion OF
the session the editors and their wives
were given a carriage ride over the city
to the principal points of interest
Notes of the Convention.
Some of the boys who publish the
best papers seemed to be too modest
to take hold.
The best meeting the association
has held for years" was the general
remark Of the old members.
The carriage ride over the city was q
treat thoroughly enjoyed and opened
our eyes. Hot Springs is much big
ger and better city than we had any
idea Of.