The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13

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Lockhart, Pittsburg; T. ii. Napier. Wins.
boro. There was also a letter from tn.
late lamented DR.. Yandell OF El Paso
written too late for the previous meeting
OF the association, and a letter from Mrs
leidore Minor OF the Dallas News enclosins
check for the Yandel memorial
Roll call showed the following members
present; @. l. Boynton, Times Llano;
NJ j. Cox. Forney Messenger; w. w. Dex-
ter, Houston; W. e. Gilliland, Baird Star;
w. A. Guthrie, Standard, San Angelo; T.,
3. Lusk, News-Herald. Italy; Mrs. II. w
Martin. Gateevillc Messenger; r. w. Mar
tin. Gainesville Messenger: w. II. Mayes,
banner Bulletin. Brentwood; B. G. MUIR
ray. Gazatteer. Denison; w. II. Neel, Tele-
phone. Dublin; j. Il. Ransome, Jr., Gle
burne Enterprise; w. M. Reilley, Denton
Record and Chronicle; ]. T. Robson,
kosse Cyclone; f. b. Robinson, Hunts-
VILE Item; f. 7. Roche. Georgetown sun
z. @. Senter, general attorney. Dallas; S.
j. Thomas Comanche Chief; Frank Yer
non, Cisco Roundup; j. Il. Vernon, Leader,
Lampasas: r. Wilson, Loclhart Register
Life members: r. b. Baillio, Cleburne
Review; Frank P. Holland, Texas Farm
and Ranch, Dallas; II. NJ. Johnston, Hous-
ton Post; ]. G.. Rankin, BRENNAN Banner.
| IL was moved and carried that the read
Ing of the minutes of the last meeting be
1 dispensed with, as they are in pamphlet
/ form
| A vote OF thanks was rendered the
! Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone
company for the free use OF its lines ten
dered the association through Local Mana
| ger Guy McNeese
H. NJ. Mayo. head OF the Southern Pacific
literary bureau, was elected an honorary
member OF the association.
Hon. Louis Workman OF The Houston
Post and Editor s. r. Williams of the
Stock and Farm Journal at Fort Worth
were elected to active membership.
The communication from Mrs. Minor
| suggesting the erection OF monument to
DR. Yandell was read by the secretary. Mr..
Senter spoke feelingly of the departed vet
eran journalist and moved that a committee
, of five been appointed to take in hand the
work OF erecting monument to his mem
| DRY. r. Wilson M. j. Cox, r. NJ. John
ston, +. p. Holland and others spoke In
favor OF the proposition. J. e. Vernon Of
fered the following:
Resolved, That 800 be appropriated
| out of the funds OF this association for
| the purpose of assisting in the erection
OF suitable monument at the grave OF
| DR.. W. NJ. Yandell. ex-president OF the
| association.
! Resolved, That the president OF this
| association shall appoint committee
| to consist of not less than seven nor
more than fifteen members OF this as
| ISOLATION to take charge Of receive
| contributions for and superintend the
| erection OF such monument, and that
report of said committee shall be made
at the next annual meeting Of this as.
ISOLATION.
The resolution was adopted by a rising
vote. Pres dent Mayes stated that the
committee would be announced tomorrow.
w. w. Dexter offered resolution pro
viding for mortality fund as an auxiliary
to the Texas Press association. 1t was
referred to the committee on resolutions.
/ At 1880 an advancement was taken until
Friday morning at 8 o'clock.
/ Tonight at Lusk'S hall concert compli
mentary to the visiting editors was given
by local talent, with the following pro-
gramme: Paino solo, Miss Estes; song
Vorwaerts society; recitation. Mr.. John
watson music. Coins orchestra; vocal
solo Miss Jessamal Galloway; recitation.
Miss Julia Epstein; music, Mandolin club,
sor- Mendelssohn sooietys music, COINS
j, orchestra; song, Vorwaerts club.
Tomorrow night a ball viii be given I'M
der the auspices of the BRENNAN Athletic
club. and on Saturday afternoon the quill
pushers will be rendered a banquet.
The executive committee of the Texa.
Press association met in the parlors OF
| the Exchange hotel last night with the
| following members present, besides Presi-
dent Will H. Mayes and Secretary Frank
Vernon: F. B. Baltic, w. Z. Gilliland, F.
B. Robertson, B. c. Murray, F. T. Roche.
The local press OF the city was re-
quested to publish the programme govern
ing the three days meeting. AL citizens
are invited and urged to attend the busi-
ness meetings OF the association, which
viii be held in Lusk's hall. The executive
committee decided without the formal ty
OF taking a vote to accept the invitation
of ciizels for drive about the city at
o'clock Friday afternoon.
On motion of F. d. Ballio it was de-
cldsd to suggest to the association a
change in the constitution authorizing a
seml-annual meeting, at which members
may be received and business Of all kinds
transacted.
The following programme WIS adopted
and will be carried out from day TO day:
Essay, A. NJ. Kennedy, State Herald
Mexia.
"The Country Press and the Ready
Print" e. G. Myers, Tribune, Austin.
"sensationalism in Journalism" J. W
; Crayton, Times, Farmersville.
as a Competitor an Enemy" A. N
Justiss, C0urier-L.gnt, Sorsicana.
''How to Get Subscribers. H. P. Jones
Record. Hlllsboro
'How to Hold Subscribers J. e. Yer
; ner, Leader. Lsm-asas.
(Which Makes tho Batter Boss, the Pro
prietor or the Public?" W NJ. Reilly, Re
cord and Chrouicle. Denton.
"The Ideal Country Weekly" D. l.
Beech. Inquirer Gonzales.
"How 10 Awaken Dead Newspape
Town" Ernst Gae.h, Stleker, s,hulenberg
"The Newspaper and the Farmer" "
A. Shaw, Texas Farmer. Dallas.
Following Is the annual address Q
, President Mayes:
In Difference to an established custom
rather than because | have anything Q
Importance to say TO you at this meeting
: present this address. II is well enoug
at the close of the old year and befor
entering the new that we should alloy
, our minds to retrospect. looking az tn
things that have been done as well as tn
things that have been left undone. an
/ that have helped or retarded our mutua
|, interests.
Our association was organized twenty
! ono years ago and these years hav'
! marked many and important changes ]