The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-02-24
Organized at Ishpeming Tues
day-First Meeting will Be
Held at Sault Ste. Marie.
GREAT INTEREST SHOWN,
A Banquet Was rendered the
Members by q. A. Newett, of
the Ishpeming Iron Ore.

One of the most notable and pleas
ant gatherings OF newspaper men in
the history OF the upper peninsula
occurred at Ishpeming Tuesday, re-
sulting in the organization of the
Lake Superior Press Association.
The meeting was held in response
to call issued by the publishers OF
the Escanaba Journal, Mirror and
Iron Port, who have worked faith
fully to bring about the desired ob5
ject, and Notwithstanding the fact
that the notice of the time and place
OF holding the meeting. was sent out
but few days prior to the date,
twenty-five representatives were
present, and letters were read from
nearly as many more, regretting
that it was impossible for them to
be present, but desiring to become
charter members, and plcdging
their earnest and hearty support.
The meeting was held in the lsh-
peming Club rooms, and was called
to order at 2 p. IN. by A. b. Cham
bers, of the Escanaba Journal, who
stated the object and then requested
George A. Newett, OF the lshpem-
ing Iron Ore, to assume the chair
manship. j T. VanValkenberg, OF
the Escanaba Journal, was chosen
secretary.
Following are the names of those
present:
A. b. Chambers, j T Van Val
kenberg, / G. English, Escanaba
James Russell, Marquette; Miss NJ.
Walz, Calumet; G. A. Newett, J. D..
West, A. A. Lind, Ishpeming; G..
Holbein, Manistique; II. A. Doug
lass, lronwood; &C. Cooper, Hough-
ton; S. II Wilbur, Hancock; +. w.
kibbey, Sault Ste. Marie; G. G..
Young, Florence, Wis; T. w. Woess-
ner, Stephenson; f. l.. Bald win,
Munising; Il. j. Flynn, Kegaunee;
p O Brien, Iron River; A. d, Wood,
Grand Marais; F. IL. McElroy, Iron
Mountain; S. " McElroy, Baraga;
Geo. c. Jackman, l. Ansc.
Among those who wrote request
ing enrolment as charter members
were Chase S Osborn, Nj. l.. Martin,
Thomas f. Harvey, Nj. j. McGee,
and Clyde w. Hecox, OF Sault Ste.
Marie; J. II. McNaughton, Nanis-
tique; w. j. Fritz, Newberry; H. @.
Fifeld, Menominee; Thomas Conlin,
Crystal Falls; H. NJ. Powers, On
tonagon; Fred w. Mackenzie, Calu-
met; Tom A. Hanna, Iron Mountain;
j. II. Wilson, Lake Linden; j. e.
Soults, Menominee; p. D. Bissell
and J. J. Krouser, of ST. lgnace; p.
Axelson, of Ishpeming, and J. b.
Knight, of Norway.
A committee consisting of five
members, was appointed to draft u
temporary constitution to govern
the association until the permanent
articles be adopted at the first
regular meeting.
The following named gentlemen
were chosen officers:
President. r. Van Valkenberg,
Of Escanaba.
Vice -president-Geo. A. Newett,
of fIshpeming.
Secretary and treasurer-E. W.
Kibbey, of Sault Ste. Marie.
Executive committee-G. A..
Newett, Ishpeming; Miss M. Walz,
Calumet; l. G. English, L. A. Gates,
Escanaba; G.. Holbein, Manistique.
Messrs. Russell, of Marquette,
Cooper, Of Houghton and Douglass,
of Ironwood, we're appointed CON-
mittee to draft d permanent consti-
tuition and set of bylaws, to be pre-
sented at the midsummer meeting
to be held at Sault Ste. Marie, the
date OF which will be determined in
due time.
After the adoption OF various reso-
lutions, and discussion of many
matters of Importance to the frater-
nifty, the meeting adjourned.
In the evening q banquet was