The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-02-23
YE EDITORS MEET.
Minneapolis Gives the Association
a Warm Welcome.
G. S. Mitchell, of Alexandria, Elected Pres
ident at Thirty-fourth Annual Meet
ing of the Minnesota Editor
iaI Association.

The thirty-fourth annual session of the
| Minnesota Editorial and Publishers AS
ISOLATION was held in the West Hotel in
| Minneapolis, beginning February 16, and
| closing the afternoon of the 18th. The
| meeting was one of the pleasantest and
| most profitable ever held by the associa-
ton, and the members bear universal tes-
| timony to the fact that everything pos
stble was done for their pleasure and
comfort by the Minneapolis Press Club.
In fact, the thought moulders had such a
| good time that some of the members
brought to the attention of the organiza-
ton a proposition that in the future less
time be spent in pleasure seeking and
more devoted to the business which
brought them there.
The meeting was called to order by
President Huntington, who, after a few
well chosen remarks of congratuation,
| introduced Mayor Gray Mr.. Gray ex-
tended warm welcome to the fraternity,
| but was sorry he could not give them the
keys of the city, owing to the fact that
| at the last meeting of the association in
Minneapolis the keys were given to Pres
| 1dent Stranton, and the city had not re-
| ceived the keys back. Consequently the
doors of Minneapolis had not been locked
! against the editors and never would be as
| long as he mayor Cray had a voice in
the matter. In saying this Mayor Gray
| announced he represented the sentiments
| OF all the business men of the Flour City.
| In regard to loss of the keys the mayor
| had nothing more to say. EX-PreSident
| Stanton was present but remained dis
| creetly silent. 1t was learned afterward
| that Mr. Stanton said he could prove an
| abb and as long as he could do that it
remained for the other fellow (the keys
to look after his side of the case.
| The mayor was roundly applauded One
| OF the editors was on the point of making
a confession, but his friends and coad-
| jutors' restrained him on the ground that
| 1t would be damaging admission and
| against the good of the order-that so
long as they held the key to the situation,
| "'twere folly to be WISE Mum was the
| word after that.
| President Huntington, of the associa-
ton. took advantage of the precedent
established by his honor to read pa
| per-a piece of paper-on which he had
| jotted down a few friendly notes of warn
| ing. of advice to his brother editors as
| to the best ways and means of outwitting
| the deceitful advertisers.
| About that time six big cars of the
Twin City Rapid Transit Company rolled
| up to the Hennepin avenue entrance of
| the hotel and some one yelled: 'All
| aboard for the agricultural school,"
| Everybody got aboard. When the con-
| came around some of the editors thrust
| a nickel at him, but he refused to take
| it, explaining that it "was against the
rules" and that their money wasn't any
good anyway. The badge was enough, he
| said. But some of the men on the free
list-and they were used to riding gratis
were not satisfied. They seemed to think
| they were being imposed upon.
| Upon reaching the grounds the mem
| berS and their wives were taken in charge
| by Dean Liggett, who showed them all
| the varied works of the institution, after
| which bountiful repast was served.
After dinner came speeches and the party
| returned to the city. In the evening the
editors and their wives made up two
| theater parties, at the Metropolitan and
| Bijou opera houses. At the Metropolitan
some witnessed the performance of the
| Corinne Opera Company and others saw
| Through the Breakers at the Bijou.
| After the performance the editors-it
| being stag party-gathered in the main
dining room of the West Hotel, where
| they whiled away the hours until we'll
into the morning with a social session, in
| which song and story were very pleasant
ly intermingled. Colonel A. x. Schall,
president of the Press Club, was master
| of ceremonies, and he made the fun fast
| and furious.
| AT the second days session the follow
| ing papers were read:
| Where Every Editor May Stand, A. w.
| Blakeley, Rochester Post-Record.
| The Editor as a Business Man, J. A.
Wharton. Willmar Argus.
| Woman's Part in Journalism, Mrs.
| FRANKLIN w. Lee. Rush City Post
Makeup and Type Display, John E.
| King, Adrian Democrat
| The Extended Influence of tho pracc If
Rural Mail Delivery Were General
| Throughout Minnesota, Secretary c. P.
| Stein, St. Paul.
The following officers were elected:
| President-C. S. Mitchell, Alexandria.
First Vice-President-W. r. Edwards,
Tracy.
Second Vice-President-A. B. Allen,
| Battle Lake.
Third Vice-President-H. c. Miller, ST.
| Peter.
secretary-Charles P. Stein. St. Paul
| Treasurer-David Ramaley, st. Paul
Executive Committee-Frank Meyst. c.
c. Whitney, H. p. Hail.
| During the taking OF the ballot upon the
presidency the fact developed that under
the constitution but one vote could be
| cast by representatives of any one paper,
| and as soon as the ballot was concluded
the constitution was amended so as to
permit any member of the association to
| cast vote and have a voice in the as
ISOLATION affairs. The usual resolutions
| of thanks were returned to those who
| contributed to the welfare and comfort
| of the association.
committee appointed to consider the
| address of the president reported in favor
| of taking up the matter of revising and
! codifying the laws relating to legal print
ing, and recommended that the executive
| committee use so much of the funds of
the association as necessary in placing
| the matter before the next legislature
and securing the passage of the neces-
| saray bills.
w. r. Estes. George N. Lamphere, H.
E. Hoard were appointed the committee
| to care for the publication of the next
law supplement.
| The visiting women of the association
| were given reception in the afternoon
| in the corridors of the West Hotel where
the palm garden was pleasant resort
for the guests.
| In the evening the few editors and their
| wives remaining in the city were enter
| tanned at the Press Club rooms with stcr-
| eopticon views of the war in the Trans
| vaa). shown by Thomas Fl. Russell, who
| gave an appropriate lecture to accom-
pany each picture displayed.