The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-24
THE EDITORS ADJOURN
OFFICERS ELECTED AND CoM'
 MITTEEs NAMED.
Restrictions Thorwn Around the Use
 of Transportation by Persons Claiming to Be News paper Workers.

| Mobile. May 23.--tSpeciaD-The Alapa. l ma Press Association completed It's VOL ' | meet next year in Anniston. The business | of the editors was finished at the morn | ing session. the afternoon was Even ovea | to boat excursion on Mobile River an9
 % bali is being % ter tendered the visiting news paper men by the newspaper men or MO | bile. This entertainment is at the battle l House. Many of the editors are ieax.ns | for their homes on the midnight Tram. The principal subject of discussion at | todays session was the matter or repre- l sentation by newspapers m tne assoc,a e.a l ton and the use of railroad transpo.ta | fIon by persons outside of the profession representing themselves to be newspaper men, These matters were settled aitcr q spirited debate by limiting mmbersnip 70 two representatives from eacn mewspaper
 made either to the Secretary of the aseo-
 ciation or to railroads for transporta- tion to attend meetings of tne association
 or the annual excursion. sucn Rp.s. aRpncasuons ns
 the publisher that the persons has 3een
 employed by the newspaper at least tnree
 months prior to the date of the applica-
 The election of oficers resulted az fol-
 lows: W. E. W. Yerby. Greensboro, Pres
 ident; Charles H. Greer, Marion Marion. FITS, FITS,
 eothran sptlms ssHE Mobile. Third Vice Prssident:
 s. P. West. Birmingham, Fourth Vice
 President: J. A. Rountree. secre "; '.
 C. Orr, Treasurer; Max Hamburssr. 1T.
 Mobile. Orator; Mrs: Miidreo JT N psarcc scrsI. v
 Montgomery, Historian. Delegates to
 meeting of National Editorial Association
 were chosen as follows: W. p: w. YerDy.
 d.oa 4 A Rountsss sessemer RoSeri
 Rawis, M; Athens: Ali fT I. E. Williams, Doihan:
 Mrs. Mildred Pearce.. .Citronelle: H, S.
 Doster. PrattviIle; P Lessor. BirTing-
 ham; F l. McKenzie' ,s; Tailassee M;,ss iyn,an y S
 Hare. Tuskegee: C. H. Greer, Marion:
 W. M. Camper, Florence: c. " Read.
 Bessen,er: Howard Williams an,,s Annistons A resolution by E. Lesser of Birming- ham. authorizing a levy of g upon nneni-
 bers participating in the annual excur : sion for purpose of preparing DOCK ol railroad furnishing transportation was adopted after considerable discussion.
 The Resolutions Committee reported a
 resolution recommending that chart er membership certificates and 1t was adopt ed amid enthusiasm. The only charter members of the Association are General Stanley of Greenvilfe. and Major screws of Montgomery.
 Resolutions were also adopted authoriz- | ing the Legislative Committee to urge upon the Legislature the passage of an | act providing for the publication of all | new laws in at least one newspaper In | each of the sixty-six counties of the | State. expressing qualification at the | building of a veterans home at Mountain Creek and commenting Captain j. M | Falkner of Montgomery. for his efforts
 in this behalf and returning thanks to | the newspapers and citizens of Mobile | for courtesies extended.
 | Mrs. Martha Young of Greensboro (El | Shepherd). was introduced to the meet | ing and read an original poem in negro | dialect which was warmly received. | Tonight President Yerby announced the appointment of standing committees al | follows:
 Executive committee-w. E. W. Yerby | ex officio. Greensboro; J. A. Rountree. ex' l cfficio. Birmingham; H. c. Benners | Greensboro: Tom Garner. Tuscaloosa: E | o. Nicely. Guntersville; H. s. Doster | Prattville: c. J. Hildreth. Decatur; Frani | t,richton. J. Pepperman and H. E. Whit taker. S. F. West. Legislative Committee-R. F. l.. Neil | Selma; W. H. H. Judson, Bessemer; w M. Camper, Florence; c. w. Hare, Tus 1 kegee; P. F. Miles. T. F. Williams, J. A l Wssterland Fruithurst: w. w. Screws | IS N T,oyeieas IIniontoWn. t' .ee,r