The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09
EDITORS N SESSION
Seventh District Republican
Writers at Hutchinson.
THEY MAY GO TO MEXICO
In the Next Annual Visiting
Trip of the Association.

Hutchinson. Kan, April She twelfth
annual session Of the Seventh District
Editorial association was held in the
Commercial club rooms today. The
only business transacted at the morning
session was the calling OF the associ-
alton TO order by President J. X Coch-
ran OF the Pratt Republican.
At the afternoon session there was
large attendance of the members of the
association. which includes majority of
the Republican editors of the Seventh dis
trict When the meeting was called to
order by President Cochran there was
found TO be present Ira Clark of the
Great Bend Register; J. W. a. Cook. En-
llnwood Leader; J. G. Starr. Scott City
Newsletter; J. X. Cochran, Pratt Re-
publican; Gerald Volk. Wichita Regis
ctr; 4. z Duvan. Inman Review; J. z.
JunI1in. Sterling Bulletin; ". Y. Nor
gan. Hutchinson News; T. A. Cordry.
Hutchinson News; +. J. Davis. Larned
Chronoseope; Clark ConkIing. Lyons
Republican: A. c. Whiteman, La Crosse
News; c. p. Dutton, McCracken Republi-
can; ". L. and c. P. .Townsley, Great
Bend Tribune; w. L Fitch. MacksviIle
Index; Sheridan Ploughe, Hutchinson
Independent; Frank Lawson. Hutchinson
Bee; Miss Matte Doran, Macksville Ar
gus.
The regular routine of business of the
association was taken up. which included
the allowing Of bills, the report of the
treasurer and other officers. and the read
ing of various and sundry communica-
lions relative to the excursion OF last
spring. Resolutions thanking the officials
of the Rock Island and Santa Fe roads
for courtesies shown the association in
its excursion to Mangum were passed
and ordered spread upon the minutes
The following new members were cleo
ted: Clarence p. Dutton. McCracken Re
publican: w L. Fitch, Mscksvine Index;
". z. Blackburn. Anthony Republican.
and w w. Welter of the BeBne PLANE
Defender.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, Ira Clark,
Great Bend Register; vice president. J.
c. Starr, Scott City Nws-Lever; secre-
tary, Gerald Volk. Wichita Register;
treasurer, T. A. Cordry. Hutchinson News;
executive committee. Frank Lawson.
Hutchinson Bee, J. w. a. Cook. Elm
wood Leader, J. E. Junkin. Sterling Bull
letin A. c.. Whiteman. la Crosse Re
publican. and f. J. Davis. Larned Chron-
oscope.
Under the head OF good OF the order.
Secretary Volk gave the association an
interesting account of the recent trip
taken by himself and other newspaper
men over the Rock Island upon the oc-
casion of the initial trip over the new
extension of that road to FL Paso. The
prospect of a similar trip 20 be psrtici-
pated in by the members Of the associa-
ton and their wives to be made some
time in September was discussed and the
plans for such trip VIII probably be
perfected.
The session was one of the largest
ever held during the dozen years of the
associations existence and every report
showed the affairs of the association TO
be in good order. II IS one of the most
prosperous OF all the editorial associa-
tons in the state and its meetings the
most enjoyable as was evidenced by the
one held In the Commercial club rooms
to-day.