Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-02-12
A PRESS BOYS.
Meeting Of the State Press Associa.
ton and the Biennial Banquet.

ZION anC tne SfSUHIat
The newspaper boys met in annual
convention in G. A. r. hall yesterday
morning at $50 with President De la
Bere in the chair.
The report of the retiring secre-
tary. Mr.. Ryerson. was read and ac-
cepted. and the convention discussed
measures of interest to the newspaper
fraternity.
The chair appointed as a legislative
committee to act on bills Messrs.
Wells, Wilson. Potter, Schmitt, Mum
bby and Thompson.
The convention granted the priv
ilege of the floor to DR.. Coe and Mr.,
Marsh. commissioners of the Lewis
and Clarke exposition to be held at
Portland, Oregon, in 1905. and DR.. Coe
read a telegram from the Portland
board of trade that the boys would
be looked after in a proper manner
when they reached Portland. The con
veption thanked the commission for
| their great courtesy and look fOrwaord
to a royal welcome when they get to
that city.
Mr.. Irysh. of the transportation com
mittee. notified all members intending
to make the trip to meet him at the
Northern Pacific office at 9 O'Clock
today to get their assignments of
transportation.
Mr.. Hager announced that there
were twenty-siX publications repre-
scented as going on the trip. Out of
this number eighteen had reported as
favorable to extending tie trip three
or four days longer so as to take in
Pasadena.
At the reconvening of the body at
5 O'Clock. the president, on motion. an
pointed a committee of three to draft
. set of resolutions. and the commit
tee composed of Editor Montieth.
Fogerty and Beveridge. submitted the
usual vote of thanks to the citizens of
Bismarck for their hospitality. the
marck Typographical union for their
nice reception and ball, the state off
Gals for their banquet, the several
railroads for c~ourtesies. to President
De Ia Bere for his great efforts in pro-
noting the interests of the association
and instructed the secretary to send
2 set OF the FeSoiutlpnS W al pciSoii9
named therein.
The convention Their discussed the
next place of holding their annual
meeting. Mr.. Smith, of Valley City.
in behalf of the editors and citizens
of Valley City. invited tie convention
to assemble in that city Others
wished to have the meeting held at
Devils Lake. The matter was finally
left to the editors Who We're members
to vote upon which place to meet. The
members from the south and middle
portions of the state called attention
to the fact that their section of the
state had been ignored by the ~associa-
ton and they expressed themselves as
not favorable to the Devils Lake propo-
sition.
Last night a banquet was rendered
the visitors at The Northwest, pre-
ceded by a reception in the parlors. A
splendid spread was provided, after
which the members were welcomed
by Mr.. Foley. of the Bismarck Tribune.
Presiden De Ia Rere responded and
addresses were made by State Super
"intendent Stockwell on THE Press
and Education" MI McGahan. of the
Palladium. on The Press and the Leg
islator.' and Lieutenant Governor
Bartlett on "The Press and the State"
Mrs. Grant Hager recited Come
Here in so effective a manner as to
win hearty applause 1t was a pleas
| ant evening. and all enjoyed them
selves.