The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-04-30
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The Southwestern Iowa Editorial
Association Enjoyed the Best
Meetins Ever Held.

Association Enjoyed the Best
Meetins Ever Held.
The semi.annual meeting of the South
western Iowa Editorial Association was
held at GIenwood, Iowa, last Friday and
the members who were present enjoyed
one of the best and most enthusiastic
meetings ever held by the association.
The quill pushers assembled at Glen
wood during Thursday night and on the
early trains Friday morning, over fifty
editors from southwestern Iowa being in
attendance. The program was com.
menced at 1890 a. m., the session be-
ing held in the X. P. club rooms. G. f.
Skirvin, editor of the Creston Daily Ad-
vertiser, read an excellent paper on
ssThe Business End of Newspaper" !"
the discussion following being partici.
pated in by many Of the members, and
occupied the time until the noon hour,
when the editors were entertained at
dinner at the homes Of the leading citi-
zens of the city, whose hospitality is
boundless.
The editors met at the State School
for Feeble. Minded at l;30 O'Clock and
through the kindness of DIR. f. M. Pow
ell, the efficient superintendent, and his
assistants, were shown through the var
ious buildings of the institution and
given an opportunity to see the chill
dren at work. The state of Iowa GER
tainly has reason to be proud of this
great institution, one of the best in the
United States Everything that is pos.
sible to be done in the way of education
and manual training is provided and
the inmates are carefully looked after in
the way of personal comfort.
After the tour of the buildings the edi-
torial meeting assembled in the chapel
for the afternoon meeting, the first
thing on the program being the business
session, at which the officers and place
of next meeting was decided. Abba
was named as the place for the fall
meeting in September or October, and
there is some talk of the association
taking trip to Texas. This matter
was left to the executive committee.
The following officers were elected:
President. S. Robinson, Glenwnod.
Vice President G. q. Mccormick,
Abba.
y.Treasurer-O. E. Hull Leon.
Delegates to National Convention
S. l.. Robinson, Glenwood; G. A. Lisle,
C!arinda; Ed Egan, Atlantic; Paul
MCLEAN, Creston; w. q. Dewey, Char
iton; E. Fl. Gilman, Hamburg.
One of the best papers on the pro.
gram was that of Fred Beckham, OF the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, his subject be-
ing "The Newspapers Part in Politics, -
which he handled in a fearless manner
and which caused some IF the older
members to vince a little, but he was
telling plain truths, and his paper was
thoroughly enjoyed.
Mr.. 7. z. Cookery, division passen-
ger agent of the M. K. q I. Ry at Des
Molnes, read an interesting paper on
the advantages of the south, especially
of Texas, which was full OF useful in.
formation and very instructive. The
balance of the afternoon was occupied
until six O'Clock in the discussion of
various subjects of interest to the fra.
ternity. At O'Clock an elaborate ban
quet was served in the dinning hall of
the institution, at which Hon. Shirley
Gilliland of Glenwood presided as toast
master, and responses were made by
Ed. E. Egan, OF the Atlantic Telegraph,
Hon. l.. T. Genung, of Glenwood, Ed.
win A. Nye, of the Des Moines Daily
News, Hon. D. l.. Heinsheimer, of
Glenwood, and the principal address Of
the evening by Hon. George D. Perkins,
editor of the Sioux City Journal, one OF
sthe greatest and strongest editorial
writer's of the day. The days program
closed with concert by the institute
orchestra and pupils.
The Southwestern Iowa Editorial As.
sociation is one of the strongest and
most active press associations in the
state, At this meeting many new names
were enrolled, and 1t is to be hoped
that before the fall meeting is held al
Abba every editor in southwestern Iowa
will be member of the associa ton.
Farm Suited Him.