The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-11
MUTUAL ADMIRATION
Our Funny Men are to Launch a New
Organization.
II Will Compass the Best OF All the
Great Dailies in
America.
FIRST MEETING IN MAY
FIRST MEETING IN MAY


gsnization will be launched in this
city in May, to b. composed OF she
newspaper men of the United States
doing" verse, humor or PHILOSOPHY
in regular departments in newspa.
pers.
The organization, which sprang
first in the brain Of Frank l.. Stan
ton. will be in the nature Of "mu.
tual admiration society" the first and
main aim being to bring together
yearly the funny men of the country
in order that they may spring their
jokes on one another.
The first meeting will be held in
Baltimore May 1s TO 23, inclusive.
One of the features planned ia hand.
some souvenir booklet TO contain some
of the best work Of each member Of
the organization.
The association will DO in a position
TO urge the Inauguration Of depart.
ments of verse, humor and philosophy
by papers not now supporting the
same.
Mckee Barclay Of Baltimore has
now on foot an organization Of press
cartoonists on similar lines, and will
try to have his friends meet in the
same city and at the same time.
Among the other men who have sig.
nitied their intention OF becoming
members are the following:
Rev. L. McCardell, New York
World.
8. e. Kiser, Chicago Record Herald.
O. W. Taylor, Chicago Tribune.
W. d. Nesbit, Chicago Tribune.
Chss. B. Lewis IN QUAD, New
York.
Elliott Flower. Chicago Post.
A. L. Bixby, Nebraska State Jour.
nal.
e. J. Appleton, Cincinnati CONNER
cial Tribune.
Lowell Otus Reese, Frisco Bulletin.
A. U. Mayheid, 81. Joseph Press
Grit Alexander, Pittsburg Dispatch.
Barrett Eastman. chicago Journal.
James T. Sullivan, Boston Globe.
T. II. Boice, Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
". L. CiHnahan, st. Louis Post Dis
patch.
John Smith, Buffalo Express.
W. L. Wilson, indianapolis News
Charles Dennis, indianapolis News.
B. L. Taylor, Chicago Tribune.
8. W. Killilan, Baltimore American.
Il. II. Robbins, Newark News
Will Reed Dunroy, Chicago Chron.
icle.
Ralph W. -wheelock, Minneapoli.
Tribune.
J. J. Montague, New York Ameri.
can.
Sam Scott Stinson, Philsdelphis
Record.
W. r. Rose, Cleveland Plain Deales
Victor Smith, New York Press,
Edward Singer, indianapolis Sun
T. A. DAILY, Philadelphia Press.
ID. NJ. Smith, Chicago News.
Robertus Love. st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
Other men who have been invited
to Join the society recently and wh'
have not yet had time to respond Il
the invitations are the following:
Philander johnson, Washington
Star.
Robert J. Burdette, Pasadena, Gal
Finley Peter Dunno, Chiengo.
J. @. Stuart, 81. Joseph Gazette.
James Barton Adams, Denver Post
W. ]. hampton, New ork Sun.
Arthur ]. Burdick, Les Angeles
Gal.
]. A. Russell, Minneapolis Jor;nal
p. Il. Kergin, Pittsburg Lea1er.
Henry NJ. Hyde, Chicago Tribune
II. L. Merrick, Washington Post
George V. Hobart, New York.
Foley" Bismarck IN. ID. Tribune
]. A. Edgerton, Rocky Mountain
News.
W. l.. Comfort. Pittsburg Dispatch
, W. II. Siviter, Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
, W. M. Herschtll, indianapolis News
Arthur G. Burgoyne, PlttsburI
Leader.
John Mackay, Pittsburg Times.
George AIDE, Chicago.
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