Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-06-08
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SOME PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS.
These observations may or may not
be of interest. They may not possibly
be we'll connected or logical, but they
are chosen from the experiences of u
strenuous week on the fair grounds
and the pike. The newspaperman
who goes abroad for distance how
ever little owes to his readers some
note of his meanderings and is fortu-
nate when he gets home if that is the
extent of his obligations In obedi-
ence to that rule of obligation, an at
tempt is made to set down here some
of the things in which the good folks
OF Bismarck may be interested.
In the first place, it may be noted
that the session of the American Press
Humorists, of which Mr.. ]. w. Foley
of the Tribune is a member, was held
On the fair grounds for the week from
Monday to Saturday. The American
Press Humorists is an organization Of
newspaper men who do verse and other
special work as a side issue and who
are never ashamed of the fact that
they are newspaper versifiers and not
Journalists, or poets or magazine
sketch artists. Some of them, indeed,
have broken into the magazines but
that is largely due to the fact that
they need the money. Their first af-
lection is for the newspaper. The
organization includes SUCH men as
Robert J. Burdette, Eli Perkins, S. W.
Gillian, Edmund Vance Cooke, r. l..
McCardell, Henry Edward Warner, W.
D. Nesbit, w. F. Kirk, S. E. Kiser, and
long list of able good fellows from
all parts of the United States They
are warm hearted, broad minded
sympathetic class of men, of whom
Burdette is good composite. He is
ready witted, kindly, magnetic, en-
thusiastic and clean hearted. The
sessions of this organization began
Tuesday with visit to President
Francis of the exposition, of which
mention has been made heretofore,
and ending with banquet given at
the Mercantile club by the Business
Mems League Of st. Louis. Here
were between 300 and 400 of the bust
ness, newspaper and political men Of
the state and the south, welcoming
and entertaining the wits of the whole
country. About 400 sat down at
table at the banquet, including such
men as Henry King, editor of the
Globe Democrat, Rolla Wells, mayor
of St. Louis, Cyrus Walbridge, one Of
the prominent newspaper men of the
city of St. Louis, and long list Of
distinguished Missouri gentlemen.
There were present newspaper special
writer's from California to New York
and from North Dakota to Texas.
The list of speakers included Bob
Burdette, Eli Perkins, w. F. Kirk Of
Milwaukee, the "Norsk Nightingale"
Ed Oliver of Yonkers, N. Y, father
of the paragraph joke, Cyrus Wal
bridge, S. w. Gillian, author of. the
immortal "Finnegan and Flanagan, -
j. w. Foley of the Bismarck Tribune,
T. A. Daily of the Catholic Standard
and Times, Philadelphia, A. L. Bixby
of Lincoln, Neb., who debated with
Carrie Nation, L. O. Reese of the
SIN Francisco Bulletin, Henry Ed
ward Warner, retiring president of
the organization, RObertus Love Of St.
Louis, and others. The air was
charged with good fellowship and the
members of the Press Humorists &C.
quilted themselves in such manner
that each one could well be proud OF
his fellows. Prior to the banquet an
election Of officers was held, Mr.. s.
w. Gillian being chosen president,
Robertus Love vice president and
: w. F. Kirk secretary and treasurer.
At the banquet President Gillian an.
nounced his executive committee con.
sisting of L. H. Robbins of the New.
4 ark News, w. r. Rose Of the Cleveland
Leader, T. A. DAILY OF the Catholic
Standard and Times and j. w. Foley
Of the Bismarck Tribune. The next
place Of meeting will be Milwaukee
D and the date Will be fxed by the ON
GERS and the executive committee.
n passing It nay be stated fhat Mr..
foley being Of the opinion that he ~