Mower County transcript., 1904-05-18
WORLDS PRESS t: WEEK. X
Newspaper Men From all Sections Of
the Earth fleet at the Worlds Fair
This Week In Universal Congress.

the Earth fleet at the Worlds Fair
This Week In = Universal Congress.
The greatest gathering Of newspaper
men ever held makes this week begin
ming Monday, May is, memorable
among journalists. This is "World's
Press Week" at the worlds fair at St.
Louis. For more than two years pre-
parations for this gathering have been
in progress. The result, now achieved,
is a worlds press parliament, in which
sit as delegates many of the most
distinguished Journalists in the world.
Newspaper men from every state and
city in the United States will be pre-
sent and famous representatives of the
press of every foreign land will CO.
operate to make this parliament COM
plete. About 5000 journalists are ex-
pected.
During the week many state and dis
trict press associations are holding their
sessions within the exposition grounds.
The National Editorial association al
so is holding it's annual convention
there. Elaborate programs of enter
tainment are prepared for the members
of the various associations and for the
delegates to the universal parliament.
The newspaper man, for seven days, is
the invited and welcome guest of the
greatest universal exposition. The
Mower County press is represented by
the editor of the TRANSCRIPT who is
a delegate from Minnesota to the
National Editorial Association.
The weeks program began Monday
morning, the, first number being a
grand band concert. At 9 o'clock fol-
lowed an organ recital in the magnif-
cent festival hall. The National Edi
torial association met at 9:3O o'clock in
Recital hall and again at 2 o'clock. At
o'clock the Kansas commission re-
ceiyed the newspaper men in the
Kansas state pavilion and at s o'clock
there was an evening session of the
national convention. ~. >-rA, ::
Each day of the week begins with a
band concert and organ recital in honor
Of the visiting journalists. Tuesday
morning the National Editorial associa-
ton held another session, and in the
afternoon, from 2 to 4 o'clock, the
Missouri Press association met in the
splended Missouri state building. The
evening was occupied by reception in
that building by the Missouri commits
sion for the worlds fair.
Wednesday morning the national as
sociation resumes it's sessions, and in
the afternoon there are receptions at
the Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio and
Arizona buildings. An evening re-
ception by the exposition officials will
close the day.
Sessions of the national association
are held Thursday morning and after
noon. Texas and Oklahoma receive
the newspaper guests at their respective
pavilions during the afternoon. At s
o'clock the first session of the worlds
press parliament will begin in Festival
hall.
The second session of the parlia-
ment will be held Friday morning, with
third session in the evening. Iowa,
West Virginia and Idaho are the state
hosts of the newspaper men during that
afternoon.
Saturday morning the closing session
of the worlds press parliament is to be
held. There is reception by the Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon, and at night the
journalists may parade the pike or do
whatever else they may like.
Mr.. Walter Williams, of Columbia.
Mo-, past president Of the National
Editorial association, and now worlds
fair commissioner to the foreign press
has been chiefly instrumental in Great
ing the worlds press parliament. Mr.
Williams, more than a year ago, spent
nine months travelling in Europe and
Asia, personally visiting nearly a
thousand editors in the interest Of the
enterprise. %E.%
One of the first of the state educa
tional exhibits to be installed In com
plete form in the Palace Sof Education
and Political Economy was that OF
Minnesota Miss s. j. Sirwell, who il
in charge and has had much experience
in this work, had the material in place
and ready for the opening on April 80
IA a result 4 mark Of 100 per cent wa,
credited TO the display. 4
The Minnesota booth is situated il
the northwestern corner Of the build
ing and covers q floor space of about