Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-18
THE WORLDS PRESS AT ST LOUIS.
Newspaper Men From all Sections of the
Earth Meet at the Worlds Fair this
8. Week in a Universal Congress.

The greatest gathering of newspaper
men ever helu will make this week
memorable amongst journalists.
That is Worlds Press Week" at the
Worlds Fair. For more than two
years preparations for this gathering
have been in progress. The result.
now about to he achieved, is Worlds
Press Parliament in which will sit as
delegates many of the most distinguish
ed journalists in th world. News
paper men from every state and ty
in the United States will be present,
and famous representatives of the
press of every foreign land and will
CO. operate to make this parliament
complete. During the week many
state and district press associations
will hold their sessions within the ex-
position grounds. The National
Editorial Association also will hold
its annual convention there. Elaborate
programs of entertainment have been
prepared for the members of the var
ious associations and for the delegates
to the Universal parliament. The
newspaper man, for seven days. will
eb the invited and welcome guest of
the greatest universal exposition. The
week IS program began Monday morn
ing as soon as the gates of the Worlds
Fair opened, the first number being
grand band concert. At 900 o. clock
followed an organ recital in the mag
nificent Festival Hall. The National
Editorial Association met at $3.50
O'Clock in Recital Hall, and again at
2 :O0 clock. At 4 :00 O'Clock the Kan
sas commission received the newspaper
men in the Kansas state pavilion, and
ar 8 :00 O'Clock there was an evening
session of the national convention.
Each day OF the week begins with q
band concert and organ recital in
honor of the visiting journalists. Yes
terday morning the National Editorial
Association held another session, and
in ths afternoon, from 400 to 100
O'Clock. the Missouri Press Associa-
tion met in the splendid Missouri state
building. Last evening was occupied
hy a reception in that building by the
Missouri commission for the Worlds
Fair. This Wednesday morning the
national association will resume its
sessions, and in the afternoon there
are receptions at the Indiana, Wiscon-
sin, Ohio and Arizona buildings. An
evening reception by the Exposition
officials will close the day. Sessions
of the national association are held
Thursday morning and afternoon.
Texas and Oklahoma receive the news
paper guests at their respective pavil-
ions during the afternoon. At 500
O'Clock the first session of the Worlds
Press Parliament will begin in Fes-
tival Hall. The second session of the
parliament will be held Friday morn
ing. with third session in the even
ing. 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
Federation of Woman's Clubs at 200
O'Clock in the afternoon, and at night
the journalists may parade the Pike
or do whatever else they may like.
Starting at s 100 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing the press representatives will en-
joy q voyage ON the Mississippi river.
aboard the big steamer City of Provi-
dence.
The editor departed on Monday
morning with the delegation to the
state convention at Des Moines, and
will leave for st. Louis to enjoy the
above festivities this evening, going
down direct from Des Moines. He
has been anticipating this pleasure
for several months. and expects to en-
ioy the trim immensely.