The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-06-10
LOUISIANA PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Resolutions Adopted at the Thibodaux
Meeting-Committees Appointed
Special Session on the
High Seas.

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Meeting-Committees Appointed
Special Session on the
High Seas.
In the account of the proceedings 0
| the Louisiana Press Association pub
lished in last weeks Chief, the state
metnt was made that at the first rol
call when the annual session wa:
opened on Wednesday,, May "a
twenty-five active and two honorary
members answered to their names
It should have been explained tina
this referred only to members whose
names were on the roll prior to thai
session, and did not include tht
twenty-odd new members who respond
ed to the second roll-call after the
favorable report Of the membership
committee on their applications had
been submitted and adopted. The
committees announced by Presiden
w. G. Davis for service during the
three-days' meeting were as follows
Membership-W. T. Holland, E. D
Gianelloni, I'll. A. Mangham.
Resolutions-John Dymond, Leol
Jastremski, Chas. E. schwing, E. L
Stephens, Miss Ella Bentley.
Necrology-John Marks, Miss Ger
trude P. Callahan, M. W. Fisher.
Officers Reports VIM. T. Roy, A
J. Caillouet, Miss Florence Dymond
The first report Of the membership
committee recommended the admission
of thirty new ENTHUSIASTICALLY mine
active and one honorary-and on the
second day two more names were added
to the honorary roll at the instance
of the committee.
The other three committees submit
ted their reports at the concluding
session on Friday, May 26. The COM
mittee on neurology reported feeling
resolutions relative TO the death of
John E. Smart, formerly editor of the
Vernon News and a valued member Of
the association, and these were adopt
ed By rising vote taken in silence
The committee on officers reports
stated that the accounts of the secre-
tary and treasurer were correct, and
the association adopted the report.
The report on the committee on reso-
lutions, which also met with unani-
nous approval, was as follows:
Resolved, That the thanks Of the Louisiana
Press Association are given to the various
railways for the transportation of the various
members OF the Association to this convention
and especially to the Southern Pacific Rail
road, the Texas aud Pacific Railroad, the
Illinois Central Railroad the New Orleans and
Railroad, the Watkins and Gulf Railroad the
Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company
the Kansas City Southern Railroad, and also to
Messrs. L. j. Anderson, j. Nj. Lee, Jr and F r.
Batturs of the Southern Pacific Company for
their ar rangement of our Cuban trip.
!, Resolved, further, That the thanks of the
LoulSIana Press Association be rendered to the
press of Ihlbodaux, to the police jury of the
parish Of Lafourche, to the common council
and to the Progressive Union Of Thibodaux, to
the Acadian Club aud the Young Matrons' Glnb
of Thibodaux, TO the Home Circle, to Professor
F.. Chol and the ladies and gentlemen assisting
him; to the Ihibodaux Concert Band, to judge
layloT Beattie. to the owners of the carriages
furnished for the Association, and to the citi-
zens OF Ihlbodaux generally for the royal en-.
tertainment and generous hos pitality given Us
here. They will always be delightful memories.
Resolved, further, That the Louisiana Press
Association fayors the good roads movement |
IL TINS state and urges upon its memb the |
advocacy OF the same. and especially the lad |
Vocacy of the utility of such road Improvement |
and the necessity of leVyIng all legal taxes
available for the purpose and the imperative |
necessity of honest administration Of such |
unds.
Whereas, The press of Louisiana recognizing |
o the fullest extent the benefits flowing from |
he various branches of education from the |
common elementary school to the high school |
he colleges and the universities which NAV he
'ald to appertain to the public school system
y the state; and. whereas, the press has always
avo i Hperal appropriations by the state aud !
ocal governments for their support and be- |
ieyes that the benefits received suggests the
continuance, and whenever practicable, the in
,rease IN such appropriations: and whereas
ne press has observed with satisfaction the
development of industrial instructions: and |
whereas, It has viewed with favor the voting Of
peciaI taxes fer the Announcements III sducation |
q the various localities;
Belt resolved Thatthis Association do hereby
ec0mmend to each AMI every mem Der thareof |
nd the press generally the continuance Of
heir earnest support to the cause of public |
ducatlon, and likewise TO all schools and col
ages maintained independently.
Gen. Leon Jastremski introduced the
special resolution, which
ras received with much applause and
dopted by the associations unani-
1ous vote:
The Louisiana Press Association. in eonyen-
on assembled at Thibodaux, Louisiana May
i 1895, considering the proposed candidacy of
on. John Dymond, ex-presideut Of this asso-
alton. for the presidency Of the National Edi-
rial Assoc iation at its coming convention at
uttlFIe, Oklahoma, desires to express to the
ational Editorial Association its high appreci-
lon OF MIR. Dymand. ana cordially and ear
'stly urges the National Editorial Association
elect Mr.. Dymond to Its presidency.
At Thursdays session, after the an !
ence had listened with Wrapt Interest
the admirable address on 1.-TWO 6
outhern Problems" made by Frank :
!. Miller, of New Orleans, president
the Audubon Society of Louisiana,
e following resolution was offered
Q. G. Dawkins, Of the Monroe
eWs, and received the undivided af-
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