Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-13
NEWSPAPER MEN MEET
Southern Iowa Press Association Now
In Session at oskaIoosa-ccnter-
willie Is After the Meeting for Next
Special 10 Tmes-Republican.


Oskaloosa, Oct. 13.-The Southern
Iowa Press Association is In session
in Oskaloosa, this being its annual
meeting. The weather has made neces-
sary few changes in the program as
arranged by the local committee, but
not enough to interfere seriously with
any of the arrangements.
The Oskaloosa Commercial Club
served luncheon for the visitors at the
Y. M. C. A. last evening
Several of the. representatives ar
rived In the city the evening before
and more were met at the trains and
registered at the hotels yesterday
morning.
The first meeting of the association
was held at 10:30 a. M, at the Y NJ.
The meeting was called to order by
and Secretary, Hull, of Leon, was
ready to receive fees and dues. A
number of new members have been
taken into the association.
The hustling editors of Centerville
were present with a delegation Of ten,
headed by j. r. Needham, Of the
Iowegian, I. K. Hutson, of the Citizen,
and Col Haines, representing the Gen.
terville Commercial Club. Centerville
is after the association meeting next
year, and will probably get it.
The plans for the afternoon to drive
about the city at 1880, paying visits
TO Penn College, where President Ro-
senberger was to make a brief address
of welcome: thence to the home Of the
Oskaloosa Commercial club, where
Mayor Williams was to welcome them,
were dispensed with, owing to the fact
that the trains were four hours late
and many of the representatives had
not arrived.
At the session at the Y. M c. A.,
Charles Walling of the Herald, of this
city, presented a paper on Fake Adj
vertising,' followed by paper on
Country Correspondence" by W. G.
Ray, of the Grinnell Herald. Discus
sions followed.
Following the luncheon last night
came the address of Mayor John F..
Lacey, congressman from the Sixth
district, and talk by Art Open
heimer, Of this city, From an Adver-
tisers' Standpoint"
The program for today was as fol-
lows:
9 a. m.-"The Eight Hour Problem;
Is It Practical in Country Offices?'
w. D. Jameson, Shenandoah World.
Discussion by Ham Robinson, Col
fax Clipper; c. A. Lisle, Clarinda Her
aid; A. L. Anderson. Abba Union.
10 a. m.-"Job Prices Estimating,
,Etc.'-A practical demonstration Of
actual figuring, under charge of G. w.
shockley. Oskaloosa Globe
1890 a. m.-"Premiums and Club
p. S. Junkin, Creston Advertiser-Ga-
zette.
Discussion-By Alex Miller, Wash
ington Democrat; E. G. Mccarthy,
Elliott Graphic; Arthur Goshorn,
winterset News.
IL a. inflow to Collect Subscrip-
tions"-M. L. Curtis, Knoxville Jour-
nal
Discussion-By R. G. Coff1nan, Del
ia Press; H. J. Vail, New Sharon
Star; A. C. Gustafson, Stanton Call.
1880 D. m.-"Special Features for
Newspapers"-Ed E. Eagan, Burling-
ton Hawkeye.
Discussion-By E. A. Stephens, Sill
yer City Times; N. G. Roberts, Fort
Madison Democrat; G. F. Skirvin, Keo-
kuk Gate City.
2 p. m.-Business session.
1880 p. m.-General discussion Of
matters Of interest to the craft
The local committees to make ar
rangements and to care for the visitors
are as follows:
Reception Committee-The directors
of the Oskaloosa Commercial Associa-
ton.
Program and Finance-Leo Baldauf,
G. w. shockley, Phil Hoffman Ralph
McCurdy, S. W. Wilson, /. w. Cook,
G. S. Mailing, I. w. Clendenon, Sam
Walton, Harry Hagan, Ed Belmont.
Carriages and Place of Meeting-C.
V. Hoffman, j. B. Doll, j. E. Flewelling.
N. j. Bentley, Henry Rosecrans, j. H.
Perry. I. H. Blakeslee.
The Oskaloosa Herald extended a
hearty Invitation to the Southern Iowa
Press Association to visit their office
and press rooms while in Oskaloosa.