Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-25
PENCIL SHOWERS WANT
TO ORGANIZE ANOTHER
National order Is Confined
Exclusively 20 Those
VINO Do
LITERARY WORK ON PAPERS
VIII Be Launched During Session
Of international League Of
Press Clubs at Denver.

AAAaa NiNNa AN NNNNNlf
Denver. ANS. little forthcoming
gathering Of newspaper people upon
/ the occasion OF the sixteenth asanal
convention OF tho international
League Of Press clubs, which meets
IN Denver from August "a TO sepicm.
Der I, under the direct auspices OF tn0
Denver Press club. viii bring forth
no organization OF q body entirely
nov and absolutely original with the
Denver ncflbeg. difference ~ made 90
the Almagamalod Order Of maverifka.
The plan on lde Maverick organlza.
ton spgnng up en- tnc fertile brain Of
Bdward hcaiing. president OF the Den
yer Press club. and he has ever since
cherished the idea Of uniting the
newspaper workers into one great
BODY purely FOR social purposes. Mr.
Heating "a q busy man. as IS naturally
10 Be supposed Tor he holds the res
lpOnEible position Of managing editor
OF the Rocky Mountain News and
Denver Times, respectively morning
/ and afternoon publication Nevertho
less he has sufficient interest IN the
profession outside the actual duties
ldovOlYing upon one who % busy With
the grind 90 devote considerable
part OF his SPARE time 20 ne prosl.
dency Of a large and liouriahlng press
club and also 20 thinking out Ideas for
q closer friendship among tho writer's
cf the countrr.
The amalgamatod O er OF Mavcr.
ticks will have no red tape require.
lmentH for membership beyond the
lprouf that the applicant Is q bona flde
lncwapaporman. 10 must be shown
that he makes hls livelihood by such
pursuits and although he live ga a
lgildcd mansion or Is che occupant II
a hall room, Y hts money ~ made by
daily toiling over the business Of
lnowspapermaMng he wi. be equally
eligible and equally acceptable 20
those VINO WI. sees TO have this new
organization launched al the Denyel
meeting. The promoters believe that
great gOou can be- accomplished
Through the Maverick order from the
closer intimacy and kindilor foellnl
between ncWspapcrmen which mLs
naturally follow acquaintance made
and renewed at annual meetings ol
} the association. The neWHpapormof
have never bad an opportunity DO
fore 20 meet In a great body, that d
. the men who work at the business o
writing up and editing papers, There
arc many editorial associations ant
] the Ike OF that but too often the rep
J PRESENTATION Ia them consists largely
] OF tho business office crowd and vorl
often the person representing a news
, paper belonging 90 the association 4
/ someone having no Connection what
, ever with editing the paper. Thl
fact has become known % the poopli
! and Oitentlmos are heard reference
Ga irony Of tho profession as repre-
scented az ao-callod editorial asaocla
r ton gatherings.
!. The Maverick order viii DO ava
. with thlE m a measure. First Il vii
) lgoOn become known that only actly
4 workers Ia noWapapermRkinE ar
leiigiblo TO membership and the butto
OF the Maverick worn on the lapel VII
J. In the due course OF time become On
3 badge OF TIE profession. This, O
q course, is merely prediction, for n
a one has ne right 10 say what gha
be the distinguishing mark OF seFvic
Ia the profession OF nowspapormal
( ling 1.-THE word journalism is ayOlde
T because according 20 eminent authu
; lty, Il has exclusive APPLICATION 90
classl The Denver Press club ha
issued an invitation 90 the actiy
writer's Of the land 90 visit them ]
Denver during the convention weel
a lThey announce that all viii be we
come and viii ho made 10 participai
"a the weeks enjoyment. The PR
gram includes a literary symposium
a bohemian night IN the Garden Of "a
7 Gods with Pixies Peak nearby a tri
ZAP the peak. another 20 Cripple Cree
18TH others over the Monat rOa,
around the Top, the famous ColOrad
& Southern road 10 silver Plume an
then 10 the Greeley agricultural dii
q ltnot, known as che Garden Spot 4
h Colorado" where everything 10 raise
8 oy irrigation. n any further induce
y mont were necessary 10 attract "a
8 writers Of the country IN this rogar
D mere mention Of the splendid prize
d 10 be awarded iK the prize story col
II test would be sufficient. Tho gold ha
o valued az $1,000 contributed BY Ml
Il bred q. snafcT Of Denver, a prom
9 lnent mining man. but formerly an ~
e tive newspaperm1n, "a certainly wort
. an oifort on the part of any writer
Il secure. Ahd there viii be at Leaf
L two other prizes.
Tho rules OF the contest require th
n presence ia Denver OF any aud a
o who desire 10 participate and the bl
b sls OF award viii be the value Of n
o articles wrltton about Colorado an
- published from an advertising STAN
o point. So here Is tho Denver Pres
! lClub and may the Mavericks launcl
4 ling be Laspici0ua and its growth rapl
+ and lasting. Every nowapaperman
4 the land who "a included in the list I
q 0liRlblCs should make an on0rt
j. land IN Denvor about August "a an
q il reports are accurate there vii be
d crowd OF them acre.
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