Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-18
EDITORS FORGET
STRENUOUS LIFE
NO THOUGHT OF SCISSORS AND
PASTE
Venice Company Entertains Them al
Banquet and Pencil Pushers Make
Merry With Toasts, Laugh
ter ana Song

Blue pencil and paste pot, tiresome
proofs and mischievous printers
devils, all are forgotten for two whole
| days by the members of the Southern
California Editorial association.
For forty-eght full hours the coun-
try editors are allowing public opinion
to go unmoded while they. meet in an
effort to change the opinions Of their
fellow editors and, incidentally to en-
JOY themselves as common, ordinary,
everyday mortals who are not respon-
sible for public welfare, are permitted
to do.
Because they are bowed down with
cares of. which the unfnitiated cannot
even dream, Is no reaS son why these
same descendants of Atlas cannot enjoy
themselves when occasion demands.
Editors have appetites, as the members
of the Venice company, who entertained
them at the annual banquet last even
Ing, can testify They also have eyes
which are capable of seeing the wonders
of the midway in as bright light as
ever eyes saw and at times they even
forget to take themselves seriously.
Yesterday was one of the times, the
best time of all the year to the MEM
bers of the country press.
During the morning and afternoon
there were sessions in the assembly
room of the chamber of commerce, when
some of the most prominent of the
members discussed the various phases
of the profession.
j. p. Baumgartner of the Long
Beach Press was the first speaker Of
the day and his subject was: "The
Science and Ethics of Advertising" L.
II. Mertz, editor of the Pacific Coast
Advertising company, followed with
statement concerning the conditions in
the field of advertising on the Pacific
coast. Harry Williams of the Whittier
Register spoke on "The Country Press"
and the session closed with an address
on the influence Of the country news
paper in politics.
MISS Grace Tower of Pasadena gave
q paper, 1.-THE Woman in Journalism"
as the opening feature of the afternoon
and some original verse with Miss
Wilhelmina Busch and Mr.. Scharrer as
the motif delighted the audience. The
poetry" was inspired by the butler at
the Busch mansion, who closed the door
in the face of the author.
E. p. Clark Of the Riverside Press
gave advice about competing with a
city daily and j. c. hewitt spoke of CO.
operation in Advertising.
Sam T. Glover gave an interesting
account of the trials and pleasures of
starting . new paper and the last bus
mess of the day was a discussion as
to whether the Grand canyon or the
City of Mexico shall be chosen as the
objective point of the annual outing trip
of the association in September. The
consensus of opinion was in favor of
Mexico. ta-- r..a --ls,.
j. p. Baumgartner was reelected
president of the association and many
new members were received
The pleasures of the day began at 5
O'Clock when the party left Los An
geles in parlor cars for Venice
At Venice there was banquet in
the ship hotel, where about 1875 guests
were entertained at tables deliberately
decorated with red and white carna-
tiCns and ferns. Later in the evening
the party adjourned to the Ellery band
concert, and the amusements of the
beach town were all thrown open to
them
G. w. Fleming was toastmaster and
was introduced by D. G. Holt, the
chairman.
Frank Peltret of the Abbot Kinney
company delivered the address of well
come and ex-senator Dorsey Patton of
Chicago responded in a clever toast.
III. G. Tinsley of Pomona responded
to the toast, 1.-The President" and
Frank Baker of Ocean Park was an
other of the speakers.
To Sam T. Glover was given the
honor of toasting the women and Miss
Belle Sumner Angler returned the COM
pliment with some clever remarks about
'mere man."
The program for today is as follows:
Leave Los Angeles at 9:45 on special
cars over the Pacific Electric. (Take
cars at Pacific Electric building.) Ad-
Vertising Manager Kneedler will have
charge of the party.
1O:4O-Arrive San Pedro and take trip
around the great harbor on the Ban
ming Co.'s steamer.
Noon-Luncheon.
p. m.-Leave San Pedro
1:35 p. m.-Arrive Long Beach, stop
20 minutes. Board of trade auto ride.
p. m.-Leave for Huntington Beach,
(short stop.
2:45 p. m.-Arrive Newport Beach.
p. m.-Leave for Los Angeles. ar
irving there in time to leave on 5 D.
m. trains.