The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
Fourth Annual Meeting of Association
 Begins. TWO SESSIONS
 AND A BARBECUE 5. 5. Rogers, of Chicago Daily News, Will Speak Today.
  Representatives of south's Great Jour naIs Discuss Business Affuirs- RtchmoEd and Mobile
 Are Bidding for the j. Next Convention..

With representatives from thirty cit- nual convention of the Southern News paper Publishers Association met in Montgomery yesterday.
 Through Monday night and Tuesday morning the visiting delegates had ar rived. and when President J. c. Hemp hill of the organization called the first session to order at the New Ex- change hotel in the morning a large number Of those who had annouhced their intention of being present at tho gathering were already in attendance
 Gathered for the purpose of discuss ing the ways and means of the man agement of newspapers. the body of men which has come to Montgomery for the two days meeting of the Asso- citation, is one of the most represen- tative body of publishers in the coun- try. Among them are men whose repu- tations are we'll known throughout the United States. as leaders in their calling.
 First Day Was Strenuous.
 Strenuous is the word more than any ether which best describes the first days program of the convention. From the first. rap of President Hemphill's gavel in calling the morning session to order until the concluding discus 4sions of the business meeting in the evening, the members of the convention and their entertainers were on the jump. A delay of trains. which held back the arrival of some visitors, caused the opening hour to be post poned an hour in the morning, but from that time until the close at a late hour last night. thers was little pause for anything. A,ss
 Two business meetings were held during the day. one in the morning, when the members of the Association were welcomed to Montgomery, and an other in the evening, when the real work of the body was begun Both of these sessions were we'll filled. but to supplement the hard work of the con vention, entertainment in the form of barbecue>at Jackson's Lake, and troll ley ride through the city, was furnished by the representatives, of the local press and the Commercial Club in the after noon. ,s
 
 order at il o'clock by President Hemp hill. with an attendance of more than fifty. composed of members of the As- sociation. and the entertainment com mittee appointed to look after their wants while in the city. Addresses of welcome were made by Acting Mayor Gaston Gunter in the name of the city. and by Major. w. W. Screws, speaking for the press of Alabama After re sponses by President Hemphll and H. H. Cabaniss of Atlanta for the visi- tors, an adjournment was taken until one o'clock. when the guests and hosts of, the occasion met at the union rail way station for the barbecue.
 This event occupied the entire af- ternoon. Until almost 6 o'clock. the party enjoyed an outing at Jackson's Lake. returning early in the evening" in time for trolley ride through tho city and among the suburbs before the supper hour,
 The report of the treasurer. F. P. Glass, and the discussion of business problems filled the program for the evening. The treasurer reported the Association in good financial standing. with balance in the exchequer of $424.74.
 Morningsnd afternoon sessions for the discussion of business questions are planned for today. One matter which is, expected to bring out a sharp con test during the; day is the fight being made for the selection of the next an- nua1 meeting place.
 Two cities have already announced their intention of extending invita- tions to the convention, Mobile and Richmond being the contenders. The election of officers will also be held today.
 The convention will close with banquet at the Pickwick Cafe tonight, which will be rendered by the Com mercial Club At this affair. Governor Jelks will respond to toast on the subject Alabama" list of spea:. CTS composed of members of the asso ciation and of prominent Montgomer- ians has been made out by the com mittee in charge.
 At one of the sessions today the puS- fishers will be addressed by s. S. Rogers, Business Manager of The Chicago Daily News and President of the National Association of Publishers Mir. Rogers will reach Montgomery this morning.