Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-06-20
MISSOURI EDITORS
FoRTY.FIRsT ANNUAL SESSION
WELL ATTENDED,.
OMAR 0. GRAY ELECTED PRESIDENT
Retiring President Philip osnsx starts
Movement for Country Club and
Camping Grounds for Editors.

s. Louiss-omar ID. Gray, editor o.
tho Sturgeon Leader. was unanimously
elected president OF the Missouri Press
Association at the concluding session
Of the forty-irst annual meeting OF
that organization. held at the Laeleds
hotel. The other officers are.
First vice.president, G. NJ. Harrison,
0allatin; second ylce-president, ]. n.
Lowell, Moberly = third vIce-president.
II. J. Simmons, Clarence; recording
secretary. J. G. Bumbarger, Memphis:
corresponding secretary, r. NJ. White,
Mexico; treasurer. II. A. GRss. Jeffer
son City.
Have Pictures Taken.
Immediately after the afternoon ses.
sion Thursday the editors assembled
IN front Of the Laclede hotel and sew.
eral pictures OF the group were taken.
after which they were loaded into two
special wellston cars at Sixth and
Chestnut streets and were carted away
on TO WellstOn. where the scribes and
their wives were received by about
thirty business men, their wives and
daughters. The ride TO Wellston was
enjoyed by alb and when they reached
there at 500, led by Charles ]. Hen.
ringer, editor OF the Wellston Her
aid, they marched up Easton avenue
TO the First National Bank. where the
festivities continued until after mid
night
At the First National Bank the par
" was received by s. w. Jerden. presi-
dent OF the bank, and his wife. The
interior Of the bank was turned into a
club room. Cigars wer passed around
and punch was served From tho
First National Bank they proceeded
directly across the street TO the State
Bank Of Wellston. where they were re-
ceived by Joe Kassler. president OF
that institution. Refreshments were
also served there. The crowd then
proceeded upstairs to the welIston
club room. Chas. J. Henninger was
master OF ceremonies.
Camping Grounds for Editors.
Editors comprising the Missouri
State Press Association will soon be
the Joint possessors OF a camping.
hunting and fishing ground. unless the
sentiment liEiinIshes which marked
the closing minutes Of the forty-first
annual convention at the Laclede hO-
Ell Friday. The movement was start
ell by President Philip Gansz Of the
Macon Republican. who painted In
such glowing colors the delights Of a
spot In the southern Ozarks, where
the streams purl and the trees muir
muir. and the pen may be laid aside
for che fishing rod and the shears for
the gun. that the editors fairly shouted
when he had finished, and made a mo-
ton that a committee be appointed to
take up the matter and report as soon
as possible. President GansZ win an-
nounce the committee within a few
days.
Members Present.
Albert o. Allen, Record, New
Madrid; Ovid Bell. Gazette, Fulton;
Jack Blanton, Appeal. Paris: J. 8.
Brenneman, Capital, Sedal!a: ]. v.
Bumbarger Democrat. Memphis: J. p.
Campbell. Prospect News, Doniphan;
II. F. Childers. Free Press. Troy: s. A.
Clark. Republican.ReCord. Carrcllton:
J. w. Cox. News. Monroe City: sam
w. Davis, Democrat, Butler: J. II. Ed
wards, Kansas City Journal. jefferson
City: Howard Ellis. Leader. New Flor
ence; Philip Gansz. Republican. Ma
con; II. 4. Gass. Missouri School Jour.
nal. Jefferson City; Omar D. Gay.
Leader. Sturgeon: Steve ]. Harris,
Courier, Kirkwood; c. NJ. Harrison.
North NfIggn,,rt,, n,n,st,. rh,.g,. =
Henningor. Herald. wcllston; Earl r.
Hodges. Herald.Post. Mokane; c. c.
Howard. Daily Express. Kirksylile.
W. o. l.. Jewett, D.mocrat Ste'bina:
Sam Keller. Globe. Democrat. jefferson
City; Charles ". Knapp. Republic. 81.
Louis: John A. Knott. Journal. Hannt-
bal; Rev. Joscphus Lee. General Pap.
list Sikeeton; ]. r. Lowell. Democrat,
Moberly; Russell Monroe, Times. Tip
ton: c. ". Mullnex. Star, Ia Belle:
Clio II. Mulinex. Democrat, Edna; L.
o. Nelson. Easle. Buncetol: w X.
Painter Democrat. Carrclton: Mas
GeorRina Raby. Dawn. ST. Louis; Wes
L. Robertson. Democrat. Gallatia: W.
J. Rouse. Democrat. Monroe City: w.
p. Rufrel. Missourian. GlRsgow; n. J..
Simmons. Courier, Clarence; z. 81.
Smith,. Courier. Charleston: J. ~ SO.
sey. Spectator. Palmyra; F. II Sosey,
Spectator. Palmyra; William South
ern. Jr.. Jackson Examiner. Independ
ence; II. W, Steinblss. Labor Compen
dium. 81. Louis; w l.. Thomas. School
md Home. 81. Louis: Dan Frazer
Thompson Eagle Eden; J. p. Tucker
: Gazette. Patkville; Fred L. WeaseI
Aivertisfrcourier. Hermann; H. N
whelpley Meyer Bros. druggist 81
Louis; r. NJ. White. Ledger. Mexico
} L. NJ. White. Ledger. Mexico; 7. q
{ White, Enterprise. Warsaw; WIN Il
! ZoTn, Gazette. West Plains; J. wes
4 Goodwin. Bazoo, Sedaiia: ben |
Wood. Herald Laredo.
The retiring officers % the sssaei