The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-05-18
DoNALDsoNyILLE La, SATURDAY, NAY IS. 1907
THE LOUISIANA PRESS.

Twenty Eighth Annual Convention at La
fayette-summary of the Proceedings.
Baton Rouge the Next
Meeting Place.
Some account was given in last
weeks Chief of the social side of the
twenty-eighth annual meeting of the
Louisiana Press Association at La
fayette on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, April 30, May l and 2, and
there is presented herewith a belated
summary of the business features OF
the pleasant and harmonious reunion
of the states newspaper people.
The first session of the association
took place in the Moss Music Hall
Tuesday afternoon, with President j.
W. Smith of the Monroe News and
Secretary L. E. Bentley at the presid-
ing offlcer's table. Rev. ]. D. Harper
delivered an appropriate invocation,
and a call of the roll showed thirty
six members present. The member
ship committee, composed OF DR.. e.
L. Stephens, Conrad Lecoq and E. D.
Gianelloni, submitted favorable re-
port on the applications OF twelve
elfgibles, who were elected members of
the association. The names of these
applicants and the papers they rep
resent are as follows: S. E. Schmink,
Bunkie Review; j. w. Boyett, Jr.,
and ]. E. Coker, Winfield Farmers
Union Banner; George w. Long,
Floyd News; James A. Gremillion,
Marksyille News; w. P. Fussell, Cow
ington News; S. B. Williams, Iber-
vile South; W. L. Smiley, Winfield
| Comrade; J. E. Edmonds, Baton Rouge
State; W. M. Ritchey, New Orleans
Times Democr at; J James M. Thompson,
| New Orleans Item: L. W. Mayer, La
fayette Gazette. President Smith ap-
/ pointed the following committees:
Resolutions-John Dymond. G. G.
DeGraffenreid, F. L. Knobloch, Will
A. Strong, Leon Jastremski.
Necrology-W T. Holland, Leonce
Sandoz, Miss Florence Dymond.
Officers Reports-Chas E. Schwing,
J. P. Kent, W. F. Roy.
The reports of the secretary and
treasurer, showing collections OF
s155.5o during the past year and
SI37 81 on hand, were submitted and
referred to the committee on officers
reports. DIR. Stephens moved to make
green and gold the official colors OF
the association, but after a spirited
and humorous debate the matter OF
selecting colors was referred to a
committee of three ladies-Mrs. G. L.
Breazeale, Misses Florence Dymond
and Ella Bentley. Mr.. DeGrafenreid
offered a resolution pertaining to q
libel law, which was referred to the
committee on resolutions. Adjourn
ment was taken in order that the
ladies might enjoy the reception at the
& Industrial Institute rendered by the
Woman's Club, Daughters of the Con-
federacy and ladies of the institute
faculty, while the men were being en-
tertaIned at stag smoker by the
Century Club in the rooms OF the latter
organization. Both these functions
were thoroughly successful and en-
ioyable.
Tuesday nights session was held IN
the jefferson Theatre, where the stage
and auditorium had been artisticaily
decorated with flowers, bunting and
newspapers, and a delightful musical
program, presented by local talent
served to give added zest to the ad
. dresses of the occasion. The lattel
consisted of well-worded speech O
) welcome by Mayor G.. o. Mouton O
> Lafayette; feeling response by Gen
9 Leon Jastremski of Baton Rouge, wht
! lived in Lafayette when a boy and go
: his first schooling there; an eloquen
and forceful address on the Relation
. of the Press to the Campaign Agains
tuberculosis, by DR.. Fred. J. Mayer
special medical inspector for the stat
| board of health, and a witty talk b,
10. C. Dawkins of Monroe, whose topi
/ was s'The Press, Reformer wit
J Power but who disregarded the text
and 'siust s1oshed around, to use hi
own expression.
: Wednesday forenoon's session wa
, held in the auditorium of the indus
trial Institute, where the members ha
: gathered earlier in the morning to Sc
5 the pupils at work in the various d.
a partments, and where it had been 81
3 pected the visitors would also witnes
!; the great annual convocation of tt
. children of the Lafayette parish publ
{ schools, which had to be postpone
I because of the rainy weather that pr.
!. vailed throughout Tuesday and Wei
: nesday. Rev. Father w. ]. TenrlinG
IS recitod the lords prayer at the opel
g ing of this session, and Preside
:. Smith read his annual address, Whit
b dealt mostly with practical question
e affecting the newspaper business. Y
! e. Krebs of the Lake Charles Amer
1t can discussed the subject of 1T
j. Libel Laws of Louisiana" in an
i" teresting and able manner, and t
2 audience was entertained with CON
os song by Wilson S. Holland of the
Helena Echo, accompanied on t
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