Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-13
MISSOURI EDITORS
FoRTv.FRsT ANNUAL eGssioN
WELL ATrGN0G0H
oman D. GRAY ELECTED PRESIDENT
Retiring President Philip oansx starts
Movement for Country Club and +.
Campus Grounds for Editors.

Ssmpp0 0eoonos ter eo'toFs.
81. Louis.-Omar d. Gray. editor Of
the Sturgeon Leader, was unanimously
elected president Of the Missouri Press
Association at the concluding session
OF the forty-frst annual meeting Of
that organization, held at the Laclede
hotel. The other officers are.
First ! ce.president. g. NJ. Harrison,
0allstin; second v~ice.president. J. r.
Lowell. MoberIy; third vice-president.
II. J. Simmons. Clarence; recording
secretary. J. G. Bumbarger, Memphis;
corresponding secretary, II. NJ. White,
Mexico; treasurer. II. A. Gass, 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 we're taken,
nfter 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 all. and when they reached
there at $50. led by Charles J. Hen.
ninger, 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.
ty was received by 8. w. Jerden, presi-
dent Of the bank, and his wife. The
Interior OF the bank was turned into q
club room. Cigars wer passed around
and punch was served. From tho
First National Bank they proceeded
directly r the street to the State
Bank OF Wellston. where they were re-
ceived by Joe Kassler. president OF
that institution. Refreshments wore
also served there. The crowd then
proceeded upstairs to the Wclist0n
club room. Chas. J. Henninger was
master OF ceremonies.
Camping Grounds for Editors.
Editors comprising the Missouri
State Press Association will soon bS
the Joint possess0rs OF a camping,
hunting and fishing ground, unlcss the
sentiment hiEiinlshes which marked
the closing minutes of the fOrty.Aist
annual convention ut the Laclede ho.
tel Friday. The movement WAS start
ell by President Philip Gansz Of tho
Macon Republican, who painted In
such glowing colOrs the delights Of a
spot In the southern Ozaiks where
the streams pnrl and the trees mur.
or the fishing rod and tho shears :or
the gun, that the editors fairly shouted
when he had finished, and made n mo.
ton that a committee be appointed to
take up the matter and report us soon
as possible. President Gansz win AL.
nounce the committee within II few
days.
Members Present.
Albert o. Allen, IteLOri. New
Madrid: Ovid Bell. GnHctte, Fulton:
Jack Blanton. Appeal. Paris: J. s.
Brenneman, Capital. Scddl!a: J. Y.
Eumbarger. Democrat. Memphis; J. r.
Cam pbell. Prospect News. Doniphan:
II. +. Childers. Free Press. Troy: s. \.
Clark. Republican.Rccord. Carrollton:
J. W. Cox. News. Monroe City; Sam
w. Davis. Democrat. Butler; ]. II. Ed.
wards, Kansas City Journal. Jefferson
City; Howard Ellis. Leader. Now Flor.
ence: Philip Gansz. Republican, Ma
con; II. A. Glass;. Missouri School Jour.
nal. Jefferson City; Omar D. Gray.
Leader. Sturgeon; Steve J. Harris.
Courier, KirkwOOd: g. NJ. Harrison.
North Missourian. Gallatln; Charles J.
IIenninger. Herald, Wcllston: Earl r.
Hodges. Hel ald.Post. Mokanc; G. c.
Howard. Daily Express. Kirksytlle:
W. o. l.. Jewctt. Democrat. SbclblnA:
Sam Keller, Globe Democrat. Jefferson
City; Charles w. Knapp. Republic. st
Louis; John A. Knott, Journal. HaIni
bal: Rev. Josephus Lee. General Zap
fist. Sikeston; J. X. Lowell, Democrat
MOberly; Russell Monroe. Times, Thy
ton; G. w. Mulinex, Star, La Belle;
Clio II. Mulinex. Democrat. Edna; l.
o. Nelson. Eagle. Bunceton; W. II
Painter. Democrat. Carrollton: Mis-,
GeOrgina Raby. Dawn. 81. Louis: Wei
l.. Robertson, Democrat. Gallatin: w
J. Rouse, Democrat. Monroe City; w
p. Runcl. M~issourian. glasgow; II. J
Simmons. Courier. Clarence; T.. II
smitht. Courier. Charleston: J. NJ. sn
sey, Spectator. Palmyra: r. II. SoSey
Spectator, Palmyra: William South
'crn. Jr., Jackson Examiner. Indepomc
ence; II. W. StcinbisS. Labor Compsn
dun, st. Louis: w. l.. Thomas. SchoH