The Donaldsonville chief., 1907-05-18
THE LOUISIANA PRESS.
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The afternoon session of Wednes-
day took place in the Moss Music Hall,
and Hon. John Marks of the Assump-
| tion Pioneer claimed the attention of
the members with a good paper on
| 1.-THE Press of Today as Moulder of
Public Opinion. The membership
committee recommended that Ed. B.
Trickett of the A. N. Kellogg News
paper Co. S Little Rock house, and L.
S. Bosworth of E. c. Palmer & Co.,
New Orleans, be elected honorary con-
tributing members, and the report was
adopted. G. G. DeGraffenreid of the
Shreveport Times ably discussed the
subject, ''What is Legitimate News?"
and then the audience listened to
highly interesting and impressive ad
dress by DR.. S. A. Knapp of Lake
Charles, descriptive of the Importance
of agriculture as share of the worlds
work, and the efforts that are being
made through the agencies of the
federal agricultural department to
tighten the 1abors and increase the
efficiency and productiveness of the
tillers of the soil. A number of COM
munications were read by the secre-
tary and either filed or referred to ap-
propriate committees for considera-
ton. Several letters and telegrams
from absent members we're also read,
the one that caused the most amuse-
ment being the following from A. J.
Frantz OF the Shreveport Journal:
sect Brother Stephens bible and
read twentieth verse, fourteenth chap
ter OF Gospel hy Luke. Best wishes
for good time and profitable session. !"
The biblical quotation referred to the
invited dinner guest who ''hal married
wife and could not come"
One of the most interesting sessions
was that OF Wednesday evening, at
the Jefferson Theatre, which was
largely attended Notwithstanding the
continuance of the rain. In addition
to the regular musical program, 1.-THE
Holy City" was effectively sung by
Conrad Lecoq of the Pointe Coupee
Banner. Miss Ella Bentley read her
poem on ''The Art of Advertising,
which was published in last weeks
Chief, and Hon. John Dymond spoke
interestingly on "Immigration," IL
lustr ating his subject with some
photographs supplied by General
Passenger Agent F. E. Batturs of the
Southern Pacific. A telegram of
greeting from Mrs. Kertly Lynch, a
former member of the association, was
read, and on the membership COM
mittee's recommend alton Miss Lily
Holland was elected an honorary
member. Hon. James B. AsWeli,
state superintendent of public educa-
ton, was introduced and delivered a
masterful address on "Education in
Louisiana During the Past Two
Years." which elected hearty ap-
plause at frequent intervals. At the
conclusion of the address, Hon. John
Marks offered the following resolu-
tion, which was adopted unanimously
and with much applause:
Be it resolved, That it is the sense of the
Louisiana Press Association that the services
of the Hon. j. b, AsWelI as leader of educa-
tion in Louisiana cannot be dispensed with at
this time by the state.
The banquet at the Gordon Hotel
concluded the social features of the
Lafayette meeting, and fitting con-
clusion to most enjoyabl reunion
it proved.
Thursday forenoon witnessed the
final session of the association in the
Moss Music Hall, and the business in
hand was transacted with degree of
spirit and expedition that spoke well
for the sobriety and staying powers
of the members, who had not left the
banquet hall until after O'Clock a.
N. The committee on neurology had
no report to submit, Chairman W. T.
Holland making the gratifying state
ment that death had not invaded the
ranks of the association during the
past year. The committee on officers
reports found the books, accounts and
funds OF the association in shipshape,
and the resolutions committee SUBJ
mitted ~-the following, which were
adopted without objection:
Resolved, That the thanks of the Louisiana
Press Associate are rendered to the various
railways of the state for the TRANSFORMATION of
the members to and from this convention and
especially to the Southern Pacific, the Texas
and Pacific, the Illinois Central, the Vicksburg.
Shreveport and Pacific, the Kansas City South.
ern, the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and South
ern, the st. Louis, Watkins and Gulf, the
Louisiana Navigation and Railway Comnany
and the Louisiana and Arkansas railways.
Resolved, further, That the thanks of the
Louisiana Press Association be also rendered
TO the press of Lafayette, to the police jury of
the parish OF Lafayette, to the mayor and coun-
Gil of the city Of Lafayette, to the Century
Club, to the Women's Club, to the Daughters
OF the Confederacy, to the ladies of the Indus.
trial Institute faculty, to the Industrial Insti-
t tpte dlee Club, to President E. L. Stephens of
the Industrial Institute, and to the good people
OF Lafayette generally for their many courte.
sizes and generous hospitality
Resolved, further, That the president be
authorized to appoint committee of three to
canvass the libel laws of the various states
with view of drafting suitable libel law for
the state of Louisiana to represented to the
next annual meeting of the association,
Resolved, That the Louisiana Press Asseci- |
atlon heartily commends the special newspaper
work to be issued May z by the women's clnbsI
OF New Orleans in behalf of the dispensary for
women and children, and urges upon all mem. 1
oers OF the association to lend any aid within
Their .9l power to this worthy charity.
whereas, resolution was adopted by tbs |
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