The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06
Press Cluh Entertained
 by Manager J. E. Hickey.

Bruce Kennedy of The Advertiser
 was the second spokesman. He says
 he runs The Advertiser, and he. there
 fore. explained How I Run a Great
 Daily Newspaper He also told the
 newspaper men how to edit the word
 hickey"
 John Lawes of The Advertiser, who
 was born in toffy hold Portsmouth, doncherknow, and who was extradited
 to America and sentenced to fifteen years in Philadelphia, was then called
 on to tell 'Is an Englishman Really
 Stupid. or Does He Only Look That
 Way?"
 Bruce Kennedy introduced Q resolu- tion preferring charges against a mem- Der of the club for violation of the ethics of the profession by having enough money to buy horse and bug gy and therefore Hervey Laird, of The Journal, was asked to explain How Does It Feel to Own a Horse and Bug
 gy and How Did I Get It?"
 Colonel Horace Hood who has the
 record in newspaper work for attend
 ing more banquets annually than any
 other member of the profession, ex-
 plained in original and happy style
 Newspaper Work and Banquets Have
 Attended"
 Leslie Hahn, managing editor of The
 Daily State, was asked 'Ts It Cheaper
 to Get New Reporters Or to Give old
 Reporters the Keeley Cure?" MT.
 Hahn enlightened the members on the
 subject speedily and then paid a hand
 some tribute to the warmth of feeling
 that had been extended to him, news
 paper man of the North, by his fellow
 workers In the South.
 l.. F. Woodruff of The Advertiser,
 told How I Have Uplifted the Pro-
 fession in Montgomery" MT. Wood ruff in his brief remarks, which cov-
 cred two hours and thirty-six minutes. proved conclusively that the profession had been uplifted bus failed to show hod he had done 1t.
 H. c. Ragan of The Times, who for- merly led happy, life in Louisville, after remembering that thirty counties had gone dry told of My Old Kentucky Home-It Amt What It Used to Be. " MT. Ragan at least attempted to tell, but when he thought of those thirty counties he could only weep.
 Walter Berry, shame on him, who once resided in Columbus. Atlanta, Sa- vannah and other disreputable places in Georgia, spoke on Georgia, Where the Smart People Come From and the Smarter They Are the Quicker They Come"
 L. s. Betty of The Journal. resented the assertion that Virginia was living only in the past and told of Some Virginia Live Ones" He incidentally said some nice things about Alabama. H. T. Travers of The Daily State, an importation from Tom Johnsonville, answered the question, "Is Cleveland as Bad as It's Painted?' in the affirm ative. He incidentally told of news paper experience in St. Louis, Keokuk Saginaw, Indianapolis, Kansas City, IAfh towns and at the conclusion his remarks were greeted by the Press Club Choral Society. The members sang Tramp. Tramp, Tramp"
 "Dignifying the Profession" was ex- plained by N. B. Williams, of The Times, and he was followed by Presi- dent Sheehan, who eloquently and hap oily paid tribute to Manager Hickey and his hospitality. He was followed by Manager Hickey who just as happily coTnplimented The Newspapermen of Montgomery" Frank Spangler was asked to tell oi His Graft" He explained that his l strongest one was being able to at- 1 tend newspaper dinners. while Horace | Hood, Jr., who is liked by Governor l Conner as well as by many others, tolc | of being Press Agent for Governor Jack Moffat. chief clerk of the Ex' | change, told or NeWspdpeEhen tA@s
 Met" in pleasing form, while Night | Clerk J. B. Haney spoke on "Beine | On the Desk" At the opening of the dinner. MT.
 Hickey proposed the success of the Press Club and at the close, the Press Club proposed the success Of MT Hickey. The newspaper men joined ir singing He's a Jolly Good Fellow
 Retan spoke and the bshquet ad' iourned, voting Hickey a splendid fel- | low. the dinner most excellent, the ho' tel and its employees fine and them FseIves mighty fine.