The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-17
 IN PRESS CLUB Officers Elected of City's
 News Writers. WILL I. sHEE HAN, PRESIDENT Club Officials Represent All News
 papers. Club Will Assist in the Entertainment of the Alabama Press Associ-
 ation-Committees Are

The Montgomery Press Club" That. as decided upon yesterday at a meet ing of the active newspaper writers of Organization. whose purposes, as passed ' upon in the constitution, are: First. the promotion of good fellowship among the newspaper writers of this city. and second, the boosting of Mont gomery. The meeting was held in the Board of Directors room at the Com mercial Club. which quarters were ex- tended the newspaper association and accepted with thanks at the session yesterday.
 The Montgomery Press Club started or enthusiastically and with a whoop. Throughout the meeting the greatest interest was manifested in the baby or der, whose prattle put into the members present renewed zeal and activity That the Montgomery Press Club is here to stay, that 1t is an organization with a two-fold purpose and that 1t shall tend to reflect credit to the city was the sense of the meeting, and act ing upon this the Club got to work with a vim characteristic and likely to be productive of good results.
 The meeting was called to order by A. B. Kennedy of The Advertiser. at 5 o'clock. After the reading and ac- ceptance of the minutes of the last meeting, reports from the Plan and Scope Committed, the Committee on Quarters and the Constitution and Ry- Laws Committee were read, discussed and passed upon
 The discussion relative to the adop- tion of the constitution which had been outlined especially for the session took up the greater part of the two and half hours of session. The dis gr otaI the result of 1t gave to the club an adequate copy under which to operate until time should furnish an entirely sufficient and satisfactory one.
 Upon motion of J. W. Lawes of The State. which was seconded, Will T. Sheehan of The Advertiser was unani- mously elected the President of the club, and the Secretary was instructed to so cast the vote. MT. Lawes stated that in conversation with newspaper men of Montgomery, he had found out that MT. Sheehan was the unanimous choice of the city's newspaper writers. MT Woodruff of The Advertiser and MT Kennedy both made speeches fa- voring MT. Sheehan's election, and the choice of the members present was made known to the new official in a vote cast to that effect.
 Upon bein gconducted to the execu- tive chair President Sheehan urged that the members bind themselves, to the matters of making a success out of the new organization, and to observe the intentions of the association the members bound themselves to uphold the executive in every venture that the club might undertake. His speech of acceptance, in part. was as follows
 T appreciate the compliment which you have paid me only less than I do the generous way in which you be- slowed 1t. The honor carries with 1t great responsibilities and the way in which I meet these responsibilities hope will be the best evidence of my appreciation. The men who are gath cred here represented an acknowledged power. This power. If exerted with energy and zeal, would mean mu-h. not only for the newspaper men, but for the city of Montgomery as well. The results for ourselves and for our city can only be achieved by a union of interest and of zeal I ask your CO., operation-your united cooperation Tor without 1t we can not accomplish the work that we have set out to do and since we have started it we must fin ish it.
 The following vice presidents were elected in the order named: L.. K' Hahn, of The State; A. B. Kennedy, or the AQNeTLlSSTI w va Journal. and H. c. Ragan, of The Times.
 N. P. Ludwig, of The State. was elect ed secretary. and N. B. Williams, of The Times, treasurer. both being the unanimous choice of the members.
 Upon motion the following commit tee was appointed by the president to confer with the Commercial Club and with the executive committee of the Alabama Press Association on the en- tertainment of the State Press Asso- citation. which organization is to meet shortly in this city: Horace Hood. Sr., of The Journal, chairman; M. H. Rrannan, of the The State: H. c. Ragan, of The Times; Walter Berry, of The Advertiser and President Sheehan It was also stipulated that the reporters of the various papers having the Com mercial Club run should render to the committee whatever assistance possi- ble.
 The executive committee of the Montgomery Press Club will comprise the officers elected on yesterday, whose term of office will expire on the 1st of January, 1908 There will be a meeting of the club on Wednesday af- ternoon to hear a report of the execu- tive committee on the bylaws that