The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-23
MANY EDITORS
 ARE PRESENT vr -. Big Attendance for Bes- senler Hospitality. MR DAVE MADE ADDRESS Niel's Paper Attracted Much At-
 tention. Be.semer ls vitaiIy Interested in the New County Movement and Is Pledsiag the Edisors--Ban-
 suet VIII Be Served.
MR DAVE MADE ADDRESS

Bessemer, July aL)--To- days session of the Alabama Press As- sociation indicates that thirty-seventh annual convention will be the most succesaful in its history. Fully one hundred newspapers are represented and the editors have shown the keen est interest in the proceedings.
 The arrangements for taking care of tha visitors is complete in every re- spect President G. H. Stevenson or the Beasemer Board of Trade, is Chair man of the Committee on Arrange nnsnfs and every wish of the visitors has been satisfied. There has been an evidence of determination to put the association on a surer foundation and 1t is probable that this meeting will be history At the morning ses- sion Mayor Walter L. Rush, c. H. Stevenson and ". P. Gum for the Bessener newspapers. welcomed the editors In happy speeches.
 Tom Garner of. The Tuscaloosa Ttmes-Gazette responded. President H. S. Doster and Secretary Jacob Pepper man followed with their annual re- ports which showed that the associa- ton was in an excellent condition.
 Splendid papers, were read by W. E. ". Yerby of Greensboro on The Press and Railroads as Factors of Civiliza- tion,s and. R F. l.. Mel of Selma on How Best to Promote the Interest of me Association" The paper of Mir. Mel was received with so much favor that q committee was raised to consid- CT the suggestions of MT. Mel and re- port to the meeting tomorrow.
 This committee consists of Bruce Kennedy of Montgomery, NJ. w. Camp CT Of Florence and Mclean Triton of Fell City. It is regarded as possible that the committee will recommend a complete Reorganization of the associa- ton. At the afternoon session ad- dresses were delivered by Editor Rufus N. Rhcdes of The Birmingham News, News Editor Walter Smith of The Lfreville Headlight and G. Grosvenor Dave, Secretary of the Commercial Club of Montgomery. Mir. Dave made q fne Impression. Ills address was an appeal to the newspaper men of the State to support a movement to secure 4.000.000 people for Alabama by the year 1909. By resolution he was thank ca for his able exposition of the sub 5ect and the association pledged itself to pnblisl1- in avery paper an article on the movement. Mfr. Dave was as- sursd that he would have the cooper ation of the newspapers in his work Of promoting the material welfare of inc State.
 Tonight a brilliant reception was given t8 tbe editors by Mir and Mrs W. H. H. Judson. The beautiful Jud- son home was Illuminated for the oc- casion and all of Bessemer society as- sisted in rsceiving.
 Tomorrow morning Frank L. SeeIy, editor of The Atlanta Georgian, will address the association. There are q number of papers on the program for tomorrow. oficers will be elected and the association will adjourn. Tomor- row night a banquet will be given at the Grand Hotel and the party will leave Friday morning on a special train for Brunswick, Ga, where they wiii stay q week at Cumberland Is lana 'f
 These Bessemer people are keenly in- tsrestsds h having a new County. They are working tooth and nail for their hearts desire They hope the amend naent tor the new constitution will be adepted at the November election and they are nightly pleased that The Ad- vertiser has already endorsed their hope.
 This afternoon they wrung from Ed 1tor Rhodes of Birmingham a promise to eupport the amendment. For the arst time In several years agents of corporations which do business with newspapers are here mixing with the editors. Among them are H. N. Good wIn of Atlanta, for the American Press Association; J. I. Beall of Atlanta. for Dedson Supply Co.,. and Mfr. Griflth for the Mergenthaler Company.
 Major W. W. Screws is staying with Editor W. H. H. Judson, Mir. and Mrs. Jacob Pepperman and Bruce Kennedy are at the Grand Hotel; Mrs. W. ri. Berry of Montgomery and her cousin. Mrs. Albert Lord, are guests of Mrs W. H. Lewis. They will go to Cum berland Island with the editors.