The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-03-30
PRESS ASSOCIATION PROGRAM

Press Association, held last night in
the offices OF ]. w. White in Castle
hall, Friday and Saturday. May s and
Q, were selected as the dates for hold
ing the annual convention at ST. Pc
It rSburg.
The following members of the COM
mittee were present G. L. Bittin-
ger. Star. Ocala: H. l.. Brown. Rec
ord. ST. Augustine; J. w. White. Fra
ternal Record, Jacksonville; T. j. APP
pieyard, Index, Lake City: w. A.
Russell. News, Palatka. and NJ. r.
Heatherington.. News. Lakeland.
The meeting was called to order at
s o'clock. following which Mr.. Apple
yard addressed the meeting and stat
ed that he was just back from Wash
ington. where he gained the consent
of Third Assistant Postmaster Gene
raj Lawshe to be present at the ST.
| Petersburg meeting and personally
explain the requirements Of the new
postal law relating to delinquent SUBJ
scribers. etc. Mr.. Appleyard stated
that such an explanation coming
from the third assistant postmaste.
general. would undoubtedly prove
profitable to the association as a
whole, and particularly to those who
do not fully understand the new pos
| tai rules.
The selection Of date for the state
meeting next came up for discussion.
Several dates were advanced, but
Friday and Saturday. May 8 and .,
were finally decided upon for the
| meeting.
One Of the committeeman suggest
ed that the place of meeting be
| changed to more central point on
account of the fact that free passes
are d thing of the past. However,
/ this proposition was overwhelmed
with protestations. and the state
meeting will be held in the pretty
little West Coast city by the gulf
The matter of arranging a program
| for the meeting was then taken up.
and after a careful survey of the tai
ents of the associations membership,
the following program was adopted
The Program
| Addresses of welcome to be arrang-
ed by w. B. Powell and w. l.. Straub.
| Response, w. A. Russell, Palatka
| News.
Address. Hon. Abraham j. Lawshe,
third assistant postmaster general.
Presidents address, j. H. Hum
phries, Journal. Bradentown.
| Discussion, Newspapers and the
New Rate Legislation, Frank l..
Mayes, Pensacola Journal: Oliver ].
| Farmer, Times-DemOcrat, Bronson;
Columbus B. Smith, New Enterprise,
| Madison.
How to Operate in Cash Registers,
w. B. Powell, Independent, ST. Pc
| tersburg.
| Walking as an Exercise for News
paper Men, Frank q. Walpole, Mana
tee Record.
Value of a Job Office to a Country
Newspaper, S. r. Hudson, Sanford
Chronicle.
Address. subject to be selected
tine
Paper subject to be selected. Miss
Jefferson Bell. Sun, Tallahassee.
Paper, subject to be selected, NJ. F.
HeatheringtOn, News, Lakeland
Address, subject to be selected
Claude LEngle, Sun, Tallahassee.
The Cartoon in the Country News
paper, w. L. Straub, Times, ST. Pc
tersburg
The Moral Force of the Florida
Press, C. v. S. Wilson, Times. Sara
sofa.
Paper. subject to be selected, r. r
Tomlin, Courier, Plant City.
Committeeman Appleyard, who is
secretary of the Association, an
nouncced that he would endeavor Ii
secure the customary convention rate
of half fare to st. Petersburg. He
stated that he felt sure he would sue
coed if as many fifty members gave
their assurance Of attendance.
An effort will be made, also. to get
Mr.. S. H. Hardwick Of the Southern
talk on the relation of the transporta-
, ton lines to the newspaper.
Every effort will be put forth in ar
effort to make the ST. Petersburg
meeting the most successful in the
history of the observation-disclosures.
Union, March 2Sth.
President Joe Humphreys. who wa
to be present. failed to attend because
he was compelled to meet the press
ing demands made upon him by Col
l. E. Barwick, who is his Opponen
for the position of state senator
which our friend Joe cOvets for anO
Their term. We wish Joe we'll. but the!
Barwick is just literally Smelling tn
woods and making the bark fly an.
! it will be a red hot contest.