The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-18
Alabama Editors Hear
Eloquent Address.
MEETING COMES TO AN END
{. G. Fennell Of Guntersville Elect
ed President Of Association.
cltizens of Dothan Tender Visiting
Newspaper Men An Elaborate
Ranquet--Party OF to Pan
anna City Today.

Dothan, June 17.--fSpecial )-Dele-
gates to the tAirty-eighth annual con-
vention of the Alabama Press Assoc
citation elected officers today, listened
to an admirable address by C. p. j..
Mooney, of Memphis. managing editor
of The Commercial-Appeal. completed
their labors and adjourned.
The executive committee which Is to
be named by the new president will
select the next meeting place. Annis-
ton Is favored. The officers elected
area C. G.. Fennelt Guntersville
Democrat. president: Bruce Kennedy.
Montgomery Advertiser. vice president;
Frank Crichton. Clanton Banner. treas
urer; Jacob Pepperman, Alabama Odd
Fellow, Montgomery. secretary; Mrs.
r. e. L. Mel. Selma. essayist:i w. T.
Hall. Dothan, poet.
Messrs. Pepperman and Crichton were
re-elected. Ten delegates to the Ma
tional Editorial Association were
elected. This association will meet
next month in Seattle. One of Its
secretaries is r. H. Walker. OF The
Alabama Association. Under the con-
stitution the ave group vice presi-
dents and the executive committee
win be appointed by President Fen
NELL
The feature of today's session of
the Press Association was the address
Of Mr.. Mooney. His coming to Do
than was made q notable occasion and
he was shown much attention. In
company with a party Of the Alabama
editors, Mr.. Mooney was shown the
country around Dothan for twenty
nliles this morning. The party was
pfloted by e. R. Malone and A. J.
smith in two big red touring cars.
They were driven through some fields
of splendid corn and cotton. They
were shown some livN stock which
MIR. Mooney declared to be as fine as
he had seen in his own native Ken
lucky. Despite the recent hard rains,
the crops appeared TO be In fine con-
dition and the fertility of this country
and its remarkable development was
a revelation to the party The tour
led as far to the north as Midland
City and the speed laws were violated
by the professional chauffeurs.
Dothan turned out to hear Mr..
Mooney at IL o'clock and he was
given an enthusiastic welcome when
he was introduced by Major Screws
Of The Montgomery Advertiser. His
address was an appeal to the editors
TO think and write first OF their home
towns and their State. Insan hour the
speaker swept the entire field Of
modern thought as applied to news
papers. He illumined his address
with q new story here and there and
the large audience frequently cheered
him.
Abiding to the fact that prohibition
will become effective in Tennessee
next month and deploring the tend
sncy to pass unwise laws in the va
rious States, Mr.. Mooney aroused en-
- L.. -.
matter what an editor thought of
law. it was his duty to demand it's
enforcement. The demagogue he de-
clared was an enemy to the people
and he advised the editors to be ION
guard against him as 1t was the dfity
of the newspapers to drive him to his
political grave.
Mr.. Mooney spoke one hour and
when he concluded he was warmly
congratulated, resolution of thanks
TO him being adopted. He left Do
than at 2 o'clock for Memphis.
Among the business matters discuss
ed today by the association was leg
tsIation. Provision was made for the
expense of the legislative committee
during the extra session of the Leg
islature. Major Screws as historian.
submitted his paper in pamphlet form
for distribution among the members,
and u. L. C. Ward, of The ITALIA
dega Reporter, read paper. After
adopting the customary resolutions Of
thanks, the convention adjourned.
Tonight the delegates were enter
tanned with an elaborate banquet at
the Hotel Mullen with Byrd G. Farm
er, presiding. Major Screws. General
j. b. Stanley, of Greenville; C. H
Greer, of Marion; c. G.. FenneH, of
Guntersville, and DR.. C. J. Owens.
president of the Third District .Agri-
cultural school, were among the
speakers. The party of newspaper
men will leave on a special train for
Panama City early tomorrow morn
ing.
Arrives At NapIeA.