The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-26
washington STATE PRESS
HAD GREAT CONVENTION
Said to Have Been One of the Most Enthusiastic Ever
Held in the State-Impressed With the Dry Town
Idea as Well as With the Fruit-Deed Magyar Elect
ed President for Ensuing Year.

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meeting of the Washington State
Press Association held in Wenatchee
Saturday evening, Deed H. Magyar,
editor of the Leavenworth Echo,
was chosen as its official head for
the ensuing year. The movement TO
make Magyar president was started
among the members of the press of
this county.
Mr.. Magyar is one of the energetic
and influential writers among the
press of the state and those who
know him best believed that he
would make a competent executive
and that he was worthy of the
honor.
The other officers electer We're
Vice president-Fred Ornes, Mt.
Vernon.
Secretary-A. A. Smith, Port An
geles (re-electeO.
Treasurer-Miss Olive l. Fortier,
Sedro-Woolley.
Historian-Edith Tozier Wealth
erred, Tacoma.
Orator-Merle Thorpe. University
OF Washington.
Poet-Alfred Johnson, Hoquiam.
Executive Committee. G. Hum
barger. Aberdeen; E. E. Beard, Van
couver; Grant c. Angle, Shelton.
Lovett NJ. Wood, Seattle; F. A. Ha-
zeltine, South Bend.
Resolutions Adopted.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the conventions:
Resolved, That we, the members
of the Washington State Press AS
ISOLATION, extend to the Wenatchee
Commercial Club, members of the
press and others, our hearty appre-
citation of the hospitality extended
during our visit to the prosperous
city of Wenatchee.
Resolved, That we, the members
of the Washington State Press AS
ISOLATION, extend to our honored pa
triot, John Miller Murphy, of Olym-
pia, our congratulations on the fif-
tieth anniversary of his career as
editor of a Washington newspaper.
That our good wishes are herein
given and a hope that he may live
many years, enjoying health and
happiness.
Resolved, That we, the members
of the Washington State Press AS
ISOLATION, extend to the Commerce..
Club. members of the press, the Co.
lumbia & Okanogan Steamboat COM
pany. and others of Wenatchee, our
hearty appreciation Of their hospl-
tality during our visit to their
prosperous city That we hereby
extend a special vote of thanks to
DR.. D. w. King, president, and Mr..
George w. Coburn, secretary, and
Mayor Gellatly for their personal
and untiring efforts to make our
stay a pleasant one, and that they
hereby be declared honorary mem
hers of our association and invited
to be present at our future gather
ings. To Governor M. E. Hay for
the honor of his presence and the
instructive and interesting paper be-
fore the convention.
Resolved, That we extend our
thanks 10 President Kane of the
Washington State University, for the
able address before this convention.
Whereas. the Washington State
Press Association watched with pro-
fessional pride the splendid work
being done by the department OF
Journalism of the University of
Washington in providing training
for the future newspaper men and
women of the Northwest, and
Whereas, we fully appreciate the
importance of this work not only to
our profession but to the entire
state; therefore be it
Resolved. That we hereby eX-
press our qualification and appreci-
alton to the Board of Regents and
faculty of the University, and be it
further
Resolved, That We earnestly de-
sire to see fully carried out the
plans of the department as outlined
to us today in the address of Pro
lessor Thorpe in relation to the es-
adjustment of adjunct courses in
Guiding: Cd study of the science
and psychology of advertising; GU
technical training in the art OF
printing; and CD illustrating, de-
signing and cartooning. And be II
further
Resolved, That the secretary OF
the association be instructed to send
a COPY of these resolutions to the
Board of Regents and to the Presi.
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