The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-04-29
LOUISIANA PRESS ASSOCIATION.

| LOUISIANA PRESS ASSOCIATION.
The thirty-second annual meeting of
| the Louisiana Press Association was held
at Lake Charles ON Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of this week. and the re-
union was very satisfactory and enjoyable.
| The attendance was excellent, about
| twenty new members were elected, and the
program abounded in addresses, discus
sions and incidents of interest and value
to the assembled newspaper workers Of
| the state.
President Conrad j. Lecoq Of the Pointe
Coupee Banner presided with ability,
and the prearranged program was carried
out smoothly and expeditiously under his
| competent direction. Owing to an attack
I',f tonsilitis, Gov. Sanders could not keep
his appointment to address the convention
ON Louisiana anG Her Possibilities but
his place was taken by Hon. VIM. Polk of
| Rapides, whose extemporaneous remarks
| were well received. Editor j. E. Edmonds
to put in an appearance for the purpose
Of discussing Politics and Press Agency,
his absence being due to summons to
Mexico to serve as war correspondent for
the New York Herald. With these excep-
tinns all the essays and talks scheduled
for the meeting. as well as all the enter
tainment features except the automobile
ride on Wednesday, were duly pulled off. =
A heavy rainstorm Tuesday night and
Wednesday forenoon rendered automobil-
ing out of the question, but there was no
interruption of the ladies' reception and
mems smoker Tuesday night, the steam
boat ride Wednesday afternoon, or the
excursion to Sulphur Mine and Vinton
Thursday afternoon. The people OF Vim
ton turned out en- masse to welcome the
representatives of the press and to enter
tain them at a bountiful dinner after q
carriage ride to the oil field.
The business of the association was
concluded at the Thursday forenoon ses.
sion, when all the committees reported
and officers were elected for the ensuing
year. The most interesting report was
that of the committee on printing contests.
which recommended the following awards:
For the best-edited weekly newspaper:
First prize, Dcdson Times; second prize,
St. Bernard Voice.
For the weekly showing the best typo
graphical appearance: First prize, Kent
wood Commercial; second prize, yinton
Booster.
For the best six-inch double-column adj
vertisement: First prize, Hammond Vim
dlcator; second, Donaldsonville Chief.
For the best letterhead: Hammond
indicator.
For the best notehead Donaldsonville
Chief.
For the best envelope: Gibsland News
For the best billhead: Donaldsonyille
Chief.
The committee making these awards
was composed of E. D. GianeIloni, John
Dymond. A. J. Frantz and W. D. Cox.
A spirited contest between Alexandra
and Shreveport for the honor Of being
selected as the 1912 meeting place of the
association ended on Wednesday in a /
signal victory for Alexandra, bat the
champions of the northwestern metropolis
gave notice that they would expect
Shreveport to be the chosen spot for the
session of 1918.
The following officers were elected BY
reclamation to direct the destinies of the
Louisiana Press Association for the next
twelve months:
President, Hon. Robert Roberts, Jr., of
the Minden Sienal-Democrat.
First vice president. Hon. VIM. Roy of
the ST. Bernard Voice
Second vice president, Mrs Conrad j.
Lecoq of the Pointe Conpee Banner.
Secretary, Z. E. Bentley of New Orleans.
Treasurer, I. Lipp Of the West Carroll
Gazette.