The Van Buren press., 1912-06-01
ARKANSAS EDITORS
HAVE ROYAL TINE
FOrtieth Annual Meeting at Hope
Was Most Successful and
Pleasant.
EXCURSION IN SOUTHWEST
Pike County Diamond Mines and Toxic
Peach Orchard Attsrtct the
Pencil pushers,
EXCURSION IN SOUTHWEST

| AIhdHsds tullOIS BtueEhllS dlc oiHb
ing the praises of Hope as conyen'
tion city; especially those who at
tended the meeting of the state Press
Association last week, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, May %, 23 and
cath.
Hope acquitted herself nobly. Her
enteprising citizens We'd with each
other in an effort to outdo all pre-
| yious entertainments, and so warm
| and hospitable was their reception
that Hope will long be remembered by
the editors, with Morriton and other
| enterprising cities who have royalty
entertained the press crowd IN years
past
w. w. Folsom OF the Hope Gazette
is one of the Oldest members of the
| Arkansas Press Association, and It is
largely through his efforts and the
esteem in which he is held that this
years meeting went to Hope.
Eu MCNOThlt VI iut IlOpt DNdi ~
one of the younger members, but his
geniality and untring energy did
much to increase the pleasure of every
editor in attendance.
Messrs. Folsom and McCorkle, in
explaining why they worked so hard,
said their greatest pleasure was in
seeing the editors and their wives en-
joying themselves, and this seemed to
be the dominant spirit among all the
citizens OF Hope.
The association closed It's fortieth
annual meeting Friday with the cleo
tion of the following officers;
President, ]. II, Hand of Yellyille
First Vice President, T. r. Wood
OF the Mariana Courier.
Second Vice President, " A. Beeson
OF the Morrilton Headlight.
Third Vice President, Claud Mann
Of the Malvern Times-Journal
Corresponding Secretary, Earle W.
Hodges of Little Rock.
Recording Secretary, T. l.. Pound
OF the Danville Democrat.
Financial Secretary, w. f, Turner
Of the Atkins Chronicle.
Orator, Mrs w. w. Folsom Of Hope
Poetess, Mrs. ]. Bernhard OF Ark.
ansas City.
It was the most largely attended
interesting, profitable and successful
meeting held in many years. The
sas Cost Congress, in which leading
printers from the leading cities par.
ticipated and q movement was launch.
ed TO organize state cost.fnding
association which will put every print
ing ONCE on, a sound business system
and enable profit on all work by de.
termining the actual cost OF produc
ton OF each lob. This cost congress
was addressed by Mr.. II. w Flagg, OF
Chicago assistant secretary Of the
United Typothtea OF America.
Secretary Earle w. Hodges was the
chief center of attration at this meet
ing. since he, ms secretary OF state
controls the disposition OF state print
Ing patronage, which now engages tho
attention Of every Arkansas editor
The T. and II. measures, which are 20
be voted upon In September, have TO
be published In each county for six
consecutive weeks beginning this
week, and the publication fees amount
10 SSO5 90 TO the county, In addition to
the constitutional amendments, No ]
md 70, already running and amount
Ing TO $4,000,
The following interesting program
was rendered during the three days
session;
Program.
Address OF welcomo-For local
newspapers, W, W. Folsom for pro-
presslyo league, Jas, II Belts; for
city Of Hope, Capt ] n, Black
Response on behalf Of association
W. II. Jones, YollyIlle Echo.
Presidents address, A, Living
eton Russolyllle,
Annual oration-C. r, Newton, Eng
land Courier,
publishing Newspaper Under Dlf.
cullles"-A NJ, Ward, Clarksyllo
Herald
Benefits OF Shorter Legislative
seseIons"--Chns j, Parker, stephens
News
Annual poem Mrs. Ealo W, llodg
ce, Little Rock
Saving the old state Capitol FOR
Future Generations" T. McOd1r
Okolona Messenger and =, \ Garden,
Malvern Meteor
Advertising Arkansas"-W. II, Fol