The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-01-25
PUBLICITY
PEDDLERS
On WAY
Press Gang Already Arriyine
IN the City
BY Tomorrow City VIII Be
Hands Of Publishers
Annual Midwinter Meeting
Opens IN Morning

The nolders of public opfnion of the
state Of North Dakota will talks
session of the metropolis of the
tomorrow, when the annual midwinter
meeting of the North Dakota State
Press association will be held. Though
the sessions of the convention will not
begin until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing in the commercial club roonas, a
large number of the state editors have
already arrived so that they may 'ebe
on hand when President Black Of the
association raps the gayel Cor order
A few of the official of the associa-
tion arrived in the city this morning
and have established their headquaft-
ers. Pres. Norman B. Black of Grand
Forks, manager of The Grand Forks
Times Herald and Sec. Will e. Holbein
of The Lansford Journal have their
headquarters at the Gardner hotel.
Others will be found at the Waldorf
and Metropole hotels.
Aside from the two officials named
above the other officers of the asso-
citation who will be here are Col. J. I'll.
Bloom of Devils Lake, first vice Iresi-
dent; w. J. Anderson, treasurer; and
the members Of the executive com
mittee are Col. Grant FIager of Graf
ton, Col. Ben G. Whitehead of Willis
ton and nj. L, Ayers of Dickinson.
Some OF the delegation who were
among the earlier arrivals in the city
this morning are Mr.. and Mrs C. A.
Jordan of Cogswell, C. A. Wales Of
Portal, John T. Charmley of Ken
mare and Col. Grant Hager of Graf
ton.
The programme tomorrow will be Of
great interest to everyone. The editors
viii be welcomed to Fargo both 5y
Mayor Lowell and President Hardy of
the commercial club Responding To
these sentiments in behalf of the vis-
itors will be Frank A. Wilson, editor
of The Bathgate Pink pa per.
Foiiowing this will come the busi-
ness of the convention including the
roll call, reports of the secretary anu
Of various committees with general
discussion in the interests of the well
fare Of the association. The election
of oficers and President Blacks ad-
dress win probably conclude the
morning session.
During the afternoon it is expected
there will be papers by H G. PIumley
of The Forum on Postal Laws Govern
ing Publications; e. M. Crary of The
Edmore Herald on ONCE Control Of
Ready Print Advertising; Sec. will e.
Holbein Of The Lansford Journal on
Effectiveness in Advertising Display.
AT the banquet tomorrow evening.
which will be held at Prizes hall in
stead of at the commercial club as
originally planned, Mr.. Plumley will
preside as toastmaster. There will be
Q number of interesting speeches de.
livered during the evening following
the repast. Mayor Lowell will talk on
The City of Fargo. The Press Boys
will be the subject of Pres. Norman
b. Black. Former Lieut. Gov. r. S.
Lewis, president Of the North Dakota
State Fair association, viii speak on
The State Fair, and Sec. Thomas
Cooper of the North Dakota Better
Farming association will address the
editors on Better Farming. Pres. @. g.
Creegan of Fargo college will conclude
the evening with an address on The
Influence of the Press.
1t is anticipated there will be rather
an exciting contest over the selection
Of the place of convention for the next
midsummer meeting, as it is UNDER
stood that there are three cities
anxious to land the meeting next
summer. In the race # is rumored are
Minot, Grand Forks and Valley city.
Considerable interest is expected to
center in this contest.
John T. Charmley has opened I'D
fMinot headquarters" at the Metropole.