The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-23

aPpoAhleu Comfnlttees At tt
business meeting of the associatio
Friday and Saturday several interest
ing papers were read and the speeche
rendered surpassed many of thos
made by the old masters in bygon
J ages. Norman Black was re-electe
president of the association. He want
ed to have the honor handed arolln
out twas no use for the boys re-elect
cd him unanimously. our FRIEND
iarry Cases was elected treasurer 70
the ensuing year. Space forbids II
from giving a detailed report OF tn
press meet. The summer meet will b
held at Minot and as the magic cit,
intends to blow in $4,000 for TIL
scribes-well all be there.
Wolford Mirror: The editor o
this welcome weekly visitor attend.
ed h mid-winter meeting of the N
y. Press association at Fargo last Fri.
DAY NJ Saturday, and is slowly recov.
erlng from the hospitality Of tina,
thriving n progressive city.
Ihere We're about eight editors pres
ent at the meeting. Some were wise
some were otherwise, and a few wore
fuzzy-wuzzy hats, but IL they didn't
all nave the time of their lives il
wasn't Fargo's fault.
n. B. Black, of The Crane
Forks Times Herald Co., and W. =
Holbein Of The Lansford Journal, were
unanimously reelected president and
secretary respectively. Both are re-
markably good men, and the able and
dlgn1fied in which Mr.. Black
presided owe the deliberations Of he
association caused more than one to
remark that he had all the uuali6ca-
tons necessary for holding down a
similar job in the senate of North Da-
kota, OF. in other words, he'd be the
ideal man for lieutenant governor of
the state.
Friday was devoted to the regular
routine business of the association. and
In the evening a banquet was rendered
the press boys by the commercial
clup. Covers were laid for about $50,
and the eats and service could not be
excelled.
A number of the editors were ac-
companied by their wives or mot and)
~sweethearts and a reception was given.
In their honor by the ladies of Fargo
Friday afternoon.
Not to be outdone by the gentle sex
a red and amber tea" was given hnt
between business sessions, for the men
lolks. Algermon Lorenzo Westernhae-
en- the polished and courtly represen-
tatlVe of the Western Newspaper
Union acted as host and the bows all
poured" 1t was a regular GET to-
gether meeting, and h%ighbrows, rough
necks' stalwarts, insurgents and dem
ocrats forgot for the time being their
d~lfterences and mingled without re-
straint. The success of this informal
gathering was due in no small meas
ure to the hosts able assistant. prof
Norman Young of Moorhead. who as
a mixer is generally conceded to be
in a class by himself.
Fargo is called the gate CITY. and the
gate was surely wide open for the ed
ltors of the state. No efforts were
spared to make the visitoYs welcome
and their stay in the city was pleasant
Across the city from Fargo is Moor
head, which, as Fargo is named the
gate citey, ought to be called the "citv
OF bars" Connecting the two cities is .
street car line, operated for the CON
Venlence OF those. who. when tired of
swinging on the gate, would like TO
lean against the bars. Few. if any
OF the editors crossed the river hut
whether it was because they lacked car
fare-or found it
know not.
Inc midsummer meeting of the as
ISOLATION will be held in Minot at q
time to be fixed by the executive com
mittee.
Alexander Chronicle: One Of the
best meetings ever held by the n. n
Press association was held in Fargo
last Friday and Saturday. Many VAL
liable papers We're read and talks
and the discussions on the var
ious topics were spirited and to tbel
point.
Mtnot was selected as the place for
the summer meeting and Wahpeton
secured the winter meeting.
The commercial club and citizens ne
left nothing undone to give the
a good time. Among the So
cial treats for the press gang was q
splendid banquet Friday evening a.
Pirie hall which was followed bv q
theatre party at the Orpheum.
The Fargo Commercial club IL
live bunch.
The city of Fargo showed the edi-
a might good time.
There was some class to the han
auet rendered the press bows n
could not have been improved upon.
Jack charmley OF The Kenmara
made a hit at the meeting nv b,s
characteristic witty speeches.
Plumley is a postmaster as well as
an editor and his talk on postal laws
applicable to newspapers was an eve
opener to some of the newspaper man
The editor is back from the editorial
meeting at Fargo. We are glad We
we're there. Attending these meetinra
$ becoming a habit with us and we
the habit will stay with us.
The speech of DIR. Creeaan az tha
Fargo college at the banquet and also
lis antics while delivering the same
we're enjoyed by the editors as mncb
Is were the vaudeville stunts at the
Bert Westernhagen of the Farce
branch w. N. u. was q busy boy dur
ng the meeting. Most Of the press
rang are not in favor OF ready prints
containing ads, especially Canadian
ids, but personally Bert Is well liked
" the newspaper boys.
The editor Of The Chronicle was