The Green Forest tribune., 1912-05-31
ARKANSAS EDITORS HAVE ROYAL TIME Tor tIeth Annual Meeting at Hope Was Most Successful and
 Pleasant.
EXCURSION IN SOUTHWEST
Pike County Diamond Mines and Tokio Peach Orchard Attartct the
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Arkansas editors generally are sing ing the praises of Hope as a conven ton city; especially those who at. tended the meeting of the State Press As$ociation last week, Wednesday Thf flrsday and Friday, May 22, 23 and ~>24th.
 Hope acquitted herself nobly. Her enfeprising citizens vied with each otHer in an effort to outdo all pre- vidus entertainments, and so warm and hospitable was their reception that Hope will long be remembered by the editors, with Morrilton 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.
 Ed McCorkle of the Hope Star is one of the younger members, but his geniality and untiring energy did lnuchoto 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- foying themselves, and this seemed to Ibe the dominant spirit among all the citizens of Hope.
 The association closed it's fortieth Iannual meeting Friday with the cleo. tion of the following officers: l President, J. H. Hand of Melville First. Vice President, T. E. Wood of the Mariana Courier. Second Vi(b President, V. A. Beeson of the Morr on Headlight. Third ViQOI President, Claud Mann of the MalH l Times-Journal
 e q. .lrespsi.oiqg Secretary, Earle w
 uges of Little e>Rock = Y Recording Secretary, T. L. Pound of the Danville Democrat.
 Financial Secretary, w. F. Turner of the : tltins Chronicle.
 Orator, Mrs. W. w. Folsom of Hope
 Poetess, Mrs. J. Bernhardt of Ark ans as City.
 F was the most largely attended interesting, profitable and successful meeting held in many years. The sedond day was devoted to an Arkan- sal Cost Congress, in which leading pfnters from the leading cities par t5lpated and movement was launch eGI to organize state cost-findine association which will put every print ing office on a sound business system aHd enable a profit on all work by de termining the actual cost of produc tipn of each job. This cost congress was addressed by MT. H. w. Flagg, of Chicago, assistant secretary of the United T'ypothtea of America.
 Secretary Earle w. Hodges was the chief center of attratIon at this meet ing, since he, as secretary of state controls he disposition of state print ing patronage, which now engages the attentton of every Arkansas editor The IL and R. measures, which are to be voted upon in September, have to De published in each county for six leonsacutive weeks beginning this weeH and the publication fees amount o SS05 500 to the county, in addition to 1the constitutional amendments, No. Il land l12, already running and amount ling Ito s217.Oo.
 The following interesting program Iwasl rendered during the three days Isess'ion:
 Program. Address of welcome-For local newspapers, w. W. Folsom; for pro lgressive league, Jas. H. Betts; for lefty of Hope, Capt. J. H. Black. Response on behalf of association | WI R. Jones, Yellville Echo. 1 Presidents address-J. A. Living stdn, Russellville.
 Annual oration-C. P. Newton, Eng la,fd Courier.
 Publishing a Newspaper Under Diff ! Ilties"-A. M. Ward, Clarksville 1 r erald.
 F.Benefits of Shorter Legislative z fssions J. Parker, Stephens News.
 Annual poem-Mrs. Earle w. Hodg ef, Little Rock.
 Saving the Old State Capitol for Hlture Generations"-S. P. Meador d kolona Messenger, and P. s. Garden | alvern Meteor.
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