The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-24
THE PRESS ASSOCIATION AT
SHREVEPORT.

The thirty-fourth annual meetin :
of the Louisiana Press Association
at Shreveport on Tuesday, Wedne;
day and Thursday May 6, and 6,
was one of the most successful, IL
teresfing and enjoyable reunions { f
the organization held in recent year.
About fifty newspapers were repre-
scented, and considering the high-wa-
ter situation in the valleys OF the
lower Mississippi and Atchafalay j
rivers, the attendance was exception
ally and Unexpectedly large.
President VIM, F. Roy of the ST.
Bernard Voice presided with dignity
and ability, and his annual address
was replete with comments and sug-
gescicns Of value to the interests
represented in the association. al
dresses Of welcome were made ct
the opening session by Lieut.. Coz.
T. C. Barrel and Mayer John H. East
ham, to which President Roy and
Hon, John Dynond fittingly respon:I-
ii. There were 7foeat.ons by pas
tors of the Ieadinh churches of the
city aud musical hselections by an
orchestra of youx5 ladies before the
business Of tblgs ally meetings was
Papers were d and addresses
delivered by members of the associa-
ton as fotlowG "The Chameleon's
Charles ameriioEn Press; The Press
in Latin America" by Mrs. L.
EIwyn Elliott, literary editor of the
New Orleans Pan-American Maya
zine; THE Little Item," by Miss
Eula Vandegaer of the Sabine Ban
ner; THE Future of the Louisiana
Rural School," by Prof. V. L. Roy,
president of the State Normal
School at. Natchitoches; "The Press
and the Extension of Agricultural
Information, by Prof. E. S. Rich
ardson, of the University Press
News, Baton Rouge, and "Our In
perative Sanitary Obligation by
DR.. Oscar Bowling, president of the
Louisiana State Board of Health
The concluding address Of the meet
ing was made by Edward Wisner,
an ex-neWspaper man and THE
Father of Reclamation in Louisiana"
Who drew an attractive picture of
Louisiana By and By when the re-
sources and advantages of the state
shall become more fully known and
Developed
The committee On neurology re-
ported an appropriate tribute to tie
memory Of the late Raymond Breaux
Of Opelousas, the only member Of
the association who died during the
past year. The auditing committee
reported that the statements sub
lnltted by the secretary and treas
urer were correct, showing a balance
Of funds on hand.
A report was also submitted by the
special committee on foreign adyeT-
Using in local weekly papers appoint
ed at the Alexandria meeting in 1912.
The incoming president was author
lied to appoint delegates to the Ma
tioi1al Press Association meeting to
be held 1T Colorado Springs in June,
and to a meeting to take place at
Memphis this mouth under the al
spices of the Arkansas Press =Asso-8
clation. members were urged to
attend the annual convention Of the
United Typothetae of America and
the Fifth International Cost Con
gress, to meet in New Orleans Oc--
tober POPS, 1913.
The election Of officers resulted
in the unanimous choice of the
following: President, A. J. Frantz,
Shreveport Journal; first vice presi-
dent, w. E. krebs, Lake Charles
American-Press; second vice presi-
dent. Miss Eula Vandegaer, Sabine
Banner; secretary, L. z. Bentley, Don
aldsonville Chief; treasurer, l..
Lipp, West Carroll Gazette
New Orleans and Hammond sought
to be named as next years meeting
place and New Orleans was chosen.
The entertainment program coma
prised a visit to the Caddo Window
Glass Company's factory, Tuesday
afternoon; reception and dance at
the Shreveport Coli and Country
Club, Tuesday night; illustrated lee
ture of the Shreveport Ad Club, We'd
nesday noon; auto tour of the city
and its environs, Wednesday after
noon, and a grand banquet Wednes-
day night.