The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-11
SUMMER MEETING
IS COMING HERE
Gathering Of State Editors at
Wahpeton Comes to a
Close Tonight.

After q meeting that has been
characterized by the members Of the
press association as the most uniform.
" successful In the history Of the az.
sociat'on. the editors Of the state will
!saHe Wahpeton this evening. Grand
noon az he meeting place for the
mid summe meeting while Ma7G.an
VA selected as the meeting place fo..
the annual gathering next winter.
Fercy Trubshaw succeeds N. b. Black
os tits city as president Of the assoc
Cation.
The business Of the ASSOCIATION was
Drought to a close mt noon today.
This afternoon the visitors are being
entertained al a theater party and this
evening a smoker will bring the en-
tertatnment to a close. The only pa
per read this morning was by Editor
+. l.. Peterson Of the Milton Globe on
the National Press Association
which was listened to with interest.
RESOLUTIONS were passed this morn
ing ! which a high tribute was paid
did manner in which the association
was entertained. Nothing was left un-
done In an effort to give the Visitors
both a profitable and pleasant time.
President Smith of the State Science
school and the ladies of the city join
cd With the neWspapermen and the
Commercial club authorities making a
combination hard to beat. The excel
lent work OF N. B.. Black. the retiring
president. was also recognized in u
suitable manner in the resolutions.
As a. token Of their appreciation of
her services q handsome present was
presented. to Miss Edna Hankey of
this city who has acted as stenograph-
er at the press gatherings.
Mandan, Valley City and Bismarck
were the other contendcrs for the
Forks advantages and the fact that
the editors had visited this city
during the summe brings the sum-
mer meeting here. This is the sociable
gathering OF the year and will UNI
douhtedly be unusually we'll attended.
The new officers Of the association
are:
President-Percy Trubshaw. Coop
erstown.
Vice President-G. d. Colcord. Mi
not.
Second Vice President-E. L. Rich
secretary-w. E. Holbein. Lansford,
n. D.
Treasurer-H. NJ. Case. Neville.
Yesterday afternoon the visiting la
dies were entertained at a reception
lSHucTeu ny IHG iduIcS VI NdAipcI0At.
The rooms were tastefully decorated
and the occasion proved an enjoyable
one. =
At 6 o'clock in the evening Il fine
banquet was, served to the newspaper
men. Two hundred sat down to the
feast. The banquet IA served by
the Ladies Aid Of the Congregational
church. assisted by the students OF
the domestic science class Of the state
science school, Following the ban.
quet. a program of toasts was given
with r. j. Hughes Of Wahpeton. pre-
siding as toastn1astcr.
The program included addresses by
". S. Lauder Of wahpeton: p. 4
Trubshaw.+ Of Cooperstown, Grant s.
Hagar Of Grafton, and Fred r. Smith
Of Wahpeton. A vocal solo was rem
dcred by N. B. Black of Grand Forks,
the retiring president. Extempor-
aneous remarks We're made by a
number of the guests, including a
beautiful and impressive appeal for
higher ideala Of newspaper men by
s. S. Wardwell of Pembina, "the dean
of North Dakota newspaperdom." In
whose honor the company signed q
paper, the sentiment of which was
expressed in the following sentence,
may he live to be 100."
Following the speeches. guests and
citizens were taken to the state SCI
nee school. where a dance and re-
ception was in progress. Dancing was
enjoyed in the splendid gymnasium Of
the school until q late hour.