The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-14

Secretary also announced that two
other places were vacant, by resigna-
ton, namely, the second vice presi-
dent, held by Mr.. Gurley Brewer, of
the indianapolis World, and the Re
cording Secretary, held by Mr.. Chas.
Sumner Smith, of the Twin City Star,
Minneapolis. The following respond,
ed present: R. w. Thompson, Wash.
.ington, D. c., President; Jos. L.
Jones, Cincinnati, o., First Vice Pres
ident; Henry A. Boyd, Nashville,
Tenn, Corresponding Secretary; E.
J.. Scott, Alabama; ]. R. Booker, Ar
kansas; M. NJ. Lewey, Florida; Jas.
A. Ross, Michigan; E. B. Topp, Mis-
sissippi; j. H. Lightfoot, New Jersey;
j. H. Anderson, New York: R. r.
Wright, Pennsylvania; w. L. Porter,
Tennessee; James Johnson, Nicaura-
qua; S. ]. Jones, e. ]. Warning, Penn
sylvania; John Clinton, Pennsylvania;
T. Thomas Fortune, New Jersey;
Franklin Johnson, Maryland; G. G..
Williams, Pennsylvania; Fred R.
Moore, New York; H. c. Haynes, New
York; Dan H. Murphy, Maryland; w.
H. Craighead, Pennsylvania; A. P.
Caldwell, Pennsylvania; G. Thomas,
Pennsylvania; James w. Poe, Vir-
ginia.
Chairman Dodson declared a quo
rum present. The report of the Cor
responding Secretary was made by
Henry A. Boyd. This report showed
a membership of 81 publications that
had been enrolled since the Chicago
meeting. 1t specified that twenty
one of these had enrolled at the Chi
cago meeting and that forty had en-
rolled since that time, with $40 turn.
ed over from the eX-Treasurer and So
from the eX-PTesident, making a total
Of $50 that had been handled by the
Association, $G9 of which came
through the Office of the Correspond.
ing Secretary. An itemized account
was handed over, showing the mum
Der of letters written. number of cir
culars sent out, cost of printing and
postage on same. The Corresponding
Secretary reported that letterhead;
and envelopes had been sent the
President, Vice Presidents, Recording
Secretary, Corresponding Secretary
Treasurer and Chairman of the Exec
utive Committee. The report claimed
the attention of the body for more
than an hour. during which time fiji
teen members paid glowing tributes tC
the splendid work accomplished by the
Corresponding Secretary since the
Chicago meeting.
On motion the following were
elected to fill vacancies; S. j. Jones
of the Northern Planet, Philadelphia
Second Vice President; w. H. Craig
head, of the Advocate-Verdict, Har
risburgh, Pa, Recording Secretary
w. l.. Porter, East Tennessee News
Knoxville, Tenn, Assistant Core
spending Secretary, to act as Record
ing Secretary during the present ses
sion.
The following Executive Commit
teemen from the various states were
elected: H. B. N. Brown, Louisian;
Baptist, Alexandria, La; Dan H
Murphy, Afro-American Ledger, Bal
timore, Md; James w. Poe, Reform
or, Richmond, Va; ]. M. Bridges
Oakland Tribune, Oakland, Cal;
In the midst of the election a me
ton prevailed that in such state
where more than six newspapers ar
published an additional member o
the Executive Committee be allowed
After this motion Fred R. Moore wa
added for New York and T. Thoma
Fortune for New Jersey. On accoun
Of the enormous amount of time nee
essary for the filing Of these place
the matter was referred to a commits
tee of five, which included the Pres.
|, dent, Corresponding Secretary, Chair