The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-01-16
\ D EDITORS HOLD annual
W|NTERMEET|NC At WAHPET0N
More Than a Hundred In Attendance
and Meeting Was tho Most Import
ant in the History Of the Assoc's.
tior.


fsr its annual winter mee:ta. hun
bred of the newspapermen from va.
ricus sections OF the state were pres
ent and the convention from a bust.
ness standpoint was considered the
most important in the history of the
association.
Headquarters were established at
the Merchants hotel and the meetings
were held at the Commercial club
rooms. The string orchestra from
the school of science, furnished some
excellent music Friday morning.
President Black, who has headed
the association SO ably for the past
two years, called the meeting to or
der. Secretary Holbein, Treasurer
Case and the various vice presidents,
together with the members of the
executive committee were On hand,
along with about a hundred of the
other good old scouts.
Ed Richter, Grant Hager, and 9th
ers who haven't missed meeting In
years, were on hand.
Editor De La Of Balfour in a flow
cry address, responded to the address
of welcome given by one of Wahpe-
toms leading businessmend.
In the morning, a paper prepared by
Editor Haskell of Bottineau, on "Ad-
vertising Rates of Country Weeklies
was read by Grant, Hager, as M
Haskell could not be present The
paper was one of the best ever read
in the history of the association. It
might be said that the Bottineau
county publishers have strong or
ganization and they manage to get
the right rates from foreign adver-
tisers.
In the afternoon, w. P. Davies,
managing editor of the Grand Forks
Herald and Times, read very able
paper on "The Editorial Department"
A. P. Clifford of Grand Forks read
a paper on Better Business Methods"
and illustrated his points with book
keeping blanks passed among the
members. This was very import
ant feature of the days program.
Harry De Foe, of the Mcclellan
Paper Co. of Minneapolis, gave the
members a straight talk that will be
Ar i; han, in charge Of the ad-
yc ,'.s e. rtment of the Mime
ap.lls Jolcnal, gave the editors some
excellent pointers ON securing for
eign advertising and fair rates there
for.
The discussion following each sub
ject was interesting. The publishers
OF the state are mighty wide awake
and prepared to receive readily any
good suggestion.
In the afternoon. the ladies' were
entertained at reception given at
the Booster club, and In the evening,
200 sat down to great banquet serv-
ed at the Armory The young ladies
from the domestic science depart
ment of the science school did the
serving, and they did it right. The
tables were decorated with carna'
lions and ferns and the affair was
very pretty The menu was just what
a hungry newspaper man might be
looking for. Turkey, ice cream and
other delicacies were served In
abundance and in the most up to date
manner, while seven piece orches-
ira played the classiest music. Moth
ing slow about Wahpeton.
After cigars had been passed, R. j.
Hughes, the versatile editor Of the
Wahpeton GloDe-Gazette, took charge
Oh Lu0 HTOSldm do IOd0bAesoICA, SsAAN
we have never more thoroughly en-
Dyed a similar event. Mr.. Hughes Is
witty and performed his duty with
much grace and ease.
Among the speakers were Hon. w.
s. Lauder, P. r. Trubshaw, the
Cooperstown editor, Grant s. Hager,
Of the Grafton Record, and Fred E.
Smith, who is in charge Of the state
scence school. Editor Wardell OF
Pembina, who has spent 40 years on
Dakota soil spoke feelingly, and Just
before he began, Pres. Black arose
and the entire gathering Joined In
singing: 1--WE hope he'll live to .
hundred" There were tears IN the
eyes Of many as the dean Of the as
sociation went on with his remarks,
ready to break down at any moment.
After the banquet, the guests were
taken to the gymnasium Of the school
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