The Denver star., 1914-08-08
ALL READY FOR NATIONAL
NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION
Program For the Muskesss (ossia.)
Meeting includes Many Topics.

The program for the annual meeting
Of the National Negro Press assocta-
ton to be held at Muskogee. Okla.
Aug. 1918, the speakers and their sub
jects will be in part as follows: Mon
day. Aug IL. $50 a. M. meeting Of the
executive committee. At 10 O'Clock
President John Il. Murphy will call the
association to order and Corresponding
Secretary Henry Allen Boyd will read
the caQ for the annual meeting.
Addresses of welcome will be deliv-
cred on behalf of the press Of Okla
oner ,Okla., American: for the press
of Muskegee. E. A. Wilson, editor of
the Visitor; on behalf of the legal pro-
fession. Editor Fl. W. Twine Of the
Muskogee Cimeter; for the religious de-
nominations. Rev. R. w. Perrin. and on
behalf Of the business men of the city.
T. ]. Elliott Responses to the address
es Of welcome will be made by W. e.
King. editor of the Dallas Cex., Ex-
press; B. ]. Davis, editor. Atlanta tGa)
Independent. and John L. Thompson.
editor of the Iowa State Bystander.
Subjects and speakers for the after
noon session are Reciprocal News
Service" This subject will be discuss
ed by Joseph A Booker. editor Of the
Vanguard, Little Rock. Ark. and Har-
rison NJ. Chilean Of the Chisholm News
service. Denison. Tex. "Telegraphic
News Service" P. B. Young. editor
Journal and Guide. Norfolk. Va. and
ID oil
Waco, Tex. Needed improvement For
Our Newspapers" David T. Shelton,
editor New Idea. Galveston, Tex; DIR.
r. A. Williams. editor the Royal Mes
senger. Helena. Ark. The Newspaper
AS Sentiment Molder." J. E. Mitch
ell, editor the Argus. st. Louis, Mo-,
and 81. W. Twine. editor of the Mus
kogee Scimitar Operating Newspa-
per In the West" Charles Sumner
Smith, editor Twin City Star. Mime
apolis, Mimi. and T. P. Mahammftt.
editor the Enterprise. Omaha. Neb.
At the evening session DR.. R. E. Jones.
editor Of the Southwestern Christian
Advocate, will deliver a special address
on what constitutes a newspaper.
Tuesdays program will open with a
discussion Of newspaper circulation as a
stimulant to advertisers. Editors b. ].
Davis. George L. Knox and 81. A.
Clark'will be the speakers. The News
paper Business twenty-five Years Ago
and Now" william 81. Steward Of the
American Baptist. Louisville. Ky.;i G.
]. Perry. Philadelphia Tribune. The
Outlook Of the National Negro Press
Association" r. W. Thompson. Wash
ington. The report of the committees
On revision Of the constitution and
code system will close the mornins
program.
Afternoon Session.-"Obstacles That
Confront the Negro In the Newspaper
Business" will be discussed by 8. p.
Debow. editor of the Searchlight. Seat
tie. Wash: George c. Noble. City
Times. Galveston. Tex. and William
Haynes. editor OF the Herald. Austin.
Tex. How Can We Induce Colored
People to Read Journals Published by
the Race In Larger Numbers" Theo-
dore Baughman. editor Of the Plain
dealer. Palestine. Tex; D. A. Hart.
editor Of the Nashville (Tenn., Globe,
and w. Il. King. editor of the Central
Afro-American. ST. Louis. The Ups
and Downs Of a Newspaper Core
spondent," Charles Stewart. Chicago;
Miss Elizabeth Jones. Pittsburgh.
Making the Newspaper Attractive"
NJ. ]. Chisum. editor OF the Colored
Man, Baltimore.
In the evening w. E. King Of Dali
las, Tex. and A. e. Manning of Indi-
anopolis. Ind. will discuss objectiona-
BILE reading matter in our papers