The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-30
EDITORS TAKE
POSSESSION
STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION MEM
BERS GUESTS OF CITY THIS
AFSTERNOON-SUMMER
SESSION BREAKS
UP TODAY.

Every outpost of the city of Nit
cheil fell ike the gates OF Torren be-
fore Pancho Villa when the vanguard
of the South Dakota Editorial asso-
citation swept within the municipal.
limits this forenoon. Today's ses-
sion marked the close of the mind
summer session of the editors, who
have been meeting at Ruskin park
the past four days. as most of them
departed for their homes this after
noon.
Every effort to entertain the men,
bers Of the fourth estate'' was made
by the people of Mitchell today. The
guests, which included the editors
and their families to the number of
over a hundred, were entertained at
the Elks club house at luncheon.
For an hour they were given the
courtesies OF the building and al /.
o'clock sat down to luncheon. The
big dingroom OF the club house was
completely filled.
Following the serving of the lunch
con, Pres. w. C. Lusk acted as toast
master and responses were given by
a number of the visiting editors and
local members of the reception COM
mittee. Among those who spoke
were: F. j. Herick, president of the
Mitchell Commercial club, w. A..
Wheeler, secretary of the 1914 Corn
Palace committee, R. e. Dowdell,
who has been host to the visiting ed
ttors at Ruskin park. and c. w.
Ruth.
a better mutual understanding on
newspaper and circulation rates and
an endorsement of the honor list
PLAN of the National Editorial assoc
citation, opposition to the single con-
tract system of printing government
envelopes, honest circulation state
ments for advertisers were among the
things favored in the resolutions
which were passed in a business
session of the association this after
noon. f&.'
The thanks Of the association were
extended to Messrs. Dowdell and Mil
lard for their hospitality in enter
tanning the editors at Ruskin park, to
the invitation to visit the city of
Huron, and to the newspaper men,
the Commercial club and the people
of Mitchell for their coutersies, were
embodied in the resolutions. The
resolutions we're drafted by a COM
mittee comprising e! B. Yule, George
H. Grace, F. w. Right, r. l.. Mease
and L. w. Robinson.
Following are the editors who were
the guests of Mitchell today:
j. f. Halliday, 1roqiois Chief;
Robert O. Scl1aber, Hudson Huron
tie; G. P. Sherwood. De Smet News;
N. ID. Annes, Hitchcock Argus-Lead-
er; Frank L.. Mease, Madison Senti-
ness. b. Averill, Canton News;
lF. w. Wright, De Smet Independent;
10. w. Dingman, Centerville Journal;
n. d. Lowry, Leola Herald; Charles
McAffree, Howard Press; j. N. Full
ford, Oacomas Argus-Leader; John
p. Perkins, Highmore Herald; L. w.
Robinson, Parker Press-Leader; Hans
he Muth, Sioux Falls Deutcher Her
aid: J.. ID. Reeves, Groton Independ-
|ents e. B. Oddly, WOonsocket News;
w. H. Rice, Faulkton Record; j. I.
Mcneil, Washington Times; John
Visher. Forestbnrg Sentinel! W. w.
MOyes, Bridgewater Tribune; e. b,
Yule, Alexandria Herald; George H.
Grace, Lead Daily Call; T. E. Dillon,
WoOnsocket Sanborn County Herald;
Bert Schroeder, Emery Enterprise;
@. p. Bowman, MontrOse Herald; C..
b. Masters, Humboldt Journal;
Charles Hartsough, Marion Record;
George Drown, Forestburg Sentinel;
H.. B.. Dowdell, Woonsocket News;
w Taubman, Planktnton HERALD;
n. F.. Nolan. Plankinton Mail; w. C.
Lusk, Yankton Press and Dakotan;
Fred J.. Croft, Chamberlain Demo
Icrat; r. q. Dowdell and Milton Dow
dell of Artesian, unattached. and
George Schlosser, Of Sioux Falls. un-
attached. 3