New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-03-18
Editors Plan to
Visit New Ulrn
Summer Gathering of Scribes
of Second District To
Be Held Here.
Winnebago's Hospitality Is
Cordially Extended To
Visitors.

New Ulm has been elected as host to
the Midsummer Convention next Au-
gust of the editors of the Second Dis
trict. The invitation was extended to
the editors last summer to come here
for the winter gathering but Winnie
sagO had previous invitation in and
many of the editors felt that New Ulm
would be SO pleasant place to visit in
the summer time that they voted to ask
for an invitation for the summer meet
nag of 1914 here and when they met at
Winnebago last Friday and Saturday
the invitation was extended to them by
representatives of the Review in attend
ance. The scribes seem to feel that
they have treat in store in coming to
New Ulm and it is up to the city to
live up to our evident reputation as
entertainers. There is no doubt that
New Ulm will welcome the editors and
their wives most cordially and do every
thing possible to make the visit a
pleasant and profitable one to the visi-
sDrs.
The Winnebago meeting held last
week was attended by about thirty
members of the profession and several
ct them were accompanied by their
wives who had been especially invited
by the reception committee The lad
les were entertained Friday afternoon
by the Monday Club at the home of !
Mrs. r. FL. Officer while the editors !
we're holding their round table session. |
In the morning the editors heid their
regular business session and elected |
? officers as follows: President, James |
.Ruane, Slayton Gazette; Vice Presi- !
dent, G. w. Dillman, Blue Earth Post; |
Secretary, Robert E. Forrest, Lake
Wilson Pilot; Treasurer, A. NJ. Welles,
Worthington Globe.
Following the erection and appoint
nent of committees, Political Adver-
Using was discussed followed by talk
On Farm Advertising. The afternoon
program took up the subject of Increas-
ING Advertising Rates, The Value of
he Editorial Page and the Question
Box. On all of these subjects there
was free for all discussion that
brought out many ideas Cor interchange.
At 5 o'clock supper was arranged at
the Methodist Church under the aus.
pieces iof the Winnebago Commercial
Club. The tables were laid in the par
Tors of he church and were filed to
averhowing with guests, over hundred
and fifty being present. Editor F. E.
Hadley of Winnebago filled the part of
Toastmaster most acceptably and called
upon Hon. A. G. Dunn to welcome the
visitors. Mr.. Dunn in his talk went
back to the days when the country was
new and told of the work that had been
done by various pioneers, among them
being some of his old friends among the
newspaper boys. The responce was
made by Pres. n. c.. Hotaling of NJ APPLE
ton who expressed we'll the apprecia-
ton of the editors for the hearty well
come that had been evidenced and for
tshe words of praise that the first speak
er had uttered. His entire speech
breathed of optimism and high purpose
for the newspaper fraternity The next
number was paper on Advertising by
S. B. Nelson of Luverne. Mr.. Nelson
Is a leading merchant of his city and
carries full page ad in one of his home
papers every week of the year and he !
told in his paper how he makes it pay. |
Mr.. Nelson was unable to be present on
account Of illness but his paper was
read aby Mr.. Moreaux of the Rock /
county Herald, and was greatly enjoyed
sy every advertising man present.
John D. Deets of Mankato, the sil-
yery-tOngued orator of Southern Min
nes0ta then held the banqueters spell
hound for three quarters of an hour
while he spoke to them on his pet sub
Jet Of Better Development Of this part
Of the state and the part the newspa-
Pers play in that growth. Mr.. Deets
lis magnetic speaker and has the ia
BzzAlty Of Introducing amusing anec-
~dotes to point the moral of his remarks
IN such way thai they really take
hold. The last address on the ban
4uet program was talk on "Agri-
sulture'' by Prof. M. T. Lewis of the
Winnebago High School. Prof Lewis
makes q very good impression and it
10 quite patent that bis work in the