The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-05-06

to assemble in biennial session at Ba-
ton Rouge next Monday. The Lou
isiana senators and representatives at
Washington are to be officially adj
yised of the requesb of the press as
ISOLATION that they seek to have the
postal and interstate commerce laws
SO amended as to prohibit government
competition in the business of print
ing envelopes and permit railroads to
make newspaper advertising contracts
payable in transportation.
The welcome addresses at the open
ing session of the press association
on Monday We're delivered by Chas.
p. Manship of the Baton Rouge State
Times, representing Mayor Grouchy,
who was presiding over the convention
Of Louisiana mayors, and by Presi-
dent 7. D. BOYD Of the Louisiana
State University. Responses on be-
half of tie press were made by Hons.
John Dymond Of the Louisiana Plant
er and W. T. Holland of the St.
Helena Echo.
The entertainment program in
Guided a tour of the city in automo-
biles Monday afternoon, with visits to
the great Standard Oil Company's
plant, the school for the blind and
other state Institutions; reception
and entertainment at the Elks' Club
Monday night, visits to Louisiana
State University and other points OF
interest Tuesday afternoon, and a
river ride that night, with dancing
and refreshments on the boat. One
of the motion picture theatres adj
mitted the press people on their
badges, the hotels gave them reduced
rates and the weather was on its best
behavior, hence there seemed to be
no reason why the visitors shouldn't
have good time, and no doubt they
all did.
In the election Of officers the asso-
citation set a new precedent by choos-
ing a lady to head the organization.
Mrs. j. Vol Brock of the Franklinton
Era-Leader, a practical newspaper
woman, was promoted from first vice
president to president by reclamation;
Slavery NJ. Lewis of the Ruston Lead
err war pushed up peg from sec
ond to first vice president; James N.
Turner Of the Lake Providence Ban
ner-nemocrat was chosen second vice
president; Secretary L. E. Bentley of
the Donaldsonville Chief and Treas
urer L. Lipp of the West Carroll
Gazette were unanimously reelected.
The association was strengthened
numerically and otherwise by the
election of eight new active members,
while four worthy eligibles were add
ed to the honorary roll. Among the
latter are two of the oldest newspa-
per men in the state, Gen. John Nc
Grath of Baton Rouge and Thos. P.
Mangham Of Ruston, both of whom
held active membership in the or
ganization many years ago. Gen.
McGrath was, we believe, one of the
organizers of the association, and he
served for several terms as its presl-
dent.
Alexandria bombarded the conven-
ton with kilograms asking for the
1917 meeting, and this persistence,
coupled with the fact that in location
and accessibility the central Louisl-
ana city offers superior inducements
as q rendezvous for statewide bodies,
resulted in the choice by reclamation
Of Alexandria as the place where the
press association will assemble next
year. The dates for the holding Of
the convention are to be named by
the president and executive commit
3 = A
looking forward To the event in the
confident anticipation that it will set
a new mark for the Louisiana Press
Association in the matter Of attend
ance.