The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-06

since the sfate press nelntaAp ) &frf{SdS
Yesterday several new members Mere
taken iAtD the ORDER fe1)1Wlns .ta1e
huiineSs Session ct the unevexsafS. "A
hast night tie grand 3ubilees Ms .kSM
afqer the banquet. $3.50.
i was a glorious initiation and al
though the meeting did not conclude
until the small hours this n0rning. the
members aea6aeA quite hApny! andsAsi:
clared that the order was ther greatest
in the country.
Election of officers viii be held some
time today.
Il have not been a newspaper man
for three years and beg Of you gem
tlemcn to give the position OF secre-a
tary to a more worthy member OF the.
association"
That was the appeal that was made
by 8. r. Peterson of Great Falls. yes-. >,
terday when his name Was brought up
for secretary for the third time. i. j.
However. the appeal fell ON deaf ears !
and despite his objection. Mr.. Peterson,
was unanimously elected. st..r,r
Someone in the rear Of the hall aaid: =
Keep him at secretary or he will. ,
want to be treasurer" as4 vi
1t was learned later that the re-.
mark came from II. B. Mitchell, who,
was elected treasurer himself ~
The election OF officers at the final
session OF the State Press association
yesterday, was a. steam roller pr0post.
ton. but that was because no. one OBJ
jected. =.
Not a ballot was cast and when 6nsL
man was named for an office some {
one else quickly made the motion that :
the nominations be closed.
BEFORE the election It was rMmorel'
that little opposition might appear
In the election OF president, but 1t did
not. for there was hardly time enough
for anything to appear before. George
| H. Cade was president 49,
In speaking Of the great eastern Sec
tton OF Montana and earnestly trying
| to convince his fellow delegates that
Miles City was the logical place for n
meeting next year. l.. a. Coser, editor
of the Baker Sentinel. declared that
the country was so wonderful that they
raised an average OF ~ bushels Of
wheat to an acre this year in hts.
| country w.
Some one tried to give Mr.. Coser
the high sign and cause him to retract
! his statement, hut he went on heed.
lessly. 3l
The question now arises az to what
the maximum Is In that country and
what the chances are to buy some
wheat land
Joseph Seaman. editor OF the Miles
City Star, declared yesterday that he
was mighty glad to have Miles CITY
selected as the next meeting place OF
the press association.
Mr.. Scanlan's activity yesterday
morning and afternoon Indicated that
he was doing his best to bring the
1918 convention to eastern Montana
Why, lis the m,aost l3sical ri place .e,, r.
hold the meeting. he Whispered to 9 one
delegate, and to another he argued
Think OF Ms poor fellows always hay
Ing to come west. Now we want you
to come east and see ms next year"
Mr.. Seaman chewed his unit cigar
and kept busy. and when II was over
with he smiled contentedly and acted
as though 1t didn't interest him in the
least.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Johnson of Great Falls
looks TO be about II years old, being
|. Of the petite. blonde type. but she is
, in reality one of the successful bust
ness women of the state. This little
woman. who has been one Of the guests
, in attendance upon the meetings of
:, tho Press association. this week. Is
advertising manager OF the Montana
Newspaper association. OF which Viii.
liam Chiefly is president. She visits
. all the cities and towns Of any con-
siderable size In Montana. getting adj
vertising matter for the patent In
: sides" which the newspaper associa :
! ton supplies for more than so week
Q ~ papers. You know, the business
men of Montana are kind and courte-
ous." says Mrs. Johnson. If a woman
shows a serious interest in her .worl
and holds herself with quiet poise. she
can so in and out. from one business
house to another. throughout the state
n without annoyance No. the Difficult
e tise meet are the ordinary slips of
time tables and contracts. that would
2 come TO a man doing the same line of
Y work
\ "Oh that river! 1t makes me think
h of home" was the exclamation of Mrs.
Alex OLSON of Joplin. yesterday. as
she crossed the bridge over the Mis-.
( soula river. When her companion in
quired about the river at Joplin Airs
$ OLSON said. IT meant the river al
h Trondhjem, Norway, my old home
3 This city of Missoula reminds me il
y many ways of beautiful Trondhjen
with its mountains and foliage, it.
pavemants and its river. came from
Norway 90 years ago and am happy
to be In MissOula today. The one
drawback is that our son, Harold
OLSON. who is now guarding a bridge
Is miles west of Missoula. may be
sent any day to n military camp in
North Carolina. We enjoyed a vIsi
= with him yesterday but we dread II
say goodbye" a..
9 Mrs. Olsson's husband Is owner am
( editor OF the Joplin Pioneer and of tn.
: Inverness News.
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