The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-03
Many Newspaper Men From
Washington and Idaho
Coming to Convention.
SESSION OPENS WITH
RECEPTION TONIGHT
Women of City Planning En-
tertainment for Wives of
Visiting Editors. 4

Newspaper men from all over the
northwest, as well as from every Sec
tion of this state. will have a chance
tonight to sample Missoula's hospi-
tality when they arrive in the city to
attend the annual meeting Of the Mon
tana State Press association which
convenes tomorrow for the three-day
annual session.
Typewriters and shears have been
thrown aside by the newspaper makers
Of the state and trains from every d.
rection will bring in the editors for the
convention, which promises to be one
Of the biggest affairs Of its kind ever
held in the state.
Reception Tonight.
Beginning with Il reception tonight
in the Elks' club, the program will
continue until Saturday night and
there will not be q moment without
something doing in the way Of enter
tainment for the visitors.
Not only will the newspaper men OF
Montana attend the annual meeting,
but prominent editors from all over the
northwest will also be in the city to
sample western Montana's hospitality.
\ That they will not be disappointed. has
been assured by the coRfhittee, which
\ has prepared one Of the best programs
ever given at a convention of news
paper men,
Noted Men Coming.
The number of editors and publish
ers from the coast, who have accepted
the invitation to attend the meeting
this year, has far exceeded the most
optimistic expectations. Besides Jo-
seph Blethen. manager of the Seattle
Times, who will make the principal ad-
dress, Fred Braid, advertising manager
of the Times, will also be here, accom-
panied by a. r. Fenwick, editor OF the
Everett Tribune, and veteran news
paper man of the coast. Other editors
from eastern Washington and Idaho
have indicated that they will be IN
Missoula for the meeting,
Elks' Club Headquarters.
Immediately upon arrival, the editors
will be escorted to the Elks' clut
where they will register. This even.
ing prominent officials of the city anc
from the university will take part ir
the reception to the visitors.
Tomorrow morning the business
session will begin at o'clock sharl
and will be featured by addresses b!
j. d. Scanlan of Miles City and H. II
Howard of Bozeman. The morning
will also be given over to the discus
sion of the topics taken up by tn
speakers.
In the afternoon the business session
will begin at 2 o'clock and Josepl
Blethen, manager of the Seattle Times
and one OF the most prominent news
paper men of the coast. will deliver a
address. Following his talk the va
rious committees of the association
will make their annual reports an
then the editors will take automobile
to Bonner, where the Mullan monu
ment will be dedicated in honor Q
Captain John Mullan, who built tn
road from Fort Benton to Walla Wall'
Smoker Thursday Evening.
Tomorrow night the visitors will b
entertained with a smoker at the Mis-
soula country club. Members Of tn
club will be the hosts and ex-Senatt
Joseph Dixon, formerly publisher
The Missoulian, will deliver an ad
dress. ,.4.
While the editors afe UeIuS chE'
ta'aed at the country club tomorro
night, the wives of the visitors will
entertained with a reception at u
Florence hotel. The reception will
preceded by light luncheon.
Fridays Sessions.
Friday the business sessions W
continue and in the afternoon the ed
tors will be the guests of the Sta
University. The visitors will be serv'
a luncheon in Craig hall, following
tour Of inspection Of the university al
the afternoon sessions will be held
Main hall at the university.
Saturday the editors will dedica
the monument at Gold creek to cor
.memorate the place where gold W
first discovered in Montana.