The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-08-24
Correspondents
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EXAMINER REPRESENTATIVES
DISCUSS NEWS WRITING
AND CIRCULATION
Hear Talks by Editor on Ideals of
Paper, and John B. Slater on
News Gathering

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Colville Examiner met in Colville for
a correspondents convention. Edit
ors, preachers, bankers and others all
have their conventions-why not
correspondents They all found that
they had so much to talk over that it
could well have been a two-day con-
vention instead of one day affair.
Perhaps before telling of the meet
ing, the Examiner readers would like
to know just what representative
Of the paper is.
To begin with, county paper
should represent the best thought and
most progressive ideals of the coun-
ty in which it crculates and has its
being. A newspaper is represen-
ative Of the people. If it fails to
represent the people, like the politi-
clan who fails, it is soon eliminated.
With the object of keeping the
various parts of the county repre-
sented in the news of the Examiner,
it has established representatives
in the different communities. They
send the news of their community
to the Examiner and represent the
paper there in a business way, TAX
ing subscriptions and renewals. They
are also authorized to take your or
ders for printing and supplies car
ried at this office which has the most
complete stock north of Spokane.
Every community should have its
Examiner representative, for every
community should be included in the
news column of the county paper.
1t is the modern way of letting the
world know that your town or neigh
borhood is alive and progressing.
The school notes alone from one town
brought inquiries from students who
thought they would like to go to a
school where so much was going on.
If your community is not represented,
let the Examiner know.
The Convention DOings
Representatives from six towns
were present at the convention Sat-
urday. They were Mrs. Myrtle
Fish of Kettle Falls, Mrs. Ada M.
Brown of Greenwood, Mrs. A. L.
Swanson of Meyers Falls, Mrs. D. C.
Allen of Rice, Miss Ruth Pierce of
Daisy and Mrs. J. w. Worley of Riv-
erview. Miss Elsie Elwood of Ar
den, Mrs. L. G. Curry of Covada,
Mrs. r. j. English of Summit Val
ley, Mrs. James Men Muir of Church
Flat and Mrs. Jennie Sachs of Do
minion were unable to be present.
Luncheon was served at the Hotel
Colville at 12:45 with covers placed
for eight. Mrs. J. c. Harrigan and
Miss Frances Robinson, associate ed
itor, acted as hostesses. The table
was centered with a low bowl of red
roses and ferns trailed over the cloth
from each side of the centerpiece.
The place cards represented the
boxed headings which appear at the
head of each representatives weekly
correspondence in the Examiner, CIV
ing the name of the town and the
correspondents name.
Following the luncheon, the first
session of the convention was held in
the reception room of the |. o. o. F.
hall. Problems in connection with
subscription getting and news were
discussed. A talk by John B. Slater,
who has been newspaper man for al
most a third of a century and a
correspondent for the Spokesman-Re-
view and other papers, was feature
of the session.
Mr.. Slater told of the Importance
of the newspaper, which enters into
every phase of business and pleas
ure. He also explained to the cor
respondents their part in the paper,
in giving the news which is of the
most interest so that it can be dis
played in a manner that will attract
readers to the paper.
Weddings and deaths, as two of the
happenings most difficult to write
up properly, were discussed by the
speaker. His own experience in try
ing to describe the brides gown in a
story of wedding proved to be a
humorous affair." He advised the
news writer's to study the best we'd
ding and funeral reports in the So
ciety and news columns of the lead
ing papers. The circulation of a
newspaper, according to Mr.. Slater,
depends upon the cooperation of in
telligent local correspondents.
The meaning of the word "repre-
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