The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-24

plant of Fergus Falls. The building
will accommodate 1000 pupils; the
equipment is thoroughly modern and
the very atmosphere indicates that
cooperative efficiency is at work there.
The domestic science young ladies
served Hooverized dinner splendidly
prepared and ample in variety and in
complete conformity with the regula-
lions laid down by Mr.. Hoover.
At the conclusion of the dinner the
Herald editor presented President
Wllke with a beautiful silver pitcher
on behalf of the association as slight
token of their esteem and love for
him. The president fttingly respond
ed.
The real big show was the smoker
at the Elks club rooms Thursday
evening. Elmer Adams and Will Wilke
jointly presided. Many of the citizens
of Fergus Falls attended this session.
For three solid hours the ordinary
citizen and the newspaperman enter
tanned their friends with impromptu
talks. Loyalty-100 per cent and un-
adulterated-was the keystone of the
evenings program.
Friday morning the following Of
fcers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, George Ericsson,
Northern News, Spooner; vice presi-
dent, Will Verify, Wadena Pioneer
Journal; secretary-treasurer, A. G..
Rutledge, Minneapolis; executive COM
mittee: Harry Phillips, Mahnomen
Pioneer, H. J. Mitchell, Bemidji Senti-
mel and Harry Wheelock, Wheelock's
Weekly, Fergus Falls.
Wadena was selected as the place
to hold the winter meeting in 1919,
md the invitation of Gienwood to hold
tie summer outing in that city was
accepted.
Friday afternoon the VI ,itcrs we've
-hown through the state hospital for
the insane, chaperoned by Ralph
Wheelock, of the board OF control.
Like other state institutions for the
unfortunate the visitors discovered
that everything was being done to
make the life Of the inmates as COM
fort table and safe as possible.
TIE following are The resolutions
submitted by the committee which
were unanimously adopted:
RESOLUTIONS.
/ The Northern Minnesota Editorial As
ISOLATION in session at Fergus Falls no
j Jan. 17-18. 1918, hereby declares it's I'M
| swerving loyalty to the nation and pledges
| unqualified support to the cause of hui
mainly. in whose defense we are now
| struggling. And to this end we urge the
/ Honorable Knute Nelson, Minnesota sem
Tor senator. to again accept a reelection
to the important office which he holds so
that the nation in it's hour of crisis may
have the benefit of his experience and
distinguished services.
Believing that it would be grave in
i justice to the young voters of the state
who are now Serving in training camps
and in France to deprive them of their
vote because of their patriotic service,
qe sgs aon Of 4 A. ae to es sa
ordinary session so that remedial laws
may be secured
I The association takes pardonab]e pride
members have responded to the call of
! the colors and to them we pledge our
continued support,
The association has watched with aps
| proval the steps taken toward the devel-
opment Of Journalism at the University
| of Minnesota and, believing that the fur
| Their development of the work can effect
great service to the press of the state
| the association urges upon the University
| an enlargement of the work to meet the
demand on the part of the students for
still further courses and on the part of
| the press for field service which will
! make available to the men already in
the profession the benefits of such a de-
partment.
This meeting has been honored by the
president of the national and state edi-
torial associa tons and we wish to express
our appreciation of their presence as AN
| exists between the various newspaper Or
CARNATIONS of the state. We are also
mi Of Of the honor conferred upon u, us
| United States recruiting service and
pledge to him the unqualified support Of
the press in the work in which he is now
We would indeed be remiss If we failed
to tender to doc" Rutledge, the ire
pressible and perennial secretary of our
| ing efforts. To President Will Wilkie we
| wish to express our admiration of the
businesslike manner in which he presided
over the meetings and his splendid inter-
| probation of parliamentary procedure.
We are indeed grateful to the news
paper men of Fergus Falls, to the Com
mercial Club, to the Elks Gu to the
| Chippewa Club, the city officials the
! state board of control and last but not
| least Chas. Kaddatz, the distinguished
| mayor Of Blackjack for the many cour-
| tesies and privileges which will make
| our visit to this city one longJto be re-
membered
ASA NJ WALLACE,
CHAS. T. KELLY,
H. j. MITCHELL,
Committee.