The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-26
CONFERENCE OF
NEWSPAPERMEN
AT AUDITORIUM
Between $50 and 200 Knights Of
Fourth Estate Attend
Opening Session S..
BANQUET TO BE FEATURE
City's Guests Will Be Feted by
Council of Defense at the
Il Mckenzie
BANQUET TO BE FEATURE

With between $50 and 200 North Da-
kOta newspaper men in attendance,
the first session of the North Dakota
war press conference called by the
state council of defense was held at
the auditorium this afternoon in the
] form of a patriotic mass meeting. Ad-
dresses were made by Governor Lynn
j. Frazier, who presided as chairman
of the defense council; by DR.. Will.
@"-" q Plever president OF the col.
lege Of journalism of the University
Sc" ~ -. 4nu bv Or. Thomas r.
Moran of Purdue university, attached
lUr lue period OF the war to the speak:
ers' bureau of the committee of pub
lie information, and who greeted the
newspaper men as personal repre-
sentative of President Wilson, one of
whose students DR.. Moran was at
Princeton.
The afternoon by proclamation of
the president of the city commission
was observed as a holiday, in keeping
with the request Of Governor Frazier.
The state house, county and city Off
ces and Bismarck banks closed at
noon, and all other business was sus-
pended at 3 p. m. The services at the
auditorium began about 3:15, with ev'
cry seat in the big building filled.
A section Of seats in the center of the
house was reserved for the newspaper
men. Many city people were turned
away after the building had filled.
This evening the newspaper men
will be guests of the North Dakota
Council of Defense at a war banquet
to be served at the Mckenzie. Chief
Justice Alexander A. Bruce will pre-
side, and Governor Frazier, Dr.: Bley:
er, DR.. Moran. Sam Clark, publisher OF
Jim Jam Jems, and Jerry D, Bacon,
publisher Of the Grand Forks Her.
aid, are to respond to toasts. 1t
has been agreed that all references
tn politics are to be carefully eschew:
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Dancing After Banquet.
If there is time following the close
of the banquet: O'Connor's orchestra
will play brief dancing program.
Saturday morning the newspaper
men will go into executive session with
the council of defense to plan a r@-5-
licity program. Saturday afternoon
will be devoted to sightseeing, and
Saturday evening reception and
dance will be given in honor OF the
Knights Of the Fourth Estate.
Among Those Present
Among the newspaper men who
had registered at conference head.
quarters at the Mckenzie hotel up to
noon today were:
A. r. Wright, Oakes Times.
Rex Lampnan, North Dakota Lead
er, Fargo. = Ag....
G. H, Potter, Enderlin Independent
E. L. Peterson. Dickinson Press.
w. L. Rockwell, Fargo Forum.
Ed Sullivan. New Salem Journal.
J. B. Bergster, jamestown Capital.
G. p. Nye, Fryburg Pioneer.
G.. B. McElr0y, Dawson Press:
G. O. Haugen, Maddox Standard.
D. Larin, Parshall Leader.
r. G. Colburn and wife, Hazelton
Republican.
John L. Charmley and wife, Mott.
D. w. Dickinson, Sykestown News.
J. S. Mulloy, Minot Messenger.
w, R. Hall, Glen Ullin News.
A. I. Stearns, Flasher Hustler.
S. A. Young, Mandan Republican.
T. D. Monson, Wells County Farm
er, Fessenden. .,
Ed X. Moore, McClusky Gazette.
W. J. Burke and son, BOwdon Guar.
dian. ... ..-
G. w. Stewart, Wilton News.
L. D. McGahan, Minot Messenger.
A. M. Young, Farmers Press, Ami
don.
NJ. J. Connolly, Hettinger County
Herald, New England and Slope Coun'
ty News, Amidon.