The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-16
KNIGHTS OF THE PEN
TO MEET At ROANOKE
Executive Committee OF virginia
Press Association I'm ScsN'on Here
Yesterday to Plan State
Meeting.
j. l.. HART RETIRES
AS SECRETARY
Popular Farmviiie Editor Had Held
Position for Twcnty-Three Years
and Hnd I'm All That Time Never
Missed a Meeting.

A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Virginia Press association
was held at Murphy's hotel yesterday
afternoon at o'clock to fix the time
and plaee for the 1918 session of the
association. There were present: f.
G. Moseley, of Danvilie. president; ].
l.. Hart. of Farmville, secretary; A. p.
Rowe, of Fredericksburg; Rorer A.
James, of Danville: r. A. Anderson,
of Marion: Sena tor Walter E Addison,
of Lynchburg, and George 0. Or
or CLIFTON Forge proxy for w. &c
Donald Lee, of Irvington.
1t was recalled by the committee
that Roanoke was chosen for the 1917
session which was abandoned on ac-
count of the war, and the committee
agreed to select Roanoke as the meet
ing place. Thursday and Fr'dav,
July 18th and 10th. were selected as
the dates Messrs Moselev, Hart.
Cooke, w. s. Copeland and H. Powell
Chapman, were named as a special
committee to arrange the program.
Mr.. Chapman is the editor of the
Roanoke Times.
The committee is anxious to create
a greater interest in the association on
the part OF the memhe-a and the adj
dftion of new members and the sec
rotary was instructed to issue sne-
cal a.nneal to all newsnaper men in
the state, urging those now on the
roll to remain steadfast and all active
newspaper men not men1h hers to Join
the association at once.
Secretary Hart asked permission to
make statement. He said thai he
found II difficult to look after the du-
ties Of his Office in view of the de-
uards on hts time and said he de-
sired to tender his resignation. This
action by Mr. Hart was a surprise to
the committee but on being assured
hv Mr. Hart that some other mem
her with more time to snara could do
the work better, the committee ac-
cented the resignation OF MFR. Hart
with reluctance and elected G. b.
Cooke. of this city. TO fiil the vacancy.
Mr. Hart hrs been the secretary OF
the association for twenty-th~ee wears
and during that time has not rx1~sed a
meeting OF the association or the exec
ut've committee. A resolution was
adopted thanking Mr.. Hart for his
long and devoted service and Presf-
Dent Noseley added that Mr. HRrt's
retirement was loss he had not an
tIcirated Mr. Hart is the s@<tmaster
IN Farmville.
In order TO acuuaint the fraternity
with the aims and objects OF the RS
soc'stion. az we'll as the general rub
lie. end for the purrose of stirring up
interest in the association, the com
mtttee agreed to add to the present
staff of officers a publicity representa-
tive and George o, Greene ~ Clifton
FORGE, was chosen 10 fill this position.
The members OF the comrittee and
others who were taken into the con-
ference held expressed the hope that
every newspaper> in the state would
have representative present at the
Roanoke meeting. The Virgtnian Is
advised that nany problems relating
to the war will come 10 at the next
meeting OF the association. and It Is
the body will pledge its
upport TO the government in PROSE
cutting the war and making the world
safe for democracy.