The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-19
|. T. PUGH HEADS
NEWSPAPER MEN
Virginia Press Association
Endores League of Ma.
tions.
MEET AT WEST POINT
Journalists of State Are Hand
somely Entertained By the
People Of York River Metro
polls.
MEET AT WEST POINT

Especial to The Richmond virg!n:an }
West Point, Va, July 1S.-Unani-
nous endorsement Of the league OF
sEAtions was voted by the Virginia
Press association this afternoon. This
action, with the election OF the follow
ing officers, closed the annual conven-
|tion
L. E. Pugh. OF the Newport News
Press, president; Jas c. Latimer, OF
the Roanoke Times, secretary treas
|urer: w. r. Kennedy. of the Lexing-
ton Gazetteer, chaplin: R. A. Anderson.
|of the Marion News. member OF the
executive committee OF the National
Editorial association: r. A. James. OF
the Danville Register, chairman of
the Daily Section.
The invitation OF Newport News TO
hold a special session in that city at
a date TO be fixed in November was
unanimously accepted. At this meet
ing it is hopsd to complete the organ
ization of the Daily Section as we'll as
to attend to BUSINESS OF Importance to
the publishers of'the state.
President Pugh announced the fol-
lowing executive committee for the
ensuing year.. L. Hart. OF Farm
Vile: NJ T. Harrison, OF Bedford (;
George b. Keezeil, OF Harrisonburg:
w. A. Land, OF Blackstone; A. A..
Rowe. OF Fredericksburg.
Ashby Land. OF the Wakefield En-
terprise. and Carl Tomlinson, OF the
Southside Sentinel. Urhanna, were
elected to membership.
TTDEWATER VIRGINIA.
At the morning session Attorney
General John r. Saunders delivered
an address on Underwater Virginia. :"
W. S. Copeland, c. j. Campbell and
others urged the resumption Of ex-
change lists, 1t being the concensus OF
opinion that the interests OF the state
could thus be drawn closer together.
Mrs. B. G.. Robinson Martin deliv-
cred the historians address. In the
future she will report her historical
matter to the president who will in
clude the same in his annual address.
+ After an inter esting discussion the
report Of the finance committee In
creasing the weekly paper dues from
50 to IS per year. and the daily paper
dues to So per year, was adopted.
Resolutions were also adopted urg-
ing the recreation Of the print paper
committee. and urging the establish
ment Of departments for the teaching
OF the linotype at Virginia Polytech-
mic Institute. Blacksburg: tho College
Of William and Mary, Williamsburg.
and the Virginia School for the Deaf
ard Blind, at stanton.
QUARTERLY BULLETIN.
To take the place OF the minutes OF
the association 1t was voted to issue a
quarterly bulletin carrying informa-
ton regarding the association and it's
activities.
Approval was also given to the or
ganixation OF the newspapers Of the
congressional districts into district
ranches for the discussion OF bust
ness interests. Chairmen for the va
Irious districts were elected - follow:
First, A. r. Rowe. Fredericksburg
Star: second, Norman r, Hamilton.
Portsmouth Star; third. A. w. Per-
kins, Richmond virginian: fourth, w.
A. Land. Blackstone Courier; fifth,
In. A. James. Danville Register: sixth.
NJ r. Harrison. Bedford Democrat
seventh, Geo. w. Berry, Harrisonburs
News Record: eighth. b. NJ. Bushong.
,Standardsville Record: ninth, j. A.
Whitman, Wytheviile Enterprise:
tenth, Heirome Il Opis. Staunton
Leader.
This afternoon the members Of the
association were taken on m automo-
bile tour OF the industries Of West
Point, and tonight they were the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs, Crosby Thomp-
son. at Overlook where flsh fry
was enjoyed.