The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-02
THE WESTERN NEGRO PRESS
ASSOCIATION MEETS IN
KANSAS CITY, MO.
A Very Profitable Meeting, Vital
Things Relative to the Progress
Al Nonro Drocs Discussed

A Very Profitable Meeting, Nltal
Things Relative to the Progress
of the Negro Press Discussed.
In compliance with the call of the
President of the Western Negro
Press Association, newspaper men
from several states gathered in Kan
a City, Mo-, on the date mentioned.
The following Negro journals were
represented The Tulsa Star, repre-
scented by Nh. A. J. Smitherman, who
has been president of the organiza-
ton since 1911; The Kansas City,
Kas., Advocate, represented by Mr..
Thos. Kannedy; The Kansas City
Call, represented by Messrs w. G.
Mosely and C. A. Franklin; The U.
b. F. Searchlight, represented by Mr..
J.. A. CASTOR; The Kansas City Sun,
represented by Nelson Crews; The
Illinois Conservation, represented by
Major R. A. Byrd; Prof. H. R. Ora
ham representing the Tulsa Star in
Kansas City and Mr.. r. L. Edwards
representing a correspondent of the
Kansas City Advocate. There were
four states represented at this meet
ing: Major Byrd coming from as far
as Springfield, ILL.,. and Mr.. Smith
erman who toured from Tulsa, Okla,
with a number of Oklahoma boosters.
Minutes of Business.
The Western Negro Press Associa-
ton was called to order by the presi-
dent, Mr.. A. j.. Smitherman, at II
o'clock. The meeting was informal.
The president advised the secretary
pro TEN, Mr.. ]. A. CASTOR, to enroll
the members present. Immediately
the president lai da special feature
before the body for its consideration,
that being the necessity of reorgan-
izing the Western Negro Press AS
ISOLATION and instead OF an annual
tax of S1.00 per year, a substitute
Of $500 be assessed. The idea was
discussed of establishing a bureau OF
news in a central district of the
Western States comprising all of the
Negro Press and to solicit advertis-
ing for all of the newspapers repre-
sented in the Western Negro Pres!
Association; the newspapers to con.
tribute proportionately to the salar!
of the superintendent or manager o
-. this department. Several of the mel
d. spoke along this line and criticism
were made pro and con, after whicl
t the motion prevailed and was car
+ ried to adjourn until 4 p. m.
= Afternoon Session.
5 The Association was called to OF
! der by the president, roll was Gale
/ and absentees noted. The unfnishe
y business of the morning session wa
taken up.
On motion of Mr.. w. G.. Mosel,
an executive committee was appoint
t ed to reorganize the Western Negr
Press Association, with provision
such as will tend toward the bette
q ment of the Association. The con
mittee appointed is as follows: '
G. Mosely, chairman; j. A. Casio
secretary; Major r. A. Byrd, A.
q Smitherman and H. r. Graham.
h Three dollars was paid by the o
y ganiaztion for the programs printe
by C. A. Franklin.
II A motion carried that all newspi
E. pers in the Association pay $500 al
nual dues and that correspondent
= and contributors pay an annual f,
of $4,000.
A motion carried that all newspj
pers represented at this meeting r
spond to the call of the Associate
with the $500 within thirty days.
A motion carried to go into Il
election of officers for the ensuil