The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-08
GUY CLARK HEADS
TR|STATE PRESS
Editors Of Three States End
Two Day Sessions With
Annual Election.

editor ii the d's'e clarssdaIe paiiS R @Iais,
ter, will head the Tri- State Press asse-
citation for 1919, having been elected
president of the association Saturday
e. the closing session at the Hotel
Edward Albright, the retiring presi-
dent, was Endorsed for president Of the
National Editorial association, to be
elected at the national convention Of
the association to be held at Portland,
Ore, Seattle, Wash, and Victoria, b,
without a dissenting vote indorsing the
league Of nations. and the resolution
wal wired to Secretary Tumulty.
An amendment to the constitution
was passed increasing the executive
committee from three to nine mem
state, and provisions made for employ
ing a field secretary.
other officers elected were: Mrs, Ada
Roussan, of Oseeola, Ark, vige -presi-
dent for Arkansas; Walker Wood, Of
s WiiIi9Esi' Mss vice hSo presto q. en s,d tSST ME- MI,
and n, g. sc6sefer, Of Little Rock
Ark, secretary and treasurer,
The members of the newly elected
executive committee are; frank N.
Henderson, Mrs, Maud Johnson and l..
?. Wnltsi LOT ATkahsast =, ~ An
ard S. Williams, for Mississippi, and
Harry B. Potter, Mrs. Edith o, Keefe
Susong and F. r, Ogilvie, for Tennes-
see.
In The very heart of what promises
to develop into one Of the richest sec
tons of the United States, the city Of
Memphis bids well to outdistance the
great cities Of the North, according TO
Benjamin s. Herbert, OF Chicago, ed
tor and publisher Of the Printer and
Journalist, the official organ Of the Ma
tional Press association, who spoke at
the Friday evening session Of the Tri-
state Press association at the Hotel
Chisca.
Mr.. Herbert is the son of the late
BENJAMIN J.. Herbert, founder OF the
National Editorial association, and Is
one of the leaders in civic affairs Of
Chicago.
Convention on Wheels.
The 1919 convention will be suniaue
in that 1t will be held ON wheels, he
said, embracing a trip Of 20 days, COW
iering 5000 miles on Iwo special trains,
leaving Winnipeg, Canada, July 20.
Business sessions will be held at Port
land, Ore Seattle, Wash, and VIC
toria; 3; G.. This will be a trip well
worth the time of every member of
the Trl-state association who can pos
sibly go, he said,
The Arkansas Press association has
arranged for a special car to carry the
Arkansas delegation to the national
convention to Winnipeg, and similar
arrangements are being considered by
the tennessee and Mississippi associa-
lions.
Paul T, Harber, Of Commerce, Ca,
president of the Georgia Press a%ssooi-
alton, made a most interesting talk on
practical ways of developing foreign
advertising by country weekly newspa-
pers. So interested were the editors
in, Mr.. Harbors presentation Of the
subject that he was requested to con-
tinue. the subject at the Saturday
morning session,
Great Trade Field Open.
The great field for the development
Of the foreign trade by the United
States is South America, and the press
should stand as a unit for the develop
hlent of a better understanding between
the W American continents and the
promotion of trade relations, declared
Ed, Albright, president Of the Trt-State
Press association, at the. Chamber Of
taught in the schools OF the United
States. he said. Direct steamship routes
to all South American ports should be
established.
], h Holmes, of Memphis, told
the editors of the Memphis centennial
celebration to be held this year and
invited them to attend and to CO.
operate in making it a &eat success.
CT p. J. Mooney, managing editor
of the Commercial Appeal, told of the
wonderful resources Of the tfi-states
and the development to be expected
during and following the reconstruction
period.
Capt. Oscar G. Johnston, prominent
attorney of Clarhsdale, Miss, recently
returned from military service with the
when he was introduced by the Rev.
W, D. Buekner, who presided at the
luncheon. Capt. Johnston Is q candl-
date for governor Of Mississippi.
Several musical numbers by the Y.
w. c. A. quartet added to the pleasure
of the occasion.