Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-07-22
PROFITARI.E CONVENTION

II Springfield Friday and Satur
day. the session being opened by
Pr esident W. A. Black, of the Mans
field Mirror. nj whose suggestion
W. G. Harding and Governor
J. NJ. Cox. of Ohio, newspapermen
and editors, were elected honorary
Of the Association. At its
meeting at Mountain Grove last year
the election OF newspaper mel to
Office was advocated and the asso-
was pleased to note tht botlI
Of the big parties followed out this
by nominting editors TO.
the highest Office in u nation.
Several prominent men addressed
the meeting and o profitable and
pleasant session vas had.
The following officers were elected:
Charles W. Fear, of Joplin, editor of
the Missouri Trades Unionist, presi-
dent; B. E. Woolsey, editor of the
Ash Grve Commonwealth. vice-pres-
Frank J Davis. of the Sey-
mour Citizen, secretary: Prof. w. II.
Of State Teachers College.
treasurer. The e~xecuti,. committee
includes w. E. IRELAND, F%orsythe,
County Republican; T. H.
Waters. Marshfield Mall, and +. e.
Hoff, of Stockton. Cedar County Re
publican.
1t was decided to hold the mid
meeting in Springfield in Feb
ruary, at which time the date fo'
the next annual meeting will be Sc
The folliwing resolutions were
adopted unanimously by the Ozark
Press Association at its meet.ne
July 10. 1920, held at
Mo-.
WHEREAS. the One Hundredth
anniversary of Missouri becoming Il
will occur in August, 1921:
and,
WHEREAS the Missouri State
of Agriculture has unan:m-
cusly resolved in favor of celebrat-
ing Missouri's Centennial at the
Missouri State Fair August $50,
1921, in a that will creditab-
j. portray the wonderful progress
made by this great state in all Lines
Of human %endeavor, Therefore,
BE 1T RESOLVED by the Ozark
Press Association in annual conven,
ion, that We endorse the aforesaid
and pledge Il cooperation
holding such a Centennial
celebration as will be highly credit
able to our great commonwealth
The committee on resolutions
composed of George w. Summers,
Bert E. Woolsey and Charles W.
Fear, submitted the following reso'
Iutions, which were unanimously ad'
opted.
THE Ozark Press association OF
the counties shown our members
by the Springfield Paper company
the Colonial Hotel, Star Advertising
agency, Springfield Leader and
Springfield Republican, Rubber Tire
company, Myer Milling COM
pany, the Nafziger Baking company
laundry, Patton Cream
cry company, the Coca Cola Bottl,
ing company and the Paragon Mills,
Resolved that we express our
'egret over the reported sickness OF
". l.. Smith Of the Marshfield
Chronicle and wish him a speedy re-
Resolved that the Ozark Press
association extend a vote of thanks
10 Selden P. Spencer for his very
pleasant address and further
acknowledge our appreciation CT his
keen interest in the print paper sit
and that we individually &C
,ept his invitation to write him our
news in the news print paper situat-
on
Resolved, that the Ozark Press
Association favor an amendment to
he Lever act to include print paper
II tie list of necessities.
Resolved, that We extend a vote
Of thanks to the retiring president
other retiring officers TO. their
work for the Ozark Press Association
the past year.
Resolved, that the officers be
to write a letter to ev'
Try editor and publisher of a news
,ape. in the Ozark country, includ.
Ing Northern Arkansas, Eastern Ok
ahomas Southeastern Kansas and
south Missouri, inviting them to be-
,ome active members Of the Ozark
Press Association, and assist in a
development OF the wopder-
'ul Ozark country
Saturday morning, as guests of
he Rubber Tire Supply Co., the edi-
ors we're taken in Nash cars to the
Meyer Milling Co, to see how Mey-
RS flour was made. Next they Wis
led the PARAGON Mills, one of Spring
newest industries, where II
'arieties Of balanced foods f0: poul-
ny and stock are made in a plant
yquipped with every modern device
md operated exclusively by electric
ty. with a CAPACITY of 200 tons of
God daily. The officers Of this firm
~ notIv praai1ant. n ~