The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-24
St. Louis Was
Excellent Host

Several hundred Missouri editors,
their wives and families attended the
annual State Press meeting in st,
Louis last Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday. The meetings were held at
the Statler Hotel, and the three days
session were well filled with splendid
entertainment. They were bid a
hearty welcome by Mayor Keil, which
was fully supported by the large and
open-hearted manner in which every
organization Of that city participated
that had part in the entertainment
of the visitors.
The report of the secretary showed
healthy increase in the membership
of the Press Association, which now
numbers more than four hundred
members. 1t was also apparent that
the membership. generally is getting
bigger and broader vision of the work
that is yet to be done by the press
"gang", which only complete, thorough
organization can bring, fully about.
With a harmonious and unanimous
organization of the State press, no
thing within reason for the building
up of the business, as we'll as the best
interests of the people and the State
generally will be impossible. At least
such is the vision that The Times ed
itor received at the recent meeting.
At the opening session the gather
ing was also favored with talk from
Editor Johns, of the Post-Dispatch,
who also presided at the noon lunch
con the same day in the dining room
of the Statler, given by the members
of the Chamber of Commerce to the
visitors. AS toastmaster, Editor
Johns gave an installment of happy
and calculating remarks, to the great
edification of all who had been well
"fed up" on the splendid "eats" for
which the Statler is noted.
Friday afternoon the party, with a
number of hosts and entertainers,
were taken on the large excursion
steamer, st. Paul, for a river trip,
starting at 2 and returning at II p.
m. This was indeed delightful frol-
ic, and everyone aboard were for the
time being, at least, "kids" again. An
excellent banquet was the feature of
the excursion, accompanied by many
clever and enjoyable cabaret stunts
which were successful in softening
the arteries of the oldest present and
caused them to appear as children
again. After the tables had been
cleared away, to the accompaniment
of a splendid orchestra, dancing and
many different forms Of amusement
was engaged in by everyone until the
boat drew up at the wharf.
At 10 o'clock Saturday morning the
entire press party started on an auto
mobile tour over the city, and were
given bird's-eye view of a really
new st. Louis. At noon they were
landed at the $5,000.00O Bevo plant
where they enjoyed another splen.
did course of eats, as guests OF
the Busch Brewery, after which they
were taken through that splendid and
remarkable plant, where is prepared
daily 100000 bottles of different
kinds of soft drinks. From there the
party was returned to the Statler no
tel in autos, where the closing bust
ness session of the meeting was held
Mitchell White, of the Mexico Led
ger, was elected president of the AS
sociation for the ensuing year. AL
were united in the opinion that thi
years meeting was one of the mos
pleasant and profitable that has eve
been held by the Missouri Press AS
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