Arizona republican., 1921-08-31
ASSOCIATED p RESS DESCRIBED IN I 4 | K
 AT K|WAN|S MEETING


 An exposition of the aims and methods of the Associated Press. the worlds largest and most important organization for the gathering and of news. featured the weekly meeting of the Kiwanfs club yesterday. The exposition of the "A. P-.' as the institution is fla miliarly known throughout the world was made by Lawrence W. Randall Arizona correspondent for the Asso- ciated Press. who has been connected with the organization for several years and who has an intimate and accurate knowledge of it.
 Randall's speech. coupled with the fact that the chairman of the day was W. w. Knorpp, business manager of The Republican. made the meeting a newspaperman's session. The at tendance was larger than had been expected, even though 1t is the heart of the vacation season, and the luncheon was declared afterwards to have been one of the most successful of the summer. The gist of Ran dalPs address follows:
 "The Associated Press is an or ganization for the gathering. and dis tribution of news which consists of about 1275 members, scattered throughout the United States, Mexico, Central America and South America. In addition it has a wireless service to the Hawaiian Islands, operated out of San Francii co. and another wireless to Alaska operated out of Seattle.
 The organization is really a club the members of which are individuals a Q rSsr newspapers of the land. Memberships are held in the names of newspaper owners, who direct the institution through their own board of directors and officers, and who direct the pol icy of the organization through q yearly meeting. The object of the or- ganization is the gathering and fur nishing of news in a co-operativt manner. The institution is a non- profit one, the income. which las' year was about s5,O00. 900. being usec entirely in carrying out it's work. The Associated Press is an out. growth of a demand apparent man, years ago in response to an increas- ing insistency on the part of news. paper readers for the news of tn, world as opposed to the local new. which, until the formation of the As. 1 scsiated Press, was all that a news. paper could get witi1o3t the expendi. ture of prohibitive sums. In 1900 th. institution was reorganized and in. | corporated under the laws of New York.
 ''The newspapers inclrded in th. l Associated Press incsr certain res. possibilities with their membership chief among which is that they mus furnish the association with the new, | coming under their particular spher, Of operations. and must furnish it t, no other organization. For this req son the news gathered and distribute, by the association is exclusive in tn real meaning of the term. which taken into account with the safe l guards placed about the service wit regard to accuracy and reliability | assures the newspaper reader tha | stories carried under the Associate, Press line are as accurate and true at least with regard to essential facts as 1t is humanly possible to mak 1 them.
 AS the service developed the nee fer accuracy and for speed becam apparent, so that the association evolved a comprehensive system fo the handling of news for its mem bers. This system, which is i reality a system of editing and re editing until the possibilities of erro are reduced to a minimum. is con l ducted through bureaus situated ol the trunk lines of the association. ex tending from New York to San Fran cisco. In addition are the state bu reaus. which have the responsibi1it of furnishing news to the papers o their territory.
 The association has reciproca agreements with foreign news serv ices whereby 1t is given foreign new in exchange for its own news.
 'The element of speed. which ss es sential in newspaper work, is take care of by a leased wire system C more than 64.0o0 miles. which bring the news of the world to every mem Der of the association contiiIuousl during the 24 hours of the day an night
 The meeting was opened by Presl dent Royal W. Lescher with the ir troduction of guests. When this Ina been completed President Lescht read letter from Henry M. Bower district governor of the Southwei district of Kiwanis. in which ar nouncement was carried of distri' convention to be held at Albuquerqt on Oct. ' and s.
 I up the subject of a bread and mi table for those members of the clu who are accustomed to partaking only a light collation. at noon. ar several members having signifi' their desire that such a table be a ranged it was decided to put the pls into effect for the rest of the summe
 Chairman Knorpp then took ov the conduct of the meeting. beginnii with the awarding of the attendan prize. which was won by Leo Weave The prize, which was given by E. Lamson of the Lamson business co lege, was three months course that institution. The prize next we will be given by Tasso Coe.
 Knorpp then introduced Randa who delivered his address. T meeting was brought. to an end
 the reading of several poems by Fr NJ. Mcleod of s.se editorial staff
 The Republican.