The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25

President-H. w. HaisIet, st. James.
Vice Presidential. M. Welles, Wor-
Ellington.
Secretary-J. L. Hayden, Lakefield:
| Treasurer-F. II. Griffin, Good
Thunder.
The above named are the newly
elected officers of the Second District
Editorial association, which Is con-
vening in this city. The officers were
elected at this afternoons session.
Invitations for the mid summer
meeting were received from the news
paper men and business men of Pipe
stone; from the Lakfield Commercial
club and from Fairmont. On motion
of Fred Hadley Of Winnebago the
matter of the next meeting place was
left to the executive committee.
| An invitation was received from the
Northern Minnesota Editorial associ-s
alton, sent through the secretary, A.
G. Ruthledge of st. Paul, to take part
in the outing on the Iron range July
report showed that there was a cash
balance in the treasury of $166.05.
Mankato is honored today by the
presence Of large number OF pub
fishers and newspaper men of the sec
ond district, who are holding their
midwinter meeting at the Saulpaugh
Of The Slayton Herald, is presiding
at the meeting. The gathering today
is rather late in the season, but is be-
ing held in this city according to the
custom of the Second District Editor
ial association. One of the principal
objects of the meeting is the appoint
ment of committee, whose work it
ganization by comforting with news
paper men throughout the southern
part of Minnesota with the view to
! inducing them to change the name Of
the association to that of the South
ern Minnesota Editorial association,
which would take in publishers and
newspaper men in the first, second.
This move, it is thought, would make
the association larger and more influ-
entail. Last year there was no mid
winter meeting of the association,
owing to the unsettled conditions at
that time. An invitation has been re-
ceived from the business men and
newspaper men of Pipestone to hold
the midsummer meeting in that city.
Meetings Are Informal.
affairs, and are held for the purpose
of getting together, talking shop, and
getting better acquainted. There was
no fixed program set for today, but
several informal talks were made.
Owing to the late arrival Of the news
paper men in the city this forenoon,
the opening of the meeting, which
was to have taken place at the Saul
paugh hotel at ten a. m. was post
poned to 1870 this afternoon. The Wis
itors were welcomed on behalf of the
Mankato newspapers. w. A. Streater.
president of the. Mankato Civic and
Commerce association, welcomed the
editors on behalf of that organization.
Among the principal speakers was L.
G. Hodgson, mayor of st. Paul Dur
ing the serving Of the banquet this
evening at $50 Miss Agnes Lendt will
render number of selections on the
piano, and the members of the Or
pheus quartet will sing a number of
vocal selections.
A committee consisting of Phil
Liesch as chairman and F. e. Hadley
and j. e. Reynolds was appointed to
draw up resolutions to be passed up
on by the delegates.
I, Tonight the visiting editors and la
dies will be the guests of the Manka-
to Civic and Commerce association at
Dutch luncheon at the Saulpaugh.
| ~ Those In Attendance.
The newspaper men present are:
President ]. V. Weber Of The Stay
ton Herald; H. w. Haislett, st. James
Independent, and vice president Of
the association; Lawrence G. Hodg-
son, mayor of st. Paul; Frank H. Grit
fin, former editor of The Good Thun-
der Herald, but now postmaster at
Good Thunder; G.. A. Portman, editor
Of The Currie Independent, and his
son, v. r. Portman; C. F. Wright of
the Wright, Barrett & Stillwell Pa
per company of st. Paul; Harry M.
| Case Of the Mcclellan Paper company
of Minneapolis; G. e. Johnson of the
Minneapolis Paper company; A. M.
Welles, editor of The Worthington
Globe; HI. E. Swennes, editor of The
Heron Lake News; H. S. Fairely OF
The Fairmont Sentinel; Bob Stewart,
editor Of The Ceylon Herald: T. G.
Radde, editor Of The Truman Trib
une; Harold Curtis of The st. James
Plaindealer; A. T. Tasker, Lake sBen-
ton News, and wife; Phil Liesch, pub
Usher of The Brown County Journal
and wife; Fred e. Hadley, editor of
The Winnebago Enterprise; II. III.
Walter of The Brown County Journal.
and wife; A. w. Johnson of The Fulda