Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-20

+! Missoula. July 19.-(By The Asso-
/ ciated Press The 200 members of
the National Editorial association who
! arrived in Missoula early Wednesday
morning opened their 37th annual con-
/ vention here at 10 a. IN. at the Elks'
| temple. Governor Joseph NJ. Dixon
welcomed the visitors on behalf of the
state, i. Il. Snelson retiring president
of the Montana State Press associa-
! ton, on behalf of the state editors and
Mayor w. B. Beacon welcomed them
for Missoula.
The editors and their families were
awakened at s a. m. TO be welcomed to
the Garden city by the Missoula band.
Although somewhat tired from the
strain of daily automobile tours. re-
ceptions and entertainments given
them at the various cities through
which they passed. the party retained
its pep" and was up and about the
city in happy mood in a very short
time,
Under But One Flag
In his welcome to the visitors. Gov
ernor Dixon dwelt on the early history
of tbs section of the country, saying
that it is the one place where none
but the Stars and Stripes ever has
held sway since the coming of the
white man to America.
Governor Dixon referred to his own
newspaper career in closing. He said;
For II years / owned the newspapers
of this city. and therefore know some
thing of the problems of a country
newspaper. | really believe that the
law of compensations will prove of as
much value to the newspaper men
who carried on during the difficult
years of the past and will make more
stable their business and more valu-
able their properties. ] take special
pride in extending you this official
welcome. with hopes for most plea
SAINT memories of your 10 days in
Montana remaining to you as you
leave us"
The regrets of President Harding.
who is a member of the association.
that he could not attend the conven-
ton as he had long planned to do.
were read by II. c. Hotaling, execu-
tive secretary.
New Yorker Responds
Wallace ODelI. president of the
New York Press association and pub
Usher of the Daily News at Tarry-
town. \, T.. and the official pep
producer of the convention, respond
ed to the welcoming addresses.
Greetings from II. F. Brodie. Ore
gon City Ore. president of the Ma
tional association were read by Secre-
tary Hotaiing. Mr. Brodie recently
was appointed by President Harding
as United States minister to Siam and
now is at Bangkok, Siam.
Vice president J. G. Brimblecom.
who has been actively at the head of
the association since Mr.. Brodie's an
pointment, delivered the annual ptesi-
dents address. After his address, re-
ports of the officers were heard and
committees appointed.
The report of Treasurer w NJ
Aikens. Franklin, Ind. showed the re-
ceipts of the association for the past
year to be S27. $40 and S19.6I3 dis.
bursements, The report showed 1913 |
sustaining members.
President Brimblecom then an.
nounced the appointment of commit
tees as follows:
Auditing Marble. Kansas.
\. A. Niochols. Oklahoma; w. Fl |
Beall. Iowa; c. |. Clifford. Pen
nsylvania; E. l.. Peterson. North Da-
kota.
Nominating, =. .O'Furey. Neb-
raska; c. w. Baum. PENNSYLVANIA: G. !
NJ. Redfield, New York; J.. c. Hail |
G. L. Caswen, Iowa
Hutchens Committee Chairman
Credentials-M J. Hutchens Mic.
soula; q. T. Chapman, Georgia: Fred
E. Evans. Ohio.
Resolutions-G c. Woodruff. Con
,ecticut; J. G. Jolly, Arkansas: F. r
StOneman, Florida; G. b. Dolliyer
Michigan; +. NJ. Smith, Iowa. :,
Membership - II omer Harwood
hichigan; II. L. Bailey, Illiaois; w. w i
Aikens. Indiana
Officers reports-G. f. Hosmer.
Florida; G. w. Waggeneller. Pennsvi'
'ana: G. f. Edgecombe, Nebraska.
X. Z. Mitchell, publisher of the SEN
incl, Bemidji. Mimi, led the afternoon /,
program with talk on "The Gin |,
lerella of Journalism in which he
tressed the Importance of the smaller
'apers.
Fred W. Kennedy of the Washington
'ress association: Seattle, and profes- ,
or at the Washington university
chooI of journalism, gave talk an 4.
he "State Press Association That ',
Emphasizes Business
Professor Kennedy showed the work I.
{ the press association of Washing
on in advancing the standing and sta
ility Of the smaller papers about the :
tate. He said the weekly paper is ..
fixed institution and the real home !!
aper. and in this connection showed . I.
IS value as real advertising medium. 4.
Country Editors Leaders
To show the contrast and rapid ,,s,, I
{ country papers, he said that some v
ears ago a survey showed the credit j
+ the country editor second only to 8