Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-16
Photographers Club
of Associated Press
Holds First Meeting

Boston, April 1.-THE first meeting
Of the Good Fellowship club of the
Associated Press Telegram piers, which
was preceded by Il reception and
banquet took place this afternoon at
the Parker house.
This club. the first of lis kind 10 be
formed in New England BY the teIcg
Iaphcrs of this news gathering Or
Sanization, is to he conducted along
lines of similar clubs within the AS
sociated Press circles throughout the
west and middle west.
The object of the club is all that
the name implies. 1t is planned TO
, meet sime-annualy in an infoymal
way, talk a little shop. in short, get
together for Il better acquaintance
between the operators throughout
New England ana the executives of
the Boston bureau.
The banquet. which in itself was
| one to be well remembered. was fol-
lowed by a brief introductory address
! by Pailne. G.. Booth. night operator
| at Boston. who in turn introduced
| John {. Harrington of Taunton, as
! postmaster.
| Edward McKernan. superintendent
! of the eastern division Of the Assoc
! ciated Press, was the principal speak
! en- He gave a brief and interesting
: talk on the purposes and accomplish
mcnts of the Associated Press. The
| success of the organization in bring
| ing before the reading public daily
report of current reWs of calibre
| that had gone IA long way in ad-
vancing the civilization Of the world.
Other speakers included c. \. Price.
eastern division traffic chief. who
| 4. ,pl h.a
aims of the traffic department: q. +.
Littletield. correspondent of the Bos-
| ton bureau: Ralph *. Smith. traffic
department representative at Boston.
| At the husiness meeting. the fol-
| lowing officers were elected for 1928
24:
President. =. G. Booth, ,Boston;
vice president. ". l.. Deanc. Fitch
! burg: secretary treasurer. John J.
| Heating, Boston: board Of directors,
John e. Harrington, Taunton, chair
J man: j. -. Kennedy, Concord; +: c.
! Kinder. Manchester. \. H.: +. j.
| Coleman. Providence: f. G. McGuin
/ ness. Fall River; +. +. Newman. Bos
, ton; {. +. Whitney, Boston.
| The nominating committee was
James Ii. Johnson. Boston; f. w.
/ EarrsS. Worcester; G.. ii. s. Keen.
| New Bedford.
! Those present at the banquet in
cluded the following:
! Edward McKernan, New York: c.
| A Price. New York: ID. Il. Little
! field. Boston; j. D. MacFarlane. Bos-
| ton; Nj. r. Shea, Boston; r. X. Smith.
Boston: II. w. .Barros, Worcester; G..
| S. Bolies. Brocl,ton: p. c. Booth.
! Boston: c. ii. Brookfield, Pawtucket;
A. B. Carr, Bangor, Me; l.. J. Cole
/; man. Providence: NJ. l.. Deane, Fitch
| burg; J. NJ. 'Feeley. Lowell; d. M.
! Flor. Springfield; Arthur Harmon.
! Portland. Me; J. IT. johnson. Boston:
w. J.. Joyce, Providence: !. i. Ecat-
, ing. Boston: G.. II. s. Keen. New Bed
ford: j. u. Kennedy Concord. y. H..
| F,sc. Kinder. Manchester. y. II; j.
l.. Mahan, Boston; j. II. MattimOre.
| Worcester: +. g. NcGuinness. Fall
River: Il. !. Neil. Lawrence: E. L.
| Newman. Boston: G. G.. Ro"ers. Bos-
ton: ID. Silverman. Haverhill; r. y.
! Sad0wshi. keene. y. II: q. \. Schlai-
kiev, Boston: +. !. Spiker. Salem; A.
! NJ. Stevens. Boston: H. r. Tracy,
| Boston: J. r. Walsh. Lynn: T.. r.
! Wakefield, Pittsfeld; +. G.. Ward.
| Providence; G. f. Whitney, Boston:
julius Wo,fson, Worcester.