The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-23
FIVE DIRECTORS ARE REELECTED
 TO A. P. BOARD
Frederick I. Thompson Of Age-Herald Returned
 For 3 Years

NEW YORK, April p FiEe direei tors were reelected at the annual meet ing of the Associated Press today. Two new directors were chosen to fill va cancies caused by resignations from the board, which has 15 members.
 The following men were reelected for three years:
 Victor F. Lawson, Chicago Daily News; w. H. Cowles, Spokane, Wash, Spokesman-review Frank F. MacLen- nan. Topeka, Kansas. State Journal l. K. Lansing Ray, St. Louis, Mo, Globe mingham, Ala, Age-Herald.
 To fill the vacancies caused by the resignation of V. s. McClatchy, Sacra- mentO, (California) Bee, whose term would have expired next year, J. R. KnOwland, Oakland (CalifOrnia) Fri bune, was elected.
 To fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of w. l.. Mclean, Phila- delphia Bulletin, whose term would have expired in 1926, Robert Mclean, Phila- delphia Bulletin, was elected.
 As special tribute to MT. Lawson he was reelected by exclamation. Ballots for the others were counted.
 The honor was paid to Mir. Lawson on motion of Ralph H. Booth of the Saginaw, Michigan, News-COurier. With drawing his own candidacy, MT. Booth said
 ''The outstanding thing about The As sOciated Press is it's character, and char acter comes from the head down. think there is nothing that has con tributed to the character of the Associ- kal fhar ba haaIshfF of it's first president and chief organizer, Mir. Victor F. Lawson.
 After the secretary. amid great ap- plause, had cast one ballot for his re- election, Mir. Lawson said:
 II am quite unable adequately to ex- press my appreciation of the generous action of this association, but l do want to say, in just literally a single word, that I am deeply sensible of your good opinion and good will and gen. erous treatment of me. thank you very deeply"
 Harding Type Presented
 The last stick of type set by Presi- dent Harding was presented to the Associated Press by Secretary of Agri- culture Wallace on behalf of w. Y. Thompson, publisher of the Fairbanks (Alaska) News Miner Citizen. The type was set in the papers composing room when President Harding was vis- iting Alaska shortly before his death. Mir. Wallace, who, besides the presi- dent, was the only member of the Hard ing party to have been a printer, said MT. Thompson regarded the Associated Press as the most worthy institution to retain in it's custody a precious me mentO of one who brought honor to the newspaper profession.
 Voting on the application of the Bal timore Evening Sun for membership was close and indecisiye, the Baltimore American and the Baltimore News ob- jecting thereto. The meeting instructed the directors to canvass the members by mail on the matter.
 Boards and committees elected in cluded:
 Advisory Boards
 Central Division-H. J. Powell, Cof. feyville (Kans.) Journal, chairman Mrs. Zell Hart Deming, Warren (O.) Tribune, secretary; F. A. Miller, South Bend Qnd.) Tribune Arthur R. Trea nor, Saginaw (Mich.) News-Courier M. K: Hanson, Duluth (Minn.) Herald
 Southern Division-Robert Ewing New Orleans (La.) States, chairman F. G. Bell, Savannah (Ga.) Morning
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