The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-01-28

The gathering of the Northern
Minnesota Editorial Association in
this city last Thursday, Friday and
Saturday was the biggest winter
meeting ever held by the Association,
something over 70 newspaper and
supply men being in attendance.
They began to arrive in large num-
bers Thursday evening but things
did not really start until Friday morn
ing after Mayor Parker had extended
the freedom of the city to them.
Rudolph Lee of the Long Prairie
Leader very graciously responded
and assured His Honor that theI keys
would be returned at the conclusion
of the convention in perfectly work
able condition. He said the editors
were always glad to come to Sank
Centre as they remembered the very
hospitable manner in which they had
been entertained on their previous
visits.
President Horace Cutten's address
indicated that he had comprehen-
sive grasp of the newspaper game
from the rural publishers stand
point. Acting Secretary Asa Wallace
read the annual report of Secretary
A. G. Rutledge who was prevented
from being present on account of i'll
ness.
On motion of H. q. Mitchell the
acting secretary sent kilograms of
felcitations to Mr.. Rutledge in Flor
ida and to the North Dakota Press
Association who were in session at
Minot. ~.~.-<.....
''The Country Correspondent" is
always problem to the rural pub
Usher. Peter Vasaly of Little Falls
read a verN instructive paper on this
subject. Discussion was led by Ru-
dolph Lee, Glenn Bronson and others.
Harry Wheelock of the Fergus
Falls Tribune in discussing the "In-
dependent Newspaper insisted that
there was no such "animule /" When
he first entered the newspaper game
on his own account a quarter of a
century ago he had high hopes of
publishing an Independent" paper.
His experience soon taught him that
it could not be done.
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At 1900 o'clock the editorial party
were escorted to the Home School for
Girls where they were-yery cordially
received and delightfully."- entertained
by Mrs Mary Stewart, superintend-
emit. Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Stewart
of st. Cloud, her son and daughter
ln-law, assisted in receiving. After
lunch the party devoted about an
hour to make an hurried inspection of
this work of conservation being car
ried on by the state. Gathering the
newspaper men in the reception
room of one of the cottages Mrs.
Stewart gave hurried resume of
what the school was doing and some
of the problems they were up against.
In the course of her remarks Mrs.
Stewart convinced her hearers that
she had splendid grasp Of the situa-
tlon and most of those present gained
a clearer insight of the work the
School is doing. .s~s~
The afternoon meeting was held
in the Junior High School Auditor
ium. Several papers of peculiar in
terest to the craft were discussed.
The high light of the afternoon was
an invitation extended by the -Canad-
ian government and the City of Win
nipeg to held the 1926 Summer meet
ing in that city. The editors were
promised trip through the three
prairie provinces of Canada and
other attractions. The invitation
was unanimously and enthusiastical-
ly accepted.
The banquet Friday evening at
the Community Club dainty served by
tho ladies of the Church of Our Lady
of the Angels, was the outstanding
event of the meeting. About 125 were
seated and after a splendid pike din
ner the fun started. Meanwhile the
Messrs. #. w. Cooper and Oscar Dow
swell, accompanied on the piano by
their wives, gave the editors real
treat with their vocal solos and duet.
Asa Wallace was boastmaster and
his friends tell him he got by. At
any rate he had a barrel of fun. The
program was started by Mayor Park
er; after observing the action of the
editorial gang" at close range for
"a hours, he re-extended his welcome.
1t was a happy talk.
Six former and present employees
of the Herald editor had come to the
convention for a sort of family re-
union. Dewey Zettel came from
Vienna, S. D. When the employees
were asked to stand up there were
President Horace Cutten, Vice Presi-
dent Grove Wills, of Eveleth, Dewey
Zettel of Vienna, S. D., Herman Goe-
bel, of Milacca, and Past President
Carl Carlson of Melrose who was en-
ployeed by the Herald editor at Fair
fax years ago. Last but by no means
least, was Thomas Clough present
local editor. It was delegation of
whom any publisher in the state
could be proud. They all proved that
they We're shifty con their feet"
Clever talks were made by viii
Wilke, formerly of Grey Eagle, now
of Little Falls, Herman Roe, of the