The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-01
WYOMING PRESS
l FaEM HELD MEETING
YELLOWSTONE PARK

Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, Aug
ust 27.-The Wyoming State Press
association held their semi-annual
meeting in Yellowstone Park with the
business meeting opening at two
O'Clock D. M, in the Canteen Hall at
Mammoth, August 25 The address of
welcome was delivered by Vernon
Goodman, president of the Yellow
stone Camp companies, and was res
pended to in behalf of the newspaper
men by John Charles Thompson of
Cheyenne. 4. Il. Alcorn of the Raw
Inns Republican and president of the
association presided. General discus
sion was had as to the newspaper
business and different ideas were ex-
changed.
P. P. Anderson of the Basin
Republican made a report ON the
legislative work at the last session at
Cheyenne and O. H. P. Shelley of the
Carbon County News of Red Lodge,
Montana made a report on the stamp
ed envelope bill that was pending be-
fore congress the last session. Mr..
Shelley was the only Montana news
paper man present, he having repre-
sented the Wyoming Press in Wash
ington last winter.
R. H. Alcorn was reelected presi-
dent of the association and L. L.
Newton of Lander, Wyoming and edi-
tor of the Wyoming State Journal
was reelected secretary After the
business meeting a banquet was given
at the Mammoth Hotel at seven in
the evening Thursday. Friday morn
ing the entire party left for Roose-
velt Camp and then to the Buffalo
camp on the road to Cooke City,
where a stampede of buffalos was
witnessed. After the stampede the
party proceeded to the Canyon hotel
where President Coolidge received
the Wyoming Press delegates and
5heir visiting friends at five thirty,
after which the association were
dinner guests of 7. Joe Cahill at the
Canyon hotel. Saturday morning
fishing party was held on Yellow
stone lake, which concluded the meet
ing. 1t was the opinion of the dele
gates that this was the most success
full meeting that the Wyoming Press
has ever held and in all events they
will hold their 1928 convention in
Yellowstone Park.
Among those present were P. P.
Anderson, Basin Republican; 7. Joe
Cahill of Cheyenne; John Charles
Thompson, Cheyenne Tribune; J. B. |
Griffith, Lusk Herald; J. e. Hanway,
Tribune, Casper; D. Y. Maret, Their
mopolis Independent; Mrs. Winnie G |
Bard, Post Enterprise, Sheridan; D. I
w. Greenburg, Midwest Review, Cas-
per; W. H. J. Bowey, Chronicle,
Riveton; A. H. Guido, representative
Carter-Riee, Carpenter; Tracey Nc
Cracker and wife, Cheyenne Eagle;
L. ?. Loonlisy Telegram, Torrington;
r. F. Shaw, Enterprise, Cody; Robert
]. NARROW, representative Graham
Paper Co., Denver; F. A. Franklin,
Denver; J. B. Lutz, Wyoming Chey-
enne Friend, Cheyenne; J. O. Good |
win, representative Western News
paper Union, Denver; Oscar Beck and
wife, Big Piney; F. F. Bristol, Grey
bull Standard; VIII GoodaIe and wife.
Laramie; L. L. Newton, wife ana
daughter Miriam, Wyoming State
Journal, Lander; r. II. Alccrn and
wife, Rawlins Republican; C. A. Driia- +
mer, Mrs. Georges Brimner, Hiss
Nancy Brimmer of Cheyenne; Mr.. and
Mrs. H. M. Lamb, Saltville, Va;
George W. Hopkins Jr., and wife, Big
Piney; Muriel Hopkins and son Mar !
rit, Ralph Hopkins, Big Piney;
Charles Jenkins, Miami, Ohio;
Thomas M. Hyde, Basin; Senator P.
W. jenkins and daughter Merriam Of
Cora, Wyoming