The Bozeman courier., 1927-09-30
PRESS ASSOCIATION PLANS
TO HAVE FIELD SECRETARY;
GEHRETT NEW PRESIDENT

ditions to items not covered by the code
designations.
E. g. Leipheimer. editor of the Ana
conda Standard and retiring president Of
the association, in his address, urged up
on the press Of Montana the opportunity
which exists for it to be Of service to the
state.
In Montana's soil, in her climate, in
her need Of population, in the produc-
ton Of greater wealth and in cementing
the people Of the state together with a
common purpose in view lies work
which beckons the press, Mr.. Leipheimer
declared. He referred to the past achieve
ments of Montana newspapers as strong
forward impulses by which the state has
| been advanced. Without press, he as
serted, there could not have been real
lied the development through which
| Montana has come to its present position
/ among the states.
The entertainment features Of the
convention were unique and numerous.
On Thursday night the members were
the guests at a New York Night Club"
cabaret put on in the palm room Of the
Hotel Rainbow for them by L. B. (Tip)
! O'Neill, president OF the Montana chap
ter of the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas
| association. On Friday night the annual
dinner was held and took the form OF a
"gridiron" dinner, which was greatly en-
joyed. After the dinner the association
the Great Northern railroad.
On Saturday afternoon the members
were taken through the copper and zinc
smelters of the Anaconda Copper Mining
company and later were treated to bas-
ket lunchen by the Montana Power COM
; pany at the Big falls Of the Missouri
river, followed by a dance there.
The program for the three days Of the
convention, follows:
S THURSDAY, SEPT. Is
Afternoon Session
! Invocation. The Rev. P. w. Dierberge
) Address of Welcome. e.................
............... Mayor H. B. Mitchell
Response. Dan WhetstOn
! Presidents address. E. G. Leipheime
: Report Of secretary-treasurer. ........
.................H H. Stanley Thurstol
Report of legislative committee. .....
u G. M. Moss in absence of J. D. Scanlal
d Report of school Of journalism COM
mittee ................O S. Wardel
e Evening Session
J Music, stunts and dancing.
~ FRIDAY, SEPT 16
= Morning Session
Appointment of committees
''The Weekly Newspaper and the Com
II munity'. '...............A.A A. Frank
i !, ''The Weekly Newspaper and Its Ad-
n VertiSing" g"...............T. +. Rucke
n n The Weekly Newspaper and Its Circu-
y laClon .............' CARA AoaII
IS mercial Printing. w. L. TaylC
Afternoon Session
u THE Court and the News" ........
L. Walter Aitke
le President, Montana Bar Assn.
d THE Printer Machine" .............
a. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Charles D. Watkil
Of Montana Production; How the Press
ry Can Help. ........ Barclay Craighes
Of Legislative Program, What Shall 1t
Be?" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. D1ScuSS1C
ne Evening Session
II Annual dinner
at SATURDAY, SEPT. IL
e-' Morning Session
ng 1.-THE School of Journalism. ..........
ms ...................D Dean A. L. Stol
be THE Bigger Schools. Ray B. Bowdt
he Election Of officers
e- Unfinished business
nd Afternoon Session
on Industrial and scenic trip, beginnil
It at 2 p. m, to Big falls Of the Nilsson
he rived, concluding with basket dinner
d. the falls.