Evening star., 1928-04-24
ASSOCIATED PRESS
REFLECTS MOVES
Kent Cooper Again Named
Secretary at New York
Meeting.

By the Associated Press,
NEW YORK, April 24.-The board
of directors of the Associated Press at
its annual meeting today reelected
Frank B. Moves of the Washington
ID. c. Star president.
w. j. Pape of the Waterbury Comm
Republican was elected first vice preSi-
dent and Robert Ewing of the New
orleans CLa) States, second vice presi-
dent.
Kent Cooper was reelected secretary.
Jackson S. Elliott was reelected as
siStant secretary. and j. r. Youatt was
reelected treasurer
The executive committee was re-
elected as follows: Mr. Noyes, Adolph
S. Ochs, publisher of the New York
Times; Clark Howell, Atlanta ga
Constitution: Robert Mclean, Phila-
delphia Bulletin: B. H. Anthony, New
Bedford (MaSS.l Standard: E. Lansing
Ray. ST. Louis Globe Democrat, and
Ebert II. Baker. Cleveland (Ohio)
Plain Dealer.
Re-electS Directors.
The organization yesterday took IA
vorable action on important proposals
affecting its regulations. unanimously
reelected five members of its board of
directors whose terms had expired and
chose another director TO fill a vacancy
caused by DEATH
BY another unanimous vote, the or
ganization adopted the report of the
special committee that the right of pro-
test over the election of new members
be extended to all members who have
been in good standing for five years.
1t was voted to create a special COM
mittee Of 10 members. with President
Moves as chairman, to study proposed
revision In hours of publication to per-
init settlement of the problem of after
noon papers publishing Sunday editions.
The application for membership of
the Granite City IND Press Record was
denied.
President Noyes was authorized to ap-
point a committee TO represent the AS
Sociated Press at the celebration to be
held in Chattanooga. Tenn. in honor of
Mr.. Ochs. Mr.. OchS, who was born
In Chattanooga. will round our so years
OF Journalism next July. He has been
director of the association for many
years and has been active In its
counSelS.
Message to Melville Stone.
1t was voted to send a message of
sympathy TO Melville E. Stone. for many
years IL general manager and now its
counselor, who was unable to attend the
meeting on account of illness. II was
the first time Mr.. Stone had been un-
able TO attend the annual meeting of
the present organization
The following directors. whose terms
had expired. we're unanimously re-
elected: Mr.. Howell Mr.. Baker. Stuart
H Perry. Adrian (Mich) Daily Tele-
gram; j. r. Knowland. Oakland tCalif.)
Tribune, and Richard Hooker. Spring.
field tMass) Republican.
Frederick I. Thompson of the Mobile
tAla) Register was chosen over l.. K.
Nicholson of the New Orleans Ga.)
Tlmes-Picayune as director to sue
ceed Irwin r. Kirkwood of the Kansas
City tMo) Star. who died recently.
The nominating committee was elect
ed as follows: w. Y. Morgan, Hutchin-
son (Kans.) News, chairman; j. s.
Parks, Fort Smith tArk.l Times Record.
secretary: F. r. Champion, Schenectady
tN. Y) Union-Star: George E. Graff.
Williamsport PA Sun-Gazette: w. r.
Anderson, Macon (Ga) Telegraph:
James M. North, jr. Fort Worth (Tex. }
Star-Telegraph: Dwight B. Heard,
Phoenix tAriz.) Republican, and r. c.
HARRISON. San Bernardino (Calif) Sun.
Edward J. Fehn of the Evansville
(Ind) Journal was elected chairman OF
the auditing committee and E. z. Smith
Of the Meriden (Conn.D Record secre-
tary. Other members are j. M Thom-
son. New Orleans Item. and o. S. War
den, Great Falls tMont) Tribune.