Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
TO OPEN
FARLEY THURSDAY
Tmee-Day Program of News
paper Men includes Call
on President.

Newspaper making in its many
phases will be discussed by notable au-
thorities at the annual meeting of the
American Society of Newspaper Editors
which gets under way at the National
Press Club Thursday for a three-day
session.
The conference will be marked by a
call upon President Hoover Thursday
night.
The meeting not only will take up
the problems with which the news
papers cope in the conduct of their own
affairs, but will also hear the outsiders
views on the press
The sessions will start at o'clock
Thursday afternoon with an interna-
tional exchange of editorial greetings, in
which a hook-up Of telegraph, cable
and radio will be employed by Fred
Fuller Shedd, the president. This fea-
ture will be in charge Of Frank G.
Page, vice president Of the Interna-
tional Telephone and Telegraph Cor
poration.
Leggett to Extend Greetings.
Mr.. Shedd then will deliver his open
ing address, E. S. Leggett, president of
the National Press Club, will extend
greetings from the Washington CORE
SpondentS; Lincoln 3. Palmer, general
manager of the Association, will speak
on Newspaper Publicity" and commit
tees will be appointed
Opening the morning session Friday
at 1890. William Green, president of
the American Federation of Labor, will
discuss THE Press and Labor News:
Frank r. Kent of the Baltimore Sun
will have as his subject Politicians
and Publicity" and Albin e. johnson,
recently staff correspondent of the New
York World at Geneva, THE Press
Abroad as viewed by an American"
At the noon session the question of
radio will be taken up, with w. G.
Vorpe, Sunday editor of the Cleveland
Plain Dealer, presiding. Volney D.
Hurd. radio editor Christian Science
Monitor and President of the Newspaper
Radio Editors Association, will speak.
That afternoon Samuel P. Weston of
New York will discuss Fundamental
Laws Upon Which Newspaper Success
Is Predicated and Sustained" and
Richard V. Oulahan, chief of the Wash
ington bureau New York Times, will
give "reminiscences.
Talk by H. J. Smith Scheduled.
The night session will be marked by
q talk on Building a City Staff" by
Henry Justin Smith, managing editor
Chicago Daily News, with Arthur j.
Sinnott, managing editor Of the New
ark News. presiding and a talk on
Editorial Department Costs" by M. v.
Atwood, associate editor Gannett news
papers, with Dwight Marvin, editor of
the Troy IN. W Record, in the chair.
Saturday morning Col. Robert r. Nc
Cormick, publisher Chicago Tribune,
will discuss The Future OF the Amer
lean Newspaper" and Col. William j.
Donovan, former Assistant Attorney
General, "A Free Press and Free Gov
eminent" while Jay E. House of the
Philadelphia Public Ledger will give
"reminiscences Of a Columnist."
At noon, the subjects will be Max
ing Scientific News More Readable" and
Government Data the Editor Can
Use" Fer the former A. r. Holcombe.
managing editor of the New York Her
ald-Tribune. will be the chairman and
Watson Davis managing editor Of Sci
ence Service. the speaker. In the lat
ter discussion. DR. Julius Klein, As
sistant Secretary of Commerce, will be
the speaker and James A. Stuart, man
aging editor Of the Indianapolis Star,
will preside.
Committee reports will be given that
afternoon and dinner that night Will
wind up the meeting.