Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-14
EDITORS MEETING
OPENS TOMORROW
Varied Topics Scheduled for
Discussions in 3-Day
Session.

| Journalism, government and business
are listed among the speakers for the
fifteenth annual convention of the
American Society of Newspaper Edi-
tors to be held tomorrow, Friday and
Saturday at the National Press Club.
The meeting will bring to WASH
ington editors from every section of
the country, representing every shade
of newspaper and public opinion,
| just three days after momentous Su-
preme Court decisions involving issues
covered comprehensively by editorials
in more than 1000 dailies in recent
weeks.
The editors will be taken to the
White House tomorrow at $50 pm.
for their annual of -the-record in
terview with President Roosevelt. At
tendance will be confined to men,
bers of the society.
Marvin H. Creager managing editor
Of the Milwaukee Journal, president
OF the society, will call the convention
to order tomorrow at pm. in the
Press Club auditorium following a
Gridley, head Of the club.
Varied Topics on Program.
Speakers at tomorrow afternoons
session will be Prof. Lawrence w.
Murphy, president of the American
Association of Schools and Depart
ments Of Journalism, University of
!, Illinois, on Schools of Journalism;
Alice Hughes, New York American
columnist, on style and merchandise
ing subjects; Walter NJ Harrison, the
Oklahoman and the Times, Oklahoma
City, on "Glamor Treatment" and
Vernon Nash, who will discuss THE
Walter Williams Memorial Journal
ism Foundation"
Nash, for several years director of
journalism at Yenching University,
Peiping. China, is promoting the Will
liams Foundation for establishment
OF a fund ito carry on the ideals set
forth by Walter Williams, founder of
the School Of Journalism and presi-
dent Of the University of Missouri"
At the Friday morning session, the
speakers will be George Fort Milton.
noted historian and editor of the
Chattanooga News, on Freedom of
the Press" and Henry L. Mencken
OF the Baltimore Sun and Edison K.
Bixby, editor OF the Springfield (Mo.)
News-Leader, on Are Editorials Eff
fective?"
Eccles to Speak "Of Record"
| Mariner S. EccIes, chairman of
the Federal Reserve Board. will speak
of the record" at Fridays luncheon.
A. H. Kirchofer, Buffalo Evening
News, will preside.
| John Martin. managing editor OF
Time Magazine; DR.. George Gallup,
director of the American Institute of
Public Opinion, and OHM H. sorrell,
executive editor of the Scripps-Howard
newspapers and president OF the
Memphis (Tenn) Commercial-Appeal,
will speak Friday afternoon. Gallup
and Sorreu will discuss Newspaper
Surveys"
Eugene Meyer, publisher Of the
Washington Post, will entertain the
editors at buffet supper at his home
Friday at 7 pm. The Press Club will
follow with reception for the edi.
tors at 9 pm.
Webb Miller, European news man
ager Of the United Press and author
OF Il Found No Peace" will headline
Saturday mornings program with an
address on Covering the War in
Spain" to be broadcast at 1915 am.
over the Red Network Of the National
Broadcasting Co.
The Sunday Newspaper" will be
discussed at the same session by Count
Raoul de Roussy de Sales, New York
correspondent Of the Paris Soir, and
w. G. Vorpe, Sunday and feature edi-
tor Of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Officers will be elected at conclusion
OF the Saturday morning meeting.
Grove Patterson, editor OF the
Toledo Blade and a director of the
society, will preside at the luncheon
and final session Saturday at pm.
at the Willard Hotel
Sibley and Kennedy to Speak.
The speakers at this session will be
Harper Sibley, president Of the
Chamber Of Commerce OF the United
States, and Joseph P. Kennedy, chair
man Of the United States Maritime
Commission and former chairman of
the Securities and Exchange Com
| mission.
Officers of the society, in addition
to President Creager, are Kirchofer,
frst vice president; D. j. Sterling,
Portland (Oreg) Journal, second vice
| president; Dwight Marvin, Troy IN.
~ Record, treasurer; M. v. Atwood,
the Gannett newspapers, secretary,
and the following directors: Bixby
Patterson; Paul Bellamy, Cleveland
Plain Dealer: Sevellon Brown, Provi-
dence Journal David Lawrence,
United States News; J. Charles Poe,
Chattanooga News; William Allen
White, Emporia (Kans) Gazette;
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