Illinois newspaper directory. History of the Illinois press association

Illinois Newspaper Directory and HistoryW. J.Seil, Grayville Mercury, spoke on "Uniform Prices by Local Publishers," inwhich he strongly advocated the uniform price system.A theatre party was given through the courtesy of the American Type Founders'Association, Barnhart Bros, and Spindler, J.W. Butler Paper Company, Moser-BurgessPaper Co., and Bradner Smith and Company. The Wednesday afternoon program wasunder the direction of the ladies. Mrs. C. W. Bliss, Hillsboro, was in charge. MissBessie Turner of the Cairo Daily Telegram presented a paper on "Active NewspaperWomen"; Mrs. John M. Rapp. Fairfield Record, a paper on "The Editor as an Excursionist";and Mrs. Celia Baxter Wooley read an essay on the heroines of Charles Dickens.At the next session there was a discussion by George C. Rankin, Monmouth Republican-Atlas,on "Editorial Etiquette." It was followed by a paper on "The HistoricalValue of Newspaper Files" by S. W. Culp, Morrisonville Times. J. A. Atwood, StillmanValley Graphic, spoke on "The Editor's Calling"; Owen Scott, Decatur Herald, on "AreAuxiliary Associations Helpful to the State Association?"; and A. W. Charles, CarmiDemocrat, on "The Influence of the Country Press."It was moved and carried that the invitation to hold the next meeting of the Associationin Cairo be accepted.The Committee on Legal Advertising reported a resolution that the Illinois PressAssociation adopt as minimum charges for legal advertisements, such as court notices,$1.00 an inch solid nonpareil (or its equivalent in other size of type) for the first week,and 50 cents an inch for each subsequent week's insertion, it being understood that theserates were to apply except for such ads and notices as had a different rate establishedby statute. After some discussion the resolution was adopted.The Treasurer reported S226.00 on hand. The Auditing Committee recommendedthat the Treasurer be allowed S2S per year to pay his expenses. The motion was adopted.The officers elected were: President, Charles W. Bliss, Hillsboro News; Vice Presidents,E. E. Ellis, Cairo Telegram; J. Crawford Adams, Peotone Vedette; L. A. Constantine,Aurora Post; Secretary, J.M. Page, Jerseyville Democrat; Treasurer. WilliamT. Bedford, LaSalle Tribune; Executive Committee, M. F. Walsh, Harvard Herald;]. M. Rapp, Fairfield Record; A. R. Van Skivor, Mattoon Journal; Auditing Committee,Terry Simmons, Marseilles Plaindealer; C. D. Tufts, Centralia Democrat; and J.W.Wild, Nokomis Free Press-Gazette.1903The Thirty-Eighth Annual Session was held at Cairo on May 12. 13 and 14, 1903.The meeting was called to order at Safford's Hall by President Charles W. Bliss, HillsboroNews. On behalf of the citizens of Cairo the Honorable Walter Warder welcomedthe editors.In his address the President said in part:"I would suggest also that this Association and the press of Illinois co-operatewith the Illinois Historical Society, as far as possible, and lend it all the assistancein our power. The newspapers are really histories. The editors are publishinghistory in every issue of their papers. Every paper is a reliable history of eventsthat have transpired since the previous number was issued. The newspapers shouldbe coadjutor of the Historical Society or what would be more appropriate, perhaps,the Historical Societv should be an auxiliary of the newspapers."The Committee on the President's Address made the following report:"Your Committee on President's Annual Address respectfully beg permission toreport that:163