Illinois newspaper directory. History of the Illinois press association

Illinois Newspaper Directory and HistoryStrother, Taylorville Courier; M. F. Walsh, Harvard Herald; A. R. Van Skivor, StreatorFree Press; Auditing Committee, Eugene L'Hote, Milford Herald; J. W. Wild, NokomisFree Press Gazette; E. M. Johnson, Pontiac Free Press Observer; Legislative Committee,Honorable E. A. Snively.Mr. Malaney of the Packing House Association invited the members to visit theArmour-Swift packing houses, in order to see that conditions were not so unfavorableas some newspapers had described them. The invitation was accepted.Memorial papers were read in honor of the late A. W. Lindbeck of the SorentoBlade, by W. W. Lowis of the Greenville Advocate; the late Arthur Bentley of the PikeCounty Times, by the Honorable Harry Higbee; the late Mark Ruggles of the MendotaSun-Bulletin, by Otto Kieselback of the Mendota Post; and the late J. M. Bush, PikeCounty Democrat, from the Pike County Democrat of June 13, 1906, by Mr. Snively.1907The Forty-Second Annual Session of the Illinois Press Association was held inPeoria on June 4, S and 6, 1907. The President, H. N. Wheeler, Quincy Journal, presided.Mayor O'Conner of the city of Peoria welcomed the editors, and E. A. Snively,Springfield, made the response.The President gave his address stressing the need of new members for the Association;recommending programs of more variety, and with outside speakers of repute;and condemning the "demoralizing and degrading" comic supplements issued by themetropolitan papers and some of the larger country papers.The Honorable William Hawley Smith, Peoria, spoke to the members on hisreminiscences of Bill Nye. E. A. Snively, Springfield, brought up the question of theAssociation having an agent in Chicago to contract for foreign advertising and the purchaseof material. The committee that had been appointed to look into the question hadnot acted, and Mr. Snively moved that the next President and Secretary be instructedto investigate the matter and report their judgment to the Association. The motionwas carried.A discussion was held as to whether time tables should be published as news, asrailroad advertising, or at all. A rising vote was taken which showed that all but halfa dozen persons in the room were there by the courtesy of the railroads.The members made a trip to Bartonville, where they visited the buildings of thehome for the insane, and were served dinner in the dining hall. Doctor Zellar of theinstitution addressed the Association on the work there, and answered the questionsof the members.Officers were elected as follows: President, J. Crawford Adams, Peotone Vedette;Vice Presidents, Miss Mary Davidson, Carthage Republican; J. M. Sheets, Oblong Oracle;Charles B. Mead, Geneva Republican; Secretary, J. M. Page, Jersey ville Democrat;Treasurer, H. A. David, Girard Anchor; Executive Committee, John M. Rapp, FairfieldRecord; S. K. Strother, Taylorville Courier; M. F. Walsh, Harvard Herald; AuditingCommittee, A. T. Cowan, Tri-Country Press, Polo; Eugene L'Hote, Milford Herald;J. W. Wild, Nokomis Free Press Gazette; Legislative Committee, Honorable E. A.Snively, Springfield.A. N. Johnson, State Highway Engineer, addressed the Association on "Work ofthe Illinois Highway Commission," and was questioned at great length on road matters.A paper by Hal W. Trovillion, Herrin News, on "A Criticism of Country Journalism,"though not read during the meeting was printed in the minutes.A banquet was held at the Creve Coeur Club.