Illinois newspaper directory. History of the Illinois press association

Ii i inois Newspaper Directory and HistoryMiss Elsie Sutton, Ivesdale News, in a speech on the subject of women in journalism,stated that in the country journalism field women had the same opportunity as men.She said in part:"It requires accuracy in all the little details, tact, discrimination, judiciousness anda great moral courage to bring about the most perfect results in the country newspaperfield but women are not lacking in any of these essentials. In fact she has been trainedthrough the ages. I believe that the main requisites for a successful country newspapercareer are love of the work and an earnest endeavor to give genuine service."Senator H. S. Magill, Jr., Springfield, outlined the plans for a celebration in 1918of the one hundredth anniversary of the admission of Illinois into the Union. TheAssociation adopted resolutions to favor the plan and the members pledged to work fora celebration in every community. Senator Magill said in part:"In 1918 Illinois will celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of its admission intothe Union, and plans are well under way to make the observance of the momentous eventstatewide and of mammoth proportions."The legislature has taken the matter up and a committee of one hundred has beenappointed to prepare a program that will extend over several days and will be of a naturethat can be followed out in every community in the state."Of course, Chicago will lead in this centennial celebration, and the plan is to haveahistorical pageant here that will be the peer of any ever attempted in the United States.An effort also will be made to have representatives of every foreign country present. Wemean to show the world that Illinois is the greatest state in the Union."As a means of giving the year local significance I suggest that the members ofthe Press Association use their best efforts to induce each locality to celebrate by pickingout features of local history and making from them a pageant, as did Rockford last yearwith such great success. I also urge that an effort be made to mark local historicalevents by some sort of permanent memorial."Mrs. Mary Bradshaw, Carrollton, known as the "mother" of the Illinois Press Association,was in attendance as she had been for the past twenty years. Her son, CharlesBradshaw, was editor of the Carrollton Patriot. Mrs. Bradshaw was seventy-nine yearsof age and took an active interest in all the meetings.The officers elected were: President, W. B. Davis, Mt. Sterling Democrat-Message;Vice Presidents, H. U. Bailey, Bureau County Republican, Princeton; Miss Elsie Sutton,Ivesdale News; Paul R. Goddard, Washington Post and News; Secretary, J. M. Sheets,Oblong Oracle; Treasurer, Hugh R. Marshall, Yorkville Record.Forty-two representatives of the Illinois Press Association visited the industrialland bureau of the Chicago Herald in the Ashland Block, where besides the boothexhibits "The Making of a Modern Magazine," one of the industrial moving picturefilms of the Curtis Publishing Company, was displayed. A short lecture on the film wasgiven by C. S. Crossman of the bureau of commercial economics, Washington, D. C.Entertainment during the meeting was provided by a tour of inspection of Armourand Company's packing house and the White Sox game. The convention closed witha banquet.Short CourseA by-product of the interest of the Illinois Press Association in the development ofinstruction in journalism at the state university was the holding of the first annualconference of the Illinois Country Press at the University of Illinois on April 7, 8and 9, 1916.195