Illinois newspaper directory. History of the Illinois press association

Illinois Newspaper. Directory and History"Internal Revenue and Income Tax" was discussed by John M. Rapp of the WayneCounty Record, Fairfield; and J. M. Page, Jersey ville Democrat, spoke on "Passed andProposed Legislation for Illinois."An informal reception was held for the ladies Friday afternoon in the home ofMrs. B. F. Harris, Champaign. At the annual banquet that evening B. F. Harris, Presidentof the First National Bank of Champaign, presided as toastmaster.John M. Sheets, editor of the Oblong Oracle, spoke on the "Illinois Press Association."Addresses were delivered by Dr. F. W. Shepardson, director of the Departmentof Education and Registration for the State of Illinois; and by Dr. Edmund J. James,President of the University of Illinois; and Senator Hugh S. Magill, Jr., Springfield.On Saturday morning special cars took the members to Rantoul to visit the UnitedStates Aviation Field. At noon the ladies of Rantoul served a chicken dinner to theparty and gave a very pleasing program. Afterwards they watched an exhibition flightof thirty to forty aeroplanes.The officers elected were: President, S. P. Preston, Gillespie News; Vice Presidents,B. J. Herbert, National Printer Journalist, Chicago; I. S. Dunn, Divernon News; Paul R.Goddard, Tazewell County Reporter, Washington; Secretary, H. L. Williamson, Springfield;Treasurer, B. E. Pinkerton, Monmouth Atlas; Executive Committee, John M.Sheets, Oblong Oracle; L. R. Murray, Mercantile Co-operator, Mazon; Charles Mead,Geneva Republican; Legislative Committee, J.M. Page, Jersey ville Democrat; H. U.Bailey, Bureau County Republican, Princeton.1919The Fifty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Illinois Press Association was held June27 and 28 at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago in 1919. More than 300 members werepresent. The convention partook largely of a jollification meeting over the passage bythe general assembly of the new laws pertaining to legal publications. The provisionsof the new statutes were quoted in the Publishers Auxiliary as follows:Provisions of the New Statutes"Public officials of this state ire henceforth required to have published in somenewspaper of their town or county a complete list of all disbursements, and to whomsuch moneys are paid, and also complete assessment lists, according to laws passed bythe general assembly which has just adjourned and which have been signed by thegovernor. A penalty of a fine or imprisonment or both for failure to have such publicationmade is provided."The bills are two of three referring to legal publication work sponsored by membersof the Illinois Press Association under the leadership of S. P. Preston, publisher ofthe Gillespie News, and H. L. Williamson, Springfield, state printer and Secretary ofthe Association. The new laws will mean thousands of dollars in added revenue to thepublishers of the state and will also be of benefit to the people who will be able to learnhow their money is spent. The bills were introduced by Representative Shurtleff andare known as house bills Nos. 461, 462 and 463."House bill 461 requires the custodians of public money to file and publish statementsof receipts and disbursements thereof, the statement to be subscribed and swornto by the public officer making such statement, within 30 days after the expiration ofthe year."The public officer is also required within 30 days after the expiration of the fiscalyear, 'to cause a true, complete and correct copy of such statement to be published one