| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION eager to bepart of the statenewspaper group Twenty-fourth annual meeting Monday and Tuesday January 29-30 1917 Franklin Club Salt Lake City Twenty newspapers were represented atlively convention which reflected the organizational abilities of Roy Porte President Isaac Diehl Mammoth Record and other officers who had served during 1916 were re-elected for an additional term Important discussion topics included proposal oflegislative bill calling forspecified rate for legal printing endorsement ofpending legislative bill providing for publication oftranscript of proceedings of County Commissions and publication of expenditures of School Boards Delegates endorsed Utah Products Week planned by the Utah Manufacturers Association and agreed to advertise the agricultural mineral and manufacturing industries of the state in conjunction with it Twenty-fifth annual meeting Monday and Tuesday April 8-9 1918 Franklin Club Salt Lake City In what was the latest-in-the-year convention in its history the association gathered forwartime meeting American troops were involved in World Warfighting in Europe James Wallis Vernal Express was elected president Problems presented the printing industry by equipment and material shortages resulting from the war emergency were discussed by delegates as were the unusual aspects of news coverage presented by the national emergency portion of the convention took place at Fort Douglas where newspeople were acquainted with mili tary activities and briefed on the composition ofmodern army Twenty-sixth annual meeting Friday and Saturday April 4-5 1919 Commercial Club Salt Lake City James Wallis Vernal Express was re-elected president Gov Simon Bamberger was the principal speaker high percentage of the 330 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
