| Show STATE CONCLAVES SINCE 1894 association60 members were in attendance as old wounds began to heal from the division of thinking which had split USPA However the atmosphere was stillbit charged and not all registrants were pleased with the direction USPA was taking Credit was given John Jones of Western Newspaper Union for convincing many publishers to attend the conven tion Twenty-seventh annual meeting Saturday January 24 1920 Commercial Club Salt Lake City James Wallis Vernal Express was re-elected president forthird term For the first time Utah State Press Association conducteddinner meeting specifically designed to entertain noted state political figures Called the Chicken Feed its bill of fare was de scribed in the title Over 200 newsmen and guests took part in the eveningbanquet which followedday of talks and panel discussions featuring association members similar banquet had taken place on January 27 1919 under the associationauspices but not in conjunction with its Winter Convention Twenty-eighth annual meeting Saturday January 22 1921 Commercial Club Salt Lake City James Wallis Vernal Express was re-elected president forfourth term thus exceeding the record of David Felt who had three successive years as the associationleader in 1901-02-03 The second annual Chicken Feed was even more successful than that of 1920 with attendance of over 200 Among the dignitaries were Gov Charles Mabey ex-Governor Arthur Thomas Senate president Thomas McKay Speaker of the House Callister and Justice Joseph Frick of the State Supreme Court Twenty-ninth annual meeting Monday and Tuesday June 5-6 1922 Hotel Utah Salt Lake City William Epperson Kaysville Weekly Reflex elected president The convention wasdecided departure from past practice shifted to the city 331 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
