| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION most outstanding hostelry for the first time since 1913 and held in mid-year rather than the winter months Two thirds of the editors of the state attended wrote Karl Carlton in his Beaver County News Mayor Nelsen of Salt Lake City Gov Charles Mabey and Dr Jensen State Superintendent of Public Instruction were prominent speakers and the association drew upon one of its own William Holmes of the Box Elder Journal forkeynote talk on industry matters Thirtieth annual meeting Monday October 1923 Hotel Newhouse Salt Lake City Karl Carlton Beaver County News Milford elected president It wasconvention which concentrated on utilizing its members as speakers and outgoing president Epperson strongly urged his fellow newsmen to get into things political He stressed that he didnmean party politics but taking part in everything concerning the government not only of the nation but of the state county school and town Said the respected Kaysville editor Itthe duty of all editors to help in obtaining the very best and most efficient administration in all parts of our government Delegates followingtalk by Gov Charles Mabey vowed to react to his urging and expand their summer meetings to more widespread areas of Utah in order to give themselves information with which to sell Utah not only to its people but to those beyond the stateboundaries Thirty-first annual meeting Monday January 26 1925 Hotel Utah Salt Lake City Dennis Wood Nephi Times-News elected president It was part ofseries in which USPA met three times in two years attempting to determine what time of the year would attract the most attendance The meeting between October 1923 and January 26 1925 took place July 5-6-7 1924 in Panguitch and at Bryce Canyon Aside from Gov George Dern the convention speakers were selected from the associationmembership Appearing on the agenda 332 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
