| Show UPA NATIONAL PARTICIPATION er woman in recognition of distinguished service to her community and her profession InJuly 1994 PublisherAuxiliary column Frank Garred of the Port Townsend Washington Leader who was the 1993-94 president of NNA wrote Bette Cornwell and husband Jim are the only husband wife team to earn the Amos McKinney awards In 1995 the McKinney Award was given to Adrien Taylor of the Moab Times-Independent during NNA110th annual convention in St Paul Minnesota Long before such recognitions existed in the National Editorial Newspaper Association the fledgling Utah Press Association took upon itself the sizeable task of conducting nationwide convention Utah hosted delegates fromcross-section of the country at what began as Utah Press Day and developed into the founding meeting of Western Editorial Federation The dates were Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday August 27-29 1895 Four hundred editors managers reporters special representatives and printers took part in2m parade on opening day leading conventioneers who had arrived earlier by rail from the UPA office in the Atlas Building to the venerable old Salt Lake Theatre where convention sessions took place The pen of the TribuneC Goodwin welcomed them in these words Utah extends to the visiting editorsmost hearty welcome It bespeaks for thempleasant and profitable visit To such of them as have never been West before this will no doubt seemstrange country but we trust before they leave they will understand that it is sure enoughpart of the great Republic that it is not altogether wild and woolly and that its inhabit ants asrule are all Americans and of the chosen tribes We hope they will not hurry away Later on the opening day the group travelled by special train to Saltair forswim in the briny lake banquet and ball Music was provided by the 16th Infantry Band of Ft Douglas Powers was toastmaster of the banquet and the 373 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
