Correspondents Gather for 24th Annual Dinner in Harrisburg
The Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents held their 24th annual dinner at the Penn-Harris Hotel with Gov. Sproul, A G Shaffer, and lawmakers as guests of honor. Toasts praised the legislature and history, a playful dog gag targeted Speaker Spangler, and speakers urged press freedom and public service. George Nox McCain attended as guest of honor. others recalled wartime journalism and the association's founding in 1895.
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Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents
Penn-Harris
Sproul
Shaffer
Clarence J. Buckman
Senate
Robert S. Spanier
House
Ewin H. Ware
W. Harry Baker
Harry Ss. McDevitt
George Nox McCain
E. J. Stackpole
John R. Ball
Pittsburgh Post and Sun
Buckman
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Hiram G. Andrews
Spangler
Ware
Speaker Spangler
E. J. Hart
Scranton Times
Philadelphia
W. P. Gallagher
Wilkes- Barre
F. J. Stackpole
Walter J. Christy
Pittsburgh Gazette Times
Republic
McCain
Wilds
Notable Harrisburg Speech Highlights Press History Figures
Colonel McCain recalled the association’s early days and paid tribute to predecessors while noting familiar faces among younger members. Governor Sproul and Attorney General Shaffer reminisced on past Harrisburg ties as George J. Brennan of the Philadelphia Inquirer kept the audience laughing. Active members listed include Ball, Reitinger, Brennan, Hart, and numerous press leaders. committee members Mackrell, Hamilton, Reitinger, and several others arranged the dinner.
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McCain
Association
State House
Sproul
Shaffer
Harrisburg
George J. Brennan
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
John R. Ball
Pittsburgh Post and Sun
Hamilton
Harrisburg Telegraph
Associated Press
John H. Reitinger
Philadelphia
E. J. Hart
Scranton Times
Walter J. Christy
Pittsburgh Gazette Times
L. R. Goshorn
Pitts
Burg Telegraph
College
North American
Joseph WN. Mackrell
A. Boyd Hamilton
Hiram G. Andrews
Thomas E. Williams
EH. J. Hart
Charles G. Miller
Frank W. Short
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James Cooper
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
John Odell Hauser
Philadelphia Press
Philadelphia Record
Thomas F. Healey
Philadelphia Public Ledger
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