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Show A PRESS CLUB CONVENTION. It. ObJ.rt I. the Formation of a National JnurnalLtio AMioolation. Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 27. Special to The Times. A national convention of press clubs, summoned by the press club of this city, assembled here today, every city of the United States and Canada Can-ada which has a press club was represented, repre-sented, but tho invitations to the journalistic organizations in Europe were ignored. The object of the convention is the formatiou of an international association of press clubs. The chairman, in an address, said that tho desirability of a closer relationship relation-ship and more fraternal intercourse in-tercourse between, tho newspaper news-paper writers of this and other countries coun-tries was generally recognized, and it was with the object of promoting such intercourse that the conveution had beeu called. Several of the delegates thought that the convention was called at au inopportune time and that the meeting should be held in Chicago instead in-stead of in this city. The delegates, who are the guests of the local journalists, journal-ists, will be entertained at a banquet tonight, to which Governor Pattison has accepted an invitation. |