Casper Yost

Casper Salathiel Yost (1864–1941) was the longtime editor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, a poet and an honored journalist.

[2] Yost helped create the organization to enhance "the integrity of the profession" in response to criticism that journalism was only for entertainment and profits.

After Frederick Allen's critique of the integrity of jazz-age journalists in the January 1922 issue of Atlantic Monthly, Yost called a meeting of like minded editors which lead to the creation of ASNE.

On April 25, 1922, the group met again at the Waldorf-Astoria, with additional newspaper editors and were set to craft a tentative constitution and solidify their organization.

[4] In a letter to his wife, Anna, Yost wrote that creating ASNE was "the greatest thing ever done for journalism.

"[3] Yost was also a prominent member of the St. Louis Civitan Club, serving as president of the board of governors for many years before his death.

The magazine published selections allegedly composed by Patience Worth, including poetry, short fiction, and commentary on public issues, celebrities, and worldly mysteries.

[6] Yost also edited the book The Sorry Tale: A Story of the Time of Christ attributed to Patience Worth and communicated through Pearl Curran, published in 1917.

Six men and four women stand together on the steps for a photo. Women in picture, left to right: Winifred Black, unidentified woman, Hulda H. Williams (Mrs. Walter Williams), unidentified woman. Men, from left to right: unknown, unknown, unknown, Ovid Bell, Caspar Yost, Walter Williams (mostly obscured by Mrs. Williams). The State Historical Society of Missouri.