The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-13
LOCAL MATTERS.

THE MARYLAND PRESS EXCURSION.
ISTS-THEIR ARRIVAL AND RECEp-
TIoN HERE-THEIR ROUTE HOME
WARD.--A delegation from the Press Club,
consisting of Messrs. Earnest Wilt, NJ.
P. Handy, &. W. James, r. d. Ward
and others, left the city this morning at 4
o'clock a. m. for West Point, where they
met the Maryland Editors Association,
consisting of the following representatives !:
George W. Wilson, president, Ignatius
Wilson, Gazette, Upper Marlboro ; Charles
A. Wales, recording secretary, State
Insurance Commissioner. Baltimore
William ii. Ruby, corresponding
secretary, Ephraim Almony. Mary
land Journal, Towsontown DR.. G. G.
Bombaugh, historiographer, C. M. Ransom,
Underwater, Baltimore; Luther F. Col
ton. Maryland Republican, Annapolis j.
G. King, Gazette, Annapolis; A. P.
McCombs, Republican, Havre de Grace ;
VIM. II. Vanderford, Advocate, West
minister John II. johnson, Democrat and
News, Cambridge; Clement Sulivane,
Daniel NJ. Henry, jr., Chronicle, Cam
bridge; VIM. W. Busted. Observer, Centre
vile; Julius A. johnson, journal, Easton;
Joseph M. Street, Democrat, Belair !;
John Payne, Union, Towsontown; Thos. j.
Hunter, Herald, Towsontown; Frederick
w. Baker, Egis, Belair; G. W. Cruik-
shank, Democrat, Elkton; j. A. Parsons
and DR.. S. P. Donnis, Eastern Shoreman,
Salisbury; Chas. Cole, Union, Frederick !;
Charles IL. Keefer and A. j. Delashmutt,
Examiner, Frederick; L. Victor Baughman,
Citizen, Frederick Elijah Wells, Times,
Port Tobacco; G. w. Fountaine, Somerset
Herald, Princess Anne j. Marion Emer-
son, Union, Denton; Huston Humphreys,
Messenger, Snow Hill; Peter Negley. Her
aid and Torch, Hagerstown; DR.. II. M.
Pinkard, Universal Advertiser, Annapo-
lis (; John Wills, Saturday Night, Balti-
more; j. Cloud Norris. Sunday Telegram,
Baltimore, and P. G. Sauerwein, Baltimo-
rean, Baltimore. The following gentle
men also accompany the party: r. G.
Holiday, secretary of state; Col. Thomas.
Fitzgerald, City Item, Philadelphia !;
N. A. Gallaher, Free Press, Charlestown,
West Virginia !; Joseph j. Stewart; Colo
mel G. H. Mann, Smedley House, Towns
town, Maryland Colonel III. D. Loney,
Baltimore /; William Fitz Hugh Wharton,
Towsontown Charles P. knight, Balti-
more, and W. A. Simmons, Frederick,
Maryland, under command of Major N. H.
Hotchkiss, travelling agent of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad and the Richmond,
York River and Chesapeake railroad. They
were soon aboard the cars and after a
short and pleasant ride all were safely
landed at the Richmond depot. Here the
party were tenderly placed in omnibusses
and driven to the Excha nge hotel.
On alighting they were ushered into the
dining-room and an address of welcome was
delivered by his honor A. M. Kelley,
mayor of this city. This was responded to
by George Wilson, ESQ.,, president of the
ASSOCIATION. He was followed by Judge
Tuck, late of the supreme court Of
appeals of Maryland, but now senator OF
that state. The party was then addressed
by Mr.. John Greene, Of the Wing, who in
conclusion, invited them to partake of the
good cheer with which the tables were filled.
This part of the programme being compli-
ed with, the city of Richmond was toasted +,
and Judge Wright, of THE JOURNAL,
being called upon, responded thereto.
The next was that of the state of Mary
land, responded to by Attorney General
Jones, of Baltimore. Hon. j. j. Stewart,
formally member of Congress of Balti-
more, was then called upon for speech,
and responded in eloquent ard forcible
strain of about half an hour. Mr.. Greene
here announced that dinner was ready,
and the gathering dispersed. This evening
at "a O'clock. the excursionists will
assemble in the Capital Square, where
they will be photographed, having
been especially invited to do so by
Messrs. @. r. Rees & Co., photographers
This being over they will then be escorted
in body to the executive mansion, where
they will be presented to his excellency
Governor Walker, by whom we may safely
say they will be addressed. They will
then be allowed to stroll around little.
At 81 o'clock sharp this evening they will
reassemble at the Exchange Hotel and pro.
coed in body to the residence of General
Bradley Il. johnson, there to be entertained
by him, he having invited them so to do
through Mr.. Grame, of The Wing.
The annual reunion of the association
trip down tne chesapeake. FROM hlch,
mond they Will tomorrow morning proceed