Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-20
FIRST EDITION.


ITS GATHERING AT sALIsBURY ADOPTION OF
CONSTITUTION AND ELEcTIoN OF PERMANENT
oFFfoERs, &c.
The telegram which was printed In the Conf
mERcIAr. yesterday, gave in q concise form the
proceedings OF the Peninsula Press Convention
which was held at Salisbury, Md The attend
ance was not very general the following papers,
however, were represented: Wilmington Eoe,y
Ereaing by W. 7. Croasdale THE COMMERCIAL,
by J. M. Emerson Middletown Transcript by
Edward Reynolds Dover Reporter by Rev. .. NJ.
Villa ms Princess Anne True Marylander, by
E. G. Polk; Snow Hill Shield by d. Everett
smith; Newtown Record and ,Gdsette by A. j.
Merrill and the Salisbury papers the Aduerti-
ser by Lemuel Malone the Eastern Shoren1dn n
by A. L. hichardson and G. W. Parsons the
Patron by 1. A. Parsons. Several executors and
others were also present
The opening session was held on Wednesday
evening in the Adperfise' Office b. Everett
Smith being madv temporary president, and Ed
ward Reynolds secretary. After the adoption
OF q resolution to form the Association, COM
mttee to prepare constitution was appointed,
as followB; Messrs. Croasdale, Malone and
Richardson. Another committee, Messrs. En-
ersun, Williams and Merrill, was appointed for
the preparation of business for the session.
An informal discussion then ensued upon the
objects aud benefits of the proposed Association,
iu which questions Of interest to the public at
large were cursoriy considered, such as Panin-
suar State Union and the development OF our
broad acres, while uniform rates for advertising
and prepayment of subscriptions also received
some attention. An adjournment was then
made until Thursday morning, when at o'clcck,
the session was re-opened in the Court House,
and first in order constitution was adopted.
This constitution provides name he Pc
ninsula Press Association sets forth the
objects OF the organization, thus
"Shall be the advancement of the interests OF
the editors and publishers of the newspapers OF
the Peninsula, through the elevation of the
standard of journalism amongst us, and the es-
adjustment, 30 far as practicable, OF uniform
and systematic methods III the conduct OF oui
business, and also the maturing OF plans for the
development OF the Peninsula, and making
known It's resources to the people Of Other
States"
In its several sections. the constitution pro-
vides for the officers of the Association and de.
fines their duties, prescribss the conditions oil
membership (any publisher on the Peninf ula
may become an active IN smber by election by Q
majority vote, and publishers IN other States
with contributors to newspapers on the PeDin
sula, may become honorary members,) d tes the
initiation fee at 90. appoints the second Wedne
day in June as the time for the annual meeting
and establishes other minor regulations.
After the adoption of the constitution, Messrs
Malone, Reynolds and Williams were appointed
a committee to name permanent officers who re
tired and reported the following who were elect
ed by ballot, unanimously President, Howard
NJ. jenkins OF the Wilmington COMMERCIAL
| Vice PRESIDENT, B. Everett Smith Of the Snow
| Hill Shield Secretary, A. l.. Richardson of ths
| Salisbury Eastern Sllorenian Treasurer, E. @
| Polk, OF the Princess Anne True Mdrylander.
| The committee to prepare business reported il
nexpedient to submit anything for consdera
tion at this meeting owing to the few paperi
represented and after fixing upon another
| meeting for the 30th (erroneously printed the
| Goth, yesterday, )of December, to be held in Will
mington, the Association adjourned.
| Daring their stay in SalisburI, the visitori
| were very handsomely entertained and many
acts of kindness bestowed by the lo,Al press
aud altogether the meeting was one of muct
pleasure and we trust will ,sut in profit to thu
editors Of the Peninsula generally.