The daily gazette., 1874-12-31

SHOULD DE ONE STATE
With the arrival OF the afternoon train
from the Delaware Railroad, yesteraay'
came n number Of Peninsula editors,
who. added to those already in the city, |
made large and general attendlnce az
the second meeting OF the Pen'nsula |
Editorial Association.
The visitors were conducted hrat to |
the Clayton House, where they met tine
other visiting editors, the Wilmington
editors, and many business men with
whom were spent few minutes IN pleas
ant converse.
AZ five o'clock, the association assem-
bled in the Board OF Trade rooms,
Masonic Temple, the following gentlemen
in addition to the mepbers OF the Will
mington press, being present. ,
Edward Reynolds, Transcript, Middle
town; Rev. S. Il. Schoheld, Delaware
City; Joseph H. Hoffecker, Times, Smyr-
ma; Rev J. II. Williams, Conference Ne
porter, Dover; DR.. w. C: Davidson, Ne.ps
and Advertiser, Milford; J; +. Pennington.
Citizen, Seaford; w. Fisk Townsend
Georgetown; DR.. 1. H. D. Knowles,
Breai,cater Light, Lewes; Geo. W. Craik-
shank, Democrat and E. E. Ewing, Wing,
Elkton; w. W. Busted, Observer, and
John Hand, Citizem, Centreville; DIR.
VIM. P. Noble, Courier, fredericksburg;
lE. F. Perkins, Transcript, Chestertown;
Is. H. Emerson, Union, Denton "
Polk, True Marylaader, and Il. II. Fon-
taine. Somerset Herald, Princess Anne;
]. M. .Beckwith, Chronicle, and Joseph q.
Johnson, Democrat. Cambridge y. N
Ledger. Easton; w. E. Evans, Leader
| Crlsfield; W. Townsend, Messenger, Sno"
, Hill; L. p. Clarkson, Patron, A. l.. Hich
ardson, Eastern Shoremaa, and Lenusl
Malone, Advertiser, Salisbury; Albert }
, Merrill, Record and 0asstte, NEWTON n, ,ano
Mr. Bach, tho philadelphia correspond
!. ent ef the las. named paper -. :,
We may here say that thts assomniaye
| Of Peninsula quill drivers showed BODY
/ | OF as dignihed. gentlemanly. ana we ma,
= add, good looking persons, as ever Assem-
I bled in our city.
+ Shortly after five o clock, the meeting
= was called to order by Howard M. Jen
: kins. Esq, of the Wilmington Commsf
! cial, President Of the Asso o.iation. VIII
;. spoke briefly, as follows
will take TINS occasion, gentlemen, I
II return my sincere thanks to those VIII
=. took the initiative in organising this az
sociation, for electing me to this honors
!. BILE position l appreciate the compll
1 ID.
10 expectations and faithfully serve tn
sr interests of the association.
o. congratulate you on the full repro
70 sentati0n present and infer from 1t tina
we may expect further usefulness and
- continued existence.
welcome you, gentlemen OF tn
M Peninsula press, to our city. Our peopi
r who appreciate newspapers and recoi
nize their worth, will be glad, Also I
a.. ,Ao1l fapls
in their power.
After briefly referring to the value I
editorial associations in general, and tt
e.' objects of our own, the President al
~. nounced the meeting open for busines
W. The Secretary read the minutes OF II
last meeting, in Salisbury, Md, whit
were approved.
Letters were then read from b. Eve
'i3 ett Smith, of the Snow Hill Shield, III
James. Kirk. Of the Dela'va'san. regre
: ting their inability to be present at Il
meeting, and extending their best wish
nm to the Association.
I'd. The Committee on Business not bell
v. ready to report, the Consultation wi
read by sections, amended in some min
particulars, and re-adopted. :,
The list Of members was then calle
Al. and the Association, on motion. a
'de journed until 10 o'clock the next NOR
ing.
!. THE BANQUET.
After adjournment the members Of t
as. Association proceeded to the Clayt
for House, where they were met by m nui
ber of members OF the Board Of Trat
At 1880 o'clock, the doors Of the dini
hall were thrown open, and the emit
y company, numbering between sixty q
seventy, sat down to q splendid banqu
board, over which Washington Hastinl
in, Esq, Of the Board, presided. Witho
any undue opening ceremonies, the
tack upon the table was begun, and VI,
5. as much dispatch as possible the CO
pany went through a most excellent I
of fare.
and After the appetites of all were sat
for fed, fragrant cigars were hand
=. around. and while all slowly puff
d" the delicious "weeds," the "fcast
reason and the flow of SOUL was {
joyed.
- Mr.. Washington Hastings arose a
" said that the Board OF Trade feels
far interest in all that advances prosperi
,nds of the Peninsula; and that as there
that no agent more potent In this resp'
y to than the Press, the Board welcom
ore, the Editors, and hopes the meeti
. es@ as NAV be beneficial to the growth q
no greatness of our entire community
He ssured the visitors that they wo,
bear home with them the Boards b.
vso wishes for their prosperity, and hop
Ifso, the time was not for distant when
orse would appreciate the fact as the VIII
ther Peninsula is one geographically SO
it be one in interests.
"a. He then announced the toasts OF
- evening as follows
0tSSa !. "our Guests; The Peninsula Press Al
sals- Sns- ii. NJ. Jenkins, ESQ, Of the q
. b, mfye:al. responded by exprses