The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-21
WEST VIRGINIA PRESS AssOCJA'
TIDN,

The West Virginia Press Association
met In regular annual session, IN tne
Town Hall, at Piedmont, on Thursday
June 18th, and was called to order BY j.
St. J. Clarksop, the President. c. b.
Hodgson, of the Morgan Mercury secFe-
tsry, presided at the minute book.
Roll call showed n. H. Gallagher, of
the Charlestown Free Press, Geo. w.
Tippett, Point Pleasant Register, c. M.
Shinn, Grafton Sentinel; VIM. Harper,
Romney IntetLigen'cer; .. &, Scoheld'
Parkersburg Journal; j. w. Platten,
burg, Hancock Courier; j w, Morris,
Richie Gazette; w. NJ. o. Dawson,
Kingwood Journal; Jas. II. Carroll,
Kingweod Herald; John Broyderlch
Piedmont independent; Richard Burke,
Monroe Register; Edward Skinnard,
Clarksburg Telegraph; R. G. Patrick,
Moundsville National; A. b. Clark
Buckhannon Delta, and q. B. Gibbons,
of Parkersburg, present.
Henry J. johnson, of the Cum berland
Md, Neros and Senator Henry &. Davis
were elected honorary members OF the
Association.
Sessions were held at IL A. NJ. and /
o'clock P. NJ. Reports of officers were
read and disposed of, and other business of
interest to the Association transacted.
The death of John w. Dial garn, Of the
Spirit Of Jefferson, was announced, and
appropriate action taken thereon.
A communication in regard to the pro-
posed excursion to California, was read,
from which it was made apparent that
the excursion was impracticable and 1t
was abandoned, and committee OF three
was appointed to arrange for an excur-
sion in West Virginia, or in one Of the
adjoining States.
In the afternoon of Thursday, the As
ISOLATION, on invitation, witnessed the re.
view of the Jacob Zouaves." new mill
itary organization belonging in Pied
mont The company was reviewed by
Colonel Thomas O'Brien, of Wheeling,
and passed through many difficult man
euyers with credit. They are wide
awake set of gentlemen, who, with lit
tie more experience, will make our
Wheeling companies look to their laurels.
Inthe evening, the Association was
entertained at the Kenney House, by
Hon. Henry q. Davis, in
that princely style for which
he is famed the State over. The
resources of the Kenny House were
taxed severely by the Senator's liberal
orders, but Tom Kenny knows how to
keep hotel, and he answered every de-
mand made on his larder.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, y. q. Scot
field, of Parkersburgh; Vice President,
John Broyderick, of Piedmont; Secre-
tary, c. II. Hodgson, of Berkeley Springs
Treasurer, G. NJ. Shinn, Of Grafton
Corresponding Secretary, &. W. Tippett,
of Point Pleasant; Orator, A. H. Glib
bons, of Charleston; Poet, j. st. j.
Clarksen, of Wheeling.
Charlestown, Jefferson county, was Sc
lected as the place for holding the next
meeting of the Association, on
the third Thursday of June, 1876.
The matter of caring for the comfort OF
the members was in the hands Of John
Broyderick, and he was most untlrI"g in
his efforts in this direction. Everything
that could be was done to add TO the
pleasure of the fraternity. An excur-
sion over the Cumberland and Pcnnsyl'
vania Railroad, to Frostburg, and over
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to Key.
ser were arranged and most successfully
carried out The people of Piedmont
and indeed of all the adjoining country
seemed to vie with each other in theil
efforts to give pleasure to the editors O
the State and make their visit happy
one.
On Friday evening the Association
adjourned, after two days as pleasant SEES
sions as it has ever held.