The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-07-18
Ohio Editorial Association.
Meeting in Cleveland.

Meeting in Cleveland.
The annual Convention of the Ohio
EDITORIAL Association held at Cleve-
md on Wednesday and Thursday of
lst week, was one of the largest and
leasantest meetings of the kind ever
eld in the Stale. The attendance was
ute large, there being over a humid
ed editors present from various parts
# the State. The meeting organized
It about three o'clock Wednesday
.fternoOn at the commodeous rooms
If the Board of Trade, ,on Water street,
With /. f. Mack. of the Sandnsky Reg
ster, President of the Association, in |
he chair, and j. X. Newcomer, of the
Mirror, Secretary. After =
brief business session, the meeting adj
journed 10 the rooms of the Union
Club where they partook of the gener.
Gus hospitality of that organization.
Dinner being over, short and pithy
speeches were made by Lecky Har-
per, Of the Mt, Vernon Banner; d. w.
Bickham, of the Dayton Journal, and
A. McGregor, of the Stark County
Democrat.
In the evening the members of the
fraternity and large number of citi-
Zens assembled at the Tabernacle, on
Ontario street, when Mayor w. r.
Rose delivered welcome address to
the editors, rendering to them the
freedom of the city, to which l. F.
Mack, the President of the Associa-
ton responded in brief and peril
nent speech. He concluded by intro
ducing General j. A. Garfield, who
was greeted with applause, and who
entertained the audience for an hour
with an able. eloquent and instructive
address, which was listened to with
marked attention and received fire.
Quent demonstrations of applause.
After the address, the members of the
press retired to their respective quar-
ters..
lhC nSDaI . SEcc1ONs
AT 8 O'Clock Thursday morning the
members of the Association again met
at the Board of Trade Rooms, end on
motion the following Committees
were appointed:
On ResolutiOns-L. Harper, y. L.
Locke, ERA August Theme,
j. M. Osburn, w. p. Fogg, S. d. Har-
ris.
To Report Ofiicers-W. w. Bond,
ID. S. Fisher, j. Il. Gibbs, A. w. Jones,
j. III. Drenncr.
On Association Badges-Johu r.
Reynolds, ID. Knerr, w. S. Furay.
The Committee on officers for the
ensuing year reported the following:
President, l. +. Mack, of the San
dusky Register.
Vice-President, L. Harper, Of the
Mt. Vernon Banner.
Secretary, Miss Lille Darst, of the
Circleville Herald.
Assistant Secretary, J. X. Newcom-
er, of the Marion Mirror.
Treasurer, E, Il. Alderman, Mariet-
ia Register.
The report was unanimously adop-
ted.
On motion it was voted that the
time aud place for holding the next
meeting be left with the officers for
determination.
A. w. Fairbanks was unanimously
voted life member of the Associa-
ton,
EXCURSION ON THE LAKE.
a&e'+esst- pleasant parts of the
entertainments was q fime-ri-l..-rvY,un
the smooth waters Of old Erie ON the
splendid steamer City OF Detroit,
Capt. VIM. Mckee, which was gcner.
ously donated for the purpose
by our old.time friend Capt. l.. A.
Pierce, General Agent of the Detroit
& Cleveland Steam Navigation Com.
pany. Shortly after twelve o'clock, the
magnificent steamer lett her dock ,hav.
ing on board the editors and large
number of the citizens OF the Forest
City, some three hundred, incln,lins
two superb bands OF music, steamed
down the lake twenty or thirty miles;
and then west as far as Rocky River
While, out npon The wide waste oil
waters hountiful collation. was serv.
ed by Cleveland's popular caterer,
Weisberger.
The banquet being over the mem.
bers of the Association gathered in the
forward cabin, and being called to or.
der by the President, Mr.. Lccky Har-
per on behalf OF the Committee on
Resolutions, made the following re.
port, which was unanimously adopt
ed:
ResolUed, That the thanks of the
Editorial Association OF Ohio be ten
dcrcd to the Mayor and citizens OF
Cleveland for their generous aud
whole sOulcd reception and hospitali.
ties that the thanks OF tho Associa-
ton are also due to the local press of
Cleveland for their especial efforts in
preparing and successfully carrying
out pleasures for the members.
RcSOlced, That the members of this
Association also desire to return
thanks to the following parties To-.
courtesies extend: To the Board OF
Trade, for the use of their rooms for
business meetings; to Captain Pierce,
for the tender OF the magnificent float.
ing palace, the City of Detroit, for The
excursion on the lake; 10 Coloucl
Parsons in behalf of the Union Club
for the freedom and privileges Of their
elegant house and grounds; to Mr..
Hogg, Tor the especial concert arrang-
cd by him at Haltnorth's Gar,iea; to
Mr.. E. p. Wright, the manager OF the
Western Union Telegraph, for the
tender Of free messages to friends at
home; to the East Cleveland Street
Railroad Company, for free transport
tatiOn over their lines. an to Mr.